Help with software and such

[nathan rees]

So for graduation my parents bought me a Nikon D90 with the 18-105 VR kit lens, and a 50mm f1.8. I have been toying with it the past month getting used to the contorls as opposed to my old Canon XTI. I am finally comfortable with it. The reason for this post though is that I want to start getting some good magazine quality fishing shots.  Any and all tips are appriciated in the department.

I dont have any software at all to do any retouching or anything. I am wondering what you all think is the best bang for your buck. Elements Lightroom ? any others ? I am also in the market for a super wide angle lens.

Sorry to ramble, but I would really like to start getting serious with my Photography, and I know the best in the buisness visit this site.

Thanks,

-Nate

[David Anderson]

Photohop would be a good place to start.

You can edit in Bridge and then do re-touch in Photoshop.

I think you can get a student edition as well..

www.dsaphoto.com

A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.

[matt boutet]

I have an older version of photoshop that I use on occasion, but 99.9% of the time, I live in Lightroom these days.

[nathan rees]

Im leaning toward lightroom, as I have heard wonderful things about it. I just wanted to see what everyone’s opinion was on it. Thanks for the info so far anyone else ?

[Henry Gilbey]

David has got it right – Photoshop gives you kind of three in one if that makes sense………Photoshop for all that kind of thing, Bridge for sorting/viewing, and then Adobe Camera RAW within Bridge for your RAW processing. Presuming you are shooting RAW that is.

But Lightroom also does a hell of a lot – just depends on whether you can live with the programme insisting on creating it’s own database of your images.

A good “super wide” lens is going to cost, unless you can pick up a good one second hand. Really worth it though for shooting fishing, indeed wide lenses tend to be the most used ones in my camera bags.

[David Anderson]

I think you need Photoshop to do proper digital post processing.

Lightroom is an editing and raw conversion program, it’s not set-up for re-touching and if you don’t have PS as well, you will be limited.

That said, I’ve been mucking around with LR and will be getting it for editing big jobs in future.

Stand by for more swearing !

www.dsaphoto.com

A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.

[matt boutet]

Another thing worth noting – Photoshop is going to be upwards of $600, Lightroom is ~$250.

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