Linux may not have a ton of super advanced photo managers, but it has a few solid programs, the best of which is easily the near professional-grade digiKam. More »
Windows users have a few image editors to choose from, but as you probably expected Photoshop comes out as king. Here’s a look at why it’s the best, as well as a number of (much cheaper) alternatives you can try. More »
There are a handful of good image editors on the Mac, but Photoshop has long been the king of them all. It’s our top pick, but that’s not to say there aren’t other apps that can get the most common tasks done for (a lot) less money. Here’s a look at why Photoshop’s the best and plenty of alternatives that might work just as well for you. More »
Got an image with a black background and you’d prefer white? While the selection tools in Photoshop and other image editors will easily let you select the background and change it, that’s not enough, since reflections from the background will remain in place and can make the final result look odd. Photoshop expert and tech blogger Helen Bradley walks through how to solve that problem. More »
Dear Lifehacker, I’ve learned a bunch of great Photoshop tricks but whenever I use that knowledge my images end up looking unrealistic. I don’t want my family to look like an airbrushed perfume ad or my nature photos to look like a unicorn threw up a rainbow all over them. How can I touch up my photos without sacrificing their realism? Thanks, Unintentionally Fake More »
We all discover new web apps each year but not every one of them gets the recognition it deserves. With 2011 drawing to a close, we wanted to highlight the 10 we felt deserved a bit more hype. More »
Mac: We’ve discussed how a keen eye can help you detect if an image has been photoshopped, but if you need an app to help you determine if that photo is a fake, Photo Police is a utility for the Mac that can help. If it does detect that an image has been modified, it will show you what’s been changed so you can get an idea of what the original may have looked like. More »
iOS: Taken a bunch of photos that you’d like to share with the world but the only tool you have to edit and upload them with is your iPad? Snapseed is a feature-rich photo editor that makes it easy to crop, rotate, adjust, filter and then share your photos on Twitter, Facebook or Flickr. More »
Mac: You’re probably well aware that you can use Photoshop to perform touch ups and remove objects, but that comes with the obvious disadvantage of a hefty price tag. Snapheal is a new Mac app that’s designed to handle just about every kind of photo touch up you could want, but for far less money. More »
