Post photo shoot processing

[MJSmith]

Is there a simple post photo shoot program that can be used? I just want to do simple things, such as light compensation, resizing for web, red eye and cropping. I have a Photo Shop, but is way too cumbersome to use. I wind up using the Windows photo gallery that is already on the computer.

Thanks

 

[RockyHeap]

ACDsee


ACDSee Photo Software


I too have full Photoshop CS4, and find myself using ACDsee 95% of the time do to just quick photo fixes.

 

[Scott]

Just a small step above Microsoft Photo Editor is Picasa and it's free.

 

[diver 85]

Picasa 3(I think it's up to) is helpful--it's free too....

EDIT:-hey Scott, didn't read your response 'till after I posted-----

 

[anenomefishman]

Is there a simple post photo shoot program that can be used? I just want to do simple things, such as light compensation, resizing for web, red eye and cropping. I have a Photo Shop, but is way too cumbersome to use. I wind up using the Windows photo gallery that is already on the computer.

Thanks

I use Photoshop Elements 6.0. It is a very simple version of photoshop, but has colorcast and and good light/color balancing controls, works good for crop, resize as well.

Here is an example from a dive trip I took last summer to Palau.

Grey Reef Shark at Blue Corner, original pic (SP-350, F3.4, 1/80 sec ISO 150, ~55 ft)

Grey Reef Shark at Blue Corner, processed with Photoshop Elements

Bruce

 

[MJSmith]

Bruce

Nice results! I have Photoshop Elements 5.0. It is a little cumbersome to use, plus takes forever to load sometimes. I understand the layers of the Photoshop program and such, but just stopped using it. I am just a point and shoot (OLY 8000) with a housing, arm, and occassional OLY UF-1 strobe. I just try to take scrapbook type of photos of our dives. A good shoot for me is a few keepers that are in focus without the dreaded backscatter. I started using the Windows Photo Editor after I bought the Photoshop since the Windows was so much faster and eaier to use withour loading the entire Photoshop program.

I read with interest some earlier posts about red filters and such. Just wondered what I could do easily post shoot, with some type of processing tool.

 

[anenomefishman]

MJSmith-

Mine is only an Oly point and shoot (SP-350). You should look at using color cast in Photoshop Elements, as it eliminates the need for a red filter. Will remap the colors in your photo, based on something that is black, grey, or white in your photo that you point to. Worth checking out. What I do is have two settings: Macro is flash on for every pic, autofocus continous and auto for non macro stuff. Any macro picture with the flash on, you can use auto color/contrast button on Photoshop Elements Elements and will do a great job. For the farther shots (auto), color cast followed by auto contrast work pretty good. My 0.02.

Bruce

 

[burna]

GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program

And it's free.

 

[fergyjohn]

This is a nice little program easy to use and free.
IrfanView - Official Homepage - one of the most popular viewers worldwide

fergy

 

[muttznutz]

I use Adobe's Lightroom - primarily for colour and exposure correction. It's a bit more expensive, though.
However, it's really productive from a workflow perspective, and all image adjustments are non-destructive and can be back-tracked.
I've found that for best results, shoot in RAW (which I think you can on the SP-350), then convert your shots to DNG as (or before) you import. That does need bigger memory cards, though ...
You can save common processes (e.g. export to web - and even ftp parameters) as presets, so you don't have to reinvent them.

I used to use Elements, but it ate my hard drives, as the PSD files got bigger with every extra layer.
Adobe offer a month's free trial if you download from their website.

Cheers,
Andy