Photo. Shop does feature tools for batch processing. However, these tools are also clumsy and time consuming. Photo. Shop is more appropriate for performing detail work with a small number of. Tasks like metadata editing are more quickly and easily performed in. Lightroom or Microsoft Pro Photo Tools. Destructive. Editing. When an image is edited in Photo. Shop, that. image is modified, effectively destroying the original. Care must be taken to. Other programs, such as. Lightroom and Picasa, allow you to process and preview your photos without.