Step 1: Start Up Your Image Editor
The first step, of course, is to fire up your favorite image editing program.

Step 2: Remove Red-Eye
If you’re taking photos of people, chances are you may have taken a photo with red-eye problems. This is easily removed with image editing software.

Step 3: Rotate and Crop
If you’ve taken a photo in a wrong orientation, it’s easily corrected with little loss in quality by using a rotate tool.

Step 4: Play with Color
Don’t be afraid to experiment with colors. Image editing programs put a lot of power in your hands. You can make the leaves purple, change the entire photo to black and white, add a sepia effect - almost anything you want.

Step 5: Blurring Effects

Sometimes I like to add a blurring effect to my photos. What you can do here is to select areas of the photo which are unimportant and blur them out. This will bring more attention to the main subject of your photo.

Step 6: Sharpen Up
Sharpening the image is the next step in the photo touch up process. Contrary to popular belief, you can’t actually sharpen an out of focus image. What I typically do when sharpening an image is to selectively sharpen. That is, I select a part of the image, maybe a person’s eyes and sharpen only that area. Leave unimportant areas unsharpened.

Step 7: Resize
Depending on your needs, you may want to resize your photo. If you\’re emailing a picture to a friend, you’ll want to resize the picture down to a much smaller size.