Photoshop or Alternative??

[Stu_350z]

Hey guys

So wheres the best place to get Photoshop from??

Everywhere ive seen it its like really exspensive??

Or is there an alternative program that peopl are using??

thanks
Stu

 

[sbridgey]

alot of people use a free peice of software called GIMP, it is pretty good for free, i have photoshop but i got it off a "friend"

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

No.

 

[Krispwee]

You can get a 30 day trial from Adobe's site if its just to try it out or don't need it long term. GIMP etc will work fine if your just editing your own photos but if your looking to learn it for career/job then Photoshop is the only real option. I also got it off a "friend", as do most people.

 

[Stu_350z]

i have but it hasnt worked lol may have to try again

unless you want to be a "friend" bridgey lol

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

it does normally, make sure you are running as admin on your computer.

 

[sbridgey]

What version of ps have you acquired?

 

[theduck]

my friend recently acquired the full CS5 suite, shame its for Mac though

 

[Saner]

alot of people use a free peice of software called GIMP, it is pretty good for free, i have photoshop but i got it off a "friend"

For free, GIMP is very good

 

[Sym0n]

my friend recently acquired the full CS5 suite, shame its for Mac though

LOL Your "friend" needs to learn to search properly (a lot of CS5 requires 64bit btw).

 

[Stu_350z]

Downloaded GIMP It looks pretty good actually, im impressed

 

[theduck]

LOL Your "friend" needs to learn to search properly (a lot of CS5 requires 64bit btw).

Good thing he has a Mac Just I dont have a mac

 

[Christopher]

Photoshop Elements. £54.99.

 

[Merk]

I Use GIMP too..

I run ubuntu on my main laptop and it came with it, gave it a bash and actually stopped using photoshop altogether, GIMP is ideal for me.

 

[Andy.]

Photoshop elements is good enough for most things. GIMP and paint.net are two free alternatives.
I'd be tempted to invest cash in Adobe Lightroom instead if you are focussing more on the photography side of things. I do most PP in that and only use Photoshop for the clone tool the majority of the time.

 

[Stu_350z]

How much is lightroom andy?

 

[Andy.]

£200 or £65 if you are/ know a student or teacher according to Amazon. There may well be cheaper places to get it from too. I honestly wouldn't want to be without it as it saves so much time with PP and you can turn photos around with only a couple of clicks.

 

[Stu_350z]

£200 or £65 if you are/ know a student or teacher according to Amazon. There may well be cheaper places to get it from too. I honestly wouldn't want to be without it as it saves so much time with PP and you can turn photos around with only a couple of clicks.

what do you need to prove you are a teacher etc to get it for £65?

 

[Andy.]

No idea mate. There is a load of text about it on amazon.co.uk. Have a read through the conditions.

 

[Brazo]

Lightroom is awesome imo

 

[bully]

Lightroom is awesome, but I got Aperture as it is so cheap (54.99) in comparison. Easy to use and very similar to LR.

I also got Elements for 54.99.

Still learning Elements as I don't process with it. I am using it mainly to repair old family pictures. Long and arduous task, especially when you are as s**t as me.

 

[Adamio]

Could try this : http://www.sumopaint.com/home

Never had a proper play with it myself though

 

[sn00p]

Pixelmator if you have a mac, it's full of awesomeness.

 

[/Jim]

As said above, get elements, it's so cheap for what it does, more features than most people will need, or even know about. Just can't go wrong at all.