I thought it was a decision between PSE and Aperture...
Hi, and please go easy on my first post 🙂
I'm a hobbyist photographer, so my requirements for digital photography are relatively minimal. I shoot with a EOS400D, but use nice L glass that gives some nice results. I work in JPEG, although sometimes in RAW, just because I can.
Up till now I'd been using Photoshop elements 5 on my PC. Additionally I used the EOS tools supplied with the camera. PSE was used to edit images, and cut out people to put into cards and other frivolous fun. PSE was also used to retouch and correct DSLR photos, with varying results.
Since moving to the Mac, I incorrectly assumed from uninformed discussions that Aperture was the apple equiv. of PSE. And after downloading the trial I was immediately disappointed. Where were the painting. lasso and editing tools? However, after 30 minutes of persistence, my opinion had swung 180, and I was totally blown away, especially after importing a few RAWS and editing the exposure. I now see the point of RAW.
The UI is simply amazing, and correcting and enhancing photos is such a simple process its unbelievable. Yes, iPhoto can do some of the simple stuff like shadow and highlight manipulation, but results in comparison look grainy and poor.
Now for the real question.
My choice is now whether or not to purchase Aperture2 and PSE, or to just go the whole hog and purchase Photoshop CS4 (without aperture).
I'm expecting answers saying that of course it it, once costs £400 more than the other 2 put together... but is it worth it?
I'm a hobbyist photographer, so my requirements for digital photography are relatively minimal. I shoot with a EOS400D, but use nice L glass that gives some nice results. I work in JPEG, although sometimes in RAW, just because I can.
Up till now I'd been using Photoshop elements 5 on my PC. Additionally I used the EOS tools supplied with the camera. PSE was used to edit images, and cut out people to put into cards and other frivolous fun. PSE was also used to retouch and correct DSLR photos, with varying results.
Since moving to the Mac, I incorrectly assumed from uninformed discussions that Aperture was the apple equiv. of PSE. And after downloading the trial I was immediately disappointed. Where were the painting. lasso and editing tools? However, after 30 minutes of persistence, my opinion had swung 180, and I was totally blown away, especially after importing a few RAWS and editing the exposure. I now see the point of RAW.
The UI is simply amazing, and correcting and enhancing photos is such a simple process its unbelievable. Yes, iPhoto can do some of the simple stuff like shadow and highlight manipulation, but results in comparison look grainy and poor.
Now for the real question.
My choice is now whether or not to purchase Aperture2 and PSE, or to just go the whole hog and purchase Photoshop CS4 (without aperture).
I'm expecting answers saying that of course it it, once costs £400 more than the other 2 put together... but is it worth it?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.6)
