Did You Buy Your Photoshop?

[Purple Julie]

I hear a lot about people using photoshop here. Now I was wondering how come so many people have it and I don't! (I can't afford it, that's probably why!)

I was wondering how everyone obtained their copy of photoshop, so here's my poll so that people can remain anonymous if they didn't obtain it legally by buying it.

Went a bit overboard on the choices!

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I use Picasa at the moment, a free download - it does the basic stuff

[my_sibe_owns_me]

Bought the 2.0

Copy'd 7.0

(Both versions of photoshops)

ATM I only have 2.0 though.

[persephone]

was given 2.0 and recently .also 3.0

also use picasa.

[wagsalot]

My was downloaded

[Freckles]

I have 5 different editing programs and got them a few different ways listed above

[Purple Julie]

I use Picasa at the moment too, ish.

[Cordelia]

I use Paintshop Pro 8. Flirted with the guy at Hardly Normal to give it to me for free when I bought my camera .

I seriously need photoshop though.... not paying for it though LOL.

[Chloes Dad]

Now that i use it for a job i own it, but for many years i 'tested it for free ' Owning it is great though for auto updates bug fixes etc. But boy is it expensive!

There was a time when computers were the expensive part of graphic design but now they are the cheap bit!

If you must buy it though yet cant justify the cost. Pshop Elements is quite a bit cheaper and has a lot of the tools that an amateur photographer will require. and if you are serious do a course and you will be eligible for a student edition. this makes it cheap too.

[LilBailey]

How do you "Test it for Free' won't it run out?? Or just not be very good??? I have another program that I use that came with the scanner but it is nowhere as good I'm sure. I did gert a copy of it from an Op Shop for 50 cents but it is for MAC I almost cried. I got Illustrator as well for 50 cents but I don't think I understand it. LOL

[t(AD)pole]

I have a free program called The Gimp.

[*Bella*]

My work gave me a copy of Photoshop CS3 for my laptop

[Ripley]

The graphics artist and former photographer at the comapny husband used to work for gave him a copy to give to me.

I just wish I knew how to use it properly, I only know the very basics . Er, I can do a vignette now with confidence. .

I also found a great way to simulate Velvia 50 slide film on digital shots by using the channel control. Dead easy.

[FHRP]

You don't have the option of copied a copy Not that I would ever do that though...

[Mystiqview]

There is this great website where you can download it.......

As long as you have a good virus/trojen scanner...

I am running PS3 currently

[ShesaLikeableBiBear]

Managed to get CS3 at student rates, slowly learning how to use it :D

Have Version 6 and Elements 4 for XP and Vista if anyone interested, pm me.

[rubiton]

Bought the CS2 upgrade and that was a nightmare having to track down the correct number from the previous version. Hopefully next upgrade they ask for the number on CS2 CD not the earlier one as no idea where I put that number (the earlier one)

[Mystiqview]

Also have:

PS Elements 6

Photoshop CS2

Adobe Premiere CS2

Dreamweaver 8 (web development)

[~ Andrew ~]

Getting illegitimate versions of full version software via a web page is always a huge risk. You're far better off using torrents, and downloading ISO copies of the CD....

The free alternative is The Gimp (not as nasty as it sounds, it stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program), which is fantastic. Used to be for Linux only, but now works on Windows too - http://www.gimp.org/windows/

[morgan]

Have used Photoshop in the past when it was given to me, but lost it with a computer crash.

Have used Photofiltre ever since - the free version is excellent and has most of the same tools. Have never needed to upgrade to the paid version - the free one is very comprehensive. Just download from the official Photofiltre site.