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Photographic Software

  • Photo Editing Software
    Photoshop CS3 is expensive, but worth it.  It is faster and more capable than other photo editors.  Check out the package deals if you need a couple other products.  If you're a student, there is very attractive student pricing.
  • Photo Adjusting Software
    Lightroom is quite different from Photoshop.  In general, the difference is that Photoshop alows you to  apply filters so you can make a picture look like something else (e.g. a pencil drawing, a watercolor, a mosic)  Photoshop also allows you to select areas of a photo and move things around so you can make digital art.  Photoshop allows masks and painting and layers.  Lightroom allows none of that, it just lets you adjust color, contrast, and curves quickly and easily, and is more suited to high volume editors and to those who disdain "photoshoping" but still need to bring out the detail in shadows and highlights.