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Showing posts with label Editing Software. Show all posts

Different Types Of Photo Editing Services

People always try to preserve their memories with the help of photographs and videos. They say that photography is an art which can make things look better. Over the past few years, photo editing technologies have made lot of progress. This has simplified the job of a photographer. Now you can make unlimited adjustments and corrections to your pictures and make them look quite different. Credit goes to photo retouching service providers and photo editing software developers who had been doing a great job of creating breakthrough tools and filters that help us in changing the appearance of our photos.
Photo retouching involves different steps. Some photos require detailed editing while some require only certain overall changes. When a client brings a photograph for retouching, it is important to understand his expectations. It is the job of an image retouching service provider to understand the needs of his customers. Photos that require retouching are of two types. The first category includes old photographs. Classic photographs that get damaged owing to wear and tear and atmospheric factors require some repair jobs. Retouching such photographs may take time. This retouching might require the use of several editing tools and filters. Depending on the extent of damage the retouching job might require 1 to 2 days' time. Different service providers have different working style. Rates are also different and they depend on the quality of the work. For high quality work you might end up spending more bucks.
The second type of photographs includes new ones that need certain background and foreground changes. In such cases retouching involves removal of background or improvements in the foreground. Color correction and settings related to contrast and brightness are some of the basic factors that fall under this category. Editing the facial features in a photograph is also an important part. Removing black marks and stains from the face of a person is not an easy job. This has to be done very carefully and cautiously. After all the corrections the contents in the photograph should look real and natural. This is the challenging part. This is the reason why certain photo retouching service providers are popular for their work while others are infamous.
Photo retouching is an art and it requires specialized training. Professionals in this field have lot of demand and they often get lot of work to handle on a regular basis. If you wish to try your luck in photo retouching you can start with some online tutorials. There are several articles and videos in the internet that can help you to begin with photo retouching. However, for practicing advanced retouching jobs you need some professional training. There are several online and real institutes that offer different types of courses on photo editing software's like Photoshop.
Image retouching service is an art that requires professional training and an artistic sense. Sites like http://www.eurosiagraphics.com provide details about retouching and photo editing services.
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Top 7 Free Photo Editing Software Programs For Windows

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Many of these free photo editing programs aren't lousy or lacking in features. Some of them are industrial grade (e.g. GIMP) and some are geared towards simple, online photo edits (e.g. Fatpaint). In this article, I'll introduce you to seven of the best photo editing software programs for Windows.

1. The GIMP

The GIMP is a great free, open-source image editor that brings high-end photo editing to users for free. The interface is a bit complex to pick up, but it is very powerful. If you've used Adobe Photoshop before, you'll find many of its functions available in the GIMP. For a free piece of software, it has an amazing repertoire of functions.

2. Fotoflexer

Fotoflexer is a web-based photo editing application that has casual and prosumer appeal. If you're a novice, you'll be able to go in, do some simple edits and be done. If you're a more advanced user - you'll be spoilt for choice in terms of what this tool can do. We're talking about blurring, comic, retro, animatinos, distortions and even layer support - all done online with your photo.

3. Paint.Net

Paint.Net has been around for some time and boasts an easy-to-use interface and a huge array of effects. If you don't need to use the full power of Photoshop and simply want a quick and dirty tool, Paint.Net is a good bet.

4. Picasa 3.5

Owned by Google, Picasa is a very pretty and top notch photo editing program. You need to install a desktop client in order to use it. However, it's interface is very clean and has cool tools like geo-tagging, great sharing support, web albums and name tags. Picasa gets my vote as one of the best in this list - it's a terrific, easy, and free way to edit and organize your images.

5. Picnik

Picnick is another photo editing tool that is web-based and has been around for some time. It's quite powerful in the photo editing options it offers - although it's not as full-featured as Fotoflexer, in my opinion.

6. Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011

Microsoft has jumped on the photo editing bandwagon too - with Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011. It gives you face recognition and retouching capabilities and is in fact a very good alternative to Google Picasa or Apple iPhoto.

7. Fatpaint

Fatpaint is an online and free, graphic design software and photo editor. It's one of the newer tools in this list - you can create page layouts, paint and draw vector images, logos and illustrations very easily.

Conclusion

As you can see, there are many choices available when you're picking a good photo editing software program for your Windows machine. What I've shown you are 7 of the best and free tools available out there. Be sure to check them out. For more serious work, you'd of course want to use a commercial package like Adobe Photoshop Elements or Corel PaintShop Pro X4.

Until next time, happy photo editing!

Gary Hendricks runs a hobby site on digital photography. Visit his website at Basic-Digital-Photography.com for tips and tricks on buying digital cameras, as well as shooting great photos.

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