I've done some photography but usually I end up painting over it and converting it to mixed media as I really prefer painting to photography. I think for users who are drawn to art and painting, GIMP may satisfy their needs more easily. The adage "pare it down" typically is a good one for all artists to keep in mind and Photoshop can lead one in exactly the opposite direction. I know it is terribly easy for me to end up with mud after i overdo it with all the plug-ins, styles, custom shapes and so forth that i've amassed in the PS program.
carol On 10/1/07, jim feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Patrick Shanahan wrote: > > * Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [10-01-07 13:29] > > In any event, from what you've told me, GIMP may not be the right tool > for me at this time. I want to retain all my bits. So until GIMP > natively supports 12-bits or higher, I'm gonna have to stick to > Photoshop for now. > > Then you need to abandon the jpeg format as it is lossey (google for > it) and you need to shoot RAW. > > True for all DSLR's (I think), but some better P&S's also can produce > TIFF's which uses a lossless compression (actually being pedantic) as sort > of pseudo raw format. > > For me at least, the big reasons for PS CS over gimp are the following: > - The plugins. For the pro/semi pro shooter, there are just way too > many very cool plugins for PS. Everything from Noise-Ninja to lens > distortion corrections to some very interesting portrait tools to virtual > view camera adjustments (more than just perspective correction). > - Integration with the color "spiders" and CMS > - 8/24 vs 16/48 - This is at least on the horizon for GIMP > > In GIMP's defense, many (if not the vast majority) of digital > photographers will have no need of these features. Even if by some magic > they were available, few would use them because of the cost or complexity. > It's a good tool. I use it a great deal myself, and I wouldn't hesitate to > use it to teach an "into to digital darkroom" course. The exception would > be, for students who were on a professional photographer track. > > jim > > _______________________________________________ > Gimp-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user > > -- carol
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