Danie Bester’s short list of popular photo utilities as well as powerhouse retouching and workflow photo software…

Cooliris

For viewing your photos in 3D; Cooliris transform your browser into a lighning fast, cinematic way to discover the web.

Picasa 3

Picasa is free photo editing software from Google that makes your pictures look great. Sharing your best photos with friends and family is as easy as pressing a button!

And oh yes; did I mention Picasa is free?

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 3 software helps you bring out the best in your photographs, whether you’re perfecting one image, searching for ten, processing hundreds, or organizing thousands.

Create incredible images that move your audience. Experiment fearlessly with state-of-the-art nondestructive editing tools. Easily manage all your images. And showcase your work in elegant print layouts, slide shows, and web galleries, as well as on popular photo-sharing sites. All from within one fast, intuitive application.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 9

The #1 Selling consumer photo-editing software.

Simply unlimited! Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 9 photo-editing software delivers powerful options that make it easy to create extraordinary photos, quickly share your memories in Online Albums and unique print creations, and automatically organize and help protect all your photos and video clips.

Adobe Photoshop CS5

Create powerful images with the professional standard.

Adobe® Photoshop® CS5 software redefines digital imaging with powerful new photography tools and breakthrough capabilities for complex image selections, realistic painting, and intelligent retouching. Enjoy cross-platform 64-bit support and a wide range of workflow enhancements.

Photomatix

Use HDR Soft’s Photomatix software to increase the dynamic range of your photographs and create stunning HDR images

Gimp

An alternative to Photoshop. GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retoutching, image composition and authoring. It works on Mac, Windows, Linux… If you can’t afford Photoshop, then you don’t have to look further.