Image editing programs

lazydaisy25 · 2010-08-21T18:33:20+0100

I've never indulged in adjusting my previous digital photos with a program apart from cropping but I'm hoping to go to an evening class to give me ideas and get the best out of the dslr (Kx). What do you recommend as software .... and why? (Hides below the parapet very quicklyI have searched the forum but last discussion was started in 2003 that I could find... Also just got some cards back from Bonusprint and they are very dark - when I look again at the pics - yes - brightening would have been an idea but I'm still mentally in film mode! You take the final shot not play with it. However, I see the need and would like to be able to improve my photography. Had a look online and it's hard to see what each of the many programs has to offer. Have also bought mags that encourage use but don't say why one would better than another so am rather in the dark. Personal views are always much better. Looking at Adobe products and for PC. Thanks. lazydaisy25

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philstaff philstaff

1455 posts
18 years

Posted 22/08/2010 - 16:36 Link

I combine my photo editing programes and use Serif photo plus,Picasa,microsoft picture it 7 as well as Siky pix when shooting Raw files.

Aero Aero

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17 years
Aberdeen (Scotland)

Posted 22/08/2010 - 17:00 Link

I've used the various versions of Serif PhotoPlus for many years in preference to PS 7, which I still have. The current version is £69 - reasonable enough, but Serif offers excellent upgrade prices once you've bought your first package.

PhotoPlus has very much the same interface as PS and uses the same terminology. I can't think of any useful post-processing function it doesn't have. Others may have more arcane needs, however. I use Silkypix for developing raw files so any PhotoPlus shortcomings in this area are irrelevant to me.

A couple of professionals I know who use PS, Lightroom and their like can't believe the capabilities of PhotoPlus. The main drawback for some could be its lack of a file-management system. If you do handle this yourself, as I do, it's not a problem.

Al