There was a time in photography that the image you took was the image you got. Altering your image was an art known by few and available to fewer than that. With the technology available through digital imaging and Adobe Photoshop, this is no longer the case. Photoshop allows digital images to be edited to unheard of levels of manipulative wizardry. With some training, a user can go beyond just retouching a photo and practically reinvent the image. Here is an overview of just some of the things Photoshop can do even in the hands of the beginner.

Nothing can ruin that photo like an unsightly blemish. It's no problem to make that acne disappear in only a few keystrokes with Photoshop's retouching tools.

Damaged photos? Are they ripped or torn? Even worse, are they a family heirloom that could never be replaced? Don't worry, Photoshop can take a scanned photo and retouch tears, scars, water damage and more to make the photograph like new again. It can even revitalize colors that might have faded over the years.

You will never have to have a closed eye again! So what if somebody blinked at the wrong time, with Photoshop, you can open their eyes easily.

Is their an ex in a picture that you would otherwise love? Erase them! You can remove them from your photo as if they were never there to begin with. In fact, you can remove almost any unwanted object from you photo. If only life were that easy!

Photoshop has a great many more features that can help transform your photos from a contribution to the circular file to an image you'll want to treasure and share for years to come.

The ability to salvage those old, tired photos and restore and retouch them to being new again is one of the many advances in photography today found especially in Photoshop. With a little practice, Adobe Photoshop can make all of your photos picture-perfect.