With Adobe’s recent change in licensing approach, many photographers have expressed concern that they can’t count on continued use of the latest version of Photoshop unless they agree to pay a monthly fee.  Even before this change, Photoshop was considered an an expensive, if useful, tool.  Are there any viable alternatives to Photoshop that photographers can consider?

For our October Education Night, Dick Miller will be giving us an overview of Fotoxx, a free, open-source Linux program for photo editing and collection management. The goal is to meet most user’s needs while remaining fast and easy to use. Fotoxx upgrades are monthly, and each includes some significant additions.  Did I mention it’s free!

Dick Miller is a recent NELP member, with background in electro-optical physics.  He helps develop Fotoxx, is an enthusiastic Fotoxx user, and will demonstrate some of its speed, power, and ease of use.  To emphasize these points, Dick will demo Fotoxx on an inexpensive computer.

Dick and his wife Jill are owners of Miller Microcomputer Services in Natick.  For those who are interested in FOSS (Free, Open-Source Software), they also lead a free Thursday-afternoon FOSS User Group at the Natick Community-Senior Center.

The meeting will be at 7:30 pm, as usual.  The location is 17 Fox Hill Drive, in Natick.  See you there.