![5 Best Ways How to Brighten Dark Photos [Easy & Fast] +Apps](https://photosoftwareblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/How-to-lighten-a-dark-photo-300x98.jpg)
I bet you have dark photos in your family albums or online photo collections. Usually images taken with digital cameras in an automatic mode come out too dark or too bright. All photo editing programs can brighten images no matter whether it is a desktop application, a web app or professional boxed photo software.
I love open source software. My open source photo software review section would be incomplete without GIMP overview, an exemplary open source photo editor. GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program. At first sight, the engineering-sound name makes you feel that GIMP is not invented for shopping (photo shopping) or profit-making interest. On the contrary, open source GIMP is a pure brainchild of coding and high-tech. (more…)
![6 Best Free Apps to Add Logo and Text Watermark to Photos [Online, PC, iPhone, Android]](https://photosoftwareblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Photo-Watermark-300x164.jpg)
Professional photographers know how important it is to protect their own photos and reserve all rights over their creative works like mosaics, unique photographs, etc. They take advantage of Photoshop tools and label images effortlessly. Thanks to the smart watermarking, pro photographs fall under a strict image license type that limits free image distribution. If you want to restrict your picture usage and copyright images, there are easier ways than complicated Photoshop. Here are 6 fine and free programs that enable you to protect pics with either another image (for example, a logo) or a custom text.
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EXIF stands for “exchangeable image file format”. It’s the additional information that includs camera settings and scene details, for example, date and time when a photo was taken, shutter speed, focal length, exposure compensation, whether a flash was used. Only images in JPEG and TIFF formats have exif data. However, it’s not a problem as most of modern digital cameras save shots in JPEG. (more…)
A magazine, a brochure, a booklet, good-looking business cards – these are the items that are vital for any small and not very small business. These branded items serve as a trademark and there are several applications that you could use to prepare them.
![4 Best Ways to Create Animated GIFs from Pictures for Halloween [Online & Windows PC]](https://photosoftwareblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Halloween-animated-GIFs-300x156.jpg)
To create an animated pumpkin GIF pic for Halloween, you need a few images of the pumpkin, a link to an online GIF-animator and your fantasy. And read the rest of the tips in the article.
I wanted to talk to people about GIMP photo-editing software because it might stop them from wasting a lot of money on alternatives that are not right for them. (more…)
![Can Sagelight Image Editor Reduce Noise Like Adobe Lightroom? [REVIEW 2021]](https://photosoftwareblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Sagelight-Image-Editor-300x185.jpg)
Sagelight Image Editor is a professional 48-bit image editor. The software is made for photographers with SLR cameras and digital cameras that produce RAW photos and need futher photo retouching. (more…)
![No More Image Editing with Splashup – Closed in 2014 [List of New Alternatives]](https://photosoftwareblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Splashup-Online-Photo-Editor-300x122.jpg)
Splashup is a free online photo editor, which has lots of advanced picture editing features such as layers, brushes, filters, canvas, etc. Unlike other online photo editors created for fun photo editing such as Picnik, Pixlr-o-Matic or PhotoMania, Splashup is considered to be a photo editor for professionals. But…
![What is RAW File Format? How to View RAW Images in 2021? [FAQ]](https://photosoftwareblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/RAW-Image-Format-300x160.jpg)
Unlike ordinary digital cameras, advanced DSLR photo cameras shoot fabulous pictures. In order to get best quality of your images, professional photographers recommend to change photo saving settings from JPEG to RAW format. If you have just bought your first Nikon or Canon DSLR cam and feel puzzled over image formats dilemma, this post is for you.
There are so many great free photo editors – Photoscape, Picasa, GIMP, Loonapix, etc. We would like to learn favorite photo editors of Photo Software & Design Blog readers. (more…)