Not suitable for technophobes (Adobe Photoshop 7.0)

Member Name: shuttlex

Product:	Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Date:	01/01/08 (212 review reads)
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Advantages: Lots of advanced features

Disadvantages: Expensive

Having used Adobe Photoshop for over 5 years now, I find this an essential piece of software to have installed on the PC. Initially the primary use has always been for photography and graphic design. Unlike the more simple photo editing tools, Photoshop includes more advanced features beyond the basic picture enhancement, sharpening and cropping.

Although Photoshop provides many useful features for graphic design and photography, for a novice to get the most out of such software one such either enroll in a graphic design course or at least get a book such as photoshop for dummies.

This software itself while very useful for editing and collaging images, there is a limit to its uses. If one is serious about graphic design I would highly recommend using Photshop in conjuction with other software such as Adobe Indesign. Indesign is specifically designed by Adobe to allow images to be imported from Photoshop and then manipulated so that one can make books, pamphlets and posters.

Unfortunately the price is very expensive in the region of several hundred pounds. This may be fine for a business or professional designer who will profit from the work they do using Photoshop but for the individual this is very expensive.

For the average technophobe or the sort of person that has a typical cheap budget consumer camera and just wants an easy and simple way of editing their photos, software tends to come free with the camera is fine. However for those who are serious about photo editing, I highly recommend Photoshop.

Summary: highly recommended

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