We use Adobe Photoshop CS3 in our workshops and work flow, as
it is the standard for the industry. An alternative is its smaller
sibling, Photoshop Elements, that sells for around $90. CS3 may
be downloaded as a 30-day trial from Adobe's
website.
For those who use Photoshop CS3 and the CS2, you might want
to consider Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. It was developed by photographers
for photographers, rather than by techie-steroid engineers who
developed Photoshop for graphic artists, and I find it to be
really great for editing, removing those dust motes that plague
digital sensors, and for finer tweaks that can be made more
easily in this great program without actually changing the digital
negative file. The new parameters and adjustments for the histograms
and color and tone adjustments are terrific, and there are numerous
other features that make imaging so much easier. It does not,
however, contain layers,, etc., but its web gallery feature
is outstanding. While this program is a work in progress — what
one isn't — it's latest release has improved dramaticaly,
and I would highly recommend it.
Along with CS3, there are a number of plug-ins that I use, including:
While CS3 has incorporated some of these features into its program,
a really good plug-in can make life easier. Usually, there is
a trial version you can download.
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