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Ok ladies I need your advise again. I'm getting better with my new camera and KINDA figured out how to use it.

Now next problem, I need a photo editing software and was looking at PhotoShop V5.0

Now I have downloaded a lot of free be's (shareware) and none are worth their weight in gold, guess for free you don't get to much.

Any and all advice I will take to heart, love you all

Carol Ann

I am told Kodac has a good program....I don't use it.....I have the one that came with the computer.

Hugs

Lori

Hi Carol Ann,

Adobe Photoshop is probably top of the line -also fairly expensive. They have a lighter version called Photoshop Elements (about $80-90) which is excellent. Personally, I use Paint Shop Pro. I find the interactions more intuitively organized. Very good program.

All of these take patience and time to learn.

Hugs,

Lydia

Photoshop is very difficult to learn if you've never used it. Even having it for years I can't do many things.

Photoshop Elements, on the other hand, is great for photo touchups and easy to use.

Photoshop Elements is pretty easy to use. I like and old version of PaintshopPro for ease of use. You might find a good copy of either at Half Price books if there is one in your area.

xoxo
Sylvia

Carol Ann
The ealier versions of Paintshop Pro (PSP) were very easy to use, I've use it since it was shareware, now owned by Corel. If you can find a copy of Ver 8 or 9 they would be great. The current version (XI) is also a good choice for anyone from beginner to the advanced. I believe you can download a full version for a free thirty day trail.
Good luck and happy photo editing.

As always you gals are great So now I have to look up photoshop elements and do some reading. So something else pop up paintshop pro so will look that one up too. Now we do have Kodac easyshare but that is my grand daughters program and I haven't figured out how to keep my photo's separate and out of site. So anyway I love and thank you'al

Hi all,

Carol Ann,

The easiest and most intuitive and user-friendly program you can find out there is Picasa 2 by Google. People think of Picasa as a photo organizer (which it is) but it also comes with image editing features that are extremely simple to use. You can download it here. And, yes, it's part of the free programs and services offered by Google.

I usually use Paint.Net. It's a bit more complex but you shouldn't let the correspondingly steeper learning curve deter you; it's a good program. Best of all, it's free and is regularly updated and improved upon. You can find Paint.Net here.

I hope this helps, Sis. Good luck!

Love,
CJ

CJ -

Thanks for the tips, as I've been looking for a good photo editing program, too - especially one that will crop my digital photos for use as an avatar without losing clarity.

Love ya, honey!!



- SL

I have Adobe Photoshop 7 and Microsoft Picture It.
For ease of use I prefer Picture It, but for special work I use Photoshop.

There are plenty of guides available for Photoshop, you can work through simple projects and learn to use the tools you need.

Tara

Kerri

Hi all,

SilverLady,

If you know the pic you're taking is destined to become an avatar, your best bet is to take the shot close in (not necessarily so close as to reveal every single freckle, mind you, but close enough) and then to crop it as needed before resizing the photo to avatar size. That way, you can get a pic with a good to excellent resolution--depending, of course, on your camera's capabilities.

Good luck!

Love,
CJ

CJ

What can a gal say

I use Elements..and an old program called Photowise for quick and easy stuff. With any program, theres a learning curve and Photoshop has the biggest. My hat off to those who have mastered it. I'm thinking of going back to crayons...easier to use and they taste good
DeeDee