Photo Editing Program

[burna]

Nothing is WRONG with Gimp, but many of my most useful plugins don't work and you have to be a bit of a UNIX nerd to figure out where stuff is, like the plugins and the ICC profiles and the printer drivers.

I agree it is a little difficult to find stuff if you are used to another program. I've used Photoshop CS2 for years and having only started using GIMP and it has been a little frustrating finding where functions are, but there is only one way to over come that!

If you are not used to any particular program then it won't be a problem and, as stated before, GIMP has a major advantage over everything else suggested and that is it is completely free which is fantastic unless of course you have several hundred dollars you need to be separated from!

 

[fairybasslet]

Lightroom is strictly photo editing dedicated software. PS has a lot of robust features for other types of applications, like preparing graphics for web or print advertising.

I hated Aperture because the naming conventions and files systems are stagnant and my mind doesn't work the way the developers minds do. I bought it when I bought my first MacBook and it was a total waste of $ for me. I didn't like iPhoto for the same reasons.

 

[mddolson]

I'm no expert, by any measure. I started using photoshop 7 about 5 years ago have just upgraded to CS5. I cannot speak for other programs, but I've found there's a tremendous wealth of knowledge & help available from co-users of photoshop.

Mike D