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Post by Scott D on Nov 20, 2006 15:17:11 GMT -5
Hey everyone Looking for a good photo editing software. I've looked at the obvious choice, PhotoShop CS, but not sure I want to spend the $300 for that given it's for fun & hobby, not professional or money making. Any ideas or inputs? I've been using MGI PhotoSuite 4, but it doesn't do a high end amount of editing, and it's about 4 years old so I'm looking for the newest toys to play with here..  ;D Any inputs? I've looked at the review sites, but most of the better reviewed softwares, such as Jasc PaintShop Pro or Ulead PhotoImpact are no longer produced. Photoshop Elements 5 & Microsoft's Digital Image Suite '06 are currently the 2 options I'm leaning toward, but wanted to get input form anyone using these SW's, or input on any other SW's you may be using & really like. I'll be using it for fixing pictures taken, maybe some RAW editing & conversion, and adding effects to pictures. Organization of files is a plus, but not required. Please let me know if you have any thoughts on your editing software.. Thanks everyone!  |
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Post by JBHII on Nov 21, 2006 12:58:25 GMT -5
Painshop Pro keeps getting better and better, but I remember reading about a darn nice FREE program that available for Windows that started out as a Unix/Linux piece of sofware which does virtually all the Photoshop does (albeit not a well or elegantly). The name escapes me, but I'm sure you could find it with a bit of Googling...  |
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Post by Scott D on Nov 21, 2006 14:16:44 GMT -5
Hey John, thanks for the info.. I'll go see what I can find...
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Post by trijicon on Nov 23, 2006 3:33:47 GMT -5
Hey Scott
I would definitely buy and learn photoshop. As a photographer, this is THE digital darkroom in the media industry. If watch photography is all you'll be doing, then Photoshop elements of MORE than enough for you. The thing to learn is the fundamentals of editing a good picture such as curves, levels, and sharpening. On the photography side, you should learn proper exposure, composition, and lighting.
If you have any questions please PM me.
Photoshop Elements will allow you to learn all these and more.
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Post by richardmt01 on Nov 23, 2006 6:03:18 GMT -5
PS is a good program...elements is probably more than enough. Another one I use a lot is Microsoft PictureIt which is pretty powerful yet very easy to learn.
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Post by thianwong on Nov 23, 2006 15:57:16 GMT -5
I used Elements and now Photoshop 7. But a good starter and free is Photofiltre. It is lighter and needs less computer power than Photoshop. choose English and download www.photofiltre.com/One thing to consider is that each program suggested, from Ulead to Elements etc. have their own tools and learning one program takes time. I used to bounce back and forth amongst programs including Corel Draw but got tired and eventually stayed with Elements. I happen to use the full Photoshop 7 now but still only use the tools I had used with Elements. Hope this helps you.... |
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Post by Quoll on Nov 28, 2006 14:10:58 GMT -5
Painshop Pro keeps getting better and better, but I remember reading about a darn nice FREE program that available for Windows that started out as a Unix/Linux piece of sofware which does virtually all the Photoshop does (albeit not a well or elegantly). The name escapes me, but I'm sure you could find it with a bit of Googling... John - I supsect you are referring to 'The Gimp'. It is available for Windows. Since I use Linux, it is my preferred editor. www.gimp.org/windows/ |
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Post by JBHII on Nov 29, 2006 19:17:42 GMT -5
Painshop Pro keeps getting better and better, but I remember reading about a darn nice FREE program that available for Windows that started out as a Unix/Linux piece of sofware which does virtually all the Photoshop does (albeit not a well or elegantly). The name escapes me, but I'm sure you could find it with a bit of Googling... John - I supsect you are referring to 'The Gimp'. It is available for Windows. Since I use Linux, it is my preferred editor. www.gimp.org/windows/That's the one! |
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Post by watchfan1 on Nov 30, 2006 0:35:04 GMT -5
Scott,, I tried both (latest version of GIMP and Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8) and I can tell you that I found PSP 'MUCH" better and intuitive than GIMP. I also own the latest version of Photoshop. Although I do agree that it is THE software for pros - but PSP is very user friendly and much easier than PS. I find myself using PSP a lot more than PS because of easy and intuitive access to menus. I think that for a simple and quick edit - PSP is 'da bomb' |
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Post by JBHII on Nov 30, 2006 6:19:03 GMT -5
Scott,, I tried both (latest version of GIMP and Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8) and I can tell you that I found PSP 'MUCH" better and intuitive than GIMP. I also own the latest version of Photoshop. Although I do agree that it is THE software for pros - but PSP is very user friendly and much easier than PS. I find myself using PSP a lot more than PS because of easy and intuitive access to menus. I think that for a simple and quick edit - PSP is 'da bomb' You just need some more personalized instruction in the use of Photoshop. Yours for the price of a plane ticket. ;D ;D ;D  |
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Post by Scott D on Dec 30, 2006 8:13:09 GMT -5
Scott,, I tried both (latest version of GIMP and Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8) and I can tell you that I found PSP 'MUCH" better and intuitive than GIMP. I also own the latest version of Photoshop. Although I do agree that it is THE software for pros - but PSP is very user friendly and much easier than PS. I find myself using PSP a lot more than PS because of easy and intuitive access to menus. I think that for a simple and quick edit - PSP is 'da bomb' You just need some more personalized instruction in the use of Photoshop. Yours for the price of a plane ticket. ;D ;D ;D HA! Funny.. Though with the prices of classes, it may be cheaper to buy the plane ticket!! BUT, I can assure you that in the winter, that class will be in Atlanta, not Ohio..... Or better yet, South Florida ;D |
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Post by JBHII on Jan 2, 2007 11:11:46 GMT -5
You just need some more personalized instruction in the use of Photoshop. Yours for the price of a plane ticket. ;D ;D ;D HA! Funny.. Though with the prices of classes, it may be cheaper to buy the plane ticket!! BUT, I can assure you that in the winter, that class will be in Atlanta, not Ohio..... Or better yet, South Florida ;D Hey, if you want to buy the plane ticket, I'm there anytime! Have Photoshop, will travel. ;D |
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Post by Scott D on Jan 2, 2007 11:46:01 GMT -5
HA! Funny.. Though with the prices of classes, it may be cheaper to buy the plane ticket!! BUT, I can assure you that in the winter, that class will be in Atlanta, not Ohio..... Or better yet, South Florida ;D Hey, if you want to buy the plane ticket, I'm there anytime! Have Photoshop, will travel. ;D I wonder if it's too late to get a "Editing & Working With Photos" class added to the winter semester at the Boscoe Online Skool of Hororlogical Photography? Or maybe a classroom session at the South Florida Kampus...... Hummm.... Lets send a kourse request to the Master and see what we get.... |
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Post by worktolivelife on Jan 7, 2007 10:45:16 GMT -5
late to the party but hey!
I'm using photoshop elements 4 [mac osx] great for those final adjustments and tweaks to your images and somewhat compensates for less than perfect photography skills ;D
steve
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Post by pugwash on Mar 21, 2007 16:31:42 GMT -5
I've been using Photoshop since v2.51 on System 7 (Mac). There is nothing that can touch it, I'm afraid. For the simple stuff, Picasa on the PC is excellent and free, but is only for levels, colour, contrast, etc. and is no good for dust-removal cloning or masks, etc. Here's a quicktime video of how to use Photoshop for watch photography. pugwash.cat5.org/posts/article/photoshop/photoshop-seiko.movI hope it helps. |
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