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Old 11-10-2011, 09:02 AM   #1
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What Photo Software do you recommend?

I am trying to decide which photo software to use.

Photoshop CS5 is out of my price range.

I am looking at Photoshop Elements 10 or Photoshop Lightroom 3. Anythoughts on Pros and Cons? I just purchased the Canon 60D with a 18-200 IS lense.

Do you have something else that you would recommend?

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Old 11-10-2011, 11:19 AM   #2
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If you are just working with photos and not graphics then I would go with Lightroom. I use Photoshop a lot and could never get used to the Elements program.
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Old 11-10-2011, 11:27 AM   #3
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You could give GIMP a try. It's basically an open source Photoshop like program. It's FREE. It's a little harder to use than Photoshop, but I haven't had problems with it. You can always try it and if you don't like it then purchase something.
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If you haven't used any sort of photo software and have a Mac, iPhoto is a good way to get your feet wet. It's not nearly as capable as the likes of Lightroom, Elements, or CS5, but you probably already own it. It's a simpler program than the rest, but that's not a bad thing of you're still learning. I think it's better to outgrow a simpler/more basic tool than to be so overwhelmed by industrial-strength editing programs.

Note that Adobe offeres free, one-month trials of CS5, among other programs. It's not immediately apparent at their web site - look for "try it" buttons, or some such.
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I'm a PhotoShop Elements fan. My hubby uses the full blown PhotoShop and thinks rather highly of Elements for the limited things it can do (compared to PS).
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Thanks for all of the replies. I am most likely going to go the lightroom route. I had forgotten that we had an old version of elements from our last camera purchase.
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Lightroom is a great program. Remember you can get it at a discounted price if you are a teacher or buying it for a student!
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Right now Adorama has Lightroom on sale for half price, $149 instead of the usual $299.
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Thanks for that. I ended up getting it through amazon for the same price. Then I told someone I work with about the price. When he went to get the software it was back over 200. I was glad I purchased it at 149. I don't think I would have purchased it at over 200.
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Adding on to this with questions...................I am currently a student with NYIP and therefore I can get the student discount now for Photoshop................

Is there a difference in the CS5 (or even the newer version CS6 ) and the student edition of it???

Do you add Lightroom or Elements on that.........or is that even necessary?

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There's no difference between the education and regular editions, software-wise, but because of the low education price, they don't offer discounted upgrades the way they do for the regular version.

Photoshop and Lightroom are complementary products. One of Lightroom's specialties is photo library organization/manipulation, something not provided at all by PhotoShop. A working pro will manage all the images from a shoot in Lightroom, create albums, web pages, proof sets, etc. Many routine image adjustments can be made in Lightroom as well, depending on Photoshop only for the more demanding manipulations (layers, for example).

Elements is essentially a stripped-down version of Photoshop. There's a ton of stuff Photoshop does that the average photographer never needs (video, graphic arts, etc.). Adobe has created Elements with the amateur in mind - an affordable alternative to the full-strength product (you can buy a pretty decent camera body and/or lens for the price of Photoshop, after all). Pros and serious amateurs tend to stick to Photoshop - a professional-grade tool, and all that. You'd have to look at Elements' capabilities to see whether it would work for your needs, school curriculum, etc. At someplace like NYIP, you'd probably have to go with Photoshop.
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There's no difference between the education and regular editions, software-wise, but because of the low education price, they don't offer discounted upgrades the way they do for the regular version.

Photoshop and Lightroom are complementary products. One of Lightroom's specialties is photo library organization/manipulation, something not provided at all by PhotoShop. A working pro will manage all the images from a shoot in Lightroom, create albums, web pages, proof sets, etc. Many routine image adjustments can be made in Lightroom as well, depending on Photoshop only for the more demanding manipulations (layers, for example).

Elements is essentially a stripped-down version of Photoshop. There's a ton of stuff Photoshop does that the average photographer never needs (video, graphic arts, etc.). Adobe has created Elements with the amateur in mind - an affordable alternative to the full-strength product (you can buy a pretty decent camera body and/or lens for the price of Photoshop, after all). Pros and serious amateurs tend to stick to Photoshop - a professional-grade tool, and all that. You'd have to look at Elements' capabilities to see whether it would work for your needs, school curriculum, etc. At someplace like NYIP, you'd probably have to go with Photoshop.

Thank you so much for your info!!! I was not sure if I would be missing something by purchasing the student edition - such a Huge price difference! Thank you again!
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I use Photoshop CS5 all the time and it will do many things. If you are just working with photos then Lightroom is great software.
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