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I recently purchased the D60 and lens. I have been looking into
programs for image editing and found that the most popular one is
the Adobe Photoshop. All I really want to do right now is crop,
dodge & burn, etc. --- just the basics. Any suggestions? Thanks in
advance. Rich
I recently purchased the D60 and lens. I have been looking into
programs for image editing and found that the most popular one is
the Adobe Photoshop. All I really want to do right now is crop,
dodge & burn, etc. --- just the basics. Any suggestions? Thanks in
advance. Rich
Chris
I recently purchased the D60 and lens. I have been looking into
programs for image editing and found that the most popular one is
the Adobe Photoshop. All I really want to do right now is crop,
dodge & burn, etc. --- just the basics. Any suggestions? Thanks in
advance. Rich
Chris
I recently purchased the D60 and lens. I have been looking into
programs for image editing and found that the most popular one is
the Adobe Photoshop. All I really want to do right now is crop,
dodge & burn, etc. --- just the basics. Any suggestions? Thanks in
advance. Rich
This is simply not true. I've been involved with digital imaging for 15+ years. I will not now, nor will I ever take anything away from Photoshop. But to say that one is bound to end up with Photoshop is an inaccurate statement and one that breeds the kind of Photoshop only mindset that many have.If you stick with digital photography, like me, you will eventually
purchase Photoshop after trying all of the other lower cost
programs.
This is simply not true. I've been involved with digital imagingIf you stick with digital photography, like me, you will eventually
purchase Photoshop after trying all of the other lower cost
programs.
for 15+ years. I will not now, nor will I ever take anything away
from Photoshop. But to say that one is bound to end up with
Photoshop is an inaccurate statement and one that breeds the kind
of Photoshop only mindset that many have.
There are many alternatives. There are better alternatives.
EVERYTHING depends on the user. To suggest that only Photoshop is
viable to the person who only wants to do relatively simple things
is extremely bad advise. MANY people simply don't want to do more
than simple rotating and cropping. To suggest a $600 program is the
only solution for such a person is ludicrous. MANY have purchased
Photoshop on similar advise only to be TOTALLY overwhelmed. They
are simply not interested enough in digital imaging to invest the
kind of time and energy necessary to become somewhat proficient in
Photoshop. This characterizes the majority of casual digital
photographers. They have no business even considering Photoshop.
But this is not restricted to those who only desire the basics.
There are also many solutions for the advanced amatuer and
professional. But Photoshop does become more advisable for these
people because of its market inertia, NOT because of any serious
capability advantages. If we restrict the discussion to image
editing capability, then many will compete. But Photoshop's
advantage is realized in the books, tapes, CDs, and plug-in support
available to it. The availability of these support materials can be
worth the increased price by themselves. But many codes are more
than capable of holding their own in image editing.
To the original poster. For your stated desires I'd take a hard
look at Microsoft's Picture It! product lineup. They provide the
basics at a reasonable cost and they are very easy to use and you
can quickly get up to speed with them. If you want to use something
that provides for more growth, then look at JASC's Paint Shop Pro,
Ulead's PhotoImpact, Mediachance's Photo Brush, or Adobe's
Photoshop Elements. If you want what I consider to be the best
overall value (power and cost) in photographic image editing in my
opinion, then give Digital Light and Color's Picture Window Pro a
test drive. However, be cautioned. These recommendations come at a
price. You will need to invest more time and energy to become
profficient.
There is absolutely NO reason to spend the big $$ on Photoshop for
what you want to do.
--I recently purchased the D60 and lens. I have been looking into
programs for image editing and found that the most popular one is
the Adobe Photoshop. All I really want to do right now is crop,
dodge & burn, etc. --- just the basics. Any suggestions? Thanks in
advance. Rich
However, Photoshop is the de facto standard for image editing, and
most "tips," reference materials, etc. that you will find out there
refer to Photoshop. Translating this information to the PSP user
interface can be frustrating at times. (I also find the PSP help
file to be lacking in certain areas.) But if cost is a concern, I
still think PSP is the way to go since it covers all the basics and
provides more "power" as one becomes more experienced in image
editing.
This is simply not true. I've been involved with digital imagingIf you stick with digital photography, like me, you will eventually
purchase Photoshop after trying all of the other lower cost
programs.
for 15+ years. I will not now, nor will I ever take anything away
from Photoshop. But to say that one is bound to end up with
Photoshop is an inaccurate statement and one that breeds the kind
of Photoshop only mindset that many have.
There are many alternatives. There are better alternatives.
EVERYTHING depends on the user. To suggest that only Photoshop is
viable to the person who only wants to do relatively simple things
is extremely bad advise. MANY people simply don't want to do more
than simple rotating and cropping. To suggest a $600 program is the
only solution for such a person is ludicrous. MANY have purchased
Photoshop on similar advise only to be TOTALLY overwhelmed. They
are simply not interested enough in digital imaging to invest the
kind of time and energy necessary to become somewhat proficient in
Photoshop. This characterizes the majority of casual digital
photographers. They have no business even considering Photoshop.
But this is not restricted to those who only desire the basics.
There are also many solutions for the advanced amatuer and
professional. But Photoshop does become more advisable for these
people because of its market inertia, NOT because of any serious
capability advantages. If we restrict the discussion to image
editing capability, then many will compete. But Photoshop's
advantage is realized in the books, tapes, CDs, and plug-in support
available to it. The availability of these support materials can be
worth the increased price by themselves. But many codes are more
than capable of holding their own in image editing.
To the original poster. For your stated desires I'd take a hard
look at Microsoft's Picture It! product lineup. They provide the
basics at a reasonable cost and they are very easy to use and you
can quickly get up to speed with them. If you want to use something
that provides for more growth, then look at JASC's Paint Shop Pro,
Ulead's PhotoImpact, Mediachance's Photo Brush, or Adobe's
Photoshop Elements. If you want what I consider to be the best
overall value (power and cost) in photographic image editing in my
opinion, then give Digital Light and Color's Picture Window Pro a
test drive. However, be cautioned. These recommendations come at a
price. You will need to invest more time and energy to become
profficient.
There is absolutely NO reason to spend the big $$ on Photoshop for
what you want to do.
I recently purchased the D60 and lens. I have been looking into
programs for image editing and found that the most popular one is
the Adobe Photoshop. All I really want to do right now is crop,
dodge & burn, etc. --- just the basics. Any suggestions? Thanks in
advance. Rich
And this is the main point people need to understand. It is so irritating hearing some tout Photoshop as the only solution for serious editing. It implies that no other tools are capable. THIS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. The issue is mainstream acceptance and thus, accesss to a vast array of online help, books, videos, CD tutorials, etc. The 3rd party support machine simply churns out accessories for the Photoshop user. Those of us that swim upstream are not lacking in any capability. But we lack in community with a great number of image editing people and we lack access to what they have access to. But we don't lack editing power. We just have to be resolved to being loners. That is fine for some, not fine for others. Each must make up their mind and understand the tradeoffs.I've also been using Paint Shop Pro for years and am not
dissatisfied with its capabilities, but I just picked up Photoshop
Elements 2.0 and have been trying to learn it to be closer to the
mainstream.
I recently purchased the D60 and lens. I have been looking into
programs for image editing and found that the most popular one is
the Adobe Photoshop. All I really want to do right now is crop,
dodge & burn, etc. --- just the basics. Any suggestions? Thanks in
advance. Rich
This is simply not true. I've been involved with digital imaging
for 15+ years. I will not now, nor will I ever take anything away
from Photoshop. But to say that one is bound to end up with
Photoshop is an inaccurate statement and one that breeds the kind
of Photoshop only mindset that many have.
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I've also been using Paint Shop Pro for years and am not
dissatisfied with its capabilities, but I just picked up Photoshop
Elements 2.0 and have been trying to learn it to be closer to the
mainstream. I don't know if this procedure for processing my 1D
RAW files makes sense but this is what I do:
I convert RAW to JPG and use Paint Shop Pro to review and edit for
web posting.
The few that I want to print I convert RAW to TIF and work on them
in Photoshop Elements.
However, Photoshop is the de facto standard for image editing, and
most "tips," reference materials, etc. that you will find out there
refer to Photoshop. Translating this information to the PSP user
interface can be frustrating at times. (I also find the PSP help
file to be lacking in certain areas.) But if cost is a concern, I
still think PSP is the way to go since it covers all the basics and
provides more "power" as one becomes more experienced in image
editing.
This is simply not true. I've been involved with digital imagingIf you stick with digital photography, like me, you will eventually
purchase Photoshop after trying all of the other lower cost
programs.
for 15+ years. I will not now, nor will I ever take anything away
from Photoshop. But to say that one is bound to end up with
Photoshop is an inaccurate statement and one that breeds the kind
of Photoshop only mindset that many have.
There are many alternatives. There are better alternatives.
EVERYTHING depends on the user. To suggest that only Photoshop is
viable to the person who only wants to do relatively simple things
is extremely bad advise. MANY people simply don't want to do more
than simple rotating and cropping. To suggest a $600 program is the
only solution for such a person is ludicrous. MANY have purchased
Photoshop on similar advise only to be TOTALLY overwhelmed. They
are simply not interested enough in digital imaging to invest the
kind of time and energy necessary to become somewhat proficient in
Photoshop. This characterizes the majority of casual digital
photographers. They have no business even considering Photoshop.
But this is not restricted to those who only desire the basics.
There are also many solutions for the advanced amatuer and
professional. But Photoshop does become more advisable for these
people because of its market inertia, NOT because of any serious
capability advantages. If we restrict the discussion to image
editing capability, then many will compete. But Photoshop's
advantage is realized in the books, tapes, CDs, and plug-in support
available to it. The availability of these support materials can be
worth the increased price by themselves. But many codes are more
than capable of holding their own in image editing.
To the original poster. For your stated desires I'd take a hard
look at Microsoft's Picture It! product lineup. They provide the
basics at a reasonable cost and they are very easy to use and you
can quickly get up to speed with them. If you want to use something
that provides for more growth, then look at JASC's Paint Shop Pro,
Ulead's PhotoImpact, Mediachance's Photo Brush, or Adobe's
Photoshop Elements. If you want what I consider to be the best
overall value (power and cost) in photographic image editing in my
opinion, then give Digital Light and Color's Picture Window Pro a
test drive. However, be cautioned. These recommendations come at a
price. You will need to invest more time and energy to become
profficient.
There is absolutely NO reason to spend the big $$ on Photoshop for
what you want to do.
--I recently purchased the D60 and lens. I have been looking into
programs for image editing and found that the most popular one is
the Adobe Photoshop. All I really want to do right now is crop,
dodge & burn, etc. --- just the basics. Any suggestions? Thanks in
advance. Rich
I absolutely agree. One way to look at it is this: If someone is not serious enough about digital photography to invest in the best tools, then why even consider a camera like the D30/D60/1D to begin with? That's like buying the best race car you can afford and then putting cheap tires on it. Other programs like PSP will do many of the basic things just fine. But sooner or later you'll run into situations where you need the full power of Photoshop. It's expensive, but it delivers the goods. It's also easy to learn the basics, and you can grow with it as your needs grow.I was simply stating my opinion that if one uses the D30 / D60 and
wants to achieve the best photos possible, PhotoShop gives the
greatest capabilities IMO.
Chris
I recently purchased the D60 and lens. I have been looking into
programs for image editing and found that the most popular one is
the Adobe Photoshop. All I really want to do right now is crop,
dodge & burn, etc. --- just the basics. Any suggestions? Thanks in
advance. Rich
I was simply stating my opinion that if one uses the D30 / D60 and
wants to achieve the best photos possible, PhotoShop gives the
greatest capabilities IMO.
It is very easy to download the great actions from Fred's site and
others which can do everything from correct white balance, remove
noise, recover highlights, increase resolution for printing, add
frames and many other features. All of these can operate in batch
mode on a group of images.
These actions only work with Photoshop, therefore, I was suggesting
if one uses the D30/D60 for the long term and wants to get the most
out of the photos it produces, Photoshop is the best option.
Chris
This is simply not true. I've been involved with digital imaging
for 15+ years. I will not now, nor will I ever take anything away
from Photoshop. But to say that one is bound to end up with
Photoshop is an inaccurate statement and one that breeds the kind
of Photoshop only mindset that many have.
Other programs like PSP will do
many of the basic things just fine. But sooner or later you'll run
into situations where you need the full power of Photoshop. It's
expensive, but it delivers the goods.
