Post-processing
May 25, 2018 19:17:25 #
I use an assortment of post processing software programs and I found that Affinity Photo (which sells for $50 and is not a subscription) is highly on-par with Photoshop. This is a composite that I put together consisting of four images (not mine) as I followed a tutorial. It has a very powerful RAW processor and it is compatible with Photoshop plugins.
May 25, 2018 19:20:23 #
Excellent photo, love composition, color and clarity, good imagination in PP.
sippyjug104 wrote:
I use an assortment of post processing software programs and I found that Affinity Photo (which sells for $50 and is not a subscription) is highly on-par with Photoshop. This is a composite that I put together consisting of four images (not mine) as I followed a tutorial. It has a very powerful RAW processor and it is compatible with Photoshop plugins.
May 25, 2018 19:49:37 #
jumpingjim wrote:
Ok, So I'm right in the middle of this giant learn... (show quote)
You might want to check out RawTherapee -- totally free and fully loaded open source software. One nice thing about learning this program: there's a RawPedia, which acts just like WikiPedia and has sections on getting started, all the various editing tabs, keyboard shortcuts and much more. All very easy.
For a quick overview, here's a video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccUv02QFMxs
If I weren't already so deep into Adobe CC, RawTherapee would definitely be my choice.
May 25, 2018 20:08:31 #
Bob Locher
Loc: Southwest Oregon
FastStone tutorial:
http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDownload.htm
It is on the listings of downloads.
Cheers
http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDownload.htm
It is on the listings of downloads.
Cheers
May 25, 2018 20:11:34 #
lmTrying
Loc: WV Northern Panhandle
d3200prime wrote:
Adobe Photoshop Express is a free software that wo... (show quote)
I concur, I downloaded Adobe Photoshop Express. It is free, and easy to learn. A good place to start.
May 25, 2018 20:55:05 #
jumpingjim wrote:
Ok, So I'm right in the middle of this giant learn... (show quote)
Picasa 3 is still available for free (beware of sites trying to download a bunch of other stuff with it). It still works (on Windows 7,8,10), although it is no longer supported by Google. And it does many relatively simple things for JPEG files (remember to copy the original first). You can crop (zoom) the photo, change colors, make posters or collages, sharpen, straighten, print, etc..
I use Lightroom to edit RAW photos, and export them to JPG files in larger formats. Then I use Picasa 3 to send the JPEG to my Epson printer. Lightroom printing is still a little bit too complex for me to bother learning.
May 25, 2018 21:56:13 #
Jumpingjim, Fellow old friend, the list is long, good suggestions. Could be my old (wooden-shutter) eyes missed it, likely the 4K glare; Digikam is an fairly good and free choice.
https://www.digikam.org/about/
After a while and several aspirins on the way and Gimp isn't all that much of a headache. Like a Tom Clancy or Clive Cussler yarn, read it over time and it's more fun.
Enjoy. sv
https://www.digikam.org/about/
After a while and several aspirins on the way and Gimp isn't all that much of a headache. Like a Tom Clancy or Clive Cussler yarn, read it over time and it's more fun.
Enjoy. sv
May 26, 2018 00:52:36 #
I prefer Photoshop. Much more capable than Lightroom. PS is the industry standard for a reason, and if you can think it, you can do it in PS. Gimp is good, so is Picassa, but PS is the best of the best.
May 26, 2018 08:05:52 #
May 26, 2018 09:09:42 #
jonjacobik
Loc: Quincy, MA
I'm also 71, I also bought my first DSLR almost a year ago, and the shutter count on my D5600 just crossed 15,000.
I love your shots.
Get a trial from Adobe of the Light room and Photoshop and work a bit with the camera raw filter. It will take you where you want go. All the other stuff and all the other tools you'll learn as you need them.
I love your shots.
Get a trial from Adobe of the Light room and Photoshop and work a bit with the camera raw filter. It will take you where you want go. All the other stuff and all the other tools you'll learn as you need them.
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