Post by: Tbob on July 05, 2015, 03:31:58 PM
So I'm sort of wanting to get a little more into photography and think I probably need a photo editing program at this point. Not sure if it makes a difference, but I use a Canon T3i for most of my picture taking and also a little Sony point and shoot for backpacking trips. Not looking for anything to fancy, expensive or super complex to learn and use.. Anyone have any good suggestions? Thanks to all you experts in advance!
Post by: Johnb317 on July 05, 2015, 03:46:27 PM
Checkout -
Photoshop Elements is a good all around application
or
Lightroom 6
If Mac also check out Aperture- I hear people like it.
I prefer shooting RAW as it gives me more range if I need to play with the photo..
Post by: Tbob on July 05, 2015, 04:01:51 PM
Post by: Firedogg on July 05, 2015, 04:06:45 PM
But if you are looking for more I also second Photoshop Elements I also suggest it. It has 90% of the tools in it that are available in the full blown program. Your other option is the 9$ a month subcription service for Creative Cloud that gives you both Lightroom and Photoshop, it updates any new changes to the programs as you go.
Post by: Bean Counter on July 05, 2015, 08:47:26 PM
I'm stupid and lazy so and am resisting Photoshop/Elements for as long as possible. Eventually I'll probably cave in and use it as needed. You'll find that a lot of pros like to avoid Photoshop as much as possible. "Get it right in camera" is an often heard quote from people who know what they're doing, as opposed the "Did you 'Photoshop' that?" question that a layman might innocently ask. I tried PS/Elements out and found it cumbersome and frustrating. I use Lightroom 5 and will probably upgrade to 6 when I can find it on sale. I find it intuitive, simple, and effective. You can get it for 30 days for free. I would suggest starting with DPP to get some practice balancing out the histogram.
I shot a wedding recently and as you can imagine, a shot like this has nothing to do with 'photoshop,' and everything to do with directing/forcing the light and composition/posing just right. This doesn't look much different from how it was in camera other than a little sharpening, contrast, and vignetting. 30 seconds to edit.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1371.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fag309%2Faz21185%2FLight%2520and%2520composition_zpshti9ox7q.jpg&hash=b3b4682e9c730aff708075e367a03f3b243e0195)
Post by: Bob33 on July 05, 2015, 09:00:13 PM
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Post by: Wazukie on July 10, 2015, 08:47:58 PM
Post by: Carl on July 10, 2015, 08:52:42 PM
Carl
Post by: popeshawnpaul on July 10, 2015, 08:54:17 PM
I use Lightroom, but I think I'm still on version 3 :dunno: Bean hit it right on the head. Get it right in the camera. In my opinion, the most important thing in any style of photography is composition. Can't fix that no matter what editing software you use.
$hit in, $hit out... That being said, even the best photos in RAW need processing. Lightroom excels in volume and is much improved since version 3.
Post by: Wazukie on July 10, 2015, 09:00:22 PM
I use Lightroom, but I think I'm still on version 3 :dunno: Bean hit it right on the head. Get it right in the camera. In my opinion, the most important thing in any style of photography is composition. Can't fix that no matter what editing software you use.
$hit in, $hit out... That being said, even the best photos in RAW need processing. Lightroom excels in volume and is much improved since version 3.
Ya, I bet it has,but I'm just a poor missionary :dunno:
Post by: Bean Counter on July 10, 2015, 11:13:37 PM