Hello everyone. I am new to the forum and I have a question to ask. My wife has been doing photography for 10+ years as a hobby and recently she decided to start doing it as a side job to make a few extra dollars. She has a "decent" Canon DSLR to take the photos with, but she is using an old Dell laptop and a lackluster LCD monitor to do her editing with. These have gotten her by for almost a year now. However, since she has been becoming more busy with the photography business, I have decided to update some of her equipment for Christmas this year. I would like to get her a new computer and new software, but I need a little help in choosing which products to buy.
I recently switched from PC to Mac and I have been very happy with my choice. My wife loves using my MacBook Pro when she get the chance, so I would like to get her a Mac this time. I do not want to start a Mac vs. PC battle here, but I have already decided on this. Anyways, I am having trouble as to whether I should get her a 27" iMac or a MBP with an external monitor. I am leaning more towards the MBP with an external monitor because she travels about 1-2 weeks out of every 2 months. She does photo shoots when she travels as well. I am thinking that this choice would allow her to use the external monitor while she is at home, but use the MBP when she is away. I have no idea what a good, reasonably priced external monitor is for photo editing, so I am open to suggestions on this. The only reason I am leery of this choice is that I don't know if the MBP will be sufficient enough for her to edit photos with and if the screen resolution will suffice. I know that if I chose the 27" iMac, that it would have plenty of computing power to run the photo edits and the screen would be a huge improvement over what she is using now. However, this would leave her empty handed when she travels. The other question I had was what photo editing software should I get her? She has been using PhotoShop Lightroom, but I was wondering since I am going to get her a Mac, if Aperture would be better for her. She does not do any heavy photo editing, just some touchups here and there.
So here are the options I was thinking of:
OPTION #1: 27" iMac
OPTION #2: 13" MacBook Pro with an External Monitor (not sure on which one)
With either of these options, I would still need advice on which photo editing software to purchase. I am also eligible to get the Student/Teacher software that manufacturers offer, so this would save me a little cost on some software.
I would appreciate any insight on these subjects because I am definitely not the expert when it comes to the digital photography stuff. Thanks again and I am happy to have a forum full of experts that I can ask.
I recently switched from PC to Mac and I have been very happy with my choice. My wife loves using my MacBook Pro when she get the chance, so I would like to get her a Mac this time. I do not want to start a Mac vs. PC battle here, but I have already decided on this. Anyways, I am having trouble as to whether I should get her a 27" iMac or a MBP with an external monitor. I am leaning more towards the MBP with an external monitor because she travels about 1-2 weeks out of every 2 months. She does photo shoots when she travels as well. I am thinking that this choice would allow her to use the external monitor while she is at home, but use the MBP when she is away. I have no idea what a good, reasonably priced external monitor is for photo editing, so I am open to suggestions on this. The only reason I am leery of this choice is that I don't know if the MBP will be sufficient enough for her to edit photos with and if the screen resolution will suffice. I know that if I chose the 27" iMac, that it would have plenty of computing power to run the photo edits and the screen would be a huge improvement over what she is using now. However, this would leave her empty handed when she travels. The other question I had was what photo editing software should I get her? She has been using PhotoShop Lightroom, but I was wondering since I am going to get her a Mac, if Aperture would be better for her. She does not do any heavy photo editing, just some touchups here and there.
So here are the options I was thinking of:
OPTION #1: 27" iMac
OPTION #2: 13" MacBook Pro with an External Monitor (not sure on which one)
With either of these options, I would still need advice on which photo editing software to purchase. I am also eligible to get the Student/Teacher software that manufacturers offer, so this would save me a little cost on some software.
I would appreciate any insight on these subjects because I am definitely not the expert when it comes to the digital photography stuff. Thanks again and I am happy to have a forum full of experts that I can ask.
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