Image processing Apps for IPad or PC/laptops

[Jimbojumbo]

Just asking is there any recommended Apps that are any good that any one uses, or is this a gimmick and Should I be looking at PC bases software.

Either way can any one help point me in the right direction as a complete newbie to this topic.

Thanks in advance.

Jim

[alexharrison101]

my impression is that apps are toys, useful for snaps or funny effects, but if you want to seriously look at editing your photos then pc software is the way to go. i have been using paint.net (it's a free piece of software to cut your teeth on) but have just ordered the latest version of photoshop elements (like a cut down version of the real thing that costs 1/10 of the price!!) to get properly stuck into it.

i am NO expert on this, having vehemently hated photoshop for many years for the OTT effects and manipulations i've seen. i can't stand photos of people airbrushed within an inch of their life, and always used to get really frustrated that the photos i took of things never looked like the ones i was aiming for. then i got off my high horse and realised that almost every shot i see has been edited in some way, and if i want to achieve that sort of shot i'll need to get into it.

mind you, i still can't stand airbrushed models...!

[Jimbojumbo]

Thanks for the advise, I shall stop my fruitless IPad search and focus on software for my lap top. Will also take a look at and have a toy with paint.net to learn a few things before taking the plunge with one of the mainstream software program's

[alexharrison101]

also, you can get free trials (a month?) of software like photoshop and lightroom to have a taster. check adobe's website or google it i think.

[Jimbojumbo]

Will do, thanks.