Real World Digital Photography, Third Edition

7. Building a Digital Darkroom

With digital photography, the time you spend in front of your computer is arguably just as important as the time you spend behind the camera. The digital darkroom is where the photographic image is transformed from an exposure into a masterpiece, where an increasingly large library of photographic images is organized and managed, and where you prepare to share your images with clients, colleagues, friends, and family.

The tools of the digital darkroom aren’t always inexpensive, but they are readily available and they provide much more flexibility and utility than the traditional darkroom tools. In this chapter we’ll guide you through the process of selecting the right tools and configuring your digital darkroom ...