Photography 101
Part 3 - Post-Processing (PP)
Working With Digital on the Computer
Computer System Considerations
Computers -
PC
Apple
Laptop vs Desktop considerations
Minimum requirements
Photo Editing - RAW Conversion and workflow, Plug-ins and Filters
Photoshop CSE5
Photoshop Elements 5/6/7
Adobe Lightroom
Aperture
Picasa (Google) - free
Flickr's Picknik - free basic, pay for upgraded
Paint Shop (Corel)
PhotoImpact
IPhoto (Apple)
GIMP (freeware)
Editing Software (versions, features, costs, comparison)
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/software/photo-editing-software/review.htmlNoise Reduction & Sharpening Software
DFine
Noiseware
Noise Ninja
Neat Image
Editing Processes and Techniques
Layers
B&W Conversion
Selective Blur
Cropping
Brightness/Contrast
Hue/Saturation
Sharpening
Red-Eye Correction
Infrared
Frames
Shape Distortions
Combining Images
Panorama (stitching)
Cropping, enlarging and reducing
Aspect Ratio
Dodging and burning
Flipping
Rotating
Inverting
Masking
Silhouetting
Collages and montages
Duotones
Hand-coloring
Color correction
Posterization
Retouching
Screening (specialized)
Camera-like effects
Blur and focus
Art work
Painting tools
Artistic medium
Erasing
Smudging
Cloning or stamping
Eye dropper
Opacity control
Cutouts
Mosaic or tiles
Oil painting
Pointillism
Contouring
Tracing
Embossing
Distortions –
Linear
Pinch
Spherical
Ripple or wrinkle
Shear or wave
Other –
Adding text
Virtual reality
3-D wrapping
Other programs –
Photo albums
Framed art and posters
Collages
E-mail
Screen savers
Slide shows
Calendars
Greeting cards
Gift wrapping
Family trees and genealogies
Wedding albums
Desktop Publishing
Web design
Image Correction
Adjusting Photo Size
Cropping
Cropping to a Standard Size
Fixing Mistakes
Selective Color
Shooting in B&W
Scanning Photos
