Dont use use photo edit.

cam1986 said:
Photoshop is beyond my price range. As i am looking for a Nikon now i will try Lightroom. Got to find a camera first!
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Adobe tend to keep a bit quiet about how cheap Elements is, and how powerful it is. This couldn't possibly because they want you to spend four times more on Lightroom, which isn't as powerful an editor, could it? :thinking:

You can download a free 30 day trial of any current Adobe product, and older versions of Elements - such as Elements 6 which has a built-in RAW converter (thought you may need another plug-in depending on your camera, but this is free) - can be bought for next to nothing on Amazon.

Word of warning: There are a lot of pirate editions around. Many of them come from Russia. They come with free Trojans...
 
My take on this

Digital Straight from camera

film take your film to boots

Digital Photoshop

film full pro processing,

When everyone used film pros would often use ,dodge and burn, masks, blur, multiple negatives, scraping and inking, tilting and bending ... the list goes on and on
 
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When I shot J peg, I always tried to get in right in the camera.

Now I shoot RAW - I always try to get it right in the camera.

LR3 for me is a nice RAW convertor and does 95% of my additional adjustments too.

If I need layers etc, I use Paintshop pro x3
 
cam1986 said:
Ok, so forget Lightroom for now and buy Elements?
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Why not get the trial version of both? I'd get a good book - try Scott Kelby - covering each before you start (you can get them from a library, but there may be a long waiting list) Flailing away at random is a sure-fire way of giving yourself a breakdown :gag:
 
chphotos said:
Where's the OP gone? Could be Kipax was right.
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Agreed. If processing makes the image 'better' then do it. What is the problem? At one time, photography wasn't even considered art, so we have evolved a long way since then.
 
Ozei said:
If you buy a Nikon, go for Nikon's Capture NX2 software. There's a pdf brochure here http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/software/capturenx2/.

Cheapest I can find at the moment is £124 from Fotosense http://www.fotosense.co.uk/nikon-ca...VTdNyOx7zXgVfOA1JdaehkqNu-32DAcKFsvyNPOv6pY32.
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The Nikon software would probably be the best for converting the Nikon RAW files, but I didn't find it the most intuitive software to use. :nono: If someone was considering buying it, I'd certainly try before buying it though if possible. ;)

It is a RAW converter though, and not also an image editor. ;)
 
Perhaps PP is seen too often as a repair tool to rescue poor images, rather than an artistic tool to enhance good ones?
 
Carter64 said:
Perhaps PP is seen too often as a repair tool to rescue poor images, rather than an artistic tool to enhance good ones?
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I agree too - in most cases.

Joan
 
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