
At the base of Mt. Charleston (after editing)
There are a lot of ups and downs with fixing up photos for a blog. Photos needed to be cropped, resized, and often fixed up–a pink a little pinker and an edge a little better defined. Often a great photo can be made better for Web publication.
Some of the work can be done in editing software like Photoshop, but I don’t know how to effectively use Photoshop and have not been able to teach myself. I’ve become a fan of Microsoft Office Photo managing software. One reason that I like it is that it makes great decisions about 85% of the time–photos come out looking better–they are crisper, cleaner, and often brighter. The photo above is an enhanced version of the photo below–I like the top photo better.
Neither photo is more or less accurate because neither of them accurately capture what I saw–it is awesome to stand at the base of Mt. Charleston. But these photos both make it seem a ways off, not towering above as I felt it.
One important aspect of the use of photos is to have a photo editor. Automated software seldom does a perfect job; usually edits can still be made to improve a photo for Web publishing. I’m working on a new Website and have come to rely upon Liz P, in British Columbia. She takes the product from the automated process and puts a human eye to it, she can improve focus or fix color that the software made too fluorescent, etc. Thanks Liz!

At the base of Mt. Charleston (before editing)