Choosing an Image Editor
Red-Bellied Woodpecker (after editing) Now that we've covered important topics like exposure , composition , and interpreting subjects , we need to consider what to do once you get your photographs into your computer. Nearly every picture you take can be improved by working on it with software. But it's important to choose a software program that will work for you. Same Image Before Editing (how embarrassing!) There are several factors that I believe are important to have in in your software, and I'm listing them here in order of importance: Photo Management . If you take a lot of photographs, you need to be able to keep track of them so that you can find them again after you take them. You need a powerful photo management tool to let you keep track of your photographs. I rate all the photographs I keep and use hierarchical keywords. Every photograph I keep gets labeled by subject and location. This way, if I want to find...