Lightroom/Photoshop VS. Photo Elements
Bill_de wrote:
https://elementsplus.net/ According to the product information it doesn't add features. It opens Photoshop features that Adobe hid rather than remove from Elements. It is version specific and still $12.
Is that a list of the blend modes you're displaying in your screenprint? Those are already available in PSE when working with layers; no add-on required.
petercbrandt wrote:
Elements is limited but good. E.I. It will not have brush so you can lighten a face, only lighten the photo overall. Thats just one example, but look at the overall cost comparison.
That is incorrect, you surely can do local adjustments in PSE!
Linda From Maine wrote:
Is that a list of the blend modes you're displaying in your screenprint? Those are already available in PSE when working with layers; no add-on required.
Ok on it not being an add on. But I use them without working in layers.
I like these kinds of threads because the encourage me to experiment.
Thanks
Bill_de wrote:
I like these kinds of threads because the encourage me to experiment.
Thanks
Come join us in PP Forum:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-116-1.htmlI'm trying to encourage experiments and explorations of all kinds
I can not answer for you, however Elements only processes images in 8 bit so if you use 14 or 16 bit images in RAW from your camera Elements will throw quite a lot of information away. While it is true that people only see the colors in 8 bits in truth if you shoot landscape lets say and you have deep shadows you will loose detail in the shadows processing them in 8 bits.
https://www.diyphotography.net/8-bit-vs-16-bit-color-depth-use-matters/ChiefEW wrote:
I have the Adobe package that I pay a monthly fee for. The only program I use is Photoshop. I am shooting RAW images and open them in Photoshop. I don't think I take enough pictures to justify paying the monthly fee for the Adobe package. Would I be better off to purchase the newest version of Photo Elements? Thank you. Earl
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I used PSE for many years upgrading with each new update. Then it became unstable because I had too many pictures in it. It was b3ver designed for my 70,000 pictures. Crashing freezing was common. I also have 2 homes and a laptop traveling all the time and with 3 devices sharing the same program required a but of working around. I went from apsc bodies to FF a 5Diii, then 5DIV and 5DS. File sizes quadrupled. Elements is not designed for this. Then I started shooting only RAW switched to LR classic CC and PS CC and no more crashing or freezing and so much more control having all the data. It’s a professional system worth learning.
I have PSE 2019. I also have Topaz Studio with: Adjust, Detail, DeNoise & Clarity plug-ins. I have had a version of PSE for many years. These programs (PSE and Topaz) are great! It does everything I have ever needed it to do. So many YouTube videos to help. My favorite thing, that I could not do without, is Topaz Adjust. That one plug-in is Wonderful. I use it for every landscape and street photo I take. Detail is great for portraits.
Since you're familiar with PS, you should have an easy transition to PSE. It is, after all, elements of PS.
ChiefEW wrote:
I have the Adobe package that I pay a monthly fee for. The only program I use is Photoshop. I am shooting RAW images and open them in Photoshop. I don't think I take enough pictures to justify paying the monthly fee for the Adobe package. Would I be better off to purchase the newest version of Photo Elements? Thank you. Earl
What??? This is your decision. Do the math.
ChiefEW wrote:
I have the Adobe package that I pay a monthly fee for. The only program I use is Photoshop. I am shooting RAW images and open them in Photoshop. I don't think I take enough pictures to justify paying the monthly fee for the Adobe package. Would I be better off to purchase the newest version of Photo Elements? Thank you. Earl
Yes. PSE can do all the important stuff for photography. Photoshop was built to support the printing industry. PSE does not have those features (no support for CMYK color model used in printing).
If you don't use LR, then you don't need PS CC.
Here is an article that spells out the differences:
https://learning.linkedin.com/blog/tech-tips/which-do-you-need--photoshop-elements-vs--photoshop-cc
ChiefEW wrote:
Thank you. I have Photoshop elements 6 on my computer. It almost did everything I wanted before I updated to the Adobe combined program(s). I would think the newest version would do much more.
I use PSE 14, upgraded from 11 to get a few new features. I think that it’s a great program now that I have the dehaze feature. Just remember that if you upgrade your camera you may have to buy a new Elements version that is compatible with the new camera's RAW files. Or you could use software provided by the camera maker to process the RAW and save them in a format that your Elements version can use like JPEG or TIFF. there are others, of course.
petercbrandt wrote:
Elements is limited but good. E.I. It will not have brush so you can lighten a face, only lighten the photo overall. Thats just one example, but look at the overall cost comparison.
You can do this with Layers. I do it all the time. Create a Layer, select the face, and work on the selected area. Presto.
If you are used to Photoshop, drop the subscription and get the latest version of Elements. You will probably have everything you need, and you will OWN it.
tcthome wrote:
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Forgot to mention, I use LR6 & Affinity
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