However Adobe offer a simplified version of Photoshop called Photoshop Elements and it is currently at version 8. Photoshop Elements 8 offers the photographer just about any feature you are likely to need or use and to be honest if you do need more then you need to take better photos or move up to Photoshop CS4!
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1. Adobe Photoshop Elements 8
Photoshop CS4 holds such a dominant place in the pro market for photo editing and has held that position for such a long time that it has now entered the language as a verb. "That picture has been photoshopped!"
It is easily the most advanced of the software we recommend and has the additional advantage of placing you on the upgrade runway to Photoshop CS4 should you decide in the future to approach your photography at a professional level.
It is easy to move around in and use, has wizard based guided editing systems for the beginner and gives you access to Adobe Express for online storage. There are lots of great auto cleaning, blemish removal and scene merging functions as well.
This new version of Photoshop Elements has been totally re-worked along with it's video editing equivalent, Premiere Elements 8 to seamlessly work together.
Premier Elements 8 is their consumer video editing software and would definitely come in handy if you foresee incorporating images into some video or creating video slide shows.
The two are usually offered at a steep discount when bundled together.
You can read a full review here of Adobe Premeier Elements.
Premier Elements 8 is their consumer video editing software and would definitely come in handy if you foresee incorporating images into some video or creating video slide shows.
The two are usually offered at a steep discount when bundled together.
You can read a full review here of Adobe Premeier Elements.
2. Corel Paint Shop Pro X2
At a slightly lower price point Corel Paint Shop Pro has long been an alternative to the Adobe product range especially for those who place no importance on bragging rights afforded by owning the latest edition of Photoshop!
Paint Shop Pro X2 pretty well matches Photoshop Elements 7 feature for feature and extends it functionality over into the area of graphic design as well.
It has has a very comprehensive help system and given the wider range of graphic features and the image editing features there is a lot to learn before you can fully utilize its full power.
The software is incredibly user friendly and completely designed for point and click corrections and project creation.
Finally if the other two photo editing software products are a little beyond what you need then Corel Digital Studio offers an interesting alternative.
3. Corel Digital Studio
The exceptional point of the software is that all functions are available from one single user interface so there is no switching between the photo editor to the video editor etc.
It comes with a range of basic photo editing and correction features and more importantly has a full organizer for handling and keeping track of your photos and videos.
Although it is no Photoshop it does offer greater flexibility to the amateur photographer who wants to apply more artistic effects to images.
Corel Digital Studio is not a single purpose software for photo editing. It comes with a simplified version of Paint Shop Pro called Paint Shop Express as well as a simplified version of their premier video editing software VideoStudio Pro called VideoStudio Express..
This is the little brother of Adobe Photoshop CS4.
We think directing the beginner photographer to Photoshop CS4 as a viable choice for image editing software is a bit of an overkill!
Corel also usually offer a discounted package for Paint Shop Pro X2 when combined with their video editing software Corel VideoStudio Pro X2. You can see a review here of VideoStudio Pro X2.
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