If you are a photographer

[Rottie]

I am curious about many of you as professional or amateur photographer working with photos with what kind of programs?

For me I use
Adobe Creative Suite 2 (Photoshop)
Adobe Lightroom
Canon ZoomBrowser EX (Image browser)
Canon Easy-Photo Print (for final print out)
Canon PhotoStitch
Corel Painter X
ArcSoft PhotoStudio

Photoshop Plug in
NW Software Focus PhotoEditor
AV Bros Page Curl Pro, and Puzzle Pro
AlienSkin Eye Candy 4000, Nature, and Textures
Auto FX AutoEye, Dreamsuite, and Mystical Lighting
Image Skill Background Remover
Digimarc Watermark
Flaming Pear Super Blade Pro
Extensis pxl SmartScale

 

[jmagg]

I use Ifranview most of the time, for quick adjustments and sharpening. Its a great free program.
Capture NX for Nikon, has interesting and easy selective features. Ill probably be purchasing in the near future.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Phase One Capture One - RAW Editor
Adobe Photoshop CS2 - Final Editing
Hugin + Enblend + AutoPano-SIFT - Panoramas (Freeware)
Noise Ninja
Helicon Focus - Focus stacking for increasing DOF (freeware alternative is CombineZ, not as many capabilities as Helicon)
Photomatix Pro - HDR

 

[randomlinh]

Aperture
CS2 if need be (+ Neat Image filter, which is mainly why I'd use it)

I've been debating trying to go to Lightroom, but the main reason I use Aperture is for it's organizing ability. So moving my library over is daunting. And I would have to unlearn Aperture. I figure I should just focus on taking more pictures and hope Apple will speed it up some....

 

[blurredvision]

I mainly use Nikon Capture NX. It is absolutely fantastic for Nikon RAW files, as it should be. I also use Photoshop CS3 for other thing, such as cloning and borders. That's about it for me. I tried the demo of Lightroom, but I just do not care for how it handles Nikon RAW.

 

[IeraseU]

Nikon Capture NX (raw processing)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 (.jpg, .tif, .bmp processing)
ACDSee Pro (photo viewer)

 

[Deadtrees]

LightRoom 1.1
Photoshop CS3

 

[troytime]

photoshop 7 (bought cs3, but haven't installed it yet)

 

[corkyg]

The program I use most of the time is freewarer - Irfanview. I also use Corel Photo Album 6, PSP XI, and Photoshop Elements 5.

Good photography requires very little computer manipulation of a post shot nature.

 

[Rottie]

I can see why Nikon Capture NX is far better than Canon ZoomBrowser EX but I really don't like Nikon.

 

[dug777]

Picture Project. Irfanview.

I want Capture NX at some stage

 

[f1sh3r]

does capture nx come with the d-slrs? is it laying in my d50 box somewhere? looks like a good program.

 

[tdawg]

Originally posted by: f1sh3r
does capture nx come with the d-slrs? is it laying in my d50 box somewhere? looks like a good program.

No, unfortunately it's an aftermarket program. It's definitely competitively priced, though I, like many others, feel that it should be included with the higher end models (d2hs, d2xs).

 

[SKORPI0]

Amateur here with a Canon 400D with kit lens.

Corel PSP XI
Lightroom 1.1
Panavue Image Assembler (photo stitching)
CS3

 

[randomlinh]

Lots of lightroom users. Didn't know how popular it has gotten. I can't bring myself to switch.. too ingrained in aperture but more importantly.. no way to easily move libraries.

 

[foghorn67]

Canon DPP 3
Zoom Browser (only to flip images)
Adobe Lightroom 1.1
Adobe Photoshop CS2 (with actions galore)

 

[tdawg]

I use lightroom basically because I got a free copy from Adobe, as I had previously bought Raw Shooter Premium (at $60, getting it and a future free version of a $199 piece of software seems like a good investment to me ).

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: tdawg
I use lightroom basically because I got a free copy from Adobe, as I had previously bought Raw Shooter Premium (at $60, getting it and a future free version of a $199 piece of software seems like a good investment to me ).

It's 299. heh. I wish i had just bought a damn license when it was 199...

 

[Rottie]

I take it no one uses or need filter plugins with Photoshop?

 

[troytime]

I have some filters/plugins, but haven't really gotten a chance to use them yet.

per the mention of a few people, i got nik sharpener and neat image

 

[BeauJangles]

iView MediaPro for image organization, Lightroom for RAW processing, Photoshop for more advanced stuff including sharpening.

 

[tfinch2]

UfRaw
The GIMP
Irfanview

All free software. Unless you are a pro, you are just wasting money.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Please post your FREE PhotoShop plugin links if you can!

 

[dev0lution]

Lightroom 1.1 - primary program
Photoshop 5 LE (masks/filters/effects..just learning)
Sony RAW Converter
Canon Photostitch
Picasa2 for JPG's, especially emailing, ordering prints & web album
Photomatix Pro for HDR - playing with trial version

I also have Corel Graphics Suite 12 laying around here somewhere too.

 

[amol]

Lightroom 1.1 (edit RAW files)
Photoshop CS3 (all that photoshop stuff)
Canon Camerawindow/Zoombrowser (to upload pics and quickly zoom through RAW files)