![]() There seem to be a ton of video tutorials online for how to use all of the above.Īs a beginner, having something that is easy to use is important. What I don't want to do is invest a ton of time learning to use Darktable and then find I've got to then learn Lightroom! But given I've never used any of these, is the learning curve for Darktable/GIMP really that much higher than for Photoshop? And once I've gone up the learning curve and invested the time, is it genuinely the case that the functionality (or at least the functionality that I'd need to use) is the same? Or am I really missing out if I don't use lightroom etc. I found Lightroom pretty simple to use and learn, although with anything there is an unlearning / relearning phase. So, if cost is a concern, try the free ones and go through a number of the tutorials.Īlternatively, for about the cost of one Starbucks coffee a week, you have the latest version of the top imaging editing system on your desktop, I remember this when switching from Paint Shop Pro to Photoshop. I buy my Photoshop CC / Lightroom plan using the discounted versions which appear fairly regularly - black friday, new years, so top up my account with those. Also there are often surveys or other giveaways which give a months access here and or two months access there and can be used to extend the license period at no financial cost to you. If you think £ 1200 per 10 years is incredibly expensive, think again - its pretty good for professional level software. If you are into 3D CAD design, Autodesk Inventor is licensed to you at £ 300 per month, or £ 6500 for a 3 year license. Even Microsoft Office is £ 9.40 per month if you want the desktop apps and some online sharing / backup capability. If you just want the home version its still retails at £ 59.00 / year for a one person license. I use LR / PS at home (photography is a hobby for me, not a business), and GIMP at work (where I'm using it to create / edit diagram style drawings). I've not tried DarkTable, but that's partly because I'm a long term LR user, and so have already invested the time and effort to learn LR (though with anything this complex, there's always something new to learn). ![]() What LR does for me, in addition to being a quick and easy RAW editor (because I'm familiar with it), is the image management side of things via it's organiser. It tracks every image you import, and optionally copies them onto disk in a folder structure (and renames when doing this) - so I import from camera / card, and LR automatically reads the EXIF and puts the images in a folder structure of Year / Date - and prefixes the file names by a camera specific prefix (I have 3 cameras), so no issue with duplicate file names. Once imported, you can group images into catelogues, as well as tag them with keywords, for subsequent filtering / searches. Note also that Amazon do 1 year bundles of the LR / Photoshop plans from time to time, typically at £70-80 for a year - these can be added to an existing subscription, and simply give you 365 days credit, with any monthly DD pausing until credit expires - but before it does, you can buy another year bundle, to get an additional 365 days credit, etc. I struggled with the interface on Darktable and Gimp as a beginner. Photoshop Elements has 2 options - quick edit and advanced. Think of it as guided and full manual editing. About £80 one off charge - no catalogue system but then i use a file system instead that im happy with.Ĭapture One - depending on the camera you have or intended to have is similar price to the adobe subscription. ![]() I prefer its session method of cataloging rather than the Lightroom version (you can also do the lightroom version) There is express versions for Sony, Fuji and in told Nikon now that are free, there are then paid Brand only versions at around £130 and then full version for use with any camera at £300. There are bits in each version that are really nice and I used but they are not in the other version so had to move images between the two. I havent used the latest version as im happy with Capture one currentlyĪffinity photo £25 currently and a lot of people using it. There is a lot more tutorials on youtube than there for Gimp and darktable. I quite like some of the features that are not in my version of Capture One.
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