New Software, Next Step

My husband surprised me with Adobe Photoshop CS4 this week. What a great surprise! Thank you, Honey! :-)

This software is almost necessary to be a viable photographer in the very competitive child and family photography industry. It is also very expensive. In an effort to keep my prices low, I drooled over the CS4 possibilities only via industry blogs.

I formerly edited my photos in Adobe Photoshop Elements, a less expensive and more basic version of the photo editing software. I realize now that it was a necessary experience. Without learning photo editing from the "ground up," I would not understand first-hand the elements that make up a good photograph.

Through the Elements program, I learned how to use the ground-level basics to professionally edit photos that compared with those edited in Photoshop, which can sometimes take a simple push of an "Action" button. It took me a lot longer per photo, but I achieved some great results, and I learned a heck of a lot.

Now, with CS4 I will not only save a little time, but with a little more education, the results will be even better. I'm super thrilled about the next step in my photographic journey!