I am always on the lookout for graphic editing software that is not too heavy on the pocket ($).  Paintshop has been around for a long time and now it is worth to take a second look at it.    
Here are a few of the key features that I found it to be useful for photographers :    
Organiser   
With the new Organizer we are able to import, manage, search and quickly touchup image files directly into PaintShop Photo Pro X3.  Photos can be tagged and rated, making them easier to find and group. The Organizer …

It used to be very expensive buying a photo from a traditional stock agency before the days of the Internet. Sock agencies had to publish thick catalogs showing the photographs in their library. The fees to license the use of a stock photo is not cheap too.
With the internet and subsequently microstock websites, all these has changed. You are able to license a photo for use for your website, brochure, annual reports  etc for a few dollars. For photographers, you will get paid by a certain percentage of the selling …

Corel has recently announced 2 new products  PaintShop Photo Pro X3 and VideoStudio Pro X3.  I also been looking for “lighter” photo editing software and will check out both products soon once I get whole of them.
They have setup a minisite here with some interesting videos. The light painting one is pretty cool.  I teach light painting and writing in my Foundation Photography Course but this vido shows how I can create an animated video of the light painting photos. Hope to create one of such video soon

Love photography, fashion and shopping ? Then this competition might interest you?
Harper’s BAZAAR will be hosting their first photography awards. Themed along fashion, art or architecture, this project creates an opportunity for new and emerging photographers to showcase their works on an international platform.
You may submit 3-5 digital images and you must shoot on location at ION Orchard (inside or outside).  Closing date is 5 April 2010. So start working on your images.
For more information, click on the banner below

Just got this off the mail. (as in snail mail) .  The Ngee Ann Photography Exhibition is back in 2010. Seems like they decided they want to hold it as an  exhibition rather as an competition as in 2009. Or maybe they are alternating between the 2 formats.  We probably hear more later.
The Exhibition will run from 8 to 19 April 2010. You may submit up to 4 entries for selection.  Application (4R size of the entries and softcopies) must be submitted by 8th Feb 2010.
As usual Ngee Ann Cultural Centre …