Software Substitutes pt II

One of the most widely underused programs ever, in my opinion, would have to be Photoshop. I know people who own this program, but never do more than crop the odd picture and remove red-eye from their photos. In the scheme of things, Photoshop is one of the most advanced, feature rich programs you can buy. So why would you? It’s expensive and big.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying you shouldn’t buy Photoshop. I own a copy myself, but you should only spend the money on it, if you actually need it’s power. In the mean time, how do you mess around with Photos and Pictures without Photoshop?

Firstly, Preview and iPhoto will do a huge amount for you. They will both crop, colour correct pictures in no time. iPhoto will allow you to straighten and sharpen pictures as well.

If you need a little more power, but don’t need the whole juggernaut of Photoshop, you could try Seashore. It’s small, light and fast. It’s not going to replace Photoshop, but it will do a lot of what you need it to.