Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We had this come up a few weeks back and I think you were on your own then in saying PS was essential and LR wasn't. > For two decades now Photoshop has been the basic tool for anyone doing > anything in digital photography. Until LR was realeased and matured? > Any photographer I ever knew we'd meet for lunch the first topic which came > up was what the latest things we've been doing in Photoshop. Easier and > better ways to do things with our pix. I have legit copies of PS5.5 extended and LR3, but most of my stuff it is untouched straight as it came out of the camera. I have been using PS a lot more recently as scanning in film and that is what I was used to for manipulation, I think everything (cropping, levels, contrast, spotting) could have been done in LR. > My advice would be to sell a few bodies and lenses you don't really need > and > be a big boy and buy a real copy of the new Photoshop CS5. > A thing any kid would do if they had the money. Same could be said about getting an M9 ;-) john