Google| Subject | Re: post processing |
| From | Sandman |
| Date | 03/13/2014 14:50 (03/13/2014 14:50) |
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In article <lfs4m0$ka0$1@speranza.aioe.org>, YouDontNeedToKnowButItsNoëlle wrote:
YouDontNeedToKnowButItsNoëlle
Le 13/03/14 10:49, Sandman a écrit :
Very much! On the topic of post-processing, Photoshop Elements is very able. Few post processing techniques require the use of layers. Granted, many layer functions of Photoshop CC are very handy in post-processing, but not necessary.YouDontNeedToKnowButItsNoëlleNige DantonSandman
So, where do I start? Presumably I'll need some software - whats the recommendation?
I always recommend Photoshop.
Photoshop CS is very expensive ; plus, the learning curve is step. Photoshop elements lacks some essential features (layers, what can you do in PS without layers and scripts ? ).
So if you want to give your money to Adobe, get Lighroom instead.LR is a full image database and file management application and it's a bit over the top for mere post processing. Plus (as far as I'm aware) LR doesn't support Photoshop plugins (correct me if I'm wrong) but Elements does, so there's a plethora of cheap or free plugins out there you can use for your post processing needs.
As powerfull as PS CS is the Gimp ; the learning curve is step or worse. But at last, it is free.I wouldn't recomment the Gimp even to Tony :)
(And there is no such thing as free software : ridden with evangelists, or full of holes, or digging into your information...See below) You can do some ajustements with Picasa (no local ajustements) that is free, newbie oriented and belongs to Google and scan your HD when installing. I just hate that so I never went past this step of installation...iPhoto is free and has some really neat post processing tools, but compared to Photoshop, it's sort of meager.
There really is no standard RAW format, at least not used by the major manufacturers. They all have proprietary formats that has to be reverse-engineered by people that want to read them. That's why NX2 is the only application that can *write* to the RAW format.YouDontNeedToKnowButItsNoëlleNige Danton
If it matters I'm shooting with a Nikon D7000 and an 18-105 lens. I shoot in RAW and jpg.
Raw developpement for Nikon is at its best with Capture NX 2 (because Nikon raws are non-standard) ; beware that they are about to remove essentials features in it, downgrading it so to speak.
Adobe really wants people to use the open DNG format, but few manufacturers do, and Nikon and Canon probably never will.
I do 90% of my postprocessing in CaptureNX, the rest is between AdobeCS3 (I dont want to buy or rent a new version for the little use I have) and I use Aperture -that has also postprocessing capabilities- just as host to the Nik collection plug-ins.Aperture has great post processing tools. I use it a lot.
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