Well, actually, I kind of do have time to take on another project, at least for now. I'm finishing up my last few days off work so I thought I'd try out this new photo editing program on a free trial basis. It will be a while before I can actually buy it if I decide to, but at least I'll have an idea on how use-able it is. After about 90 minutes of fussing with it, I think it's a great program. It doesn't look too incredibly user-friendly, but there is a lot you can do with it.
I do not like how it organizes photos it imports from your hard drive. It's rather Picasa-like and if you follow me at Facebook at all, you now know I hate Picasa's organization style. I do not, for the most part, like the "auto-fix" feature; it tends to change the original coloring of the photos as opposed to fine tune it. However, you'll see below a dramatic difference the auto-fix feature made on one photo, so it's not always bad.
Perhaps in a few months I'll splurge and buy this program. For now, I'll enjoy the 30 day trial and fight the impulse to buy now. Below, then are a few quick edits I'd made to two photos, the first using only the auto-fix feature on Adobe Photoshop Elements and the second using a touch of the "touch-up" tool and paintbrush.
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I love to do retouching with Adobe Photoshop. I use to do it when I worked at a photography studio. Now I just do it for me. But I'm in the same boat with you. i just downloaded the program a couple weeks ago, and I've been spending countless hours retouching all my old photos before the trial runs out. i just can't afford to buy it right now, but I will some day. If you don't already know here is an expert in the field http://janinealogy.blogspot.com/ visit her blog for instruction. I also have some work on my blog I recently did, but I haven't had time to write instructions. Have fun with it.
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