Free software names and uses.

[aubintbay]

DOF Calculator by Aimen RG. This is actually a free Android App I put on my cell phone a couple of months ago but is available I believe in other formats. Until I started playing with this I completely unaware of how focal length can really minimize your depth of field. Solved a few problems for me when I realised that your focal point needs to be spot on what you want at longer focal lengths.

[Barefoot]

It was almost a year ago that I posted a thread on free apps here. Since then, I taken a couple off the list and added one.

Forget about DSLR Remote HD and Remote Your Camera. Even free, they're no longer worth the price of admission. If you're an Android device user, look no further than DSLRDashboard. If pressed to put a price on this free app, then I'd have to say it's worth every bit as much as the device you install it on. What that means is if you don't already have a tab, then go get one and install this app on it. Trust me, its that good.

Picking just one from that old list, I'd have to go with The Photographers Ephemeris as there seems to be a version for everyone no matter the platform both mobile and desktop. Little over a year ago, someone posted a pic on photography.ca of the shadow of a tree falling on the side of an old barn. It was noted by a couple of us that the photo might have been improved by being there when the shadow fell between the two windows in the frame instead across one of them. This app will let you know what time of year and day it would take to make that happen. Don't set yourself up for disappointment by showing up at the once in a lifetime location without knowing everything there is to know about it before you get there.

Let me tell you something else, though. On my Nexus 10, DSLR Dashboard is the f'ing bomb!

[Iguanasan]

I missed the original post but I'm so glad I saw it. I'm going to have to check out the RawTherapee since I currently use ufRAW with Gimp. While Photoshop may be better my "photoshop" skills are such that Gimp does everything I need to do for free.