Photo Software For MacBook

[APDMOM]

Thanks for the responses! Since I learned it is called "noise", I played around with my iPhoto a bit and was able to de-noise a few pics with good enough results. For now, I will continue that. I am still playing with my camera to figure out different settings, I am the laziest person when it comes to "reading the manual"... I just want to play with the camera or have someone show me what to do :D

 

TrackerDave, you are right about that vicious cycle! Trying new software on an old computer can turn into a money pit! :eek:

Edited May 4, 2014 by APDMOM
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[Tommy3putts]

Glad this tread was resurrected. Good info. I played around with Lightroom a year ago for 30 days but didn't like the subscription service requirement. Thinking about aperture.

[TruckerDave]

Glad this tread was resurrected. Good info. I played around with Lightroom a year ago for 30 days but didn't like the subscription service requirement. Thinking about aperture.

 

I and pretty sure you can still buy Lightroom outright without a subscription. If you want/need photoshop then the sub is not a bad deal. The advantage, from what I see, is you don't have to keep paying for the latest versions as they come out.

Edited May 5, 2014 by TruckerDave

[TheMediaman]

Glad this tread was resurrected. Good info. I played around with Lightroom a year ago for 30 days but didn't like the subscription service requirement. Thinking about aperture.

 

 

You can buy Lightroom outright. The subscription is for the creative cloud version. I love Lightroom for image post processing and do 98% of my image work there. I only move to photoshop for vfx work.

[BallFour4]

Give Google Picasa a try for bulk editing and then Photoshop Elements for the handful you want to tweak.

 

Picasa is free, and it flies on the MacBook.

 

JMHO.

 

 

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[TheOldBear]

My contrary view is to stick with iPhoto until you reach its limits.

 

[This includes use of an external editor for the few images that need more manipulation than iPhoto can do on its own].

 

It's a simple interface, but there is a lot of capability for organization.

[Emperor Norton]

I skip iPhoto and just use Adobe Lightroom. I shoot RAW whenever possible (pesky waterproof camera only does jpgs) and like being able to edit/export/post with a single app.

 

And yes another benefit of LR is you can get a stand alone non CC version. I couldn't imagine trying to deal with CC issues while on a ship.

Edited May 10, 2014 by Emperor Norton