The video highlights why he prefers LrSuperKeys over other editing solutions, focusing on speed, efficiency, and practical workflow improvements

David Childers of Darkroom Zen is a skilled photographer with a strong command of Lightroom Classic.

His work recently drew Adobe’s attention through a Twitter post showing before/after results on difficult concert lighting. Instead of defaulting to black‑and‑white, he used Lightroom Classic to recover the photo’s natural colors, demonstrating both technical expertise and a careful approach to editing.

For more examples of his process, visit his YouTube channel, where he shares how he tackles concert lighting challenges.

SPOILER ALERT… one of them is LrSuperKeys!

“Andrea Lacota shows how LrSuperKeys replaces Pfixer—streamlining Lightroom Classic editing for speed and workflow efficiency.”

Andrea Lacota, an Italian educator and wedding photographer, explains why he replaced Pfixer with LrSuperKeys to improve his Lightroom Classic workflow. In his review, he highlights how the plugin eliminates reliance on external hardware and speeds up editing through intuitive keyboard shortcuts.

His video “Come ho velocizzato la post produzione senza Ai” shows these tools in action, demonstrating how LrSuperKeys helps him correct exposure, contrast, and color adjustments more efficiently. The video illustrates how LrSuperKeys offers a practical, streamlined alternative for professional photographers managing heavy post‑production workloads.

The way Jeff implements natural light and off-camera flash to showcase his subjects he creates captivating and stunning timeless images.

Jeff reached out to us because he wanted to share his experience with us and with those just discovering LrSK.

Here’s what he had to say…

Just to put things into context, I’m a professional wedding photographer and so I use Lightroom extensively. Any small gains in speed can add up to a huge time save for me.

I was intrigued enough by Lightroom SuperKeys to download a 14-day trial, the main thing I was interested in was the ‘Action Keys’, one keypress to apply a preset. I wasn’t really clear on the ‘Speed Keys’ or if they would benefit me or not, but the ability to quickly apply presets alone would make this a worthwhile purchase.

I’ve used other plugins previously that performed the tasks I’m after, but they were very cumbersome and temperamental. What a pleasant surprise then when I installed LrSK, it’s very simple to set up and a breeze to use. I did have one issue though, more to do with the way I set my Lightroom Preferences, but it stopped me from using LrSK to its full potential. I contacted the developer who was super quick to respond. We worked out a temporary fix, with a permanent solution in the next release a couple of weeks later. That’s what I call service!

OK, once I was fully up and running with the ‘Action Keys’, I started to use the ‘Speed Keys’ and OMG what a timesaver! This wasn’t what I’d downloaded the plugin for, but has proved to make a huge difference to my workflow. One press of a key brings up the relevant slider (exposure, contrast, etc.), then dragging left or right WHEREVER your pointer is, will increase or decrease the slider. No more having to position my cursor over the relevant slider.

The bottom line is, if you’re a casual Lr Classic user, this may not make a big impact to you, but if you use LrC on a regular basis, this will definitely level up your workflow.

Jeff Oliver
Jeff Oliver Photography

Thomas from Fotopodcast calls LrSK “the best Lightroom Classic plug-in ever” on their latest podcast.

Fotopodcast is the second longest-running podcast in Germany. They have been discussing all things photography since way back in 2008!

Thomas has created this amazing review of him demonstrating LrSK and all its features. He covers the use of Speed Keys, and how he defines Action Keys to apply develop presets, masking presets, and more…

The video is in German. So, for all the non-speaking German individuals, like myself, enabling YouTube subtitles to auto-translate does an excellent job with the translation.

Thank you kindly Fotopodcast and especially its team member Thomas for expressing their love for LrSK!

For me, it’s actually one of the best Lightroom plugins available on the market, as it offers a really well-integrated, functional extension that significantly improves the utility of Lightroom. So I don’t regret the purchase, as you can guess from all the explanations.

If you can’t read German, no worries, Google Translate does a fabulous job at translating for you.

Thank you Jens for your support and for sharing your thoughts and experience with LrSK!

To see his full review, click on the image below.