The contemporary cameras of today can make digital photography absolutely easy and even the basic models will usually produce clear and crisp pictures. However, there may still be problems like white balance, lighting issues, red eye, and other such problems. So, it is a great idea to use a photo editing tool to resolve such issues. People who can afford may opt for expensive and efficient programs like Photoshop, but if your budget cannot accommodate such an investment, there’s nothing to worry as there are few excellent free picture editing software programs around.

However, if you are looking for an affordably-priced picture editing tool that can even handle the advanced stuff, then ArcSoft’s PhotoStudio is a good option to consider. This unique picture editing program is absolutely easy to use and comes with a powerful set of photo editing features. It can handle all your editing needs right from enhancing and managing your photos to printing them out in high resolution.

In this article, we’ve zeroed-in on three of the best free apps for photo editing and irrespective of whether you are seeking comprehensive editing power, arty effects, ease of use of just a quick way for spicing up your photo, there’s something for you in each of these free programs.

GIMP

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is one of the best free open source photo editing tool that fetches high end picture editing to users. You will find several of its functions offered in GIMP also. It has a great stock of functions for a free program. Tools are available to correct colors, improve brightness, contrast and more, blur or sharpen a picture, get rid of red eye, and fix aspect ratio problems.

Though its user interface is a little bit complicated to pick up in the beginning, it is highly powerful, and you’ll simply love GIMP soon after you get a hang of it.

Paint.Net

Having been around for few years now, Paint.Net boasts of an easy-to-use user interface and vast range of effects. If you are not looking out for the complete power of Photoshop, but just want a quick tool to get the basic tasks accomplished, this is a good option. The best aspect about this tool is its strong photo editing basics, with choices to rotate and resize your images, a wide range of choices and paint tools, and few good special effects. Above all, it’s very simple to use even for the first-time users.

Pixia

This photo editing program comes with superior image editing technology. It provides several artistic features that can be applied to all pictures. Further, it provides more editing functions than several free photo editing tools. A great option to consider for beginners!

Premium Programs for the Advanced Users

Consider any of these free photo editing tools to add a new dimension to your images. And, once you’re done playing around with free programs, and need something more professional, you can then move to a professional program like PhotoStudio 6.

You can make all the desired changes with such a powerful photo editing software for Mac to an extent that you can even convert a picture into oil painting. And, of course you can try its free version along with the abovementioned free tools during the learning phase.

Author Bio : Gary Hendricks is the author of the above guest post. He has a great passion for photography and he stays up-to-date with the latest happenings in the world of photography.