The Must have arsenal of the digital photographer.

Besides their trusty camera digital photographers needtechniques either in your own time on the internet or
a full cache of arsenal. All digital photographers mustoff line though regular classes offered by certified
have a complete range of adequate photo albumprofessionals.
software, this includes digital camera import andPhotoshop is in reality the desk top darkroom for digital
downloader software to automate the picture importphotographers.
process, a photo organizer, or a photo gallery/ albumPhotoshop takes digital photography to new levels by
software with detailed photo database capabilities andgoing beyond necessary picture editing requirements.
editing software for taking care of simple butPhotoshop users are able to take their not so
necessary photo enhancements or for the moresuccessful photographs to become the base of new
adventurous, complete digital manipulation.digital art by allowing the user to apply extreme
Below are the top software programs no seriousmanipulations and effects turning a useless image into
digital photographer should be without.an artistic creations.
- RoboImport - A very affordable digital camera import- PicaJet- A powerful but still affordable photo
software that automates the workflow required whenmanagement and image database program,
downloading your photographs from your digitalrecommended for easily cataloging and searching your
camera or memory card reader. RoboImport willdigital photo catalogue. PicaJet automatically imports
Import your photographs and rename your imagesthe metadata of your photographs and indexes your
with appropriate descriptive names into a speciallyphotos accordingly. The real attraction of PicaJet for
designated folder to be easily located when needing todigital photographers is its genuine ease of use. Picajet
access them latter. RoboImport will do much morewill assign each photo to each appropriate available
than less respected photo management program bycategory, making locating your digital images from a
performing some of the more tedious but necessaryhue data bank of thousands of photographs possible
digital image editing tasks without the usual fuss. It isand without fuss.
not expected that digital image downloader softwarePicaJet is an ideal program for ease of printing as it
should rename your photos, RoboImport does this andautomatically arranges on the assigned paper and
more. Roboimport fills in IPTC data required forselects the most appropriate printing options. Incredibly
professional photographers in a language that isPicaJet also reads and plays back various video
recognized by appropriate archiving or editingformats. Unlike most other digital photograph
programs. RoboImport will auto correct resolutionorganizers PicaJet even allows for privacy of those
issues, incredibly it will set your images to 300 DPIpersonal images or pictures you would rather not
(dots per inch) for expected printing quality, as manyshare. Like Photoshop Picajet is so rich in functions it is
less advanced cameras only shoot in a poor 72 DPI,impossible to mention every incredible feature in just
300 DPI is absolutely necessary for any photographerthese few words.
who will be wanting to print their photographicPicaJet is perhaps the best value for money of
treasures to share away from their computer.available digital photo management program.
RoboImport will also protect your photographs from- Neat Image- this is a very handy little tool for digital
accidental deletion by allowing you to set your photosphotographers. Neat Image is a filter software
to read only.program designed to reduce noise and grain produced
- Photoshop - This digital photo editing program isby digital cameras. Shooting in low light environments
certainly not cheap, but is considered to be thedoes seriously affect the quality of digital photographs;
awesome editing tool of professional digitalNeat Image greatly enhances an images quality that
photographers. Unfortunately Photoshop is also not somay have been compromised by an inadequate
easy to learn completely to benefit from the high costcamera or poor lighting.
for most photographers. The good news is that due toNeat image is available as a standalone program, or
the popularity of the program, and the real benefitsfor photographers with Photoshop it may be added to
Photoshop offers serious digital photographers therework as a noise reduction plug-in.
are many ways one can comfortably learn Photoshop