With everyone having a digital camera in their pocket or purse at all times (called a smartphone), this usually means we are taking more pictures than we ever did before. Back when we needed to use film for our cameras, we were stuck with the pictures we took and could not enhance or fix them if they didn’t come out the way we liked.

Then everyone started using standalone digital cameras since you could take as many pictures as you wanted, assuming your memory card could hold them all. It also allowed us to transfer our pictures to our computers so we could print them ourselves as well as edit them beforehand if necessary.

When it comes to editing photos, there are several ways to go about it, and so many apps you can use that it can make your head spin trying to figure out which one to use. On one hand, there are the basic apps that can be good enough for simple editing, such as adjusting brightness or colors. Then there are the more advanced apps that can do things such as completely remove someone from your photo or add someone else from a different picture.

Depending on the operating system you use for your computer (Windows, Mac, Linux etc.), there will also be some built in apps that you can use to edit your photos if you do not feel like downloading or buying a third party program.

In this book, I will be showing you how to do things such as transfer your photos from your phone or camera, organize them, edit them and share them with others.