subject: Fix Colors - Am I Blue? Or Did I Just Overexpose? [print this page] Have you ever been somewhere really scenic, snapped a whole bunch of pictures with your digital camera, brought them home and loaded them onto your computer, from your camera only to discover that, for some reason, the color is wrong? What was a vibrant, beautiful red is somehow darker and muddier? Or perhaps that incredibly blue water just doesn't look as amazing on your screen as it did in person? Chances are that this has happened to you. No matter how experienced of a photographer you are, everyone sometimes takes pictures that just didn't come out right. Whether the subjects have red eye, or the lighting is too dark or you just wish you could fix colors in the picture, we have all been there.
So what is a photographer to do? Since going back to the scene of the photos and trying to do it over is seldom an option, you will need to find some alternative way to fix colors in or retouch your picture, and make what you see on your screen as beautiful as it was in person. Photo retouching programs offer people a way to enhance, correct or even completely modify any digital image. There are many options out there, ranging from professional tools that will cost you hundreds and hundreds of dollars, to simple online editing programs that are free. For most people, the professional programs are overkill, and the online products will work quite nicely.
There are now a handful of good quality online photo editing programs available that allow you to retouch an image from any computer with an internet connection. This is especially great when you are away from home and your personal computer but still taking pictures. Being able to use the same tools that you are accustomed to at home, even when you are on vacation can help you get through your pictures faster and get them posted for all of your friends and family back home to see even sooner. Most of these products will let you fix colors, lighten or darken and remove red eye as needed.
If you are looking for an easy and affordable way to clean up your photos and make them look the way you had hoped they would, an online photo editor is a great way to go. With easy to use tools that allow you to fix colors, add captions and even fun effects, they make processing your pictures easy.
