Photographic editing is the process of reworking an original photo, either produced by film or digital, to create the artistic vision of the photographer.
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Which tools are good for creating panoramas/stitching multiple photos?
Can anyone recommend some good tools for creating panoramas from multiple photos.
(Free and commercial)
Personally I use either Windows and Ubuntu, but I'm not fussy, suggestions for other platforms ...
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What is the best free RAW editor/converter on Windows?
I'm looking for a free RAW editor/converter on Windows. Can you tell me some strong/weak points of them comparing with Capture NX and/or Adobe Photoshop Elements?
RawTherapee
PhotoFiltre
Able RAWer
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What are the best practices for taking pictures of a canvas?
Please share your experience about:
Lighting
Objectives
Setup
Colorimetry
Photo-Editing
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What are the key photography-related features from Photoshop that are missing in GIMP?
I am on a tight budget and chose to use GIMP for editing since it is free.
What important photographic post-processing features am I missing from Photoshop?
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Can anyone recommend a good open-source photo management platforms for power users?
Short version of the question:
Does anyone know of any good open-source photo management/editing suites, a la Aperture or Lightroom?
I'd want it to run on MacOS X, by the way, though options that ...
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How can I get accurate photo colors on a laptop screen?
My editing mainly involves these things:
Adjusting the colors, white balance , brightness (slightly , to get that subtle combination)
Cropping of the images.
I have recently bought a laptop and I ...
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How does the Curves tool work in GIMP?
I started using GIMP recently, and came across an option called Curves under the Colors menu. What does this tool do, and how do I use it correctly?
I get some good colors if I make a graph in 'S' ...
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How many photos should I keep?
When I started with digital photography, I used to keep a copy of ALL the photos I took on a backup drive, "just in case". As the years have gone by, I have become more ruthless, permanently deleting ...
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Why do photos look best without any sharpening?
Maybe it's a subjective question, but most of the time my photos look best when I leave the Sharpening slider of Lightroom in a value close or equal to zero.
Which are the benefits of digital ...
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What things should one take into account when looking at cropping a photo?
When looking at cropping a photo:
How do you decide whether to crop it or not (for starters)?
What things should you take into account - both practical and artistic?
I guess that this question is ...
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How to compare RAW photos quickly?
It's not uncommon for me to return from a hike or outing and have 500+ images to "sift" before getting started on post processing.
Is there a better way to compare 5-10 photos of the same image ...
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What noise removal tools work best, and why?
Can anyone recommend some good noise removal tools, free and commercial? Should support RAW and JPEG. Are certain tools better than others in particular situations? Do some integrate better with other ...
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Is there a desktop application for easy photo effects, like Camera+ for the iPhone?
I'm searching a desktop equivalent of the Camera+ iPhone app. The app Camera+ has predefined effects which can be added to images. Basically, all I want is a desktop application which is able to ...
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Are there any free but comparable alternatives to Lightroom?
Does anyone have any recommendations for free software that provides the key features of Lightroom in one package? The main things I am looking for are:
RAW photo editing
Library management
Multiple ...
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Are “Windows Photo Viewer” rotations lossless?
Can I rotate lossily compressed photos that I view in Windows Photo Viewer without worrying about losing even more information to compression?
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Do professionals all edit their pictures heavily?
I am just wondering how many of you do a heavy editing in Photoshop after taking those pictures. Do all or most professional photographers do that? Or they just do a simple cropping and adjusting a ...
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Software to auto correct lens distortion based on photo
A photo contains digital information about the make of the camera the focal length,etc. Does any software use this information and auto correct the lens distortion in the photo. I know that Photoshop ...
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Why do my photos look better on an iMac?
I've been given a long term loan of a 27" iMac. Looking at my photos on flickr and iphoto, they look, eh, just better, they seem to pop more than they did on the other PCs. Why is that? The other ...
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What Photoshop plugins are must haves?
When you as a photographer edit your photos in Photoshop (after some processing using Camera Raw or Lightroom) are there any Plug-ins/Actions/etc. (free or paid) that are must haves for you as a ...
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What are the rules for editing a photo?
I just got a comment that I must edit my photo. God know how many hours I have spent editing my photos. Thus I was a little bit surprised. It was explained that there are certain rules when doing ...
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Is there a software to automatically crop a scan of multiple images?
I want to digitize my old family albums using a scanner and there are lots of photos in them. Thus far, my method has been to scan 4 images at a time and then manually cropping them in a simple editor ...
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Are there written guides or rules of thumb for setting color saturation, clarity, vibrance, etc. in post-processing (or in general)?
This isn't another "how do I get a picture to look like such-and-such-link-inserted-here in LR" question. There's a saturation (no pun intended) of these questions here. Interesting, but not general ...
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Free Batch Photo Watermaker?
I want to place a small logo in the bottom of about 100 images at onces.
Is there a cool, free and easy program I can download where I can do this?
I basically want to place a signature watermark in ...
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In Lightroom 3, what is the difference between exposure and brightness?
What's the difference between adjusting a photo's exposure versus its brightness?
I created a virtual copy of a photo. The original's exposure was increased 1 stop. The other got an increase in ...
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Post-processing to remove background reflections on bald heads
I've done a series of chroma key shots of some co-workers for our website and generally everything came out great, except one of our guys is bald and, well, the green is reflecting onto his head. So, ...
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How to reduce glare from glass during photo editing?
I have taken a picture of a person standing inside the house via a window.
being outside, of course there is glare. I don't mind the glare as an artistic item, but wondered if there is a way to ...
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Image processing & editing: what is an “unmanipulated” image?
What is considered an "unmanipulated" image? As defined by photo.net:
Unmanipulated
a single uninterrupted exposure
cropping to taste
common adjustments to the entire image, e.g., ...
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Should I save an image as png, jpeg or bmp?
If I edit an image file using some application like Gimp, Photoshop or MSPaint, while saving I will be asked to select the required file-format. There are different formats available, the common ones ...
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How are these 3d images made?
Just recently, Yahoo.com posted images that have a 3d effect without any glaesses and here is an example of one of them:
How is this done? I searched all over but can't find any good tutorial. I ...
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What laptop specs are important for intensive image editing work?
How important is the following in purchasing a laptop that will be used for image editing:
processor speed
amount of RAM
integrated vs. dedicated graphics card
HD speed (SSD; or 5400/7200/10000 rpm)
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Comparison list of tagging & editing methods in photo management software
I am looking around for a photo management solution. I understand that some photo managers store tags in the photo themselves whilst some use an application specific database. I also understand that ...
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Free program for editing pictures
I'm looking to find a free program that allows me to edit my images. Ones I have used so far are very limited, so if you have any ideas please let me know.
Thanks
Rachel
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How do I adjust colour casts between photos taken at different times?
I have several photos of similar subjects on the same background.
As they were taken outside at different times, the lighting conditions are different, and so the colours in the photos aren't ...
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Can I edit photos in Lightroom using only previews
All my photos are stored on a NAS. I edit them on one of my two laptops. The catalog is synchronized between the laptops and I only use one laptop at a time to edit photos. This model works very well ...
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Am I permanently altering my NEF/raw files if I save changes in Nikon ViewNX 2?
When editing the NEF (Nikon raw files) with Nikon's ViewNX 2 software, after modifying things like exposure and white balance, I have the ability to save the NEF file or "Save As" a new filename. ...
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How to change a single setting across multiple images in Canon DPP?
I am using Canon Digital Photo Professional to process a large quantity of images I took in an event. After some work on individual pictures, I realized that merely all of them will benefit from ...
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How do I check for slightly off white colour on an IPS monitor?
Hey everyone I recently took some shot of a model wearing my products against a white roll of paper. They turned out great but of course I had to do adjustments. Anyways the issue I'm having is the ...
