Top 5 Must Have Tools For A Photographer

In the present world, the complete definition of photography seems to be changed. Photography, a few years back that is considered as a profession or a skill set for a limited number of users is now welcoming new photographers from all around the globe. Now, the photography world is experiencing a whole new world of creativity with a fragrance of freshness. And all this is possible due to new tools and gadgets that bring out the hidden talent from inside lot many people. Also, the photographic gears that were not easily available previously are now and readily available and that too at an affordable price. And who can forget those high-end smartphones with a stunning camera that gave a new meaning to photography. You can now click the same amazing picture with your smartphone like you can click with a professional camera. The depth effect, bokeh effect, red-eye reduction, white balance all that once is associated with a high-end camera can be found in a smartphone.

But still, to make all those clicks more amazing and sharp a photographer needs some tools. Here in this article, we will be going to discuss such five must-have tools for a photographer.

Photo Editors:

This is one of the tool that can make your normal picture a master piece. If you search around the web then you will find it filled with many photo editors, both free and paid. These photo editors can sharpen your photos, give it a depth effect if needed, rotate it, remove the noise especially if a photo is clicked in low light condition.

GIMP:

GIMP is a free to use photo editor that you try if you presently do not wish to invest much in your photography. Moreover, it is a cross-platform photo editor that is open source. All it means you are completely free to make changes in its source code and share your changes with others. Although GIMP is quite popular but comparing it with Adobe products doesn’t make a sense. Initially you may have found it hard to work with this image editor but once you become used to with the product, working on it is a real charm.

Adobe Lightroom 6:

Another popular name in the category of image editors is Adobe Lightroom. This product from Adobe is quite popular both among amateur as well as professional photographers. Many photographers prefer this amazing tool over other renowned photo editors. And the prime for this is that you can not only use this to edit your photographs but also use it to organize your photo collection and export them whenever needed. The product is available for Windows PC and MAC with a price tag of £103.88. But if you take your photography seriously than the product is a worth to try even though it is not free.

Backup Tools:

You have clicked an amazing photograph, you have edited it with a photo editor and make it a masterpiece. Now what if get lost or deleted, the thought itself is scary. Therefore, a photographer also needs a backup solution to save his work.

Dropbox:

A popular name in cloud backup program that is trusted by millions of users from all over the globe. The program not only helps you to easily backup all your clicks but also provide you an option of easy sharing among various people. The free version allows you to save only 2GB of data, but it can be upgraded at any moment by purchasing additional space. 

Google Drive:

Google Drive offered by Google is another option where you can save all your creative work. And what more it provides a 15 GB of space a lot more than Dropbox. However, similarly like Dropbox, you can purchase an additional space if needed. Moreover, if you have Google Photos on your device then you can enable auto-back option that automatically back up all your photos automatically to drive.

Duplicate Photos Removal Tool:

With various options for saving the images on cloud, local hard drive, external/network drive, duplicate images are becoming a big problem for photographers.  Moreover, sharing of photos also lead to the duplications of photos. Therefore, to resolve this problem all you need is a duplicate photo cleaner tool that will help you remove all the duplicates. Duplicate Photos Fixer is one such software developed by Systweak that helps you to remove all the duplicate photos from your system with few clicks. The application is available almost for every platform, i.e. Windows, Mac, iOS, Android. Removing all the duplicates not only help you to regain space on your hard drive but also make your collection more organized.

So, guys, these were the list of top five tools that will help a photographer not only to create a perfect picture but also to save it and organize it.