Want to edit Images like a Pro but don’t have the cash to pay for Photoshop?   If you have never heard of GIMP you should download it and give it a try.  GIMP is available for Windows, MAC and Linux.   It is a little complicated like Photoshop but after you invest a small amount of time to get the basics down you will be well on your way to accessing it full potential.   The GIMP website has some great tutorials, you will also find many support communities on the web that will have their own free video tutorial to do just about everything you can imagine with it.  Do a Google search on what you are trying to accomplish and you will be surprised with the amount of results.    All documentation is online via the GIMP website.   GIMP also supports and has a large base of PLUG-INS that enhance its features even further.  Plugins can do an endless variety of things like enhance brushes,  create new effects, ad new features, provide shortcuts that save hours or even days of work, ad additional file support and much more.   Do another Google search on plugins and you will find an endless supply.   So if your ready to take your image editing to new heights download GIMP, go through a few tutorials, be patient, take the time to learn it and you will be well on your way to professional quality results!

The GIMP website is: http://www.gimp.org (Download the newest Stable version from the download area (currently 2.6.7) , Don’t use the BETA versions)

If you find GIMP is a little too complicated for you or just want another simpler program for some quick edits check out Paint.net, its a great little image editing program that’s quick and easy.  http://www.getpaint.net/