I’m learning to experiment more. And, that’s a good thing. Here’s why I say that. When I first started shooting digital I used Photoshop Elements 2 as my photo editor. Since I had the less expensive option to the full blown Photoshop package there were a few things I could not do. I therefore had a very simple workflow which meant I adjusted white balance in Nikon Capture then move to Elements. There I would crop, play with levels, saturation, and sharpen. Other than playing around with some filters, I’ve just stayed in that mode of post processing for the past 6 years. After buying the Macbook last fall I upgraded to Elements 6 and pretty much have the same workflow.
Lightroom 2 has changed all of that. The longer I play with it and learn what I can on the internet and from books, the power it has is amazing. The most important thing it’s given me is the comfort to experiment. In this image I played with the Clarity slider and a bit of added saturation. That’s it. Pretty adventurous.
It feels good to create an image that stirs something inside me and hopefully someone else.
I received an email from Adobe last week making an me offer to upgrade to CS4 for $299. I know that is a good price but wondered if the upgrade is worth it. Lightroom Secrets has a link to a website showing what application will not run on Snow Leopard. It shows Elements will not run on the OS. Looks like I may have to buy CS4. Can anyone give me some input?