Does anyone know any cool color setting or anything on the camera. And does anyone know any good cheap/free editing programs or websites because I don't like using Photoshop Elements 7.
Thanks.
i have a hard time with that as well. my photos tend to come out with a very yellow/red cast when i don't use the flash (usually). i'd love to know as well. i think picnik is great--there is a free version. i paid for a year and i think it was only around $25 because i wanted some of the premium tools.
Try using GIMP.
It's ALOT like Photoshop, but for free, and a lot easier.
Also, there is Photofilter, it's free aswell, and downloads in seconds.
There is also Picnik, it's pretty easy to use, and has all the basic editing, along with other stuff as well.
There is Picasa as well, and it's free.
And there is Photoshop Lightroom.. not sure how much that costs, but there is a free trial :)
yea i found a website that sells all the adobe photoshops for way cheaper if you are a student or teacher. the photoshop lightroom 3.0 is only $100 on there. (website= http://www.academicsuperstore.com/)
thanks all, kyle.
Well to be honest, I didn't get Photoshop, or any of these things for money, because well, they're way too expensive, and if you search Youtube, you will find a lot of videos, on how to download them for free (some are without viruses.. and some are full of viruses.)
So yeah haha
I had a Nikon D40 and now have the D300 and for both I bought aftermarket manuals for them. The Nikon manuals are not the easiest things to read but the aftermarket ones are pretty good. I recommend seeing if there is a D90 book written by David Busch. He really knows his Nikon stuff and his books make it easy to learn the camera.
Regarding software. I've been using Nikon Capture NX2. It's not free but is a great piece of software. Not nearly as powerful as Photoshop, but I'm not interested in a lot of what Photoshop can do. It is, however, a lot less expensive than Photoshop. Although it does cost more than Elements.
Also, if you can, start shooting in RAW format. You can always convert an image to jpg for printing, sharing, etc when you are ready to do that. RAW format allows complete control over the image when processing it in the software.
yup, its the WB(white balance) try to play around with it..
you'll find many interesting shots if you know how to use it.
honestly I myself still using the preset WB, some of my mentors told me to use the custom ones but I prefer to do it in post processing.. It's easier for me.
I use Picasa now and have the camera set up so as to get as many shots as possible str8 from camera with no processing - its a bit hard with the D90!
White balance is something together with exposure it doesn't do especially well in all conditions......so use raw also but make sure it does not over expose in bright light which is when I find myself out taking pictures mostly!!!
White balance is done using the in-camera software, so if you need to change the white balance after-the-fact, you can do so on your computer without loss of quality.
Yea I noticed that too when I started shooting with my D90...I tend to use photoshop, but I have also used gimp (which isn't too bad) and paint.net
if I had to use anything else besides photoshop...it'd probably be Gimp. Other than that, agreeing with Robert, try to shoot RAW if you can. makes Post processing a lot easier.
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It's ALOT like Photoshop, but for free, and a lot easier.
Also, there is Photofilter, it's free aswell, and downloads in seconds.
There is also Picnik, it's pretty easy to use, and has all the basic editing, along with other stuff as well.
There is Picasa as well, and it's free.
And there is Photoshop Lightroom.. not sure how much that costs, but there is a free trial :)
thanks all, kyle.
So yeah haha
Regarding software. I've been using Nikon Capture NX2. It's not free but is a great piece of software. Not nearly as powerful as Photoshop, but I'm not interested in a lot of what Photoshop can do. It is, however, a lot less expensive than Photoshop. Although it does cost more than Elements.
Also, if you can, start shooting in RAW format. You can always convert an image to jpg for printing, sharing, etc when you are ready to do that. RAW format allows complete control over the image when processing it in the software.
you'll find many interesting shots if you know how to use it.
honestly I myself still using the preset WB, some of my mentors told me to use the custom ones but I prefer to do it in post processing.. It's easier for me.
White balance is something together with exposure it doesn't do especially well in all conditions......so use raw also but make sure it does not over expose in bright light which is when I find myself out taking pictures mostly!!!
White balance is done using the in-camera software, so if you need to change the white balance after-the-fact, you can do so on your computer without loss of quality.
if I had to use anything else besides photoshop...it'd probably be Gimp. Other than that, agreeing with Robert, try to shoot RAW if you can. makes Post processing a lot easier.
Toodles