Free Photo Editing
Free photo editing software can help you turn your photos from average to fabulous instantly! From making your photos look like postage stamps to giving them an artsy edge, all this and more is possible with digital image editing software.
Ready for a Change?
If you've been sending your photos to friends and family as an email attachment, now is the time to learn how to do simple photo editing and change the way people view your photos. There are many places online that offer free photo editing software as well as a place to showcase your photos for friends and family. In most cases, all you need to do is create an account on the photo editing website to upload your photos for editing. It's that easy!
Photo Editing Options
Free photo editing is one way to get really creative with your photos. There are many options to create memorable, one-of-a-kind photos with just the click of a mouse. If you've thought you needed a degree in graphic design to make incredible photos, nothing could be farther than the truth. Everyone, including children, can have fun using photo editing software. Here are just a few of the fun options available in most photo editing programs:
Basic Editing
- Sepia - Create an old-looking photo by adding the sepia tint.
- Matte - Make a glossy photo look like a matte photo.
- Soft focus - Make the subject in the photo slightly fuzzy-looking.
- Black and white - Turn a color photo into a black and white photo.
- Night vision - For a slightly creepy look, make the subject green and slightly pixilated.
- CinemaScope - If you're dreaming of the 1970's, try this look for your photos.
- Inversion - Make your negatives into positives - where there was once black, now is white.
- Tint - Make your photos any color you desire, from lemon yellow to dark purple.
- Cropping - Make your photos exactly the right size and eliminate objects or people that you don't want in your photo.
- Re-size - Ever have problems uploading a photo because the file size is too big? Re-size your photo to the correct file size and eliminate this problem.
Touching Up
Have you ever wanted to get rid of those bags under someone's eyes or erase a blemish? Photo editing software can help you eliminate those problems. Typical quick fixes that can be done on your photos include:
- Whitening teeth
- Fixing blemishes
- Eliminating the shine on someone's face
- Fixing red-eye
Text
Have you ever wanted people to know what you were thinking when a photo was taken, or just wanted to enhance your photo with a caption? The text option in photo editing allows you to do this, with flair. You can use type fonts commonly found in word processing programs or choose more unusual fonts, such as Wenceslas, Burst My Bubble, Geodesic and Lexographer.
Adding Shapes and Frames
If you're interested in scrapbooking, you'll enjoy some of the features many online photo editing sites offer. Instead of adding special shapes and frames to your scrapbooks, they can be added directly onto a photo and printed. This is one way to eliminate some of the bulk in your scrapbook albums!
- Fun shapes - Choose from flags, kissy lips, awareness ribbons, beards and so much more. The variety is virtually endless.
- Frames - Frames can add a lot to a photo, making it look professional and classy. Frames can come in a variety of colors and sizes including rounded edges, mirrored frame and an oldie but a goodie, the Polaroid. If you're feeling especially adventurous, go for the postage stamp frame and print it on a sticker!
Free Photo Editing Websites
If you're ready to get creative with your photos, the following are free online photo editing websites. In most cases, you may even transfer existing online photos to these websites, such as photos found on Facebook, MySpace, Picasa and Photobucket.
- Picnik offers many free online editing options or upgrade to a premium membership for $20 a year for access to advanced editing features.
- Photobucket has many free online editing options and web albums to showcase your photos.
- Picasa lets you upload your photos and use basic editing options, such as removing red-eye, cropping and tinting.
- Snapfish offers the basic editing tools and includes lots of information on how to improve photos.
What are you waiting for? Start uploading those photos and create an online album today!
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