There are a lot of digital photographers that just don't want to join the Photoshop Army. And why should they? It is expensive, hard to learn, often problematic technically and just way too much for the average everyday photographer that isn't a real computer enthusiast. So, I’m going to review some alternatives to Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture for photographers that either don’t need all the complexity of those products or the cost. You will see reviews here soon of Pixelmator, Acorn, Compositor, GraphicConverter and any others I can find. As I work through the programs I may amend the early reviews if I find features or functions in later ones that should be included. Send me suggestions for other programs if you are interested.
I'm going to make some assumptions:
- that on the Macintosh platform you are happy using iPhoto for cataloging and organizing but that the editing feels like too little and you'd like to experience some growth in that area.
- that on the Windows platform you are happy using Google's Picasa for cataloging and organizing but that the editing feels like too little and you'd like to experience some growth in that area.
- that you'd like to spend less than $100 ( nice price!)
- that you'd like the product to create industry standard files that won't be "lost" in the future as technology progresses (necessary!)
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