Editing Software

ccarm

Adventurer
I'm just curious what software everyone is using for their prints. I have always been an adobe guy, and am devastatingly faithful to Lightroom for everything I do. What program(s) are you using?
 

goodtimes

Expedition Poseur
Lightroom until I went to Mac (forced to buy new software), so I went with Aperture when the Mac App store opened. Cost was a consideration -- the App store had it for $80.

It does everything I need (which isn't much).
 

Every Miles A Memory

Expedition Leader
I hated CS4 and went back to CS3, then I tried CS5 on a friends CPU and ended up liking it alot

It's all I really used any more. I felt Lightroom was a major upgrade from CS3, but CS5 has everything that Lightroom had, or what I used it for anyway
 

fj40fax

Observer
Noob

What is the best way to learn Photoshop? I have CS3 but have no idea how to use it. Is there a video series on youtube or something that will get me to know how to do some basic things on it? I need to resize, enhance color (like making the sky color more blue on some shots), create a large wide format (30" wide) image from many smaller pictures to send to the printer, etc.
 

goodtimes

Expedition Poseur
There are some tutorials on the Adobe website. I'm not sure how far back they go . . . but last I checked CS4 and CS5 were covered.
 

photoman

Explorer
I use CS4 for everything. Looking to get CS5 real soon.

Hundreds of tutorials on the web for learing any version of Photoshop or any other software program out there. Youtube is a great start. Other forums specifically geared towards photography are also great resources. You can also purchase DVD's on forums, Amazon, or Ebay. Might also check your local Craigslist for people selling books or DVD's.

I only know about 1 percent of what is possible on photoshop. Mostly self-taught with the exception of watching some friends show me how they work an image. Haven't put the time into reading books, watching webcasts, or doing tutporials.


Don't feel like you need CS5 right away though I started with IPhoto which comes on all Mac computers. Purchased Photoshop Elements and hated it. Won the Olympus Pro Software in a photo contest, purchased Lightroom 2, and then went to CS4. For me it was a progression over 3 years to go from Iphoto to CS4.
 

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