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Post by matt on Mar 1, 2006 13:37:32 GMT -5
I just got my first digital camera (a Sony DCTSW7) and was wondering...
1) if anyone knew which programs (e.g. Adobe Photoshop) were the best for managing and fooling around with pictures.
2) can you take B&W pics with a digital camera?
I'm a big noob here, any advice appreciated.
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Post by Cody on Mar 1, 2006 14:41:20 GMT -5
Yes, Adobe photoshop is the best and supperior program. The downside is that its VERY expensive...I love photoshop, but its not something you will be able to use right away, its takes a long time to master. I still am not an expert and I've had it for 3 years....
Yes, you can. You should have a setting on your camera that allows you to do that. Or, you can make it black and white with any program, like photoshop or even iPhoto.
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Post by Sunan on Mar 1, 2006 18:25:52 GMT -5
Photoshop is the premiere and the best, but as Cody says, it's very expensive. But there are other means of getting it if you know where to look, but their legality is the issue. >_<
But it is a very difficult program to work with. I generally don't use it for photo manipulation, but I would imagine if photography is a field you wish to advance in, don't rely too heavily on Photoshop, because then it'll take a lot away from the original photograph. Photoshop is a supremely powerful tool, so use it sparingly.
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Post by King Guy on Mar 2, 2006 10:32:12 GMT -5
Photoshop is a supremely powerful tool, so use it sparingly. With great power comes great responsibility.   |
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Post by matt on Mar 5, 2006 9:33:28 GMT -5
Thanks for the tips, guys!  |
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Post by Sunan on Mar 5, 2006 20:15:29 GMT -5
I meant as in, don't use Photoshop so much that the majority of the beauty in the photograph lies in the Photoshop editing, because Photoshop has the power to do that.
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Post by Cliff on Mar 7, 2006 19:04:49 GMT -5
I'd have to say Photoshop is by far the king of Photo Editing. If you have a Mac, you really can't go wrong with iPhoto for simple stuff, but for high-end manipulation, it's Photoshop. There's also Aperture now from Apple, but that's far too complex for me to fool with! As for BW - there will be a setting in any of the aforementioned programs for it - iPhoto is as simple as clicking the 'bw' button - but I have a Sony camera myself and there's a setting in the menu for both BW and Sepia tone. Just do some exploring (with the help of the manual!) and you should have lots of fun. |
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