Basic photo editing no longer takes special software. You can now do some wonderful things with photos from any computer on almost any browser from anywhere in the world. Online photo editors allow you to edit photos simply by going to a special website.

Once fully loaded, these sites let you resize, adjust brightness and contrast, tweak color and even work with layers. While none of these editors are as robust as Photoshop Elements, they are great for doing basic adjustments especially when working on a computer that is not your own.

What good are digital photos if you can't share them?

 Shutterfly.com is a great website for sharing your digital photos online, but where Shutterfly really shines is what you can do with them offline.

To get started with Shutterfly, you will need to setup a free account. It's easy and takes less than five minutes. Once you have setup a free account, you can begin uploading your pictures into online albums. These albums will not only help you manage your photos, but you can also share them with anyone you wish.

How to Create and Use a Photo Blog

What is a Blog?

A blog is an online journal. What you type in, email, or send via cell phone to your blog page automatically gets posted onto the web.

Sounds scary. Why would I want to do that?

Great Digital Photo Gifts:

Screen Savers:

Many of today's image editing programs allow you to make screen savers from your own photos.

These programs include Adobe Photoshop ALBUM, and Paint Shop Album.

There are many smaller programs out there that also work. One that I use is called Xatshow. One that many professionals use is called Smoothshow.

Sharing Photos via the Internet

When you have a lot of photos that you would like to share with a lot of people, there are several great sites out there that let you share several photos at once with a simple link.

Sharing photos this way prevents you from having to send a large email to a lot of people. It also prevents people from having to download a large email to view your pictures.

RESIZE YOUR PHOTOS:

Emailing Your Digital Photos

A few things to remember:

• Always save a copy of the ORIGINAL photo

• You can always go down on resolution, but you can never go up.

• 72 dpi for email and web - 300 dpi for printing

Sharing Photos via the Internet

When you have a lot of photos that you would like to share with a lot of people, there are several great sites out there that let you share several photos at once with a simple link.

Sharing photos this way prevents you from having to send a large email to a lot of people. It also prevents people from having to download a large email to view your pictures.

RESIZE YOUR PHOTOS:

Digital Photography and the Internet

The Internet is a wonderful resource for all sorts of topics related to digital photography.

Here are a list of links and topics where you can learn more.

Researching equipment:

Digital Photography Review