I am fairly new at this. (And computers also!) What I would like to do, being the secretary of a jazz society, is download a photo of, for example, a musical instrument. (This I can already do). I would then like to 'play' with the image. maybe turning it from it's vertical position to a diagonal position on the page and then, possibly 'playing' with it's shape. Maybe making it a sort of curved shape, similar to a banana.Possibly put text on top of it. (I can do this with a 'watermark picture') If this programme does that, I would be willing to download and start learning! Any advice if it won't do this? (If the programme is freeware, all the better, but if it has to be payed for, then that's OK too! Regards Colin

• Sent on 19 Oct 2007

Hello Colin, the best choice for you would definitely be Photoshop. But if you're looking for something easier to use -and cheaper too, then you can try The Gimp or PhotoFiltre, two free photo editors that we reviewed a while ago. Also, don't forget to take a look around our blog. We've got some posts on how to apply watermarks and also a few Photoshop tutorials: - Cheer up a picture with Photoshop - Add a painting effect to your photos - Transform a photo into a drawing - Apply an ageing effect to your photos Cheers, Elena

• Sent on 22 Oct 2007