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[Basil]

@DrEntropy have you done anything with your new digital lately? What program(s) are you using to offload to computer and process?

@testuser

 

[DrEntropy]

Honestly, haven't done much due to a right foot problem. Mobility issues.

I have a great little gizmo to slot the SD card into for transferring images, it's a USB 3.0 "converter" and transfers quickly. "SmartQ" C307. As for processing, GIMP is my go-to. Mitsy is the sophisticated one, She's used Adobe and Corel warez from the beginning, very proficient at image manipulation.

 

[Basil]

Well, as long as you have Mitsy handy you're all set!
I subscribe to Adobe Cloud (gives me Lightroom, Photoshop, and many other apps) for $10 / month. Since I do a lot of processing I consider it a good investment.

 

[GregW]

Regarding your mobility issues, we don't use the word GIMP anymore.

 

[DrEntropy]

Regarding your mobility issues, we don't use the word GIMP anymore.

Ah, pardon my insensitivity. I will add that to Carlin's Naughty Words list.

 

[DrEntropy]

Mitsy has done more with hers, lots of "nature" stuff. And she's got a shoot scheduled this evening for a charitable foundation, their annual fundraising gala. Since I'm hobbled she's on her own.

 

[Basil]

What's with this people being hobbled lately? I called a good friend fo mine (retired cop) to ask if he would be interested in a photography outing but he informed me he's laid up for several weeks with a bad knee! Sheesh! Hope you recover soon

 

[Sherlock]

The new definition of GIMP - > GIMP <

 

[Sherlock]

I just transfer photos onto my computer using a fairly basic card reader... And I use a fairly basic program, at this point Photoshop Elements, it's all I really need actually, I don't do any major photo editing... And I use a freeware program called IrfanView for some degree of cataloging photos...

 

[DrEntropy]

The new definition of GIMP - > GIMP <

I thought typin' out "GNU Image Manipulation Program" would be a bit of a time consuming process.
Greg ran with it.
Been using it since Red Hat 6.0, I don't do much post processing either.

 

[GregW]

I've been using GIMP since about 2012. Photoshop since ver 2.5.1. That was on a PC with a Cirux 386-40 chip and 4MB of ram. Now-a-days I need a RAW editor for my IR cameras. I couldn't really get the white balance I need with GIMP, don't recall even trying with Photoshop. These 3 shots give a typical flow for IR. First shot shows what it looks like once the auto stuff does it's thing (in Darktable). Second shot is right after white balancing. Then I'd do a channel swap with the red and blue. Last shot is a cocktail of filters.

 

[Basil]

So Greg, if you can’t get WB with GIMP and can’t recall using PS, then do tell what you use to process those IR images?

 

[GregW]

I secretly did. I have been using Darktable for several years now. I have recently reinstalled RAWtherapy to see what's changed with that. On the Windows machine, I have Nikon's house blend. That gives nice colors and a refined look, but is limited in tools. More your basic get the exposure and tones kinda app.

 

[DrEntropy]

Just learned yesterday that Mits is starting to learn to use Lightroom. I did install Darktable on this Linux box but haven't done much with it, GIMP is just easier for me to use for doing what little I want.

 

[Basil]

Lightroom and PhotoShop have evolved into some pretty darned amazing tools. The only problem with them is the learning curve - it's rather steep. Getting the basics down isn't too bad, but there are so many features. Seems I learning something new about LR or PS just about every day.

 

[DrEntropy]

Yup. Amazing capabilities. Mits has adapted to them incrementally as they developed. She's a commercial artist, a graduate of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh in the early seventies. "Classically" trained; oils on canvass, pen and pencil, etc. Her mastery of Adobe and Corel warez is impressive, she's been using them both for years. She has created some images that look as if they were done with traditional media, along with logos and other artwork for local clients. I expect her to have Lightroom well in hand quickly.

 

[Basil]

Her mastery of Adobe and Corel warez is impressive,

She needs to join our group here so we can get from free tutelage

 

[DrEntropy]

I've been urging her to do so for far too long! I'm gonna post a couple of the images she's taken with her new Nikon. Mebbe that'll encourage her.

EDIT: Have you had a look at the website? Her work is predominant there.

 

[Basil]

EDIT: Have you had a look at the website? Her work is predominant there.

Yes, she does some really nice work! I'd say keep her!

 

[DrEntropy]

I'll take that under advisement. Though I seem to have little choice at this point.