When it comes to creating content, words alone won’t do. You’ll also want to use photos, audio, video, and other forms of content. Photos, for example, can be a great way to convey information in a way that is compelling and succinct. But keeping large numbers of photos organized and editing them so that they can be used generally requires some sort of system or software. Advanced users likely will tend towards something like Adobe’s suite of outstanding software including Photoshop, Bridge, and Lightroom. For users who don’t need software that is that advanced, who don’t want to deal with the Photoshop learning curve, or who don’t have hundreds of dollars to spend on new software, there are other options.
This review from Ars Technica recommends three options, Flickr, Picasa, and Photobucket. Flickr is a great place to upload, organize, and share photos. If you need to edit them, you can use the integrated image editor Picnik. Picasa also will allow you to do essential editing tasks such as resizing and improving the image. This article also recommends several sites, includidng Twitpic, that will allow you to share you photos via social media tools like Twitter and others.
To find out more about Flickr, you can go to their site. Picasa can be found here, and Photobucket here.
Interested in trying out the big gun? CNET provides this download of Photoshop CS4, free to try for 30 days.
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