I have a professional digital SLR camera and I need a program to edit pictures.
I want to be able to change them to black and white, remove wrinkles, change colors (Example: A black and white photo that has colored roses in it.), etc.
I want something user friendly for beginners and affordable. Any recommendations? This one isn't necessarily meant for beginners, but the GIMP is open source and has all of the functionality of photoshop...
http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/
Picasa is probably a better program for a beginner, and is also free...
http://picasa.google.com/
Good luck! Photoshop, Paintshop Pro and Corel Draw are the top 3 photo editing software packages out there. Of course, they are a little expensive and steep learning curve.
For a cheaper solution, Photoshop Elements is the perfect solution. It costs $99. It's exactly what you are looking for and is intended for novices. Corel Paint Shop Pro XI or Adobe Photoshop Elements will do everything that you need and are very affordable. You won't need Photoshop unless you were doing heavy photo manipulation. picasa by google
or go to cnet.com and download one Photoshop Elements 5.0
If you want to explore the world of Adobe Photoshop without spending the big money for the full product, get Photoshop Elements 5.0. It is a tremendously powerful program and it only sells for $99.00. You can get it at http://www.adobe.com or any of the usual places you buy software.
You can use it practically right out of the box with the "Quick Fix" option and then you can advance into the full program, learning TONS about the Photoshop world as you go. Frankly, I think neither you nor I would ever explore the full capabilities of Photoshop Elements 5.0. If you ever DO think you are ready for more, you will already know much of what you will need to know about "real" Photoshop. They'll undoubtedly have a new and improved version by then. Since Nikon just came out with a totally new image editting package, Adobe will have to step up to the plate. | 