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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 95264" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>Maxie, I've been working with Photoshop Elements and Lightroom almost exclusively for the last year and a half and found it more than enough for most of my pot-processing needs - provided all I wanted to do was fix noise and spots, adjust white balance, and generally just do cleanup work. I did the first 6 months with Elements (9) alone but adopted Lightroom (3) primarily because of its catalog management capabilities. I've since upgraded to PSE 11 and LR 4, and the upgrades are great. You can get into both of them for under $125 on Amazon if you swing the educational license, otherwise it'll tack on another $40 or so. </p><p></p><p>I've since added the Nik Collection of tools, and while some of them are similar to what you can do in Elements and Photoshop, the easy of use is incredible. And, for me, their HDR and Silver Efex tools in particular give you features that you just can't find in the Adobe products.</p><p></p><p>My brother has been shooting digital since the first Kodak-produced backs were made decades ago, and his advice to me when I started was to grab Elements and Scott Kelby's companion book (Elements for Digital Photographers) and have at it. My only complaint about the book is that it assumes knowledge of what layers are and how they work, so if you're like me and didn't know then you'll need to find some tutorials elsewhere. But at $49 on Amazon, Elements 11 is a fairly cheap tool that will fill a good chunk of your basic processing needs without setting you back. And it has a decent cataloging system on its own without requiring you to go to Lightroom. Best is that you can download a full 15-day trial and decide if it's enough or if you need more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 95264, member: 9240"] Maxie, I've been working with Photoshop Elements and Lightroom almost exclusively for the last year and a half and found it more than enough for most of my pot-processing needs - provided all I wanted to do was fix noise and spots, adjust white balance, and generally just do cleanup work. I did the first 6 months with Elements (9) alone but adopted Lightroom (3) primarily because of its catalog management capabilities. I've since upgraded to PSE 11 and LR 4, and the upgrades are great. You can get into both of them for under $125 on Amazon if you swing the educational license, otherwise it'll tack on another $40 or so. I've since added the Nik Collection of tools, and while some of them are similar to what you can do in Elements and Photoshop, the easy of use is incredible. And, for me, their HDR and Silver Efex tools in particular give you features that you just can't find in the Adobe products. My brother has been shooting digital since the first Kodak-produced backs were made decades ago, and his advice to me when I started was to grab Elements and Scott Kelby's companion book (Elements for Digital Photographers) and have at it. My only complaint about the book is that it assumes knowledge of what layers are and how they work, so if you're like me and didn't know then you'll need to find some tutorials elsewhere. But at $49 on Amazon, Elements 11 is a fairly cheap tool that will fill a good chunk of your basic processing needs without setting you back. And it has a decent cataloging system on its own without requiring you to go to Lightroom. Best is that you can download a full 15-day trial and decide if it's enough or if you need more. [/QUOTE]
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