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Applications Folder
Tailored for creators, software-folder.com focuses on creativity and marketing software from a designers perspective. Topics include photo-editing, web design, content creation, promotional marketing tools and strategies. The following is a compilation of both value for money online and desktop applications, and why they are useful.
Website Design & Accessibility
Webflow 101 crash course
Membership Site?
Website in a Weekend
Photography and Editing
Imagely NextGEN Suite
NextGEN Gallery
Manage, display, proof, and sell photos like a pro with one of the most popular photo gallery plugin for WordPress. Generate professional looking portfolios or gallery showcases for selling and managing your photos.
Allow customers to browse, select and download your photos with Automated Print Fulfilment!
NextGEN Pro is the only WordPress plugin with automatic print lab fulfilment. You can ship your artwork prints directly to your customers
Accept online payments via PayPal or Stripe.
Skylum Software
LUMINAR AI
The most intelligent image editing software available for creators and professional photographers everywhere. Achieve satisfying results faster with Luminar AI.
Luminar AI is a state-of-the-art photo editing software that uses ai technology to get you were you want with your editing faster and with less effort.
Using multiple exposures of the same subject, HDR photography is a technique that allows the user to overcome the limitations of image sensors in digital photographs by automatically merging the different exposure values into a single shot. This in turn provides a greater exposure range to play with….
This is an award-winning software used by the most recognized HDR photographers around the globe.
Get All The Perks with a Luminar X Membership.
Get exclusive creative assets delivered to your inbox on a regular basis. Expand your knowledge of all things photography. Create authentic images that stand out from the crowd.
Format
Showcase, Share and Store Your Photography Work
Use Workflow for sharing client galleries, transferring images, and managing projects and contacts. Format provides secure cloud storage for storing all your photos for easy access from 1 place. Plus, you can upload videos for hosting directly from Format.
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Showcase, Share and Store Your Artwork
Use Workflow for sharing client galleries, transferring images, and managing projects and contacts. Format provides secure cloud storage for storing all your photos for easy access from 1 place. Plus, you can upload videos for hosting directly from Format.
Use Format for Creating Artist & Model Portfolios.
What better way to stand out as a public figure than with a professional interactive portfolio.
Website Design & Development
WordPress
Essential Plugins
Security, Optimisation and Performance are 3 crucial components that every successful websites needs to have covered. The following are reputable and recommended plugins suitable for most WordPress websites.
Multi Use Themes
The are 1000s , if not gazillions, of WordPress Themes available online. Each designed for specific purposes and customisations. However, for 2 simple and relatively flexible themes that can be used for a website, blog and eCommerce store, take a look at Astra and Ocean WP.
Plugin and Theme Suites
Security, Optimisation and Performance are 3 crucial components that every successful websites needs to have covered. The following are reputable and recommended plugins suitable for most WordPress websites.
Send and manage your own list of subscribers and customers. Accept online payments via PayPal or Stripe.
Utilities
dot Design Newsletter (Create New Folder)
Content Creators Handy Handbook (woppd)
Software Folder Creators Help Centre
Hard Drive Maintenance
CleanMyMac
Protect your Mac from malware and perform all the essential maintenance for keeping your computer at its most optimum state.
Portable Hard Drives
Besides cloud storage. It is always advisable to have backups of all your files, and especially if you work whilst on the move.
This is where a good portable hard drive comes handy.
Fortunately, today you can buy high capacity storage, 2.5″ portable hard drives at relatively affordable prices.
• 1 terabyte (TB) approx:* $60 USD
• 2 terabytes (TB) approx:* $150 USD
• 4 terabytes (TB) approx:* $250 USD
* based on lowest prices found for most reputable brands at time of publishing.
Wireless Hard Drives
Wireless USB Drives
Using a wireless hard drive as a type of server is a great way to access your files on tap whilst sharing with other devices and users.
Wireless hard drives are battery operated and are accessed via WiFi or Bluetooth.
DOCUMENTS
Artist Gift Ideas for Creators
Gift Ideas; What should you buy for that talented young artist in your family or circle of friends?
Luminar Neo Image Editing
Creators will enjoy using Luminar Neo for the traditional image editing tools that they have grown accustomed to. Dive deeper and uncover what’s in store for future image editing
Luminar Neo
Based on a new AI technology engine that is designed for creative tasks with maximum performance and flexibility. Luminar Neo is a the creative image editor for creators high-quality editing results…
Camera Smartphone for Real Work?
Phone photography CAMERA The practical and commercial use for photos taken with a camera smartphone. Resigning to the fact that the camera smartphone is here
Bee Pro Email Designer
So from here I’ll pass you on to Kay, who will share her experience with using Bee Pro’s email design software for the first time…
#World Photography Day 2021
#World Photography Day 2021 Sale… It’s August 20th, and I didn’t know it was #World Photography Day. Did you? So what’s it all about?
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