3 Things That Photoshop is Best Suited For

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Adobe's Photoshop is one of the most versatile photo editing programs available today. Whether you just want to remove red eye, cut out your ex from your favorite pictures, or create artwork for posters, books, DVDs, and more, you can do it with this program. It's also good for creating logos for businesses trying to get off the ground and make some money. Even though you'll have to pay at least $80 for the cheapest version, Adobe does have web-based and smart-phone apps available for free if you just want to clean up your family photos.

Photo editing is what Photoshop is known for, plus the massive amounts of settings you can use to do so. You can not only remove red eye, change the contrast, and use other basic features, but also add filters and lighting effects as well. With all of these and more, you can turn all of your poorly-shot Facebook photos into colorful works of art in a matter of minutes. If you wish to keep a photo, but take someone out of it, just select the "magic wand", trace over what you want to remove, and there you go.

Logos are insanely easy to make with Photoshop. Whether you combine a few pieces of clip art or doing everything by hand, Adobe has you covered. They also have plenty of pre-made shapes to use if you just need a random piece to go behind the name of you company or for box art for your product. Whatever you need to do to get your business going, you can create it using just one piece of software.

Digital artwork has taken the world over thanks to Photoshop and few people with nothing else better to do with their spare time. Sure, you can put a gopher's head onto your boss' face, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. Have you ever wondered how Hollywood movie design covers for DVD and BluRay releases? That's where Photoshop comes in to play. With some time and patience, you can do the same for home movie packaging, book covers, CD artwork, or whatever you wish to use your creations for. It's also great for designing clothing and other apparel, regardless of how or what type.

Regardless of what you use it for, Photoshop is a fantastic editing program and can found online and in most retail stores. The cheapest is Photoshop Elements ($80), but for the professionals there's CS5 ($700), which comes with a slew of addition features that many photographers demand. However, you can also use Adobe's free apps on your smartphone and on Adobe's website. Both freebies are great for simple editing, but if you want to do more, you'll have to buy the full program. With enough options to kill a weekend with just by finding them, Photoshop can handle it like a pro.

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