Photo Image Editing

Create Better Drawings & Paintings from Photos with AKVIS Sketch 10

Version 10 includes 64-bit support, a new hatch direction control, and compatibility with Windows 7 and Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6).

Updates to Adobe Camera Raw, Lightroom, & DNG Converter

You can download release candidate updates of all three apps from the Adobe Labs site.

Help for Digital Photographers

The Library of Congress and American Society of Media Photographers created a new Web site that's chock full of valuable resources for photographers. And it's free!

Master the Creative Suite with CS Magic's Online Seminars

This new training company will present its first webinar on PDF presentations on November 24, 2009.

HDRtist Updated; Gains New HDR Features

Version 1.1 of Ohanaware' HDRtist for Mac OS X adds Auto Image Alignment.

Give Portrait Photos the Spa Treatment

Discover the secrets of beautiful young skin, bright white teeth, and a great complexion. Of course, it's all done with advanced layering techniques in Photoshop CS4.

Adobe Debuts Photoshop.com Mobile for Android

On-the-go photo editing and management are made effortless with new Photoshop.com mobile application.

Transform Images Into Kaleidoscope Patterns in Photoshop

It's surprisingly easy to take one slice of an image and spin it into scores of kaleidoscope-like patterns you can use for many projects.

Combine Image Creatively in Photoshop

Learn how to collage images in Photoshop CS2, CS3, and CS4.

Reduce Noise in Digital Images

AKVIS Noise Buster 7.0 delivers better noise suppression for digital and scanned images.

Free For All: Photoshop Brushes, Fonts, and Image Tools

One free online tool lets you easily extract colors from images and share them. Another resizes, renames, and convert folders full of images. I also have lots of free Photoshop brushes and fonts -- everyone's favorites!

Photoshop Crop Tool Tutorial

Since the first daguerreotype, photographers have cropped their images to hone in on the details that matter most. The crop tool does that, as well as straighten and more.

Prep and Color Scanned Drawings in Photoshop

Matthew Richmond of The Chopping Block shares his expertise -- and a Photoshop Action -- in this free tutorial.

Operation Photo Rescue

Operation Photo Rescue is a volunteer network of professional and amateur photographers, designers, image restoration artists and others. Its mission is to repair photographs damaged by unforeseen circumstances.

No-Cost Photoshop Brushes

The Brush King Web site is a rich source of free Photoshop brushes. Here are just three from the Nature category. Little Birdi There are five brushes in the Little Birdi set. Author "The Rusty Leaf" notes that they were made in Photoshop CS3 and Inkscape, and that the brushes are free for personal or commercial use. Download Little Birdi.

Create Depth of Field with FocalPoint 2

The new version of this Photoshop plug-in helps photographers create realistic depth of field after the shoot with powerful new features that provide blur control and lens simulation.

Photoshop Plug-In PhotoTune 3 Optimizes Images

onOne Software updates an application that gives photographers perfect color in their photos with an all-new correction engine and advanced controls.

Introducing Kubota RPG SpeedKeys 2.0 for Lightroom 2

Designed to optimize a photographer’s workflow and enhance creativity, this updated wireless USB device from Kubota Image Tools allows for complete user customization of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.

Filter Forge 2.0 for Photoshop Now In Public Beta

Create your own filters and enjoy the creations' of other Filter Forge users with this unique Photoshop plug-in, now in public beta.

Adobe Creative Suite 3 & 4 Run on Windows 7

There's good news on the compatibility front. However, note that if you're upgrading to Windows 7 from an earlier Windows version, you may be required to reinstall your Creative Suite product.