My Cannon Powershot S5IS?

Question

Its quality is OKAY. But i wanted to know what kind of photo shop i can get that will make OKAY turn into amazing...

i have a money limit up to three hundred and fifty.

Answer 1

Three fifty will buy you Photoshop Elements ($100) and some more memory cards.  But if you are expecting to use a photo program to make you into an amazing photographer, you will find it to be a frustrating endeavor

All amazing images are the result of excellent camera control (P&S cameras will never give you that kind of control), experience and being able to compose and expose each image as close to perfection as possible.

Unfortunately too many possibly good photographers have fallen in to two traps.  1) the more pixels the better and 2) that all good photos are the results of perfect photoshopping.  Both are perpetuated by those with little knowledge in actual photography.

Photographers would rather be shooting than sitting in front of a computer trying to "fix" things.  If more than 10% of the time spent creating images is done in front of the computer, there is something wrong with the photographers technique and some adjustments need to be made at the camera.

Answer 2

Get Photoshop Elements 6.  Less than $100.

But ... I'm curious ... why are your shots with the S5is just "OKAY."

I have the S3is, and it's spectacularly good. (It's the model just before the S5.)

Maybe it would be well for you to learn to use your camera a little better before you start messing around with software.

Besides, if you original pix aren't great, nothing you do in Photoshop is going to make them better.  All you'll be able to do is mask the problems and hope nobody notices.

Answer 3

First of all: if you see that your photos are OK but not good to your taste, take some time observing your subject and checking the best possible view before you press the shutter.

Second; save your money to by a better camera in the future in case you get hooked on the photograph hobby.

Third; If you want to mess with your photographs you can get a free Picasa picture editor from Google to get your feet wet on the software. You can get a more sophisticated software and free with Gimp although is more difficult to learn or you can by Corel Paint Shop for around $100.

Forth: The amazing aspect must be in your head before you press the shutter, the rest will be easy.

good luck