(96) Image Manipulation Software
by Robert A Burns
If you are not already doing so, you should use some form of image manipulation software for your digital images. Why? 1. Almost all digital images are a bit flat and can use some contrast adjustment.
I use Adobe Photoshop CS, which is probably the best package out there. But it is expensive ($699 list, $450 street), it is massively complex, and it is not intuitively obvious. A better choice would be Adobe Photoshop Elements (about $99 list, $49 street) or the software that came with your camera. I would recommend that you buy a book that is dedicated to your software program. Learn how to crop and correct red-eye. And learn how to improve contrast, luminosity, sharpness, and color. After you become more comfortable with these functions, you can tackle more advanced features.
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