Waylander Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Okay phase is good - she likes her camera and is clicking away. Next phase is to get daughter smome simple-ish (to start with) phot-editing software. At the moment she is playing with Picassa tools. Is Photoshop Elements the way to go and if so does anyone know of any deals of a slightly earlier version to avoid having to go the subscription route? Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Elements is about the best product out there for budding photographs, if you want to avoid the subs stick to version 11 which you can pick up for 40 quid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Thanks Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I've got Elements and full blown Photoshop on my work computer and always default to Elements as it's so simple to use. For example that picture of patently crashing into the leaning Tower of Pisa took about 1m - simples! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Yep, most of the work was in getting me and the cat to Italy... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Yep, most of the work was in getting me and the cat to Italy... The cat was fine, but Patently kept sticking his arms and legs out against the door frame. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I've got Elements and full blown Photoshop on my work computer and always default to Elements as it's so simple to use. For example that picture of patently crashing into the leaning Tower of Pisa took about 1m - simples! I have CS4 (or is it 6) but as you say Elements is far more user friendly (from memory). Will look to source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I like Lightroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I like Lightroom. I agree. However I'd also suggest I 'think' it's more of a cataloging software first and editor second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) Yup, I'd never class Lightroom as the same as Elements or the full PS software. MrsMe's staff use Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection and the stuff that delivers is awesome. I'm still not convinced the cloud solution of software delivery is quite right though. I do like the way it lets you choose what you want to install and the resources it offers are vast (it is also a very cashflow effective way of owning everything in a studio environment). Oh and I use Preview on my Mac. Edited October 11, 2014 by NewNiceMrMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 iPhoto - even though it's on its way out - is brilliant from a general management/basic editing point of view. Free too. Well, as free as a puppy. You need an 800 quid plus device to run it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Hhhmmm.....like a mbp? All her Christmases would come true if we went down that route Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 GIMP because it is free and quite powerful and easy to use. Pixelmator on OS X - 'cause it has some serious technology under the hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 I have photoshop as well but I find I use that to do a specific "thing" to a picture - despite the name it's more a graphic designers tool. Lightroom is great as a catalog - but ironically I don't use that side of it at all - but it enables quick edits on pics and seems more built for the photographer needing to process a fair few pics than PS and it's one at once approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted October 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Gimp easy to use??? I am guessing it has improved it's interface then as I recall it as being very powerful but not that user friendly.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Gimp is a nightmare to use from an interface perspective. I'd also say that it'd turn a youngster away from editing because of that. It requires a lot of time to get to grips with and I'd imagine a relatively new photographer isn't going to want to use the huge array of features it has. I think it'd be complete overkill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 You are all a bunch of techno-phobic wusses... Gimp is a lot slicker than anything from Adobe. I use Pixelmator on my verious Macbooks, and Gimp on any Windoze machines I may need to touch. BTW - can you catch Ebola from a Windows PC? As Mac said, get a Mac and use iPhoto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 The reason why you & mac use iphoto is for the autofix button 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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