Photoshop

[Shootpics]

I'm new to photography and i'm looking for editing software, I have a mac but the iphoto that comes the mac doesn't have much tools for editing. I went to bestbuy to look around and they so many version of photoshop. What are elements?? like 3-4-6, can I use these or do I have to buy the one for like 600 bucks. Help

Thanks
Gary

[Damo77]

Hi Gary, welcome to the forum.

Elements 6 is a great program for a beginner. It's very powerful, and will do everything you need, and more. I wouldn't shell out for the full-blown version of Photoshop for a while yet - you simply won't get value out of it.

[DigitalSpecialist]

Gary,
I fully agree with Damo. I started using Photoshop Elements and moved up as my skills and my camera advanced. PSE2 was where I started, and I know for a fact that Elements has a nice Raw reader built into it. So have fun with PSE and show us your work. Also, learning White Balance is an essential key to making quality photos with Digital Cameras!

JIM

[René Damkot]

Another option (free) would be The Gimp (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=464298)...

[Shootpics]

Thanks so much for the help :) I got my camera a few months ago and so many family & friends are using my services (if you want to call it that) but they seem to like the pics, a few been asking if I can ad text & borders and a few other stuff like that to the pics.. so thanks again for the help..

Thanks
Gary

[Beaufort 12]

And don't forget the little disc that came with your camera. There's DPP, Raw processing software on it.

This and Photoshop Elements should be everything you need for now. Later you can upgrade to Photoshop for a special price.