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Here Is The Best Photo Editing Software of 2019 http://bit.ly/30JnGx5 When it comes to photography, even if you believe you've taken care of everything in the camera, before you present your photos to your clients, share them online or use them for any other purpose, it is always important to process your images to bring the best out of what you spent a lot of time creating. In this article, we will look at the best photo editing software of 2019. In order to make your images look more professional, you will need to make some adjustments to your images. When you shoot raw, you will need to digitally develop your file, this is the same as how analogue film needs to be developed in the dark room. It is during this process, you bring out every bit of detail including the colours and other information from your raw file, making it presentable. Every photographer works differently, which means, their workflow, the edits they are looking for, tools (for example, different tools required for portrait and landscape photography) will be different and as a result, their expectations from a post-processing software will be quite different. For any photographer who deals with a large number of photographs, like a wedding, travel or event photographer they will need a post-processing software that will help them keyword, label, organise files, batch process whereas a hobby photographer may look for something different. So the question is, how do you choose the right photo editing software based on your requirements? We have presented here a few photo editing software packages both paid and free that we thought were the best based on certain criteria like ease of use, editing options, advanced tools and other unique features which will be presented for each software. The focus here is on the “best photo editing” part. Based on the various factors, here is the round up of the best photo editing software of 2019 that includes one free and one online photo editor. Some of the software reviewed has great features and is easy to use, but they have gone down on the overall score due to low scores in terms of community.
1. Adobe Lightroom:Adobe Lightroom has high standards to be one of the best photo editing software out there but with the recent updates, the all in one program has been split into Lightroom Classic CC and Lightroom CC making things a bit more confusing especially for beginners in Lightroom. By this, we mean that some new users get confused over which version to use and/or are not aware of the two different versions and their functionalities. Some of its features are,
Overall Score: 37 Adobe Lightroom can be purchased here as part of the Adobe Photography plan via creative cloud subscription along with Photoshop. 2. Adobe Photoshop:Adobe’s Photoshop is also one of the best photo editing softwares available, but it can be hugely confusing and difficult for beginners to start with. It is a brilliant tool designed for professional photo editors looking for highly advanced tools and for artists looking to create illustrations, graphic designs, digital art, etc. but if you are looking to use photoshop solely for photo editing purposes, we think that would not be the best decision.
Overall Score: 34 Similar to Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop needs to be purchased as part of the Adobe Photography plan via creative cloud subscription and comes as a package of Lightroom and Photoshop. You can purchase it here. 3. Skylum’s Luminar 3.1.0:Although Luminar hit the photo editing market quite late compared to Adobe, it has quickly become one of the most popular photo editing softwares out there that many professional photographers use these days. It also provides the facility for photographers to organise and edit the photos effectively. Some of the best features of Luminar 3 are,
Overall Score: 32 If you like Luminar’s features and are looking to purchase a copy, it can be bought here. 4. Skylum’s Aurora HDR:For anyone who focuses mostly on creating HDR images, Skylum’s Aurora HDR is one of the best software focusing mainly on HDR merging and processing. The software is powered by AI and it is well known for having no halos, artefacts or chromatic aberration in the final image. Some of its best features are,
Overall Score: 31 Aurora HDR can be purchased here. 5. Phase One’s Capture One Pro 12:Capture one pro is an application developed by Phase One and comes packed with some amazing features similar to photoshop. The software comes with customisable interface so the user can personalise it the way they want it to be. Some of Capture One Pro’s advanced features are,
Overall Score: 28 You can purchase it for either a one time fee or on a subscription basis and so there is greater flexibility in how you want to purchase the software. You can purchase Capture on pro here. 6. DxO PhotoLab:DxO PhotoLab is a replacement for DxO Optics Pro and is an advanced photo editing software that is designed keeping professional standards for photographers in mind. Some of the best features of DxO PhotoLab are,
Overall Score: 27.5 DxO PhotoLab can be purchased here and does not have a subscription option. 7. On1 Photo Raw 2019.2:On1 photo raw is an easy to use software that comes packed with hundreds of presets and filters, textures and borders, that you can use to beautify your images in a single click if that is what you are looking for – a quick edit before presentation. It is a very good photo organiser as well as a photo editor and has advanced features like use of brushes, masking tools, and any tool a professional photographer will be looking for. Some of its advanced features are,
Overall Score: 27 On1 photo raw is without a doubt one of the best softwares available and can be purchased here. On1 Photo Raw 2019.5 releases mid May. 8. ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2019:ACDSee Photo Studio is another software package that has recently gained popularity amongst professional photographers. The interface of this software is simple and it comes with some advanced features like face recognition that help with sorting files. Some of the best features of ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate are,
Overall Score: 27 The software offers flexibility in terms of payments where you can go for either a one off payment or opt for monthly subscriptions. You can purchase it here. 9. GIMP:GIMP is a very good software package with advanced features and tools almost similar to most advanced photo editing software and above all, it is free. Gimp comes loaded with advanced features like file management, retouching, cloning and even supports plugins that it can be considered as a free alternative to photoshop. Some of Gimp’s best features are,
Overall Score: 27 Moreover it supports all operating systems, has the ability to edit photos of all formats and it can be downloaded here. 10. Alien Skin Exposure X4:Exposure X4 is a very good photo editor and photo organiser that can help a photographer create stunning images from raw files. The interface and features of this software have improved over the years and is truly famous for its over 500 vintage and film look presets. Some of the best features of Alien Skin Exposure X4 are,
Overall Score: 26 Alien Exposure can be purchased as a one time payment with no subscription options here. 11. Serif's Affinity Photo:Affinity Photo is emerging to be one of the best photo editing software systems with its powerful features and better performance. It comes with a huge toolset that is aimed at creative artists and photographers and has most of the features to compete with most advanced photo editors in the market. Some of the best features of Affinity Photo are,
Overall Score: 26 Affinity photo is available to purchase via a one off payment and can be bought here. Subscription options are not available. 12. PortraitPro Professional:PortraitPro is a fast and easy portrait editing software and if you are a professional portrait photographer, then PortraitPro is one of the best softwares that has all the features required by professionals. Some of the best features of this software are,
Overall Score: 26 PortraitPro comes as three editions – standard, studio and studio max and can be used as a plugin with photoshop. You can buy PortraitPro here. 13. Corel Paintshop Pro 2019 Ultimate:Corel Paintshop Pro is a software system very similar to On1 photo raw and Photoshop and is one that lets the user quickly make some edits and/or apply presets/filters to their images so they can be shared. It comes with some advanced features necessary to post-process images, and some of its advanced features are,
Overall Score: 25.5 The starting price for this software at the time of writing this article is $60 and can be purchased here. 14. CyberLink’s PhotoDirector 365:PhotoDirector 365 comes with professional quality tools and easy to use features that can help a photographer turn their photos into creative works. Some of the advanced features of this software are,
Overall Score: 25.5 Photodirector 365 can be purchased here. 15. Fotor:Fotor is a cloud-based photo editing software that has both a free desktop version and the online version. Some of the best features of this software are,
Overall Score: 25 The premium content in Fotor are not free and need to be purchased. Fotor can be downloaded here. Final Thoughts On Photo Editing Software:There was a time when Photoshop was the only word that came to mind when there were discussions about image editing software, but in the recent years, there is a lot of other software that is as good as or even better than photoshop for editing images. Photoshop is excellent, but other programs deserve to be looked into that are cheaper, more straightforward and powerful. What photo editing software do you use? Do you think that a particular software should have made it to the list here? If yes, please leave a comment below with the reason why. Additional Resources For Photo Editing Software:
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