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Adobe Photoshop CS6

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Well, this week has been quite a beautiful week for me hey. I got to play around with a lot of amazing software that I went on to review. I also had the superb chance to look at Photoshop CS6.

Adobe has been making absolutely good progress when it comes to developing their software (and basically taking over the world while they are at it!). The latest version of Photoshop I used in isolation without the assistance of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. I must say: I AM IMPRESSED. Apart from the fact that one has to pay close to R9000 for the softwar and an additional R1200 for Photoshop Lightroom, one did get everything they paid for.

It took me about a few hours finding my way around this new baby. Another 30 minutes trying to figure out how to use the baby was worth it. The User Interface on the software is so user friendly I have even considered dropping Instagram as a Photo editor and just sticking with CS6. I am not quite an expert when it comes to photoshopping but I am quite sure that a number of photographers out in the world are thanking the heavens for both CS6 and Lightroom.

I actually photoshopped a photo of the one and only queen of R & B (Beyonce Knowles-Carter) who is widely rumored to be photoshopping her post-pregnancy photos. So I set myself a target: make her waste smaller! And guess what I did?

Beyonce: BEFORE


Beyonce: AFTER




I never believed that any photo could be photoshopped to make anyone look smaller, attractive or physically attractive in all material aspect. But when I actually got down to the actually morphing and transforming of images, I realized how easy it is to take a person who is not so thin and make them a few centimeters smaller. I've got to give it up to the guys at Adobe. I would like to commend Adobe also for the functional user guide that is provided for new and frequent users of the software. 

If you are a photographer or aspiring digital media persons, I suggest Adobe CS6 would be the best option for you. And not forgetting the Lightroom software that compliments CS6.

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