Photoshopping for alternatives

Posted by Antony Theobald on Monday 26 July 2010 at 10:10am
Tags: image editing | photography | photoshop | software |

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Photoshop is the industry standard image editing application - so much so that 'photoshop' is often used as a verb in place of 'edit', 'alter' or 'manipulate' images - but there are alternatives.

If you are looking for a tool to tackle some of the more common image editing tasks, our recent guide to Free Online Image Editors looks at cost-free alternatives to Photoshop. Our advice document on Image Editing Software discusses some of the things to consider when choosing the right software for your needs and links to a number of applications.

If you want to see the BP photoshopping, the company has 'for the sake of transparency' posted the original versions alongside the edited images on its Flickr stream.

One image shot inside a stationary helicopter was adjusted to make it look like the aircraft was flying, by removing the landing pad from the photo:

The original image. Photo by BP America on Flickr - used under a Creative Commons licence

The altered version. Photo by BP America on Flickr - used under a Creative Commons licence

The Gizmodo technology blog highlights some of the Photoshop work in more detail.

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