Posted: 4/5/2025 7:11:14 PM EDT
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I am coming up on retirement in a few months and want to get back into photography. The last time I did it we used film.....but I want into the developing end of it. I bought a Canon T7 Rebel, which I thought would be a good starting point on my small budget. What programs do you use for editing Photoshop, ACDSee, other , or nothing..........recommendations. please. I'll pick up a few lenses as I get more familiar with the camera. |
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| You can manipulate the images with a computer but you are way ahead of todays photographers if you understand the relationship between ASA / Aperture / Shutter Speed and know what good light is and how to control it with fill flash and scrims and reflectors. Because a lot of young photographers have never delt with the exposure latitude of color print film much less the narrow latitude of transparency film and balancing light sources with an exposure meter. Have fun. |
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Originally Posted By Urimaginaryfrnd: You can manipulate the images with a computer but you are way ahead of todays photographers if you understand the relationship between ASA / Aperture / Shutter Speed and know what good light is and how to control it with fill flash and scrims and reflectors. Because a lot of young photographers have never delt with the exposure latitude of color print film much less the narrow latitude of transparency film and balancing light sources with an exposure meter. Have fun. I dug out my old books and am rereading them as well as enticing some videos on line. I'm going to start off by using the new camera in manual, then progress into the auto settings. I was just thinking a photo editing program would offer even more versatility. |
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Originally Posted By Urimaginaryfrnd: You can manipulate the images with a computer but you are way ahead of todays photographers if you understand the relationship between ASA / Aperture / Shutter Speed and know what good light is and how to control it with fill flash and scrims and reflectors. Because a lot of young photographers have never delt with the exposure latitude of color print film much less the narrow latitude of transparency film and balancing light sources with an exposure meter. Have fun. ETA it would be easier to get the right photo as you were taking it, it would life a lot easier than manipulating the image, personally I avoid manipulating the image with software as I think it is just too tedious. |
| MK4Mod0: The camera will automatically log that data for you by the camera, and a bunch of other data with your photo. You can see it, I am using the software as a part of Win 11, called Photo-Viewer, you just click on the circle with the "i" in the middle on the lower, left-hand corner. The camera captures other data, but to me, this is the most important. |
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Originally Posted By MK4Mod0: Do you keep a photo log with settings for each picture taken? EXIF data handles all that for you... freeing you up to record intangibles if you feel the need. |
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I use Lightroom. Its subscription based, but its convenient enough that I'm willing to pay. I learned on what used to be Lightroom CC (creative cloud), now just named Lightroom. I mostly do editing on a tablet because its easier for me. I download the pictures from my camera over wifi or cable to my tablet, edit in Lightroom, and then export for upload to Flickr, Instagram, Facebook, and here. The pictures are saved in a cloud so I can access them from my cell phone and laptop later without manually transferring them. Lightroom also saves the RAW file as well as an edited settings file, so the original is always retained. I can build presets in Lightroom, which are edit settings saved as a single click and can be applied to later photos and groups of photos. That can save a lot of time in workflow, although I don't use it much. Speaking of, shoot in RAW. If you must, shoot in RAW+Jpeg if you want an out of camera photo as well, but definitely save a RAW file. They are vastly more useful for editing. |
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I’m hitting retirement age and I’m retiring from photography. I’ve done it full time for 45 years. All I carry around for a camera now is my iPhone 16pro. I still like taking photos but only with the phone. To answer your question: Lightroom to cull and process raw images and photoshop for everything else |
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Originally Posted By MK4Mod0: Do you keep a photo log with settings for each picture taken?  For digital, not in the field, but I use Photo Mechanic to add a bunch of metadata when I ingest the images. |
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I use the Lightroom/Photoshop subscription. For me, it’s worth the cost. |
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Originally Posted By TheAmaazingCarl: I generally use adobe creative cloud products. Mostly photoshop, but I need to start using light room more, which seems far more efficient for groups of photos. I rarely use PS; 99% about the only time is when I’m making composite shots or need to remove elements of the image. The workflow in LR is excellent, and I find the Adobe Camera Raw in PS to be clunky. |
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Originally Posted By MK4Mod0: I learned on a Ricoh manual back I think in 77 or so. I dug out my old books and am rereading them as well as enticing some videos on line. I'm going to start off by using the new camera in manual, then progress into the auto settings. I was just thinking a photo editing program would offer even more versatility. You’re going the opposite way most people do. I shoot full manual; migrated from anything auto as I progressed in my skills. |
ProTip: Never pick a fight with a tree planter. He swings a hoedad for 9 hours a day, carries 30-40 pounds of seedlings on his back, and has 12-14 friends just like him hiding out on the other side of the junk butt pile. They will fuck your shit up.
