Appendix A. Workflow Alternatives

Most of this book has been devoted to processing your images files with the software that is included with Photoshop CS2, namely Bridge, Camera Raw, and with Photoshop CS2 itself. After all, that is the software that's almost guaranteed to be owned by virtually every serious photographer, and it does an amazingly good job and it's basically free (considering you've probably already paid for Photoshop). On the other hand, you may be one of those photographers who will absorb extra cost and expend extra effort if it improves the amount of time that you have to get more work done. If your hard work has paid off to that degree, by all means, take the time to inform yourself about the products listed below.

These products are significantly faster at loading, previewing, and magnifying so that you can get through your culling and ranking much more quickly. There are some exciting products out there, here's a look at some of them.