Advice appreciated
Jul 10, 2019 11:12:31 #
Photocraig wrote:
disagreeing with Gene51 on a topic like this is at your intellectual and image making peril.
LOL
Jul 10, 2019 12:13:24 #
47greyfox wrote:
Good advice! I learned that lesson with the latest interim release of ON1. In a maintenance release that was sorely needed, ON1 increased the graphics card memory recommendation from 1 to 4 gb.
Upgrades often do that sort of thing. Updates that do it are rare.
Was that a requirement, or recommendation?
Over the last 30 years, I've learned the hard way that a computer which meets only the minimum specifications for hardware and operating system is NOT efficient to use. It's not fun waiting on the OS to swap code and data in and out of RAM onto and off of a slow rotating hard drive. It's not fun waiting on 5400 RPM hard disks. It's not fun using USB 2 drives, or Firewire 400 drives. It's not fun waiting on old, slow, dual core processors, or old, slow, Intel built-in graphics.
Done right, digital photography can seem to be a bit of a money pit:
Digital camera and lenses
SD or other memory cards
Tripod/monopod
ND filters and circular polarizers
Shoe mount flash(es)
Camera bag
Books, training, seminars, classes, etc.
Decent computer with modern specs
Backup and long-term storage solutions
Post-processing software
Decent monitor capable of at least sRGB color gamut, and preferably Adobe RGB color gamut
Monitor calibration kit (colorimeter or spectrophotometer, and software to work with it)
Photo grade inkjet printer, inks, papers...
Film photography is more economical if you are a low volume user, but it has all the traditional disadvantages of using an atomic substance, rather than just electrons representing numbers. Bits beat atoms nearly everywhere, in an Internet connected world.
Jul 10, 2019 13:00:40 #
targa75 wrote:
Am a beginning photographer using
a Nikon 5300 camera and Nikon AF-S
18-140 mm 3.5 lens. Which software
would you recommend (running Win 7)
Friend recommended IPIXIO but your
reviews are not good.
a Nikon 5300 camera and Nikon AF-S
18-140 mm 3.5 lens. Which software
would you recommend (running Win 7)
Friend recommended IPIXIO but your
reviews are not good.
I started out a few years ago with Photoshop Elements 14 that served me well. I recently bought Luminar 2018 for $49, then upgraded it for FREE to Luminar 3, which basically does what Photoshop and Lightroom does combined. I’m sure there will be some folks who will come out of the woodwork and tell me of some obscure feature/reason why Photoshop/Lightroom is better than Luminar 3.
For a one time price of $49, I’m laughing all the way to the bank. Can’t imagine why anyone would need more than Luminar 3.
OK ... let the flood gates open.
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Jul 10, 2019 13:52:55 #
I really like photoshop elements 2019...It is easy to start with and as you progress grows with you...there is always something to learn in elements...
Jul 10, 2019 14:33:37 #
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
A good starter post processing software is Adobe Photoshop Express. It works on multiple platforms and it's free. You may find that it is all you need.
Jul 10, 2019 17:21:22 #
photoman022
Loc: Manchester CT USA
WILLARD98407 wrote:
PS Elements is a great starter that can take you a long way.
Jul 10, 2019 18:29:46 #
Whichever software program you decide on see that it has lens distortion correction profiles. The Nikon 18-140mm has the typical barrel distortion at wide settings and pincushion distortion at long focal lengths.
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Jul 10, 2019 22:26:39 #
Jul 10, 2019 22:55:05 #
bel air bill
Loc: Bel Air Maryland
If you can, upgrade to windows 10. Read simple but great teaching books Best of Luck.
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