Photoshop vs Aperature

Koalabear · Jul 21, 2012

Hi All!

I am getting back into my black and white photography, as I used to shoot film and use a dark room about ten years ago. I just purchased a Nikon D5100. Now the question is, do I go PC or Mac.

Aperature is a fairly new program, but is giving photoshop some decent competition.

I am looking at opening a business with my niche being on pet photography.

Thanks in advance.

Lisa

SamSpade1941 · Jul 21, 2012

I would go MAC but thats all I own and for what its worth I work in IT and support Microsoft products all day long in my job. As for software I use photoshop , but I hear that aperture works well, I use photoshop because its an industry standard not that I work professionally. I just like to stay within an accepted convention technologically when it comes to file formats and PSD files are pretty universal. I am not sure if aperture files can be opened by software other than Aperture. I do know if you are working in video Final Cut is the final word in video editing. Sorry for the pun.

Tee · Jul 21, 2012

Do you have a MAC now? Photoshop can be used on MAC's and is generally accepted as the industry standard for photo editing. I don't think Aperture is coming close...yet.

P.S. in order to keep your post on topic, may I suggest you delete everything after "Could you all share the pros and cons"? Trust me, you threw a big softball out there ripe for hitting.

Koalabear · Jul 21, 2012

No I do not have any computer right now.

table1349 · Jul 21, 2012

Photoshop = Lamborghini

Aperture = Ford

Aperture vs Photoshop is apples and oranges. Not the same league.

Aperture vs Lightroom is apples and apples.

Do you need a Lamborghini or will a Ford do for your needs?

Koalabear · Jul 21, 2012

I agree that Aperature is only in its infancy. But have a look at these reviews. I was a bit surprised.

Review: Apple's Aperture 3 photo software looks simple but is powerful

Apple Aperture for Mac - CNET Download.com

KmH · Jul 21, 2012

Which Photoshop? There are 4 versions. Elements 10 - CS 6 - CS 6 Extended - Lightroom 4

Apple's Aperture and Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom are equivalent in the sense both are PIEware Raw converters. (Parametric Image Editing)
Image database managment is their primary function, not image editing.

Both Aperture and Lightroom are designed to compliment a raster graphics image editing application.
Lightroom was designed specifically for photographers and is tightly intergrated with Photoshop CS 6

Adobe Photoshop Elements 10, and Adobe Photoshop CS 6 share the PIEware image editing portion of Lightroom -Adobe Camera Raw (ACR). However, since Elements is consumer grade software, it's version of ACR is de-featured compared to CS 6.

Many photographers use PIEware, a raster graphics editing application, and a vector graphics application, and other more specialized image editing applications for tasks like noise reduction, conversion to B&W, HDR, portraiture, etc.

Koalabear · Jul 21, 2012

I will be working mostly in black and white, and shooting in RAW.

cguron · Jul 21, 2012

Koalabear's information incorrect. The Aperture is now in version 4 released a couple of months ago.

table1349 · Jul 21, 2012

Koalabear said:
I agree that Aperature is only in its infancy. But have a look at these reviews. I was a bit surprised.

Review: Apple's Aperture 3 photo software looks simple but is powerful

Apple Aperture for Mac - CNET Download.com

From your link.
But that hasn't happened here. Aperture 3 ($199.99, $99 for upgrades) is fine, serious software that should put a dent into rival Adobe's very popular Lightroom

Koalabear · Jul 21, 2012

cguron said:
Koalabear's information incorrect. The Aperture is now in version 4 released a couple of months ago.

Aperature has only been out since last February. I am aware that version 4 was just released. It simply has NOT been in the market as long as photoshop.

table1349 · Jul 21, 2012

Aperture was first released by Apple in 2005.

Koalabear · Jul 21, 2012

Interesting. The guy at the Apple store misinformed me!

Jaemie · Jul 21, 2012

More importantly than all of that, there is only one "a" in Aperture.

Oh and, I'd get Photoshop if only because it's so widely used that sharing tips and processes with others will be easier than if you are using a less popular program.

unpopular · Jul 21, 2012

Photoshop and Aperture are two completely different products for two completely different things.

Aperture is more like Lightroom than it is Photoshop.