I currently use Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. I bought a 2nd hand copy from a guy who couldn't work it out!! I saved heaps (oh my god I saved heap$$$). I love finding people with more money than sense. I have purchased a couple of pluggins and other little things, but CS3 is where 99.9% of all of my processing happens. I am still learning with CS3 but I love it.
Another program I use is Photomatix. It's good for making dramatic "High Dynamic Range" (HDR) effects. I used the trial for a while then purchased it with help from a voucher found on a site from photographer Trey Ratcliff, www.stuckincustoms.com . His HDR Photos are sensational. I really love the effect that HDR can give the sky. HDR is where I found my first fault with the D40x. No auto bracketing. I knew it didn't have auto bracketing when I bought it, but I couldn't see where I would use it. Now I know, HDR. I'll explain HDR better a bit later.
The Low Down
- Richard
- Australia
- I'm an amateur photographer (and I use the term photographer lightly) and picked up my first decent camera on about the 2nd Jan 2008. A Nikon D40x digital SLR. I've never been all that interested in the finer points of photography until I started getting involved in an online photography forum shown to me by a friend. This was full of inspirational photos by budding photographers, they would post up their latest efforts and everyone would comment and critique. I liked what I saw and was instantly inspired. So, after 10 1/2 years in the Royal Australian Navy, stagnating as a Mine Warfare sailor, This is my journey from a point and shoot, cut off the tops of heads style camera user, to (hopefully) a professional photographer employed by the R.A.N.
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