Quote Originally Posted by photoguru View Post
..for editing pics..I am not familiar with any right now..I've heard of Photoshop, never used it..and want something that is very simple to use! Thanks
I use Photo Mechanic http://www.camerabits.com to edit my photos. "Edit" -- meaning to organize/delete/compare, apply metadata data, select the good/bad/better/best images. It is the industry standard in the world of photojournalists.

Then I use Capture NX2 (NX) to process 99% of my finished products. I think NX is very under rated and one reason is that people do not realize how the selection tools actually work until you learn how to work them, and another reason is that it's capabilities/functions are not obvious because of the simplicity of the user interface.

I suggest you go to CaptureNX.com and watch the videos. If you like it, they have a 60 day demo that is not crippled in anyway. NX is very unlike Photoshop and I think people shy away from it because of that that.

NX is very powerful and designed to save you time. It is meant to post process photos only - - not manipulate images.. so yes it is less powerful than Photoshop but very powerful at doing post processing.

If you plan on learning Photoshop at some point to a serious level ... then maybe Elements is a better way for you to go.

Since I only process images and do not alter images AND want to do that as fast as possible - I selected NX as my primary post processing software. I use Photoshop on rare occasions.

I hope that helps.

(File brower in NX sucks, but I use Photo Mechanic for that function)