Photo Editing software - So what package(s) do I currently use?
My camera originally came with ACDSee 6.0 so for awhile I used that software to do really basic photo editing.
This software was good but at some point I began to find additional requirements that were either difficult or impossible to complete with that software.
I was also looking for better automatic image correction features.
I tried out Gimp software next and found that it had numerous additional items that were nice to use.
Still I was looking for something really user friendly and a few more things. Eventually I tried a free 60 day trial of Jasc PhotoShop 8 and I was hooked.
So far I have been able to do everything I want to do using this software. When the trail period expired I took the plunge and purchased a full license of both Jasc PhotoShop 8 and Jasc Photo Album.
I do all of my photo editing with Jasc Photoshop 8. I use Jasc Photo Album for the slideshow feature when I am reviewing a bunch of pictures prior to or following an editing session.
Just a few days ago I received a notification that a new version of both software packages is now available. I haven't yet checked out the new version so I can't comment on whether it's better or not. I plan to check out the upgrade soon out of curiousity rather then necessity.
Brief information about the cameras that took the pictures displayed in this article
This section provides a very quick summary of the type of camera used to take the pictures displayed in this article.Round Lake Erie - $20.00 disposable cameras (3)
Round Lake Huron - Pentax Optio 33WR - 3.3 mp/waterproofClockwise around Lake Erie: Nice Folks - HP 935 digital camera with 5.1 mp
Eastern Canada - Panasonic DMC-LC20; 3X Optical zoom
Nikon Coolpix 4500 digital camer with 4 megapixel, 4 times digital zoom and a Nikon wide angle lense adaptor that provides the 35mm equivalent of a 24 mm lens.
Concluding comments
As time passes I will continue to add to this article in the hope of providing additional information that will help people to more fully closely match their memories to their priceless photos.
Please feel free to use this article's guestbook to add your comments, suggestions etc.
As I mentioned earlier I consider myself to be a beginner photographer so any knowledge and wisdom that you care to share will be greatly appreciated!
If you have photos that you believe will help to illustrate a point then I would be glad to include those in the article along with full credit to the photographer and a link to their touring website. I would like to include both a before and after shot whenever possible to continue the format I have used in this article. Don't worry about combining the pictures together I will be happy to do so.
Denise Goldberg has written an excellent article on digital cameras called Where did you say you are taking that camera?
In addition to the excellent knowledge that Denise conveys she also is very, very good at taking excellent pictures as you will find if you review her numerous and very high quality touring journals.
Denise does not use photo editing software other then possibly the native capabilities of the camera itself so her wonderful pictures only serve to underline my original comment about taking the time needed to take a good picture rather then relying on photo editing software to work miracles after the fact.
Having said that, I hope that the examples I have provided in this article have shown how pictures can be enhanced and memories captured through the creative use of photo editing software.
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