Digital BW, The Print

Hey Michael,

That's what I recommended for my photographer buddy. He's not a geek, teaches English, and had been using Elements v3 (v2?). Everyone suggested he get a 2400, a 4990, and CS2 - none of which I recommended.

He don't like his B&W on the 2400 and when he scans, he makes a B&W print first and makes a reflective scan. What a total waste.

gar



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On 3/1/08 at 5:27 PM Michael-K wrote:

>Start with Photoshop Elements. It's based specifically on Photoshop and
>has about 80% of the functionality; it also has a superb file organizer
>and a RAW converter built in. There is a "curves" plugin you can download
>to bring it even closer to Photoshop. Go to the bookstore and look through
>some of the training manuals for Elements and you'll get a better sense of
>it's depth (then buy one, Total Training offers a good one). Once you
>master Elements you'll be in a much better position to determine whether
>you need the full Photoshop. It's unfortunate that schools generally do
>not teach Elements but opt to teach Photoshop. Few students can afford PS
>and end up having to go into the school to use the school's copy. PS and
>Elements have so much depth that you really need your own copy and many,
>many hours to get up to speed. Oh, Elements costs roughly 1/10 of what PS
>costs; check Ebay. You can also download a fully functional demo from
>Adobe.
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