Another beach photo

[kiley9806]

i downloaded the trail of paintshop pro 9 and its great - ive never actually paid for it, and its never run out. im not sure how i lucked into that, but i'm not complaining!

[cdanddvdpublisher]

I'd suggest looking at either Photoshop Elements (Photoshop 'lite') or PaintShop Pro; they're both in the $100 - $120 range, and have all the power you will need for a long time to come. Have a look, download some trial versions and see what you think.

Or move up to Gimp - which is open source ie free

[tirediron]

Or move up to Gimp - which is open source ie free

Good point; I tend not to recommend Gimp as much for people new to photography because IMHO, it's somewhat less intuitave then the "standard" software packages, but it's definitely an excellent piece of software, and you can't beat the price!

[tirediron]

i downloaded the trail of paintshop pro 9 and its great - ive never actually paid for it, and its never run out. im not sure how i lucked into that, but i'm not complaining!

I used Ver 9 for a long time, but if you have the $$, definitely consider Ver 12 (X2). There are a few enhancements that really make it worthwhile.

[kiley9806]

mind elaberating on what enhancements it has? im not very good at post-processing, just got my feet (of clicker-finger?) wet in the past 6 months or so, and only know the few basic standards... thanks!

[tirediron]

mind elaberating on what enhancements it has? im not very good at post-processing, just got my feet (of clicker-finger?) wet in the past 6 months or so, and only know the few basic standards... thanks!

HDR Merge, selective colouration tools, are the big ones. It also has a much improved file manager (although I don't especially like it). The selection tools have also been revamped. That's all that comes to mind right now.

[Travis]

HDR Merge, selective colouration tools, are the big ones. It also has a much improved file manager (although I don't especially like it). The selection tools have also been revamped. That's all that comes to mind right now.

yes kiley.... download the trial and give it a stab.... it's a wonderful program...

[Travis]

Good point; I tend not to recommend Gimp as much for people new to photography because IMHO, it's somewhat less intuitave then the "standard" software packages, but it's definitely an excellent piece of software, and you can't beat the price!

I agree.... for entry level users gimp can be confusing... I started with Gimp and I think that's what turned me off of post processing... I could probably go back to it now and do a lot more with it.