Red6

I agree, try Adobe Photoshop Elements. If you are new or experienced in photography PS Elements can work for you. I have used Gimp (very steep learning curve) along with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop and while they are great tools, very much overkill for my needs. So far PS Elements has done everything that I need.

Adobe Photoshop Elements is low-cost and easy to learn but retains many of the features found in Lightroom and Photoshop. Also, there are many videos, books, and other learning tools available.

chipwilder

I suspect you shoot jpg images. If so, the Adobe Photography Plan will allow you to easily migrate to shooting RAW which is a much more flexible and effective format to fine tune your images. For most post processing, Lightroom is the only program you will need and there are a lot of “on line” tutorials that will help you get up to speed in no time.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Check with your local Community College or adult education offered at many high schools and community colleges.
Many offer courses for beginners in photo editing. I am 75 and that's what I did 3 years ago and now I am a regular user of Photoshop and Lightroom. It is not that hard if you take a bite at a time. The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. And yes Virginia, you can teach an old dog new tricks.

NikonRocks Loc: Sydney

You might like to explore specialised applications from Ashampoo.com
Here is a link to their website
https://www.ashampoo.com/en-us/partner-software/category
Look for the application called Franzis CutOut 9 Professional. It might be what you need.

bkwaters

Try the web browser based Pixlr E. Here’s the link: https://pixlr.com/e/

It’s free, comprehensive and easy enough.

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Two programs I would recommend you try are Photoshop Elements and Luminar Neo. They are both pretty easy to use and inexpensive, and should do all that you require.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

There are many free processing programs, with tutorials available on YouTube.

https://www.darktable.org/
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/59324818
https://www.lightstalking.com/how-to-edit-rawtherapee/
https://www.lightstalking.com/free-photography-software/
http://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-free-photo-editor
http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/the-best-photoshop-alternatives-that-are-totally-free-5974500
http://lightzoneproject.org/

adedeluca Loc: holbrook ny

Elements in a good basic low price program

(Download)

outdoorcat

One of the easiest and very powerful photo editing software packages out there would be PaintShop Pro 2023. Learning curve is not too steep. At $79, it's not free. They do offer a free trial.
If you shoot RAW, darktable and GIMP integrate, if you're looking for free, but, the learning curve is fairly steep. There are excellent tutorials on YouTube that start from the basics through advanced that'll get you up and editing quickly.

Don, the 2nd son Loc: Crowded Florida

You don't mention which camera system you use. Major brands offer free programs from their website for download by owners of their cameras. If you just use one brand this is about all you need for basic functions.

pithydoug Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY

Agree completely. You may even find you will sell more photos at the craft sales to compensate for the $10 a month. Find someone like Anthony Morganti videos on youtube and watch them.

foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC

"don't have the $$ to buy a professional photo editing program and I doubt I could teach myself, and don't have that much time, even if I did." Yeah she wants to pay 120.00 bucks EVERY year. And it's SOOO easily learned.

fetzler Loc: North West PA

Never forget the free software that should be available for your camera. It likely can do a lot.

GLSmith Loc: Tampa, Fl

2 other packages readily available to photographers of all levels 1 is Corel PaintShop Pro which comes with a comprehensive set of self help guides as well as multiple online helps. Depending on the work I do, I am finding myself still utilizing it once twice a month. It is a one time purchase, no monthly fees. The second package is ACDsee PhotoStudio, again a one time purchase. It is the fastest I've worked with and is similar to LightRoom. Online signups for free classes as well as tons of free online help...Both of these come with a 30 day free try then buy.

Lucian Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio

Photoshop elements is good and you can own it, unlike Photoshop itself which holds you to a monthly ransom. Gimp is free but too complicated. Since you are selling at craft shows then you can invest that income into making a purchase of some software, not rent the stuff, like so many keep suggesting. I hate to think that I am held to ransom by some software company for ever more and have to keep paying more when they decide they want more money.

I like to buy it once and own it. If it does what I want, then it stays that way and there is no further expense to me. However, if they bring out an amazing new feature, then I have the option to buy the new and improved version, but again, I OWN it.

I would suggest you look at On1 software. They often have sales and you can buy it outright and own it forever. It's easy to use and has many on-click options as well as all the sliders and little adjustments. You can do as little or as much as you want to an image and there are tons of free tutorials out there. Another to look into is Topaz Labs software, again a great piece of post editing software and you can buy it outright and own it and get as much or as little as you wish.

Neither of the two I mentioned are lots of money, however, they are not free. Though the small amount you pay gives you a lot of power in editing your images.