The digital potography explosion which has occurred over the last few years has created many opportunities for amateur and professional photographers. Of course, there is no substitute for composing a great photo. The numerous features available on current digital cameras and tools available to enhance and display photos, enable photograhers an amazing amount of creativity after the photo has been taken.
From simple point and shoot cameras to sophicticated professional and advanced amateur digital single lens refles camerax, the choices are staggerring. Many cameras allow the photographer to post-process the image in the camera. Such techniques as straightening, cropping, altering expsoure, white balance, brightness, contrast, and saturation can dramaticaly change an image. The following are links to some excellent camera review sites, where all the capabilites of digital cameras are explored in depth:
There are also many programs which enable image post-processing on your computer. Adobe Photoshop is the leading photo editing software. It has many capabilities, but the learning curve is steep, as is the price. An alternative is the GNU Image Manipulation Program (the GIMP). This program has comparable capabilities and a comparable learning curve, but the price is right (it is free).
There are many programs available which will display and categorize your pictures. My favorite is Faststone Image Viewer. It includes basic photo editing, and imports photos from the camera's media card.
I have thousands of pictures in the form or slides and negatives from the era before digital photography. I can enjoy the best shots upon demand on my computer, because I scanned them using a professional film scanner. For me, the scanning process was a trip down memory lane. However the process is tedious because each scanned slide received indidual attention, including reviewing and sometimes post-processing the image. I now offer this service.
We have the capability to digitize your 35mm slides and negatives.
.80 per image, minimum order 100 slides or negatives
CD or DVD slideshow with captions and music supplied by you, add $.20/image
