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@BorsAkunin

No deal lol.

I agree about Michael Freeman. I pretty much consider all of his books to be required reading for every serious Photographer. Thanks for the link I will defiantly check it out.

Exactly!  When judging a book you have to take into account the audience it is for.  If you are at the stage of learning that makes "Understanding Exposure" seems overly simplistic this book was...

I didn't read the entire thread but if you know the basics and want a book that is more advanced then the perhaps overly simplistic "Understanding Exposure" by Brian Peterson, I recommend "Perfect...

@rzadaz

Yep. It will be interesting ot see what, if any new creative software swoops in and fills the void in the low budget amateur market now that adobe as basically abandoned it.

"I mean I've heard people complaining about this louder than anyone, yet they haven't upgraded since CS2. I don't think Adobe is going to be missing them."

Exactly. The honest truth is except for...

It all depends on how much of this people can afford to put up with. For software like PS or say MS Office or even operating systems that really have few, if any viable alternatives and are a need...

Me too especially beucse of this little gem from the CC FAQ:

"What happens if I decide to stop my membership?

You will continue to have access to free Creative Cloud member benefits, and if...

I guarantee losing a few sale disgruntled DPR readers and amateurs who didn't' upgrade frequently anyway is not going to be enough to make adobe change their pricing model back. They got too many...

I guarantee losing a few sales to disgruntled DPR readers and amateurs who didn't' upgrade frequently anyway is not going to be enough to make adobe change their pricing model back. They got too...

"the relatively low monthly fee does make Photoshop rather more accessible to new users on a budget."

I fail to see how this is the case. Before users on a budget could have just saved up for a...

"the relatively low monthly fee does make Photoshop rather more accessible to new users on a budget."

I fail to see how this is the case. Before users on a budget could have just saved up for a...

Not only does he make money from click thoroughs to buy so he basically says every new piece of gear that comes out is the best and all you need, but he also loves to tell beginners what they want...

@piggy the bad

True, but I wish Canon didn't use such silly names like Rebel and Kiss.

Really all MS had to do to make Win 8 an instant hit was give the user the option to completely turn off that metro BS and have it off by default on non touch screen computers, especially in the...

@jwihg You understand completely WRONG. You can get treatment just fine without insurance. In fact many hospitals offer discount pricing and payment plans to those who do not have insurance.

@jwihg You understand completely WRONG. You can get treatment just fine without insurance. In fact many hospitals offer discount pricing and payment plans to those who do not have insurance. It...

I just want to say thank you for combining these all into one news item instead of flooding the news page with firmware updates.

Yeah because even MORE low quality cat photos is what we really need on the interwebs.