Cs6-buyers remorse....

[JustJazzie]

I just bought a student copy of cs6. It's downloading now and I have a terrible case of buyers remorse.

With the New CC model in place, I figured it was now or never since I could never justify the monthly cost just for photoshop.

Up until now I have always used aperture for all my photo editing needs, but lately I've been finding places where photoshop would be handy. Liquify, merging photos, perhaps layers.....

Please tell me once I learn this program I won't regret it!

 

[kathyt]

You NEED to have, and learn how to use, Photoshop. (CS6/CC) It is something I could not live without for certain things. There is just no substitute. Period.

 

[Derrel]

You really will WANT a copy of Photoshop, the real, full deal. I tried the trial of Elements....Oh, man, I found it confusing, the layout and interface concepts both a "mess"...CS6 or CC will serve you better, for longer.

 

[ronlane]

That is normal Jazzie. Go to youtube and watch videos on those features you mentioned and try them out on photos you have. I don't have CS6 but there are plenty of features on it that make me want it.

I just got the Nik collection and am using it in LR4 and PSE11 and if it works as good in CS6 as it does in PSE then WOW.

Congrats on the purchase. Have fun with it.

 

[kathyt]

Especially if you are interested in boudoir! Bring on the the warp and liquify tools please. A must have in my boudoir editing.

 

[JustJazzie]

:deep breath: my friend has been telling its irreplaceable and I've been resisting. Then I found out I could still get a permanent copy. And I jumped feet first- it was a complete impulse buy.....

I'm really hating my limited internet right now! I can't watch any Video tutorials until my internet resets the 16th.

 

[runnah]

Been using photo for over 12 years now and I cannot recommend it enough.

I also use all the other CS programs and they are all great too.

 

[ronlane]

Especially if you are interested in boudoir! Bring on the the warp and liquify tools please. A must have in my boudoir editing.

Oh no, you would NEVER us the warp and liquify tools to "enhance" a boudoir photo. I mean come on, they don't do that kind of stuff in the magazines.

 

[JustJazzie]

Oh no, you would NEVER us the warp and liquify tools to "enhance" a boudoir photo. I mean come on, they don't do that kind of stuff in the magazines.

Of corse not! That would be absolutely unethecal! :giggle:

 

[SnappingShark]

ms paint ftw!

just saying. free and breezy.

hah no, PS is all it's cracked up to be and more. I've used it before, but was never into photo editing at that time.
I'll be getting it myself soon enough - once I get the stick out of my ass on organizing my photos manually.

 

[JustJazzie]

ms paint ftw! just saying. free and breezy. hah no, PS is all it's cracked up to be and more. I've used it before, but was never into photo editing at that time. I'll be getting it myself soon enough - once I get the stick out of my ass on organizing my photos manually.

Haha! I've got aperture for organizing. It feels so expensive because as of right now I only plan on using it for three things. Although my friend swears that masking is easier in PS than in aperture. Right now the interface seems so complicated!

I can't even finish downloading it until after midnight when I have free downloads since it's gonna take 2.5 more gigs and we only have 3 left for the month. *sigh*

 

[Tailgunner]

I just bought a student copy of cs6. It's downloading now and I have a terrible case of buyers remorse.

With the New CC model in place, I figured it was now or never since I could never justify the monthly cost just for photoshop.

Up until now I have always used aperture for all my photo editing needs, but lately I've been finding places where photoshop would be handy. Liquify, merging photos, perhaps layers.....

Please tell me once I learn this program I won't regret it!

I just installed CS6 a few days ago. Up until then, I've been using LR5 and Nikon Capture NX2. Anyhow, my only regret is not switching to CS6 a long time ago. I'm able to fix photos taken ages ago that I wrote off as unfixable. I would recommend CS6 to anyone in a heartbeat.

 

[18.percent.gary]

There's a very good reason why "photoshopping" is a universally accepted term amongst the general public. Pretty much every average Joe off the street will know what you mean when you say "photoshop". It's an industry standard for good reason, it does things that other software just can't do.

It's a great investment but.................... get ready to invest some MAJOR time learning how to use it effectively. I'm talking years and decades here.

 

[vipgraphx]

Jazzie, I have been using photoshop Since early 2000's and I don't know what I would do with out it. It is very powerful program that you must have in your arsenal of graphic programs. OF course I use mine for my business like ALL THE TIME. Give your self some time and you can always use youtube for tutorials. If you need some help pm me and when I have time I would be more than happy to give you some tips.

Oh by the way I am doing my trial of PS CC and I have a lot of plug ins that are not working with it so I am still using Cs5. I don't think the monthly cost is that bad if you use it a lot. I think there is a promotion right now for the bundle which also gives you light room.

 

[Sventek]

Photoshops is brilliant, and you won't regret it. If you need to learn from scratch, can you afford a subscription to lynda.com? Once you're a bit more advanced, I'd recommend a subscription to Guy Gowan - he's taught me more helpful stuff than anyone else, by far.