The retouching process was physical interventions on the film with the help of special pens and needles. As a result of the process, some unwanted things such as spots and acne in the photograph on the film could be erased. It was generally applied to portrait photographs known as headshots.
With digital photography, the use of film has disappeared and it has become much easier to edit photos in digital media with computer programs, that is, to photoshop them.
These applications are now used not only for editing the photo, adjusting the light, color, contrast, sharpness, blur settings, but also for manipulation.
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What is Photoshop?
Adobe Photoshop program, Adobe Inc. is the world’s best-known digital photo processing, editing and manipulation application. It is a paid application used in various operating systems. Adobe Photoshop program gives the opportunity to make many changes on the photo.
By using a layer system called “Layer” in the digital environment, it provides the possibility of regional deletion, cloning, selection and extraction with light, color, contrast settings in the photograph. Photoshop is often used for editing, especially for background changes and portrait photography.
In recent years, the program has gained fame with the introduction of digital slimming and digital makeup samples in the photographs of artists in magazine programs.
Today, most people who are interested in photography use terms such as “shopping” and “photoshopping” for photo editing.
Today, there are many applications similar to this application, which has become so branded as to call the photo editing process “shopping”.
Let us suggest a few programs, starting with the most famous.
The Most Efficient Photo Editing Apps and Programs
1. Adobe Photoshop Program
Adobe Inc. It is the most well-known and paid photo processing application developed by the company, which gives its name to the concept of the shop program. It can be used in Windows and MacOS operating systems.
Even using this application at a basic level, which has many creative filters, effects and editing tools, is not as easy as it seems.
However, you can access many applications and training videos on platforms such as Youtube and Udemy. It is a very detailed application that definitely deserves to be popular.
For Android and IOS devices, there is also a mobile version called “Adobe Photoshop Express” that offers more minimal possibilities.
In addition, its application called Adobe Lightroom is a very useful program that should be evaluated on its own with the light and color settings it can make on JPEG and RAW formats.
With the Adobe Bridge feature, you can easily transfer the file between programs while working on a photo and get it back.
2. PIXLR Online Photo Editing App
PIXLR is a web-based application without installing any programs and provides you with many conveniences. Even in the free versions, editing, collage and background removal can be done. In addition, the paid versions give access to many tools and effects pools.
You can either drag and drop the photos as a file or take them from the URL, that is, from any address on the web. It supports many image formats such as PSD, PXD, JPEG, PNG, SVG, WebP.
It has two formats called PIXLR-X and PXLR-E. Both have practical applications, but PIXLR-E is a more detailed photo editor. It is possible to make cute designs and collages with ready-made texts and background frames installed in the system.
Thanks to AI ( Artificial Intelligence ) applications supported by artificial intelligence, you just drag and drop to remove the background quickly and the program removes the background.
Although it is web-based, it is quite successful. It is a practical option for beginners. You can access more features with the monthly payment plans offered at PIXLR, which offers a 30-day free trial.
3. PhotoScape Photo Editing App
PhotoScape is a free software developed by the Korean company MOOI. An application that only works on Windows and MacOS operating systems, no Linux support.
PhotoScape, which you can download from this link, is a very successful and useful program. In addition to the standard photo editing features, you can edit photos with many effects, even in the free version.
With this application, you can add flare to the photo, add beauty to your photos with light effects, add frames to your photos with frame options or give them different forms. You also have the opportunity to make collages in a practical way.
In the paid Pro version, many additional effects and application features have been added. PhotoScape also offers the ability to convert raw image format RAW files to JPEG and create animated GIFs.
4. Photoworks Photo Processing Program
Photoworks, developed by AMS Software, is a photo manipulation and editing application that is almost as detailed as Photoshop. Some special editing tools are supported by artificial intelligence and provide a lot of convenience to the user.
You can make all kinds of light contrast and color adjustments. In addition, with the Before/After option, it is possible to see the difference between the old and new versions of the photo more clearly.
You can use many options in the Trial version, but the program directs you to purchase the full version for saving and printing options.
Photoworks is a practical and useful application like the other applications we mentioned. You can also open it easily on any computer without the need for powerful hardware options.
The artificial intelligence application allows you to make incredible edits, especially in portrait photos. With detailed filters, you can easily make your photos impressive.
5. GIMP Photo Processing Program
It is called GIMP (GNU Image Manipulating Program), or GNU image editing and manipulation program.
It is an open source and free photo editing program developed by the GNU design. The code details and architecture of open source systems are shared on Github and can be modified by developers.
The GIMP application is one such program. It is known for a cute logo. You can download and use it for free.
It is an application that works using the layer system like Photoshop. You can easily edit with many filters and brushes and effects tools. It is a program that we can add features later with the help of plugins.
It uses its own file format called XCF (eXperimental Computing Facility). However, it supports a large number of image files. It offers the possibility to open and edit images in XCF, GIF, SVG, TIFF, PDF, PNG, JPEG, EPS, BMP, PSP, PSD formats.
It can be used in various operating systems such as Windows, MacOS, Linux.
