_William, Thanks for seeing through my post....Yes, I'm looking for a better understand of the differences as I don't want to harm, or limit the adjustments by doing one over the other...I was thinking that maybe there is a general order.
I don't use LR for rescue.
CatOne, I guess it doens't, expect an order, but as you say...."The way it would effect each region"....I was wondering if the tools sets effect specific regions differently....Or if an order of making adjustments makes sense to not botch the file.
_Tony, Your mention of it being additive is is something one should consder and helps.
_Schewe, You maybe right that I may need the tutorial. And although I likely know most indepth, I think more so, I confuse myself when working with different characteristic image files.
I'm new to LR in general specially PV2012(as anyone is)... although I'm no novice to ACR (Besides using C1). Where is the link to LR4 tutorial?
_John, I guess your statement was more to just get something off your chest... I know what you mean.
I haven't shot jpeg in years. My first D"SRL" was the Oly 2500CL
_Hans, Yes, I use the presets all the time, and try to label them with useful info..the Navigation window is super for this.
_Pete, Yes I do sometimes take a hour or two to see the limitation of the file in many different ranges of the files adjustablility... This maybe that, although I walk into a shoot with a basic set of ideas, I am always open to interpretations of how that will play out as I work the file. So if I had planned to shoot in BW, and I used film, I may have just forgotten about color ...But in the digital age, our interpretations and our intentions of the outcome are vastly increased....This surely will not guarantee a "better" outcome for everyone.
_Stamper, yes, just a few examples of what experiences some have had and how the files react and suggestions on attack.
Over exposed files(high key, I don't mean out of range) approach...underexposed files(low, dark key, I don't mean out of range)...approach. There maybe a better approach on how to handle these two different extremes.