Photography with Open Source / Linux

I recently received a notice about an article on Open Source and Photography. I read it and I love it. It’s an article by Nathan Willis.

The article describes the various photo-applications available on Linux. It gives the reader a better understanding of what application is out there and what you can actually use it for. I found this article to be very useful for anyone using or wanting to use Linux for their photographic needs.

Be sure to check it out for yourself at http://blog.worldlabel.com/2010/photography-with-open-source-linux.html!

[A little preview]

Photography on the free software desktop has come a long way in recent years. All of the major desktop environments support camera import and provide image management and editing applications, including the all-important raw file conversion. But the desktop defaults are really geared towards casual users, optimized for point-and-shoot cameras and sharing photos online. Don’t be fooled by that, though; open source can and does offer the tools to support professional photographers and high-end enthusiasts.

Rather than drop in a long, bulleted list of applications, though, let’s take a look at what the open source alternatives are, task-by-task, to get a better feel for how the pieces fit together into a normal photographic workflow.

With special thanks to Russell from http://blog.worldlabel.com.