So after years of freeware and low-end graphics programs, I've finally started using Photoshop.
I think I may need to be resuscitated a few times. CS5 is amazing. I'm so upset I haven't had a computer strong enough to handle it for these last few years. Everything just reeks of ease of use for photo editors -- why haven't I seriously investigated this before?
Oh well. I have CS5 now, and through online tutorials I am teaching myself how to use it. And every tutorial I see, I am more and more amazed by the power of this program. I think, by far, my favourite feature is the magnetic lasso tool -- a blender's dream. Intelligent auto-selection, how easy you make my life. I haven't experimented much with the ability to handle 3D objects on 2D space, but I think has to be wonderful too. I quite enjoy the long history map that makes figuring out whether an edit was actually helpful very simple, and I'm teaching myself to use RAW images for my own stock because of how easily they are edited with Adobe software.
Dear Photoshop, I think you may change my life.
