photo editing for a newbie

[collins82002]

Hi all,

I am new to the world of photography and i have just brought my first dslr and was wondering what the best editing software is and at what price but cheaper the better.

 

[Hawkmoon]

Gimp is free and comes with some really good features..similar to PS but without the fee.

http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

Hawkmoon

 

[p1tse]

heard alot of people mention this.

going to download this when and if i can replace my current slow running laptop

 

[Montymint]

gimp is really good. great to get you into it.

 

[Mark1707]

same as you first timer to photo editing, been using it for a week and recommend it

 

[becksey]

Photoshop CS4 for the win :]

 

[Craikeybaby]

I would discount both GIMP and Photoshop CS4 for beginners.

Both are incredibly complex and powerful tools, that are more than likely going to overwhelm beginners to post processing. Photoshop CS4 also has the added factor of being uber expensive.

If you want something free for image management and basic editing look at Google Picasa, or iPhoto if you are on a Mac, both are free. Or for something a bit more powerful look at Photoshop Elements, 8 is the latest version, it costs about £60-80 and is a much simpler version of Photoshop, but still powerful enough for all but the most demanding user.

 

[becksey]

cs4 is god :]

 

[Dave450]

another vote for elements. very powerful and quick and not too complicated to use!!