How-To: Tips for Adjusting Photos in Photo Editing Software

Although the article below references Adobe Lightroom in particular, it applies to any photo-editing software (like Aperture 3, for example) that provides this kind of fine-grain modification:

http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/27/ten-photo-editing-tips-from-a-pro/

From the piece:

1. Boost blacks to +5 points or so (in the Basics panel, under Color). Deepening blacks will add richness to the image.

2. Add a vignette to the image (in the Effects panel, Post-Crop Vignetting). Take the vign...