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photoshop or not?
Dec 11, 2011 18:51:59 #
ok I have a question for the PP pro,s here, I have psp7, and have gimp, question is this,,is it worth upgrading to photoshop and if so which version is best?,,there are so many and each has different opions ,,I am barely learning psp and gimp, most of the thing on these I am still not able to do , but I am leaning more each day,,I hear the learning curve on PS is even worse,,any help would be appreciated
Dec 11, 2011 18:59:39 #
I have PSP X2 and wanted to move to Photoshop. A friend has had it for years and he showed it to me....he still can't figure it out !!! I ended up getting Elements 9 !
Dec 11, 2011 19:06:07 #
Dec 11, 2011 19:11:11 #
rickyd wrote:
has elements none been hard to learn?, thanks for replying so fast
It's not easy but it's basically a scaled down version of PS. As I said, I looked at PS and had a feeling I would never make use of the full program. I downloaded Elements 9 Trial Version, watched the on line videos, and got a handle on it in a few months ! If I ever decide to buy PS, I'll have a good jump on it !!! I liked spending $79.00 versus 100's for PS also !
Dec 11, 2011 19:11:59 #
I don't know what psp is. I do think most hobbyists would be well-served by Lightroom and Photoshop Elements. Photoshop is almost $700.00 and if Adobe stays with their pricing plan , you will HAVE to upgrade every 18 months (or so) if you want to stay current - no skipping upgrades.
Photoshop can take a few years and lots of practice to become reasonably proficient. Much of it is for graphic designers and of no use to us.
Lightroom does a great job for most folks for less money and is far easier to learn.
Photoshop can take a few years and lots of practice to become reasonably proficient. Much of it is for graphic designers and of no use to us.
Lightroom does a great job for most folks for less money and is far easier to learn.
Dec 11, 2011 19:15:06 #
Dec 11, 2011 19:29:27 #
nyweb2001 wrote:
PSP=Corel's Paint Shop Pro....a $40.00 program. I have it but Elements kicks it's butt !
I will look into elements,,thanks
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Dec 11, 2011 19:30:30 #
CaptainC wrote:
I don't know what psp is. I do think most hobbyist... (show quote)
I have never seen lightroom,,I will surley look at it,,esp if its easier to use, thanks for the feed back
Dec 11, 2011 20:56:41 #
I have cs5,pre release of cs6, gimp,elements 10,perfect photo suite 6,and picasa LOL.
They all have their limitations. Doesn't really matter which one you decide to go with...
They all have their limitations. Doesn't really matter which one you decide to go with...
Dec 12, 2011 04:02:25 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
Elements is VERY limited next to Photoshop, but as photogrl57 says, they all have their limitations. I use Photoshop and Lightroom, but there are plenty of things I can do in Photoshop 4 that I can't do in Elements 9.
Cheers,
R.
Cheers,
R.
Dec 12, 2011 04:13:21 #
I have gimp, so rather than spend more money on another pp program I am going to learn it until I need more, I need to get a few things for my camera first that are more important I think, a good flash instead of the lil pop up, a tripod, ,,that along with much much practice will help I am sure,,thanks for all the feed back,,I just found out a local photo shop here gives lessons thats an option I am going to look into as well,,
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Dec 12, 2011 04:16:23 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
rickyd wrote:
I have gimp, so rather than spend more money on another pp program I am going to learn it until I need more,
VERY wise -- but I hope you realize that you are subverting the entire consumer ethos by behaving rationally!
Cheers,
R.
Dec 12, 2011 04:21:49 #
Roger Hicks wrote:
VERY wise -- but I hope you realize that you are subverting the entire consumer ethos by behaving rationally!
Cheers,
R.
rickyd wrote:
I have gimp, so rather than spend more money on another pp program I am going to learn it until I need more,
VERY wise -- but I hope you realize that you are subverting the entire consumer ethos by behaving rationally!
Cheers,
R.
going to try and not make that a habit, lol
Dec 12, 2011 07:45:45 #
The best thing to do is learn how to take better photos so they don't require so much Photo shop n!
Dec 12, 2011 08:12:03 #
garceh
Loc: florida
Great advise to new comers. I am in the same dilema, as I am also new to photography, and had considered geting a full blown photoshop. I think I'll try elements first.
garceh
garceh
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