In other words, I could do it if I really had to, but it would be far from ideal. Still, because almost all of my weddings, portraits, and events are local, I don’t have a pressing need for that kind of completely mobile and computer-free workflow, and in my view a totally iPad-based editing system would be cumbersome, inefficient, and impractical for the high volume of photographs that most wedding photographers need to import, store, make multiple backups of, edit, and export each week. As a result, a purely iPad-based system is perfectly feasible now, and for a photographer who shoots a relatively low number of images and/or really needs to not be tied down to a computer, it can be a usable setup.

But since iPadOS 13, along with updates to LR Mobile, this has changed, giving the ability to directly import into the app.

Getting images directly into LR Mobile in the past was reported to be a tedious process, involving importing them into the iOS Photos app, and then bringing them into Lightroom from there. Most of the articles and discussion online about LR Mobile revolve around the goal of using the tablet as a laptop replacement, for instance as a completely independent mobile editing solution while traveling, where images are imported directly into the device (connecting the camera or card reader to the Lightning or USB port of the iPad) for editing with no computer involved at all.

I get asked about it often by other wedding photographers on social media and in-person, so I figured it would be a good idea to put together some comprehensive information on the topic. I’m an enthusiastic proponent of editing weddings and portraits with Lightroom Mobile on an Apple iPad Pro, and I would estimate that I edit roughly half of my photographs this way. Editing Weddings on an iPad with Lightroom Mobile Introduction

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