4/03/2011

Using Software For Digital Photo Editing

By Michelle Jensen


In order to dress up a photograph in the pre-digital age, people often made paper cutouts and layered them over the photos. Enlarging an image required the help of a photo shop and negatives. But now that digital cameras and scanning systems for older photos are quite widespread, all of these can be accomplished by one relatively cheap piece of digital photo editing software.

Usually, people receive their editing software with the purchase of a new computer, printer, scanner, camera, or other electronic component. Sometimes, these are trial versions or free versions of paid software. This is alright if the trial or free version is just a less fully featured version of the paid option, but it can be troublesome if it's the type that locks you out after a given period of time.

Downloading free software from the internet is a possibility. Whether it will work for you depends on what you plan to do. If you are just exploring the idea of editing software, or want to do some basic tweaking to your photos, it's probably good enough. If you plan to do complex editing or a lot of photos, paid might be a better way to go. Editing software isn't one of the more expensive types of software out there, unless you go very high end.

Variations occur in what photo editing software is capable of. Some tools are staples that nearly every piece of software will feature, and some are specific to a given program. The ability to move parts of one photo into another and seamlessly merge the two together is a common feature that most pieces of editing software will have.

Borders are a common option in editing software. These borders can be fancy or silly, and are perfect for creating holiday cards and other pieces of art that include your photo or photos. Printing the images together as one can help prevent damage to your creation. Tools for cropping, rotating, and increasing and decreasing color hues are also common.

Software for digital photo editing has come a long way, so if you haven't used any in several years, consider checking out the new stuff. If you've never used photo editing software, it's time you did. It's fun, creative, and very useful.




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