How to Edit or Add Effects to Photos
Computer picture software lets you do just about anything you can imagine with digital images. For simple editing, try image viewers and image organizers that come with basic photo-retouching tools, such as red-eye removal and color correction. Use a fully-featured raster graphics editor for more advanced effects. While Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard, there are many cheap and even free applications that can rework pictures just the way you want.
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Things You'll Need
- Windows Live Essentials
- Digital camera software
- Microsoft Windows Paint
- GNU Image Manipulation Program
Instructions
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Check if you have Windows Live Photo Gallery installed on your computer. Look in the "Start" menu and search for "Photo Gallery" or a "Windows Live" folder. If you do not have Photo Gallery, download the Windows Live Essentials installer from the Windows Live website. Photo Gallery is an image organizer that lets you adjust exposure, brightness and color, get rid of red eye, crop a picture and more. Select a picture and click "Fix" or "Fine tune" to edit, depending on the version you have.
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Open your camera software and look up its features. Photo organizing software comes standard with a digital camera when you buy one. Your camera software may include photo-retouching features, depending on the camera brand and model. Refer to the user manual to learn how to use the program.
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Use the free Windows application Paint to paint on or add text to a photo. Paint is a lightweight program that lets you brush colors on a picture. You can also insert text, change paper size and combine pictures. Paint has very limited capabilities, so use it only for simple tasks.
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Obtain the free GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program. GIMP is a cross-platform image editor designed as a cost-free alternative to commercial software like Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. Download the current version from the official GIMP website. Use this program if you want a free paint and editing application that goes beyond basic image-retouching. GIMP is feature-rich, but can take a while to learn how to use.
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