Gaerek
No longer a newbie, moving up!
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PHOTOSHOP.
Will make your XS seem like a high end camera.
Too get the most out of your starter camera, get better at photoshop. Is it cheating? No, not at all. It takes skill to work photoshop.
Here's something to consider:
Canon XS+Lense+Photoshop= $750-$950 / Great Photo produced
Pro Camera+Pro Lense= $3000-$5000 / Great Photo produced
I'm just saying, you can have great looking pictures that are equal to the pro equipment if you know how to use Photoshop. Alot of people on here who spent all the money oh pro equipment might say otherwise, but honestly, I get some killer shots with my Canon XS that I honestly believe can not be any better with pro equipment.
Body not as important as the lense.....but the body can make the job easier with less post editing required.
You can't recreate amazing lighting in photoshop.
Oh but you can!
Thats where the "skill" part in photoshop comes into play.
A bad shot is a bad shot. Running a bad shot through Photoshop turns it into a bad shot that was retouched. Photoshop can enhance a photo, but it cannot turn a bad shot into a good shot, ever.
Every factor a photographer brings to the table will help make his shots better. The question isn't whether a better camera can make a better shot. It's what factor can improve a shot. Photoshop (or whatever your photo editing program of choice is) is simply one factor. I shoot an XTi with basically entry level lenses. I've made some pretty nice shots, but I will never say that they couldn't have been better with higher end glass or a better camera body.
Take your XS into a dark room. Turn it to Av, turn the ISO up to 1600 and open your aperture as wide as it will go. Start shooting. Do the same thing with a 5d MkII, or a 1DS MkIII and tell me if you see a difference. There will be a difference, and photoshop will never be able to completely fix it. It might get close, but you will lose sharpness. This is only one aspect of why photoshop isn't the only factor.
Let me ask you this, if you can take professional quality photos with your XS (and I know it's possible) why don't more pro's shoot Rebels? If you're correct in your assessment, then there should be no market at all for $5000+ camera bodies, because that $500 camera body is just as good and can do the same.