michael_scharf Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I?ve built an event photography business by accident over the past ten years. I started in the video business and then sold all my equipment, as SVHS was being phased out. I don?t claim to be very good but people keep on calling. I mostly fill the nitch in my community for an inexpensive photographer. I always shot 35mm until about two years ago when I went digital. I am shooting with a Nikon d70s, SB600 and Nikon 18-200 lens. My pictures always came out pretty nice but nothing special. Since I only do about 3 or 4 jobs a month I never spent a lot of time working on my digital files but now I?m looking to improve my work. I have Elements (I think this is a PS program) but it just seems like to much work to learn (I work in finance full time). Can any one recommend an inexpensive but good easy to use program that I can use for basic editing? Also can any one recommend a basic tutorial only digital editing. Right now I am using Picasa but the options seem extremely limited. Thanks. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielserrano Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 if your on windows an alternative to photoshop besides elements could be paint shop pro.. if your on mac, could try pixelmator... can buy it with some more apps at a reduced price on https://www.macheist.com/buy/invite/97738 cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_moravec1 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Elements is a basic photoshop. Learn it and move on to full PS if it will not fit your requirements. Nikon nx is competent and there are others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don_hill Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 It sounds like Lightroom is the best solution for your needs, it is inexpensive for what it offers in convenience. Go to www.lynda.com and get all your training online - this is a great resource for only $25 per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolik_p. Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Yes i agree with Don, Adobe Lightroom is really nice software to work with lots of pictures at a time, and not really complicated to use. Then over time i suggest to learn Photoshop for those "hard pictures" and you'll be set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_harrington1 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I would highly recommend you consider using ExpressDigital's Darkroom Core edition software. This is a program that is designed for event photography as well as team pictures etc. It allows you to put frames, borders etc around the image as well as to do basic correction and editing. Best of all if you don't want to pay the $495. for the software, there is a web version you can use for free, you just have to have the sponsoring lab print the pictures. You can learn more and figure out the best options for you at their website: www.expressdigital.com I use this software for basic print onsite projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conraderb Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 if you ask me, software is only one part of it. are you satisfied with your files out of camera? 95% of my files never see photoshop - they only need small tweaks (these are raw files). if you ask me, too many people focus on PS skillz, when they need to work on getting good captures, strong compositions, good moments, etc. just an idea. no idea where your skills are - you might be a wedding photography god, and you might not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_schilling___chicago_ Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 You might want to find a copy of David Zizer's DVD http://www.digitalwakeupcall.com/ and http://www.photovisionvideo.com/store/shop.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=P&Category_Code=DVD for the Photovision Photoshop Simplified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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