It is the other way, IMHO. As an amateur, my photos are not pixel perfect. I depend a lot of Topaz to sharpen the image and remove noise. My LR is mostly around

It is the other way, IMHO. As an amateur, my photos are not pixel perfect. I depend a lot of Topaz to sharpen the image and remove noise. My LR is mostly around adjusting the basic parameters which I can do in Darktable/RawTherapee. However, the new masking capabilities in LR has been a big boon where I can easily select the subject/sky and make adjustments. I expect that the professionals take better pictures straight out of camera and need less adjustments while the dabblers like me need more post processing help. Now, I am struck on a loop with Topaz and LR and cannot switch out of windows (or mac).