I want to start editing pictures..

[Smooth Bunz]

So I think I take pretty good pictures with my 4-5 year old sony a300 but I want to make them stand out more.

Should I use after effect, light room, or photoshop? 


If anyone is free could you edit this pic? I want to see what i can potentially do. 

http://i.imgur.com/JT4dkL2.jpg
 

[Guest Kloaked]

[Smooth Bunz]

 

 

 

I see doge  

[Naty722]

If you want to really alter pictures, add things, remove things, etc, you'll need photoshop. If you just want to edit the look, things like exposure, grading, look, etc, with some light touch ups, Lightroom is much easier and faster, as you can batch edit, work with entire folders, etc. Luckily, you can get both right now for $10 a month.

 

After Effects is basically photoshop but for video, so no you don't need that. You theoretically can edit pictures (sometimes I do, since I use After Effects a lot more), but it's a little janky and doesn't really make sense.

[Smooth Bunz]

If you want to really alter pictures, add things, remove things, etc, you'll need photoshop. If you just want to edit the look, things like exposure, grading, look, etc, with some light touch ups, Lightroom is much easier and faster, as you can batch edit, work with entire folders, etc. Luckily, you can get both right now for $10 a month.

 

After Effects is basically photoshop but for video, so no you don't need that. You theoretically can edit pictures (sometimes I do, since I use After Effects a lot more), but it's a little janky and doesn't really make sense.

Light room it is!

[DoubleY]

If you want to really alter pictures, add things, remove things, etc, you'll need photoshop. If you just want to edit the look, things like exposure, grading, look, etc, with some light touch ups, Lightroom is much easier and faster, as you can batch edit, work with entire folders, etc. Luckily, you can get both right now for $10 a month.

 

After Effects is basically photoshop but for video, so no you don't need that. You theoretically can edit pictures (sometimes I do, since I use After Effects a lot more), but it's a little janky and doesn't really make sense.

You sound exactly like my Photoshop teacher.

 

Is your name Steve by any chance? Kappa

[ZacDaMan72]

In depth editing is for photoshop. Light editing (contrast, exposure and stuff) is for lightroom. Down below are the basic things you can do in Lightroom:

 

   

 

The coolest thing is this though - changable "nameplates"

[mrltpwnage]

If you decide to use Lightroom you should shoot in raw to take advantage of its full potential. The files are bigger but it gives so much more flexibility in post. Also I think Adobe have bundled photoshop and lightroom into one CC package, so you might want to have a look into that.