Library: Digital Photography: Photography Tools

Mobile Apps to Try

Adobe Lightroom
Professional photo editor app with advanced editing tools.
(Free, Premium features available for purchase)
Afterlight
Full-featured photo editor with advanced tools and creative options.
(Free, Premium features available for purchase)
Camera+ 2
Camera app with manual controls and a range of shooting modes.
(Paid)
Enlight Photofox
Photo editor app with creative and artistic tools.
(Paid)
ProCamera
Powerful camera app with DSLR-like controls.
(Paid, Additional premium features available for purchase)
TouchRetouch
Remove unwanted objects from your photos in seconds.
(Paid)
VSCO
Stylish editing app with beautiful film-like filters.
(Free, Premium features available for purchase)
Photoshop Camera
Powerful photo filter app which allows you to test and develop different filters for your photo.
(Free)

Multimedia Support Center

The Multimedia Support Center is an on-campus resource for CSCC students and staff. The MSC features a large studio space which is great for video shoots, photography sessions, audio recordings, or special events. The MSC also houses the Multimedia Support Lab, which features 18 workstations loaded with multimedia software for all types of media projects. The software includes Adobe Creative Cloud, Maya, Mudbox, Anaconda, ToonBoom, Unity, Wings 3D, and others. Headphones, Wacom tablets and film and image scanners are available for use within the lab. The lab also contains an audio recording booth for those interested in recording production. Multimedia Support also offers lending of multimedia equipment including camcorders, audio equipment, and lighting kits.

Multimedia Studio
Find out more information on the Multimedia Studio, reserve the space, and see the space's availability.
Equipment Lending
Find out more information on the multimedia equipment available for checkout at the library.
Studio 109
Find out more information on the audio recording booth within the Multimedia Support Lab, see the room's availability, and reserve the space.

Tips for Beginner Photographers

The Ultimate Savings Guide for Beginner Photographers
This guide from CouponFollow provides helpful tips on purchasing photography equipment. It even provides some terminology definitions and equipment maintenance tips.

Online Tools

The Online Lighting Diagram Creator
Photography lighting diagrams made easy with this online tool: use the drop down menus, select objects, drag them, rotate them, change their layers then export your diagram to JPEG or save its URL.
Gimp
GIMP is a cross-platform image editor. It is free software, you can change its source code and distribute your changes. Whether you are a graphic designer, photographer, illustrator, or scientist, GIMP provides you with sophisticated tools to get your job done.
Canva
From Wikipedia: Canva is a graphic design platform that allows users to create social media graphics, presentations, posters and other visual content. It is available on web and mobile, and integrates millions of images, fonts, templates and illustrations.
Paint.net
Paint.NET is image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plugins.

Links to Images You Can Use

image icon The images located in the following websites are generally free for you to use, though you should always double check the terms of use for yourself to avoid copyright infringement.

Other Tools

Irreverent Photo Tools for Digital Photographers by Weinrebe, Steve.
Call Number: 775 W424ir
Publication Date: 2009-10-07
The Law (in Plain English) for Photographers by Leonard D. DuBoff; Christy King
Call Number: 343.7307877 D815L
Publication Date: 2010-05-18