As Photoshopper with years of experience, GIMP is not even in the same ballpark. Yes, for a free open source app, it is fabulous!
My biggest issue with GIMP is that it's not as hardware scalable as Photoshop and lacks enough plugin support. I run Photoshop on my gaming machine of Quad Cores (p4 Q6600) with 2gb RAM, Nvidia 8800GTS. GIMP is not nearly as responsive.
Since I'm a noob to photography, I know that the more I learn about dslr photography, the more inadequate I learn that my kit lens is. Same can be said for GIMP.
Find a buddy that's a student and get a copy of Photoshop from him/her. You won't be sorry with your investment, I promise.
My biggest issue with GIMP is that it's not as hardware scalable as Photoshop and lacks enough plugin support. I run Photoshop on my gaming machine of Quad Cores (p4 Q6600) with 2gb RAM, Nvidia 8800GTS. GIMP is not nearly as responsive.
Since I'm a noob to photography, I know that the more I learn about dslr photography, the more inadequate I learn that my kit lens is. Same can be said for GIMP.
Find a buddy that's a student and get a copy of Photoshop from him/her. You won't be sorry with your investment, I promise.