Hi,
in this "article" I want to present you a few different tools that I found on the Internet. First of all, I'd like to apologize for any faults in my grammar or spelling or what so ever. English isn't my native language and my English vocabulary is still growing by the day!


<sub>GIMPshop
For the people who don't know what GIMP is, here is a rough explanation. GIMP is a alternative for Adobe Photoshop. It has lot of features and for people just starting it's real easy to use and for people who are accustomed using Adobe Photoshop, there is GIMPshop!

GIMPshop has the same features GIMP has, it's almost the same but.. it has the same interface as photoshop. It really looks the same so it will be really easy to switch to GIMPshop! And.. best of all.. it's free!

More Info and Download: [link]


Inkscape
Inkscape is like the free version of Adobe Illustrator. It has the same features and roughly the same interface. But I find this piece of software actually easier then illustrator. Although it has the same setup, it's more straight forward. It's easier to navigate through it and the buttons are making clear of what their purpose is. Real easy!

More Info and Download: [link]


PhotoME
And here it is.. the first software which in mine opinion, has no match in this digital world. PhotoME allows you too completely edit the EXIF-data found in your digital photo's! Any unwanted information can be deleted or edited! You can add keywords or set a copyright warning! I know lot of people are searching for such a tool and here it is.. for free!

More Info and Download: [link]


Light Artist
This program allows you to add realistic lights to your photos. You have full control over the lights you add. Make it bright like the sun or more like a glow of a candle. You can add different types of light and in the color you want it to be! This little software is just very convenient for people who are missing something within their photos!

More Info and Download: [link]



Photomatix Basic
You probably by now have heard of HDR but for the people who don't know it, here is a link providing some examples: [link]
This piece of software allows you too create the same effect! You only need two identical photo's if different exposures and let this program do the magic!

More Info: [link] Download: [link] (Windows!)


Photofilter
Ever wanted to try to add a filter on your camera but couldn't afford it? Now you can! This program allows you to filter your photo using it's collection of more then 100 filters! Just load your photo, choose a filter and hit it! Only wrong thing about it is that it is just too easy!

More Info and Download: [link]</sub>



This is it for now! I hope you people will enjoy these programs and will help promoting them because they really do speed up the work flow and are just very convenient!

Best Regards,
wesleyvk