What is a good photoshop program?

[cshaw118]

I'm a newbie to DSLR photography and I'm looking to find a good photoshop program. Someone told me about Photoshop Essentials, is that a good program to use for beginners? Wanting to get some input before I go spend the money. Thanks

 

[adversus]

A good photoshop program is Photoshop.

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[sobolik]

Photoshop Elements 5.0 is all I need. I have seen it on eBay for 10 (ten) dollars with free shipping. I have the full Photoshop but I never even reinstalled it after my computer died.

 

[Wesche]

Gimp for mac is kinda the same

 

[KmH]

Someone told me about Photoshop Essentials, is that a good program to use for beginners?

Close but no cigar - Photoshop Elements. Yes, it's good for beginners.

 

[swedberg311]

Photoshop Elements is great however Corel Paintshop Pro is more user friendly it you have never used a phoshop program before.

 

[table1349]

A good photoshop program is Photoshop.

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[cshaw118]

Ok great thanks for all the input, I'll will look into these.

 

[MichiganFarts]

Due to my work, I have only ever used adobe PS cs- cs5. I can tell you they are very good.

 

[BuS_RiDeR]

a good photoshop program.

Sorry to "Pick Nits".... But this is a pet peeve of mine...

Photoshop is a photo/graphics editing program that is made by Adobe. There are other companies that make photo/graphics editing software... But it is NOT Photoshop.

Gimp = Open Source and free photo/graphics editing software.
Paintshop Pro = Corel's version of photo/graphics editing software.
Photoshop Elements = Adobe's version of photo/graphics editing software.
Photoshop CSx = Adobe's more advanced photo/graphics editing software.
iPhoto = Apple's version of photo/graphics editing software.
and so on... There are many.

Sorry if I rant. But it is relevant.

 

[DxAxN]

I also use Photoshop Elements 5.0, It was given to me by the last company I worked for and until I feel it no longer fits my needs I will stick with it. And since I havent even figured out what most of it does I dont see that happening for awhile.

 

[Tarnished]

Someone had mentioned GIMP, I used it once, couldn't stand it but that is just me I use ArtWeaver, it's just a simple program you can download or purchase ArtWeaver Plus. It is meant to be a painting program but I can't paint on a computer for the life of me and I discovered if you learn how to use the details to your advantage your set. On my Mac I have IPhoto which I use when I'm not on the desktop and it does it's job. I would say ArtWeaver isn't exactly beginner friendly (it took me forever to utilize it to it's full potential) especially for photo editing. I started using it for manipulations as it's very useful for that.

 

[MidnightGrimm]

I'm currently using Photoshop CS3. It's a bit outdated, but it does exactly what I need it to. I mostly do touch ups on images, B+W conversions, and watermarking. I've used GIMP before as well, but I like the quality of CS3 much more!

 

[FletchX]

I'll 2nd Corel Paintshop Pro. Very user friendly and affordable. Upgrade offers are excellent too. I've used quite a few versions of Photoshop and of course they're great. There's a reason it's the industry standard but for my money I'm sticking with Corel.

 

[HikinMike]

I'm currently using Photoshop CS3. It's a bit outdated, but it does exactly what I need it to. I mostly do touch ups on images, B+W conversions, and watermarking. I've used GIMP before as well, but I like the quality of CS3 much more!

Heck, I'm still using CS2...LOL!!