Okay, I took the plunge, recognizing that sooner or later, progress being
what it is, Photoshop would worm its way into my life. Did the deed, got
CS2, and even managed to install it. As a benefit, I get a choice of some
"free" goodies. Once choice is between a couple of free issues of either
Photoshop User or Layers magazines. Anyone read these? Any recommendations?
My principal use for CS2, natch, will be processing photos and scans for
printing and sale, not for publications, etc., so print-shop uses and
how-to's are not high on my list of things I want to keep up with.
And as an aside, I found it fascinating that as I registered my copy of CS2,
in the drop-box where they want to know your profession, "Photographer" is
not among the choices. There are all sorts of graphics and design choices,
but not nary a one for Photographer. I identified myself as "Other," which,
I suspect, is the story of my life.
And, FWIW, the user manual that came with the software, while nicely printed
and easy to move around in, nevertheless practically assumes users are
graphics and print-shop professional types rather than starving artists or
others trying to assemble properly pretentious "artist statements." Maybe
that explains why the damned software costs so much. (No, I didn't pay
retail. I did the old-version + new upgrade thing which allowed me to
register and activate with Adobe and receive future upgrades and updates,
etc. But it was _still_ expensive.)
--Bob
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