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We use Adobe Photoshop CS3 in our workshops and work flow, as it is the standard for the industry. An alternative is its smaller sibling, Photoshop Elements, that sells for around $90. CS3 may be downloaded as a 30-day trial from Adobe's website.

For those who use Photoshop CS3 and the CS2, you might want to consider Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. It was developed by photographers for photographers, rather than by techie-steroid engineers who developed Photoshop for graphic artists, and I find it to be really great for editing, removing those dust motes that plague digital sensors, and for finer tweaks that can be made more easily in this great program without actually changing the digital negative file. The new parameters and adjustments for the histograms and color and tone adjustments are terrific, and there are numerous other features that make imaging so much easier. It does not, however, contain layers,, etc., but its web gallery feature is outstanding. While this program is a work in progress — what one isn't — it's latest release has improved dramaticaly, and I would highly recommend it.

Along with CS3, there are a number of plug-ins that I use, including:
While CS3 has incorporated some of these features into its program, a really good plug-in can make life easier. Usually, there is a trial version you can download.

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