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Newb question. Anonymous
If I want quality like this, is it strictly photoshop based? I've been told to invest in a Nikon D40/D70 or a digital Canon Rebel to start off. I asked around about what photoshop features to use but I still have some questions -- I've heard that to get vibrant colors like this you just have to know what you're doing in photoshop with color balance/channel mixing/layers and things like that, but I'm not too knowledgeable on how to properly edit and level said photoshop adjustments just yet. What is the best photoshop program to use for these kind of features? By best I mean simple to comprehend and work with for a beginner like myself. I've worked with Adobe 7.0 and Paint Shop Pro 7 & 8, and am still learning how to use them. Any advice would be helpful.
>> Anonymous
If you're shooting with a D40 or D80 (D70 is gone already) shoot in RAW, first off.

To answer the main question, images of that calibre can and should be made in-camera. Don't rely on Photoshop to make mediocre photographs pop; at most, it's a means to give you some of the control you'd have in the darkroom. Work with your subject, take lots of shots (specially if it's still life) and pick the one you think works best. As above, shoot in RAW. It'll give you the darkroom-style control Photoshop's RAW converter allows. Generaly beyond that you shouldn't need much work in Photoshop. If you do, keep working at creating the shot in the camera. There's nothing essentially wrong with Photoshop postwork; if you'll get a better photo in the end, then so be it. Just don't use it as a crutch.
>> Anonymous
i could take this picture with a canon point and shoot.
>> Anonymous
>>49803
Exactly. Even with the cheapest.

>>49789
> What is the best photoshop program to use for these kind of features?
I don't know what is "photoshop program", but try Picasa. Very simple and easy to use, produces great results.