Jim216 Loc: South Carolina

philmurfin Loc: Bakewell, Derbyshire UK

Have a look at Landscape Pro

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and Camerabag,

http://www.nevercenter.com/camerabag/

I'm happy with both. For me, these two allow for the fun in editing, without the hassle.
Good luck in your choice!
Phil

Chuckwal Loc: Boynton Beach Florida

try the software your camera came with
hope you find what you are looking for
chuck

cmoroney Loc: Pasadena, California

I recommend Photoshop Elements for a variety of reasons: (a) lots of documentation and tutorials out there (b) very reasonably priced for the power it gives you, (c) interfaces perfectly with Lightroom, (d) a variety of interfaces from "I don't know anything about what I'm doing" to "I know exactly what the hell i'm doing so get out of my way" and (e) it's an easy step up to the full Photoshop if you decide to go that route.

PSE is not a subscription-based software so provided you don't get the latest/greatest camera every year, you can buy it once and then keep it running for many years. The interface has three different levels: beginner, guided and expert so you can start by blindly moving around a slider to playing with layers, brushes and what not. If you get really into post-processing, the transition to the full-blown Photoshop will be much easier. And indeed, a class in Photoshop is a great way to learn Elements. I personally swear by Lightroom's organizational capabilities, so I don't use the organizer in Elements, but there is that added bonus. And Elements interfaces seamlessly with Lightroom.

Good luck! It can seem like a black hole of time and effort but you only have to do as much as you're comfortable with. And for those computer geeks among us, it can be a lot of fun..

Catherine

Collie lover Loc: St. Louis, MO

Corel PaintShop Pro X9 is easy to use, user friendly, inexpensive and no monthly fee. You own it.

hbohrs

Photo Explosion is a fairly simple program; simple editing tools such as brightness, contrast, and cropping can be done using MS Word, insert picture and use picture tools.

Ratta Loc: California

Now that you are totally confused. Whether you use Windows, OS X, or Linux. Whether you can afford $10 or $10,000. Start with the free software available for your operating system. Play with them - don't try yet to do serious work, just play with the software, try all the settings. See how things work. You'll find that you gravitate towards certain software and certain features. Then, when you're familiar with a couple of programs try some serious work and see how the results compare and which software was easiest to use to produce the results you want. Then, when you have some experience and confidence in your editing abilities, download trials of whatever paid software you want to evaluate. If you spent the time to really learn a few of the freebies and, more importantly, the concepts behind post processing you will have a much, much easier time evaluating whatever software you are looking at. The time spent will be well worth it. :)

Ratta Loc: California

Now that you are totally confused. Whether you use Windows, OS X, or Linux. Whether you can afford $10 or $10,000. Start with the free software available for your operating system. Play with them - don't try yet to do serious work, just play with the software, try all the settings. See how things work. You'll find that you gravitate towards certain software and certain features. Then, when you're familiar with a couple of programs try some serious work and see how the results compare and which software was easiest to use to produce the results you want. Then, when you have some experience and confidence in your editing abilities, download trials of whatever paid software you want to evaluate. If you spent the time to really learn a few of the freebies and, more importantly, the concepts behind post processing you will have a much, much easier time evaluating whatever software you are looking at. The time spent will be well worth it. :)

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

You will always be getting you feet wet in one soft wear program or another. Photoshop and Lightroom have hundreds upon hundreds of free tutorials on the Internet. They are also the most widely used programs in the world for photography. Developers vie to be added as "plugins" to PSCC and LRCC. Not the other way around. That should tell you something. $10 per month is a bargain and even those who fought it for quite a while, claiming it to be a scam, have come around. If you need to learn — learn on the best. Good luck.