Beginner editing
Jan 6, 2013 13:55:58 #
tommckibbin
Loc: Liverpool, England.
Would you folk recommend photoshop elements 11 for a novice or will it be to complicated?
Jan 6, 2013 14:02:05 #
tommckibbin wrote:
Would you folk recommend photoshop elements 11 for a novice or will it be to complicated?
Quick or Guided will do :thumbup:
Jan 6, 2013 14:30:39 #
Jan 6, 2013 14:37:47 #
tommckibbin
Loc: Liverpool, England.
Would i be correct in assuming picasa will not be as good the fact it being free.
Jan 6, 2013 14:37:48 #
tommckibbin
Loc: Liverpool, England.
Would i be correct in assuming picasa will not be as good the fact it being free.
Jan 6, 2013 14:38:22 #
Jan 6, 2013 14:41:10 #
tommckibbin wrote:
Would i be correct in assuming picasa will not be as good the fact it being free.
It does not have advanced features, but many of us use it here.
Jan 6, 2013 14:46:35 #
tommckibbin wrote:
What might quick or guided be?
Within Photoshop Elements there is full edit, quick edit or guided edit. The full means that you pick everything that you do. When using quick or guided they have certain things to adjust. Like color, contrast, hue, shadows, highlights, cropping etc. That way you aren't as overwhelmed by trying to figure out all the tools. It can be a good place to start if you feel like you have to spend money on an editing program and I would recommend buying a book to go along with it to give step by step instructions on how to accomplish certain edits on your photos. I prefer the books by Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski, but there are several different books out there. If you don't want to spend money just yet, but want something that can give you many of the same types of tools that photoshop elements can you could download Picassa, Gimp, etc. Start with the free trial of Elements 11 and if you like it buy the whole thing, or start with a free download just to see what you can get. You can always get rid of it later and you won't be losing anything on it since it was free.
Jan 6, 2013 15:07:44 #
Jan 7, 2013 06:00:48 #
tommckibbin wrote:
Would i be correct in assuming picasa will not be as good the fact it being free.
No. Many programs like these are 'Open Source' and have many programmers working on them. Any problems, solutions or useful additions are submitted for evaluation and if found worthy are added to the next release. Therefore they can be far more up to date than paid for programs.
Picasa is basic compared with PS Elements but is very easy to learn and does all the basics - cropping and straightening is particularly easy. It also shows all the picture data, camera details etc.
As an example - Open Office does all that Word does and some claim it is even better - yet it is free and regularly updated.
Jan 7, 2013 07:02:38 #
Jan 7, 2013 08:38:17 #
Hi Tommckibbin try getting an earlier version of elements on eBay play with it get used to it then upgrade much cheaper until you can manage a better version.
Jan 7, 2013 08:40:06 #
Jan 7, 2013 09:57:43 #
tommckibbin wrote:
Would you folk recommend photoshop elements 11 for a novice or will it be to complicated?
Hi Tom, I see many have suggested Picasa. It's a good, free program and I have used it. Another very good free program is Photoscape. It will do even more than Picassa and is very easy to use. Several in our local computer club use it and have had very good luck with it. You will (probably) work your way into Photoshop Elements but these two free programs are great for introducing you to many of the features you may use. Good Luck.
Jan 7, 2013 10:26:25 #
tommckibbin wrote:
Would you folk recommend photoshop elements 11 for a novice or will it be to complicated?
A friend of mine who never had anything but some primitive software that was bundled with the computer he bought went to Elements without any hitches. I started with Photoshop. Allegedly, it has a tough learning curve, but I did not find that to be the case for simple operations. It is possible to do the most important ones almost immediately, and to learn more complex operations on an ad hoc basis.
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