"One of the questions that I'm asked most often, both at my seminars, and by e-mail, is – what software tools do I use; particularly for noise reduction and sharpening. And, how do I do my B&W conversions. Over the past several years I have tried many of the programs and plug-ins to come to market, on both Mac and PC platforms. Below are brief looks at the ones that are my current preferred choices. The ones that I use every day, and that I count on when producing my commercial images and fine-art display prints. Are these the best programs available of their type? Possibly. Clearly I can't have tried everything, and even if I had, personal bias and needs play a role in making a statement like this. I should also note that I know personally most of the authors of these programs, though this played no role whatsoever in my selection or mention here."I can't argue with his three, but my choices would be
Intellisharpen II and ISOxPro v1.1 from Fred Miranda Software and
virtualPhotographer. I love plug-ins that simplify my life or make it much quicker to accomplish tasks. 8)
How about you, what plug-ins do you think are "must have"?