Corel’s Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 has everything you need to create stunning photos. The integrated Learning Center and a selection of one-click photo-fixing tools make it easy to correct common photo flaws such as red eye, color and sharpness. Unique makeover tools let you easily whiten teeth, remove blemishes and paint on a tan, so you can make everyone look their best before printing or posting photos online.

As your skill level and confidence improve, you can take full advantage of the professional-quality features such as HDR Photo Merge, Histogram, Curves and Levels Adjustment tools to make precision edits. You can even get creative with artistic effects and filters to turn your favorite photos into fun projects to share with family and friends. This is an exceptionally full-featured image editor available at a very reasonable price.

Andrea Tarr has done freelance graphic design and photography for many years. She is the former editor of BCUG Bytes and was the facilitator of the Graphics Workshop for over 10 years.