I've had quite a few friends that have expressed an interest in purchasing Adobe Photoshop CS4. Now, I LOVE Adobe Photoshop CS4, but I always ask them what they are going to use it for. Their answer is always - to fix my pictures...the exposure, the color, etc.
STOP... This is like buying a Rolls Royce when a bicycle would get you to the corner store just as well.
Photoshop has another product that is meant specifically for photographers to tweak your photos. It's called Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
BENEFITS:
1) Less Expensive $299 (unless you're a teacher or have a student. Then it's $99)
2) Soooo much easier to use! The learning curve is very quick
3) I can import 1000 photos from a recent wedding and it takes less than 10 minutes. Try that with Photoshop - you're computer will freeze! (Realize that the speed of upload depends entirely on your computer's processor speed and RAM. I have an Intel Core2 Quad 2.4 GHz with 6 GB of Ram...most of you won't have this - but since I'm a photographer and deal with 1000's of photos a month, I need the speed...you probably don't.)
4) I can add keywords and rating labels to my photos, which then show up in Window's Explorer - making it easy to search for photos later on.
5) I can export the photos all at once - Whoo Hoo!!! I realize that Photoshop can batch process, but honestly, it took me so long to learn to do it, I gave up!
6) My favorite benefit is the ability to add 'filters' to my photos (not only b&w, but aged photo, hanne split-tone, 300, new mexico road, etc., etc.) All are free downloads from the internet.
CONS:
1) You'll love the program so much, you might not get around to making dinner or cleaning the house.
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