What to use instead of PS (Page 2): If your on a Mac AffinityPhoto is worth the $50 it costs. It also runs most photoshop plugins. Apple have voted it their app of the year. It's worth...

blackest Loc: Ireland

davidv wrote:

Hello and Merry Christmass. I was wondering what could I purchase instead of PS? Where I live I do not have unlimited internet. I have a hotspot with only 15 gb per month, and thats $80.00. I already have Lightroom but just wanted something to fill in the gaps like removing blemishes,wires,people. Thank you for reading this,Dave

If your on a Mac AffinityPhoto is worth the $50 it costs. It also runs most photoshop plugins. Apple have voted it their app of the year. It's worth looking at if you have a Mac, otherwise Elements seems a good option.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

robertjerl wrote:

.....Seems that after a few years you would have two completely different and incompatible programs....

And, indeed, that is the way it is!

Yooper 2 Loc: Ironwood, MI

[quote=bsprague]A very strong combination, purchased on disks, is Lightroom and Photoshop Elements. I used that combination for a few years and enjoyed it.

I fully agree.
There are many processing programs available. I suggest downloading the free 30 day trials and decide which one fits the bill for you.

jlrivera Loc: Round Lake, Illinois

Try Paint Shop Pro X-8 :thumbup:

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

davidv wrote:

Hello and Merry Christmass. I was wondering what could I purchase instead of PS?

Lots of choices. If you want to use Adobe, get Lightroom. There are other programs available, many for free.

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2015/03/23/best-photo-editing-software-photoshop-cc-and-7-photoshop-alternatives-tested/1/
http://www.redmondpie.com/best-adobe-photoshop-alternatives-for-windows-and-mac-list/

Free -

http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/the-best-photoshop-alternatives-that-are-totally-free-5974500
http://lightzoneproject.org/

ralphc4176 Loc: Conyers, GA

I like DxO Optics Pro

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

davidv wrote:

Hello and Merry Christmass. I was wondering what could I purchase instead of PS? Where I live I do not have unlimited internet. I have a hotspot with only 15 gb per month, and thats $80.00. I already have Lightroom but just wanted something to fill in the gaps like removing blemishes,wires,people. Thank you for reading this,Dave

PSP X8 will do it, and more.

Shakey Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.

Rongnongno wrote:

Use GIMP, free of charge, does not use internet at all but for the initial download.
If you use windows 10 your bandwidth is clogged with data leaking out if your PC all the time.

Take Rongnongno's advice and try GIMP. It's free. (I hope that's not a problem.) It has been recently updated and runs like a dream.
Download it from here: http://www.gimp.org/
For easy to follow tutorials, which allow you to print out each lesson from Pdf files, try here: http://www.gimp2tutorials.info/downloads.htm Scroll down the page for the Pdf downloads.
For UHH tutorials, with comments, go here: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-69708-1.html
Have fun :thumbup:

j45 Loc: North Central CT

I was discouraged from considering GIMP way back, as it has a steep learning curve and not anywhere the same as Adobe or other stuff. But then probably most competing programs are, out there i guess. But then there is the intuitive thing, and when you grasp post-processing I think you are better equipped to try another program.

GIMP is great as it is FREE and very thorough in what it can do (compared to PS as I have read)

johneccles Loc: Leyland UK

Hi David,
why not try Zoner Photo Studio, I have used it for years and consider it is very easy to learn and use.
It's a Czech company and they send useful tips regularly on various photo ideas.
The latest version is now upto 18 and now has an excellent full screen photo viewer, why not give it a try:

http://www.zoner.com/free-photo-editor-download

j45 Loc: North Central CT

once again i may have posted in haste. After looking at the GIMP stuff i just might give it a serious shot this time.

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

j45 wrote:

once again i may have posted in haste. After looking at the GIMP stuff i just might give it a serious shot this time.

FWIW - I tried GIMP awhile back, was easily lost in its complexity... BUT, after working in Photoshop & Lightroom for over a year now, I am very comfortable in Photoshop and use it much more than ever before - and going back to GIMP is much much easier now. I keep GIMP on my machine and uptodate, and every now and then pop into GIMP from Lightroom just as easily as round tripping from Photoshop.

j45 Loc: North Central CT

thanks for that

mackolb

You may also consider looking at Affinity Photo and MacPhun's various image editing tools, all available at reasonable prices.

louparker Loc: Scottsdale, AZ

davidv wrote:

Hello and Merry Christmass. I was wondering what could I purchase instead of PS? Where I live I do not have unlimited internet. I have a hotspot with only 15 gb per month, and thats $80.00. I already have Lightroom but just wanted something to fill in the gaps like removing blemishes,wires,people. Thank you for reading this,Dave

If price and convenience are factors, you might also want to take a look at ACDSeePro 9 which is an all-in-one PP program for several hundred dollars less than PS and would avoid your having to use 2 separate programs. I have been using ACDSeePro ever since v. 2 came out several years ago and love it -- the new v. 9, which was just released a couple of months ago is a vast improvement with a lot of newly added features. They also have a free trial period for you to try it out.