Photo Editing Programs
A variety of programs have been produced for editing digital photos. There are freeware programs that have varying abilities for editing, online programs such as SumoPaint and commercial programs such as Adobe Photoshop. There is a review of free photo editing software and there are links, blogs, video tutorials and current news on reviews of photo editing software, including free software, such as GIMP, Picasa and commercial programs used for photo editing today.
Featured videos include a review of currently available photo editing software, a Picasa demonstration, and a tutorial for how to use GIMP. There is a link to a PDF Adobe Photoshop tutorials as well. http://www.google.co.cr/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=9&ved=0CCgQFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.laguardia.cuny.edu%2Fctl%2Fresources%2Fpdfs%2Fphotoshop.pdf&ei=6b7DS6XEHML58AaDpuTLCA&usg=AFQjCNHtbRewJXyw06DkmL7Rn4Pn0gdQLQ&sig2=iMY2vlxKxaLUOwfPHeySdA There are other tutorials in the video section for Photoshop and Sumopaint.
Free Photo Editing Software
- GIMP - has PC and Mac versions, has similar functionality and appearance to Adobe Photoshop without the huge pricetag.
- Photoscape -For the Mac and PC, this program has many features and is easy to learn and use. There are several modules that include a batch processor viewer, screen capture, RAW image convertor, print layout tool, color picking, an editor, a splitter, a batch processor, and other useful features. http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/freesoftware/fr/photoscape.htm
- Paint.net - PC version only, an extensive list of capabiliities and tutorials are listed on the wikibooks site for Paint.net
- Picasa - from Google, PC, Linux and Mac (Intel CPU). Works on your computer and on the web. Creates photo albums for photo sharing. Photo retouching, free-form collages, works well with iPhoto, soft focus, good file management features. However, it is not a pixel-level photo editing program. http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pixelbasedwin/tp/freephotoedw.htm
- Photofiltre - PC, free for educational and private use, has more than 100 photo filters, vectorial selection, tools and non-standard brushes, photomasque, transparency management for GIF images and exporting them to icons (16, 256 or 16 millions of colors), advanced text effects (rotation, shading, bevel), contours and textures, blending and assembling of images
A Good Quick Review of Avaialble Photo Editing Software
This review covers most of the popular programs Paintshop Pro by Correl, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Elements, Paint.net, Picasa (highly recommended as a replacement for iPhoto), Photofiltre (recommended) and GIMP, as well as others. A thoughtful review with specific comments for each program.
PIcasa from Google
PIcasa from Google has both online and computer versions for both PC and Mac. It does all of the normal things such as color adjustments, red eye elimination, and photo retouching. It also supports the making of creative collages and can work with large libraries, making image management easier for your style of photo filing. It is free and worth a try.
How to Use GIMP to Do a Photo of Holding Your Own Head
A step-by-step tutorial of how to do some strange things with GIMP is given. This demonstration shows the extensive capability of the the GIMP program.
References
Fast Facts
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Some free programs
GIMP, Paint, Picasa, Photofiltre
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Common software features for digital photo editing
Layers, cloning, blurring for blending, lasso tool for cutouts
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Featured videos
1. ) a review of several programs that are available; 2.) Picasa from Google; and 3.) Using GIMP to make of photo of your self holding your own head
