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<blockquote data-quote="lorenbrothers" data-source="post: 506538" data-attributes="member: 41042">I really think that folk get way too wrapped up in the whole Adobe thing.&nbsp; Of course PS has all the bells and whistles with all the plug-ins to do almost everything but have your photographs make breakfast for you in the morning. But on the downside is that everybody whispers, &quot;Oh my God ... not another Photoshop masterpiece!&quot;Personally I'm too cheap to shell out that kind of money and find that using a couple of free editors I can do almost everything one can do in PS and/or LR.For basic editing of jpeg photographs I just use 'Faststone Image Viewer&quot;.&nbsp; Easy to use and fits well with my KISS principles (Keep It Simple, Stupid)If I want to get more elaborate or want to take the time to fuss with RAW files I use &quot;GIMP&quot; or &quot;RawTherapee&quot; (Not the easiest editor to use but it definitely gets the job done and done well).Since I like to have my photographs speak for themselves and not some filter ... and I'm a cheap grumpy old coot, I find I don't miss PS or LR at all.&nbsp; Just my 2 pence worth.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="lorenbrothers, post: 506538, member: 41042"] I really think that folk get way too wrapped up in the whole Adobe thing. Of course PS has all the bells and whistles with all the plug-ins to do almost everything but have your photographs make breakfast for you in the morning. But on the downside is that everybody whispers, "Oh my God ... not another Photoshop masterpiece!" Personally I'm too cheap to shell out that kind of money and find that using a couple of free editors I can do almost everything one can do in PS and/or LR. For basic editing of jpeg photographs I just use 'Faststone Image Viewer". Easy to use and fits well with my KISS principles (Keep It Simple, Stupid) If I want to get more elaborate or want to take the time to fuss with RAW files I use "GIMP" or "RawTherapee" (Not the easiest editor to use but it definitely gets the job done and done well). Since I like to have my photographs speak for themselves and not some filter ... and I'm a cheap grumpy old coot, I find I don't miss PS or LR at all. Just my 2 pence worth. ;) [/QUOTE]

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