Almost no photo is posted on the Internet without processing in a graphic editor. Reducing image size, correcting colors, sharpening, correcting a cluttered horizon, replacing the background, retouching skin and hair are just a few of the problems that both professional and amateur photographers have to solve.
Free graphic editors
There are many free photo editing programs that are more than enough functionality for a home user.
If you have absolutely no experience with images and time to master complex and multifunctional editors, then it is best to use the Makeup. Pho.to program. It is intuitive, photo processing is done with just a few mouse clicks. At the same time, the result is quite suitable for posting a snapshot on social networks. In addition, it is possible to work online and publish the results obtained immediately. This saves time and disk space. The service is available at
A very good option for a novice user is the FotoMix program. Its functionality is small, but it allows you to easily create good collages. The program is extremely simple, you can master it in just a few minutes. In addition, there are many video tutorials on working in FotoMix on YouTube.
If you liked doing photo editing and would like to get more options, then take a look at PhotoScape. The program has many features. With its help, you can cut a photo into parts or combine several shots, add various effects and decorative frames, create animations and much more.
Paint.net is a fairly powerful graphics editor that allows you not only to edit, but also to create images. He knows how to work with layers, has a large library of filters and special effects. The interface of this program is a lot like Photoshop.
The most feature-rich free graphics editor Gimp. In terms of its capabilities, it is almost as good as Photoshop, and even surpasses it in creating animation. It is absolutely free. There is a detailed tutorial and a lot of reference materials.
Many useful and convenient features can be found in Picasa, an image editor supplied by Google, which, among other things, will help you sort your photos and organize their storage.
Paid software for image processing
Among the paid graphic editors intended for the home user, it should be noted such programs as:
Effects Wizard allows you to apply more than 50 different filters to your photos, combining which you can get unique and even fantastic images.
Collage Studio, with the help of which it is easy to create effective compositions from your images and add various inscriptions and special effects to them.
PhotoMAX, designed for resizing and quickly converting photos.
3D Frames, which allows you to add stylish frames to your image. Unlike other similar programs, this editor completely generates shadows, highlights and other lighting effects.
Image Tools, a program for batch processing of photos. Differs in high speed of work. Main functions: image cropping, resizing, color correction, conversion to black and white or sepia.
Of the professional graphics editors, we note Adobe Photoshop, which has almost unlimited possibilities. However, mastering it will take a lot of time and effort. In addition, the price of the program is very high.
