Adobe Photoshop for image editing

Adobe Photoshop is a desktop application for image editing. It was first released in October 1988. Adobe is the world market leader in computer-assisted photo editing. A new version is released at least every two years. About 10 million people worldwide use the software. It is a fee-based programme that is normally reserved for professional users. Since 2011, a simplified and cheaper programme, Adobe Photoshop Elements, has been on the market. Adobe Photoshop enables web-based editing of images as a browser plug-in. Photoshop is only available by subscription.

With Photoshop, you can select specific image sections and sharpen and brighten photos to make them more usable for certain purposes. Objects can also be cropped, cut out and inserted, including drop shadows and glows. It is also possible to retouch skin and waist. It is possible to restore scanned, old images.

Users can also create new images. Fonts can be added to photos. It is also possible to draw freely and create illustrations or videos intuitively. You can also insert 3-D elements, patterns or other effects. Photoshop also has tools for transforming realistic photos into paintings.

A file can be divided into a maximum of 8,000 layers and edited. If one is not satisfied with editing steps, they can be easily retraced and revised by a real-time histogram. Auxiliary lines, contours and grids support precise work.

Photoshop has a market share of about 90 percent in the professional sector. Photographers, designers, advertising agencies, online and offline media and photo editors are given the necessary tools to refine image material or to create posters, logos, banners, packaging designs or entire websites. For hobby bloggers or recreational photographers, however, the many options can seem rather overwhelming.