What's a really good photo shop I can download...?

Question

to fix pictures like http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d134/autumnskybleeds/candle_bw_red.jpg

Incase the link isn't opened by you, the reader, I want a photshop to, for example, I have a black and white picture of a candle. All I want is to change the color of the wax. How can I do that with keeping the picture black and white, other than just the white.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Try using Gimp. similiar to Photoshop but its free.
http://www.gimp.com

Answer 2

If I may be so bold, you mean like this?
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/3580/candlerl0.jpg

You need an editor that can support layers and can do color selections. Photoshop is the defacto standard, but GIMP is by far the best free choice for the job. The edited picture was done in a couple of minutes with GIMP.
The CORRECT URL for GIMP is http://www.gimp.org

I created a duplicate layer, used the color selection tool to select only the red part of the image, then changed the color of the selection through the color balance window. Merged the layers, flattened the image, and viola.

Answer 3

I recommand you to use Google Picasa to manage and edit your pictures.

Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organized by date with folder names you will recognize. You can drag and drop to arrange your albums and make labels to create new groups.

Picasa makes sure your pictures are always organized. Picasa also makes advanced editing simple by putting one-click fixes and powerful effects at your fingertips. And Picasa makes it a snap to share your pictures ¨C you can email, print photos at home, make gift CDs, instantly share via Hello™, and even post pictures on your own blog.

free download in here, just have a try:

http://www.youtubetool.net/google-picasa/

Good Luck, Best Wishes!