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# Photography Manipulation Keyboards
The Loupedeck Lightroom Editing Console Streamlines the Process

By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2016-11-08 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lightroom-editing
References: [uncrate](http://uncrate.com/stuff/loupedeck-lightroom-editing-console/) & [loupedeck](http://www.loupedeck.com)

The Loupedeck Lightroom Editing Console is designed as a versatile peripheral for those that utilize Adobe Lightroom to make use of rather than opting to use the on-screen controls. Lightroom is filled with a bevy of controls that are expansive in number and sometimes tough to locate; this comes with the territory of such an immersive editing program. The Loupedeck aims to bring the most common adjustment controls into the real world with a [keyboard that is easy to manipulate](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keysme-lunar-02) and that offers a [tactile experience](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leica-lux) for designers to enjoy.

The Loupedeck Lightroom Editing Console is currently being funded on Indiegogo and features an array of [various knobs and buttons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultrabar-x) to manipulate images with ease. It'll make the most crucial features of Lightroom easier to utilize without needing to constantly look to the screen.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 4.8/10
- Popularity: 62% | Activity: 74% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: Europe

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## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Photography Manipulation Keyboards:** The trend of creating specialized keyboards for photographers to streamline the editing process.
- **Tactile Editing Experience:** The trend of providing a tactile editing experience for designers to enhance their workflow.
- **Real World Controls for Editing Programs:** The trend of bringing the most common adjustment controls from editing programs into physical devices.

### Where This Applies

- **Photography Equipment:** The industry that can benefit from producing specialized keyboards and peripherals for photographers.
- **Design Software:** The industry that can innovate by creating editing consoles and peripherals that provide a tactile experience for designers.
- **Consumer Electronics:** The industry that can explore the market of real-world control devices for editing programs.

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