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Do you take a lot of photos and find that you always need to touch them up but the editing software you have falls short? You're not alone because many of the editing programs that come standard on your computer are simply child's play when it comes to professionally touching up your photos. Regardless if you are a professional photographer or just learning the tricks of the trade, one of your best buddies for producing a final product that you are proud to show family and friends.
Just as digital cameras have advanced over the years so has digital editing software, and today it can literally make your photos stand out because the software is designed to enhance your photographs.
Let's face it, if you took the time to take the photo in the first place, you certainly want a photo that is crisp, clear, and lively. If it fails to produce this, rather than deleting the photo, you can use editing software to help improve the imperfections of your camera-taking abilities or the poor lighting you took the photo in. Even professional photographers use digital editing software before they deliver their final product.
Most people find editing software fun because until you save the photo with the changes, they are not permanent. Therefore, you can play and have fun changing the background of the photograph so that the main image in the photo stands out clearer. You can smooth out facial lines, which your subjects will certainly appreciate, and it will look very natural and crisp. Think about a photo of a celebrity you admire, the photo before you see it goes through many edits to make the celebrity look their very best so that when you see it, you are in awe at how beautiful (female) or handsome (male) they look.
The point is, no matter how good of a photographer you are, you will always have a need for editing software. In fact, you may take a photo knowing full well that you need to edit it because you want to add something to it or spice it up in some way. Photography has come a long way since instant Polaroid photos, today there are endless edits you can do to an image to create with the perfect lightning, backgrounds, and crispness.
Finally, when you are searching for digital editing software, make sure you do some comparisons and find some online reviews that can give you a birds-eye view into the software that others are using and find out what the pros and cons are of each software. In addition, think about what and how you plan to use the editing software, because the more photos you take, the more you will need a reliable editing program to spruce up your pictures.
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SumoPaint
ReplyDeleteSumoPaint is another free online and desktop photo editor with basic and advanced features. You can upload a photo from your computer or from a URL.
Basic overall photo editing like brightness/contrast, hue/saturation, color balance, and levels can be achieved from the menu bar on top of the editor.
The left pane has the drawing tools which include several shapes. One, in particular, is called the Symmetry tool, which “mirrors” a shape’s stroke, creating a symmetric pattern.
Besides tweaking images, I find Sumopaint to be useful in creating simple logos using the text and brush tools.
Other than the ads that appear on both sides of the web editor and intermittently crash Chrome (the tool uses Flash to run the web version), this photo editor gets the job done easily and is more than suitable for users who are not photo editing experts.
Paint.net is (at least in our opinion) the simplest option on the list. It still comes with a ton of powerful features like layers, adjustments, and user-created plugins, but is simple enough that complete newcomers can grasp it immediately. The features are across the top, and filters are accessible from a drop-down menu.
ReplyDeleteSome of the special effects are pretty cool: sharpen, blur, distort, emboss, etc. You can even get some Instagram-esque vintage effects in there for good measure. We don’t want to waste too much time on this one. It’s got a lot of features, an easy interface, and a simple layout. If you’re struggling with others on this list, then stick with the easiest option.
Paint.net is (at least in our opinion) the simplest option on the list. It still comes with a ton of powerful features like layers, adjustments, and user-created plugins, but is simple enough that complete newcomers can grasp it immediately. The features are across the top, and filters are accessible from a drop-down menu.
ReplyDeleteSome of the special effects are pretty cool: sharpen, blur, distort, emboss, etc. You can even get some Instagram-esque vintage effects in there for good measure. We don’t want to waste too much time on this one. It’s got a lot of features, an easy interface, and a simple layout. If you’re struggling with others on this list, then stick with the easiest option.