So, I began my photoediting experiment with IrfanView, and let's just say it did not go well. After spending about 15 minutes altering a photo, it just started running a slideshow of all of my photos. Though I could get back to my original photo, I could not get back to my edits (yeah, I know, I should have saved...but I was still playing around at that point). Moreover, it just wanted to run the slideshow. When I tried to start over, it kept going into slideshow mode. I don't normally give up that easy, but I'm starting to get a little bit freaked that Irfanview (aka Infrared) is taking over my laptop. It's totally commandeered all of my image files and weird things have been happening to my desktop icons, and...well, I'd love to hear from anyone out there who a) can explain the slideshow sideshow or b) LOVES IrfanView and wants to sell me on it/enlighten me.
I ended my photoediting experiment with Photoshop. I have used Photoshop before, but it was a different version. My version is taking a little getting used to, but I think I'm starting to get the hang of it. I worked on a few photos, practicing cropping, some of the auto features, and some of the filters. Here is one of my "final" projects, a picture of Chris Dodd. I've included the original so you can see my changes.
Yikes! I don't want Irfanview to take over! :-) I'll show you what I like and you can be the judge and hey, with so many tools, we don't all need to use the same ones. Photoshop is a major photo editing tool for a reason !
ReplyDeleteLike the Chris Dodd example!