Recommend me a PC Photo Editing software?

[jonathanc]

I really like the Camera+ App on my iPhone and wondering if there's something similiar for the PC? I have LightRoom but hoping to get something easier to use with more options, filters to play with like what I get in Camera+.

 

Cheers!

[Lbm]

Lightroom is very good...but first and foremost it is a RAW convertor and an image file cataloguing piece of software. It also posesses really nice

 

noise reduction etc and I use it for 95% of my post processing.

 

My workflow with LR3 goes something like this: Import RAW file from camera/catalogue/adjust necessary levels & white balance/add

 

sharpening, reduce noise & then output to Jpeg.

 

LR3 is also non-destructive so you can edit again and again and still go back to your original image if you desire.

 

This sometimes negates the need to use layers in some repects.

 

I only leap across to Paint Shop Pro if I want to use layers or do some serious cloning/healing/object removal.

 

So if you are looking for free software, I'm told GIMP is good.

 

Or take a look at/buy Paintshop Pro x4, which has many features similar to Photoshop, but is considerably less expensive. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corel-PaintShop-Pro-X4-PC/dp/B005HU4PEA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323630226&sr=8-1

 

Also, you can normally download a 30 day free trial of software to see how you get on with things.

[jonathanc]

Lightroom is very good...but first and foremost it is a RAW convertor and an image file cataloguing piece of software. It also posesses really nice

 

noise reduction etc and I use it for 95% of my post processing. (Import from camera/catalogue/adjust necessary levels & whit balance/add

 

sharpening, reduce noise/output to Jpeg.

 

Lightroom (LR3) is also non-destructive so you can edit again and again and still go back to your original image if you desire.

 

I only leap across to Paint Shop Pro if I want to use layers or do some serious cloning/healing/object removal.

 

So if you are looking for free software, I'm told GIMP is good.

 

Or take a look at/buy Paintshop Pro x4, which has many features similar to Photoshop, but is considerably less expensive. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corel-PaintShop-Pro-X4-PC/dp/B005HU4PEA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323630226&sr=8-1

 

Also, you can normally download a 30 day free trial of software to see how you get on with things.

 

 

omg, I don't want to get possessed lol

 

Jokes aside, thanks for the recommendations! I also have GIMP but what I really want is a light and simple tool just to quickly crop and maybe add some cool filters to your photos. LR3 is nice as you say but its more involving. I do use it to process family pictures and pictures for my websites but sometimes I just want something like Camera+ App in my phone for some quick and dirty processing.

 

I will have a look at PS Pro

[Lbm]

omg, I don't want to get possessed lol

 

Jokes aside, thanks for the recommendations! I also have GIMP but what I really want is a light and simple tool just to quickly crop and maybe add some cool filters to your photos. LR3 is nice as you say but its more involving. I do use it to process family pictures and pictures for my websites but sometimes I just want something like Camera+ App in my phone for some quick and dirty processing.

 

I will have a look at PS Pro

 

Oops. I think I wrote an essay. Doh!

[Ian W]

I was going to suggest Photoshop Elements, but if you think Lightroom is too involving then maybe not.

[Benzsupra]

iPhoto has simple editing tools like that for quick cropping and some other cool things. I don't know if it's available on a PC though and it won't be free unless you get it the right way!