Software

[alo100]

If you have plenty of money, plenty of RAM and plenty of time to learn how to use it, Adobe Photoshop is unequalled -- but it's one serious piece of software. If you can stomach a 42Mb download, you can get a 'tryout' version from http://www.adobe.com/

Paint Shop Pro is a popular and cheaper alternative. Evaluation version (a mere 32Mb) at http://www.jasc.com/

Second.

Also, if you need sometime that can give you a quick fix on bulk, I'd like to recommand another free s/w, Picasa2.

 

[RichKirby]

I'd like to recommand another free s/w, Picasa2.

Ditto.

 

[diversteve]

fwiw, I think the OP found his answer in 2001.
At least he hasn't been back on SB since 2003.

 

[RichKirby]

Hehe! Didn't catch that. :shakehead

 

[stever2002]

Check out the Gimp (http://www.gimp.org/):

GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.

 

[randini]

If you don't want to pay big bucks there's always Gimp. It's open source and does pretty decent job.

seconded, but I haven't used it much for photos that I have taken.

*edit:

Check out the Gimp (http://www.gimp.org/):

GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.

I mean thirded

 

[LiteHedded]

I use photoshop cs2
but the gimp is free and does pretty much all you need

 

[ScubaMarc]

this is not a editing software, but a very good organizing software which is free.

http://www.faststone.org

 

[CIBDiving]

http://www.getpaint.net/index2.html

 

[www.freedomfilm.com]

Actually, I am surprised that no one recommended Microsoft Office photo manager that comes free with XP/Office. You can do some great simple editing with that. It isnt photoshop of course. How much did you all pay for your photoshop??? hehe.

Most people cant/don't use .01% of the features and functions in photoshop. Ask youself: do you know what a a histogram is before you plunk down the cash for it. It really is an high end piece of work.