The site I have linked for this posting poses the question: "Should digital photographers use image editing software?"
Well, the quick answer is, yes, of course, and the article presents many reasons why digital photographers should post process their photo files for best effect.
When you consider all the variables in the picture taking process it's nigh on impossible to get every one of these parameters spot on every time.
Differences among all the various types of digital image editing software also …
The freeware Rapid Typing Tutor displays animation while taking users through a succession of keyboarding drills.
Rapid Typing Tutor for Windows aims to help speed up your typing through a series of lessons. This freeware application will have you start out with just a few letters, work your way through punctuations and short syllables, tackle capital letters, key in longer words, and then run through digits and finally longer blocks of text. More advanced typists can jump around to specific lessons if desired.
While typing, to keep you entertained an animated aquarium scene appears behind the characters to be keyed (this can be turned off if you find it distracting). A visual keyboard appears below, with transparent hands moving as you type….
Tutorial on making CG anaglyph (3d) images using Daz|Studio, Gimp and free 3d models. Daz|Studio is avialable for download at www.daz3d.com Gimp is available at gimp.org Lots of free 3d models can be found here www.daz3d.com You have to register with Daz (also free) to download. New enhanced version in Comment-O-Vision!
PDN PhotoPlus 2007’s official show report continues with time saving Photoshop tools by Nik Software. Join Inside Digital Photo TV’s host, Scott Sheppard as he speaks with Edward Sanchez, Executive Vice President and Josh Haftel, Product Manager Nik Software Inc. about some of the new features in New Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 and Capture NX which they co-developed with Nikon. In addition to the one-click image enhancing Photoshop tools, Color Efex filters are now fully compatible with Capture NX. Download demo versions and find out more information at: www.niksoftware.com or http Video Rating: 5 / 5
Quick way of enhancing portrait without using patch/healing tools. This technique gives you total control of where you want the detail, and where not. This technique also greatly smoothen out skin, yet you still can manage how much detail you want to reveal using layer opacity. This method requires less tools, time and skill to achieve compare to other patch/heal/spot methods, but the end result is stunning. Only the first 2 layers is necessary for this technique, the other 2 layers name “blur background” is just the blooming effect, and all the other Photoshop filters I added is just for fun. If you like this video, you might also be interested other stuff on my web blog @ www.iphong.com Video Rating: 4 / 5
Here's the latest free hard drive data recovery program to be offered, and as always I advise you to maintain separate, removable media, to back up your precious digital photo files.
Of course the use of removable media for backup extends beyond your photo files and should include all files that you consider "must haves."
The "iCare", "Data Recovery 3.6" Software, is a bit more advanced than some past free offerings and deserves a look, especially since it's free.
