Amateur Photographer and designer

Well, CS3 is a lovely piece of software, and deserves its place as the industry standard. But for me, it runs a loooonng second to PaintShopPro Photo; PSP and Photoshop are pretty much equivalent when it comes to power, with Photoshop more likely to introduce new tools and PSP better able to make those tools easy to use. When it come to interface, ease of use and learning curve, PSP is a clear winner. If you really want to dabble in design and photo editing, Corel are currently offering PSP Ultimate + Painter Essentials as a cheap bundle. Painter let's you paint and draw with "natural media" or turn your photos into paintings, etchings etc. I spent a pleasurable 1/2 hour wandering around your site. You have a good eye and you have certainly pushed your compact to its limits. I think it's time you treated yourself to a better, faster ISP with a less quirky site, though. It rather lets your presentation down. And, yes, you can post links here: www.davidrichphotography.org

I'm with you! Photoshop CS3 all the way! I haven't really used Adobe Lightroom at all, but I hear it's really great for photographers. I'll just stick with Photoshop since it's what I'm used to and am comfortable using. I can do everything I need to do in Photoshop.