Digital Editing

The photograph is only half-done when you press the shutter button. Most photos benefit from some degree of editing or post-processing, to improve the colours, brightness and even composition. These articles will show you some techniques to make your photos shine.

Editing Basics

If you are new to digital editing, you should read these pages first. The articles here will tell you about image files and formats, what editing software does, and how best to organise your photos and workflow.

Resizing Photos

One of the most basic editing skills is to change the size of your photos. This can be completely resizing your photo to send as an email attachment, or to crop a photo to highlight a different composition. These articles explain the best and most appropriate technique for each option.

Brightness & Contrast

Without doubt, the most common problem with photos is either underexposure (too dark) or overexposure (too bright). Good editing can salvage a digital photo from these problems.

Colour Correction

Have you noticed how some photos come out with a strange colours? How the entire photo is too yellow or too blue? These articles discuss what causes these colour casts and how you can correct them.

Reducing Noise

The term noise refers to the graininess that you can see in digital photos at high magnification. It can be a creative feature, but mostly its an unwanted nuisance. Here we show what causes noise, how to avoid it, and how to reduce it.

Red Eye Reduction

Red eye can ruin an otherwise beautiful portrait. Red eye can be avoided when taking your photo, and can be very effectively removed after the photo is taken. Here we discuss how.

Removing Blemishes

Sometimes, a photo is perfect except for one small blemish. Whether you want to remove something small, like a dust speck, to something large like Aunt Mavis, these articles show you how.

Black and White

Most digital cameras shoot in full colour. However, black and white photographs often have a greater visual impact than colour. Converting a full colour digital image to a great black and white one is not as simple as it may seem. These articles explain some easy techniques to achieve stunning results.

Advanced Techniques

In this section we describe some more complicated editing techniques, including simulating various photographic filters, making collages, replacing backgrounds and doing "digital facelifts" on portraits.

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