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Have Aperture. Gifted Lightroom and Elements. What to do?
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12-21-2012, 06:39 PM
I just bought the newest version of Aperture. My gf bought me Lightroom 4 and Elements 11 for Christmas. I'm trying to figure out if I should keep one of them or trade them back in and buy Photoshop CS6 since I can get the Student/Teacher version ($229). I'm not a pro but I would like to have more creative tools. I like to take a lot of B+W. Which software would be the best pairing with Aperture? Suggestions? |
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12-21-2012, 07:16 PM
 Since you seem to want to use Aperture, Lightroom 4 can go. Both Elements and Photoshop CS6 will work equally well with Aperture, so that will come down to choice. Most of the how-to guides on the internet will be done in Photoshop so that may have a deciding factor since it will make it easier to follow them. Lots, and I mean lots of high quality plugins for Photoshop. You can easily spend 2x as much on plugins as on Ps itself. For example: Topaz Photoshop Plug-In Bundle Use the reputation system if a post helps you! Mac Forums IRC Channel - Help build it by hanging out with us The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false. |
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12-21-2012, 10:47 PM
I'm mainly trying to clean my photos up and clone things out instead of cropping. More filter and effect options would be nice. The option of plug-ins like the Topaz one look awesome. I might see if I can get a 30 day trial of Photoshop on Mac to see if its worth the time to learn it. Anyone else with an opinion on this is welcome to reply. |
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