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Feb 1, 2014 06:58:17 #

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

Blues wrote:

I was wondering who might be shooting in raw, and what PP program you use that is not real difficult to learn how to use.

thanks

I shoot raw and use different programs for different cameras. No one program is perfect and all have features that I like.

CS6-64/Bridge
ViewNX 2
Capture NX 2
Photo Gallery (jpg)
Helicon Filter 5
Olympus Viewer 3

Photo Gallery is easy to use but does not convert raw files.

Feb 1, 2014 07:20:37 #

katbandit Loc: new york city

i have a mac so i use aperture 3 for my photosi only shoot in a RAW format..i like having control over my photos ..and be able to tweak them the way i want

Feb 1, 2014 09:30:46 #

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

Blues wrote:

I was wondering who might be shooting in raw, and what PP program you use that is not real difficult to learn how to use.

thanks

Aperture 3 is very easy and intuitive if you have a Mac. Simple conversion to B&W. Doesn't do weird effects such as neon or pastel chalk etc. if you're interested in that sort of thing.

Feb 1, 2014 10:10:07 #

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

minniev wrote:

Lightroom is the best starting place. It makes all... (show quote)

Right On :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Feb 1, 2014 10:39:05 #

Yooper 2 Loc: Ironwood, MI

I use Elements 11 with several plug ins. It is easy to start with the guided mode and then slowly learn the Expert mode. I use Lightroom for it's excellent cataloging features.

Feb 1, 2014 10:40:59 #

bigwolf40 Loc: Effort, Pa.

Take wings42 advice. It's very good and easy to use plus it's free. Great program....Rich...That's "FastStone"

Feb 1, 2014 11:03:36 #

northsidejoe Loc: pittsburgh

Blues wrote:

I was wondering who might be shooting in raw, and what PP program you use that is not real difficult to learn how to use.

thanks

Hello blues
Just to confuse matters more I shoot raw format and use Paint shop pro x6 as my main post processing tool.
And I also use DPP with my canon setup. One thing about the uhh forum and photography there is a lot of variables involved and the learning process never ends.
Saying hello from Pittsburgh

Feb 1, 2014 11:37:53 #

Joecosentino Loc: Whitesboro, New York

Blues wrote:

I was wondering who might be shooting in raw, and what PP program you use that is not real difficult to learn how to use.

thanks

Lightroom for 99% I use photoshop mostly for content aware fill to remove an object

Feb 1, 2014 11:40:01 #

Daniel Z Loc: Winston, Georgia

Lightroom, Picasa and Photoshop.

Feb 1, 2014 12:35:01 #

indycaver Loc: Indianapolis

Ditto on LR5....very useable.

Feb 1, 2014 12:47:58 #

MtnMan Loc: ID

indycaver wrote:

Ditto on LR5....very useable.

A big strength of Lightroom no one has mentioned yet is the ability to apply a preset when you upload your files. RAW files are unusable directly and with a well-constructed preset you can get off to much better start with them as compared to fixing each one. It also has the ability to synch settings from one photo to many so if you find a set of adjustments for a group you like you can simply copy those settings using synch.

A RAW preset is smart enough to ignore jpeg images, so you can upload both from a card with no problems.

Nonetheless I have Lightroom convert all the files to DNG files on import.

Feb 1, 2014 14:41:42 #