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Last year, onOne Software offered a free download of their Perfect Effects 8 program. Recently, they started offering an upgraded version, the Perfect Effects 9 also for free. This program can be used as a Photoshop or Lightroom plugin or as a stand-alone tool. It has customizable filters and hundreds of presets. The software is free as a special deal for 500px (http://500px.com) members. But anyone can still download Perfect Effects 9 for free. Just fill in your email, name, and country at http://www.on1.com/500px and a download link and license number will be sent to you within minutes. There are versions of the program for both Mac and Windows. Download size is a hefty 280 MB.

Readers using Lightroom, may be interested to download the Adobe Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts document at http://www.lightroomqueen.com. The 13-page document in PDF is considered the ultimate list of keyboard shortcuts for Lightroom.

If purchasing a lenshood for your DSLR can be pretty heavy on your pocket, you may want to visit a couple of websites offering free printable lens hood templates for a huge list of lenses. After downloading the templates from http://www.lenshoods.co.uk and http://www.lenshoods.net, just print them out on A4, A3, or A2 paper, cut it out of black card stock, and assemble it with tape or glue. If you are a subscriber at http://www.lenshoods.net, the site even allows you to design your custom lenshood.

The Photographers Guide to Photo Contests 2015 is now free to download on http://www.photoshelter.com. The guide covers 26 major photo contests to consider and includes also those to avoid. It uses five major criteria entry fees, prizes, submission rights, promised exposure, and feedback from past winnersfor analyzing and rating the contests. Included in the 45-page PDF are interviews with two photographers who have been shortlisted in the Sony World Photography Awards of the World Photography Organization.

The Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day happens on April 26, 2015. Visit http://pinholeday.org/ for participation rules and links to resources. Take a pinhole photo on April 26, upload to the site and see your photo exhibited on their international gallery.

And now to our featured readers.

John Osias D. Jacaban shares a black-and-white photo taken with a pinhole camera. He titled the image Still. Still subjects become dramatic as someone waits for surprise. This photograph captured with a pinhole camera conveys a sentimentlove, eating, pray, writes John.

Climbed the infamous monolith on the last day of January with my friends and cousin at Mt. Pico de Loro. After the 10 hours hike, rappelling without safety gear and crossing in the cliff, survived the monolith Every muscle ache is worth it! Here we are on top of the world, never thought wed ever get this far; we live for moments like this; we come alive in moments like this. These triumphant words come from Harlene Ang after overcoming the challenge of the popular peak in Mt. Palay-Palay, Cavite. Her photo titled Hooray shows one of the successful climbers celebrating the ordeal.

Pauline Andrea Paran, senior photojournalist of the Technology Advocate paper at the Laguna State Polytechnic University, San Pablo City Campus sent in the photo of kids jumping for the camera titled Young, Wild and Free. When we reach the adult stage, were gonna miss those times being young, writes Pauline. Those times when we could play as much as we can. Dance in the rain and sing with the birds. Those times when we were once young, wild, and free.

Kathlyn Clemente celebrated with the local Indian community the Holi festival which marks the beginning of spring. The occasion, known also as the festival of colors is marked by a free-for-all of dry powder and colored water. She titled her photo Holi Hei!

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