ok any photographers out there?
I want to know what the best digital imaging software there is or maybe one thats really good but not so expensive ha it's almost funny to say that knowing just how expensive they all are. but I had printshop pre and it was ok but I was wanting to advance. the one I wanted was like $700 but someone told me its not worth it because you have to keep updating it which can be costly. I just want to know if there worth buying.
2006-12-04 16:56:40 · 7 answers · asked by ///\oo/\\\ 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Yo little gal-- you don't have to be spending big money to get great photo manipulation software--- take a trip into the free zone and check out a couple of programs that have amazing results for free--- try
http://www.freewarefiles.com/
go to the graphics / editors section and read through the programs offered and what they do-- after all-- the utility of a program is simply the basis from which an individual does their thing and as you get really good with what you do-- you start realizing the full potential of a program
I have been a professional commercial photographer for more than twenty years--- do major account work on an ongoing basis and have only the most basic of software loaded in (however they do have some fairly impressive plug-in's registered ) and I have had absolute superb results and VERY pleased clients for years !!!
2006-12-04 17:10:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on what you need. I think the high end distributions are really pound for pound and dollar the best software out there. And the great thing is that the software can be used for so many different things. Photoshop's little brother, Photoshop Elements, is actually pretty good software and allows you to do most of the basic image manipulations of its bigger (and far more expensive) cousin. Photoshop handles RAW images really well, which most lower end software doesn't. So, it makes it possible to correct color saturation, white balance, and the overall feel of your images. This is essential if you are serious about digital photography. If you aren't so serious (and don't have a camera that shoots in RAWs or a similar format) this probably isn't so useful to you.
In short, its very expensive, but if you are serious about your images its worth the money.
2006-12-05 01:07:54 · answer #2 · answered by Charles1898 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Photoshop is probably the best but really expensive. It really all depends on what you want to do. You can buy some digital imaging software for around 40 bucks but it is limited in what you can do with it. It will have red eye removal and special effects tools but nothing very fancy. Just browse your local Electronic shop..circuit city,best buy..somewhere like that.
2006-12-05 01:01:10 · answer #3 · answered by Mai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could go Open Source and have a virtual studio. But hurry, cause microsoft bought into what they told us for years cost more money to run. Fact is, its still free. If you learn something, share it with others, that is what the Creative Commons and the Free Software Foundation have been telling us for all these years. And its a good philosophy.
2006-12-05 01:09:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Photoshop is the standard, you don't have to keep updating it unless you want to. There are viable alternatives. Picture Window Pro 4 is about $90. Gimp is free and very powerful but not real user friendly Gimpshop improves upon it.
2006-12-05 17:43:54 · answer #5 · answered by Bob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Photoshop is hands down the best IMHO :)
depending on what you want to do though you could try Picasa (http://picasa.google.com/), which is a free download :)
2006-12-05 02:51:03 · answer #6 · answered by eddiebobeddie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on what you want to do with it.
2006-12-05 22:06:02 · answer #7 · answered by double-plus-good_thoughtcrime 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋