Which Software? I bought my 14 yo granddaughter a Nikon refurbished Nikon D3200 kit including Nikkor 18-55mm VR, Nikkor 55-200 Vr and Lightroom 5. Total cost from Buydig.com $399. I'm...

bobscho Loc: On The Delaware River

I bought my 14 yo granddaughter a Nikon refurbished Nikon D3200 kit including Nikkor 18-55mm VR, Nikkor 55-200 Vr and Lightroom 5.
Total cost from Buydig.com $399. I'm going to keep Lightroom and need a recommendation for a very easy to use post processing program for her to use and learn. Thanks....

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

Your 14 year old granddaughter is probably more computer davy than you may be giving her credit for. She is of an age that she can learn Photoshop CC more quickly than you think and it will last her a lot longer. Consider Adobe's Creative Cloud for $10.00 a month for both LR5 and PSCC. Good luck.

bobscho wrote:

I bought my 14 yo granddaughter a Nikon refurbished Nikon D3200 kit including Nikkor 18-55mm VR, Nikkor 55-200 Vr and Lightroom 5.
Total cost from Buydig.com $399. I'm going to keep Lightroom and need a recommendation for a very easy to use post processing program for her to use and learn. Thanks....

GC likes NIKON Loc: East Greenwich, Rhode Island

Nice presents !!! If you need anymore grandkids...I could be up for adoption !!!

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

bobscho wrote:

I bought my 14 yo granddaughter a Nikon refurbished Nikon D3200 kit including Nikkor 18-55mm VR, Nikkor 55-200 Vr and Lightroom 5.
Total cost from Buydig.com $399. I'm going to keep Lightroom and need a recommendation for a very easy to use post processing program for her to use and learn. Thanks....

picasa or gimp. both free, be sure to download from the specific website..

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

I don't know, if I had a granddaughter that was at that age with a new camera, I would not give her any PP program till she learns the basics of Photography and camera operation before she is inundated with all this PP complexity. If she does not know much about Photography, have her take classes or watch youtube videos, books...YOU before getting into PP programs. :)

randomeyes Loc: wilds of b.c. canada

bobscho wrote:

I bought my 14 yo granddaughter a Nikon refurbished Nikon D3200 kit including Nikkor 18-55mm VR, Nikkor 55-200 Vr and Lightroom 5.
Total cost from Buydig.com $399. I'm going to keep Lightroom and need a recommendation for a very easy to use post processing program for her to use and learn. Thanks....

Give her the Lightroom and a good book on how to use it, she will probably surprise you. Most 14 year olds are very computer savy, Lightroom is user friendly and the interface is very intuitive. Let her rip!!!

Learn by doing.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Photoshop Elements 12 (one time cost, under $100.00).

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

DavidPine wrote:

Your 14 year old granddaughter is probably more computer davy than you may be giving her credit for. She is of an age that she can learn Photoshop CC more quickly than you think and it will last her a lot longer. Consider Adobe's Creative Cloud for $10.00 a month for both LR5 and PSCC. Good luck.

:thumbup: :thumbup:

No point in wasting time learning a product deliberately crippled for people who don't give themselves enough credit. Elements will quickly become frustrating. With Lightroom on the front end, and PSCC on the back end, the frustration is initial and short-lived. Then she will be able to grow with a software solution that will grow with her.

Shakey Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.

bobscho wrote:

I bought my 14 yo granddaughter a Nikon refurbished Nikon D3200 kit including Nikkor 18-55mm VR, Nikkor 55-200 Vr and Lightroom 5.
Total cost from Buydig.com $399. I'm going to keep Lightroom and need a recommendation for a very easy to use post processing program for her to use and learn. Thanks....

As has been said, go with GIMP if your granddaughter wants to get serious. It's a free program and if she does not take to Photography, no loss. Download it from here: http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
Go to the fourth line down and click on the FTP link for a clean Windows version.

Beware of other GIMP download sites as many attach unwanted software to the program.

For up-to-date GIMP tutorials go to: http://www.gimp2tutorials.info/downloads.htm

These are Pdf files and you can print out individual lessons as required. Practice images are also supplied if she needs them.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

You could always ask her to find out what she wants . . . just sayin'

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Shakey wrote:

(in part) As has been said, go with GIMP if your granddaughter wants to get serious. It's a free program and if she does not take to Photography, no loss. .

Gimp will do more than needed for a beginner. Once they learn Gimp, all updates are free from "open source" org. Plugins work. Photoshop is an "I do Photoshop" badge of snobbery. Adobe is as arrogant as "Nortons" use to be when they were the only game in town. Nortons now begs on street corners with 100% rebates.... so goes Photoshop.

I have a purist friend who claims the photo should be perfect "in camera" .... well OK, that is ideal.... give your Grandchild info on composition... perhaps several books.... perhaps send to a friend who is an artist not a photographer. Beginners stick the head in the middle and take sky above and junk right and left... they do not have a clue regarding lighting, lots of info on ebay. You give her lessons using a goose neck lamp. .... Get creative.

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

Let her learn lightroom. You're allowed to put Lightroom on two computers.

OviedoPhotos

Bob Yankle wrote:

Photoshop Elements 12 (one time cost, under $100.00).

Yep, it works well and has tons of features.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

randomeyes wrote:

Give her the Lightroom...
Learn by doing.

Right! LR can be easy or difficult. All she has to do is start down the right column, moving sliders. As she gets more comfortable with that, she can try other things.

tv.adobe.com has very good free videos.

artistwally Loc: Scotland

bobscho wrote:

I bought my 14 yo granddaughter a Nikon refurbished Nikon D3200 kit including Nikkor 18-55mm VR, Nikkor 55-200 Vr and Lightroom 5.
Total cost from Buydig.com $399. I'm going to keep Lightroom and need a recommendation for a very easy to use post processing program for her to use and learn. Thanks....

As I have said often on UHH - use the free and safe Picasa from Google. If you need anything more you are either a pro. or should think more about the pictures you are taking.
David