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Congratulations to winner, Valerie Mitchell!
The wonderful people at Corel recently sent me a copy of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate to use and review. I have to say, as an intermediate level Photoshop user (who occasionally does things the hard way), I am happily surprised with Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate.
This program has it all.
It is perfect for a beginner, in that there are many easy one click adjustments that can make you photo look ALOT better. The interface is easy to use, keeping menus close at hand and allowing you to drag and drop tools and photos directly from your library.
The intuitive nature of the automatic adjustments and tools (such as the skin smoother) amazed me and made for quick and easy photo editing.
In addition to these one click adjustments, advanced users have a wide breadth of tools and adjustments from which to choose, such as:
- a depth of field tool,
- levels adjustments,
- blur tools,
- and more!
Here are some things that impressed me when I used the software:
- Supports over 250 RAW camera formats
- The Background Remover tool allows you to quickly remove the background of a photo for photo manipulation
- The Skin Smoother tool is part of a set of makeover tools. The skin smoother reduces fine lines, uneven skin tones, and blemishes on the skin. It does this with the click of your mouse.
- The Smart Edge tool will notice a change in contrast in the photo so that you can select an edge much easier.
- One click and simple photo adjustments such as blemish remover tool, the noise reduction tool, and smart photo fix will shave LOTS of time off your work flow. I LOVED this. The automatic adjustments and the tools were quick, easy, and fun.
- The Express Lab allows you to quickly change the brightness, shadows, highlights, and saturation of the photograph with slide bars. It will make suggestions for the adjustment to proper levels.
- Has a before and after feature so that you can see how the changes you made effect the entire photograph.
- Has over 150 photo mats, frames and edges perfect for digital scrapbookers.
- Has a depth of field tool which allows you to keep an area in focus and throw the rest of the photo out of focus. Easy, and very cool.
In my opinion, this program is a great tool for those who want a lot of bang for their buck, no matter if you are a beginning or advanced user.
If you are on a budget (in both time and money), I would highly recommend that you consider this program.
I will be posting tutorials here for users of this program as a series of articles.
Great News! Corel is giving Corel Paint Shop Pro Ultimate to one lucky Blissfully Domestic reader!
How to Enter:
1.) Simply leave a comment below on why you would like this program. You must use a valid email address in order to be eligible for the prize. That’s it!
2.) You can receive a bonus entry if you “Tweet“ this giveaway with a link to this post. In order to receive this entry, you must return here and leave a second comment linking the URL of your tweet.
3.) The contest will run from Saturday, December 6th, 12pm CST to Friday, December 12th, 12pm CST.
4.) One lucky winner will be chosen from these comments at random using random.org.
Good luck!
Corina is a former science teacher staying home to raise her two imaginative, active, and wicked smart children. Contrary to what the last line suggests, she is not from Boston or Canada. She is a mom, photographer, teacher, outdoor enthusiast, sarcastic, and down to earth woman. You can find her weaving her tall and small tales at Down to Earth Mama.
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I would love to win this – I’m fairly new to digital photography, and don’t have good photo-editing software.
I’d love to give it a whirl…please throw my name into the hat!
I tweeted the giveaway!
http://twitter.com/Jenidvm/status/1042260045
I work with pictures everyday all day…this would be great for me to work with on a daily basis.
And then I can use it for my scrap booking too. 
I’m getting a new camera for Christmas (or maybe I should say that’s the only thing on my wish list?) and I would love some good photo editing software to go with that new camera!
I would love to win this contest so that I can try software that may ultimately blow Adobe’s CS3 out of the water. I use a mac and a pc and have just Adobe’s products. If Paintshop Pro is as awesome as you say, that would greatly influence me to blog more about it than about Adobe products. I’m a landscape photographer and can use something like this if it will allow me to make my photos look more like paintings. OMG. This is wonderful. I hope I win.
Oh I just got a new Canon Rebel so I’d love some software to play with the great images I’ve been getting with my camera!
I would love this product because I don’t have one and desperately need it since I have tons of pictures to work on
I wanna win!
Me!! I’d like to win it because I’m just getting into my SLR and I’d like a program to help me get the best out of my photos.
i’d love to win this because maybe i’d be able to make my dreadful photography look more presentable!!
thanks for this opportunity!!
Oooh! I’d LOVE this. I’m moving from paper scrapbooking into digital scrapbooking and my friend SWEARS by this program. So, um, pick me! pick me!
I would love to win this. I currently use an older version of photoshop elements SE that came with a camera and it would be nice to have all the perks that the program has.
Due to financial constraints, I have had limited resources for my digital photography, and this program would split that wide open for me. Count me in!
I tweeted about it too.
http://twitter.com/theMomBabe/status/1042293632
I also tweeted about your giveaway here: http://twitter.com/schmutzie/status/1042296897
I would love this because I have 3 boys 3 years old and younger and need to have some great pics of them.
Is there a Mac version?
Please pick me.
Wow! I’d love to win/have/use this. Corel Draw (an eon ago) used to be a fave program; I always found it quite intuitive.
Oh, and here’s the link to my Tweet of the giveaway: http://twitter.com/karma_musings/status/1042302438
Me! Me! Pick me! Okay? Cause I would REALLY like this.
I would love to win this as I take a million photos of my girls and I seriously need some assistance with the mad photo editing skillz!
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to win this..im a digital photography nightmare…you have no idea the things I do to my pictures to make them ‘pretty’…this would make my life 1000 times easier. P-P-P-PLEEEEEEEEEEEASE enter me, I dont think I can live without the Corel lovins!!
I would be so excited to win this, I’m completely a beginner, but I have a one-year-old and 1000+ pics to edit, I have a lot of catching up to do!
This is an excellent contest idea! I took my baby steps in graphics on Paint Shop 7, and while I’m still working on it, I can do some graphics to my liking. In addition, my digital camera is sadly lacking, and I’d love this program to clean up the poor quality pictures it takes!
Thanks again, off to tweet it now!
Kimberlee
@kimferrell
Okay, I have tweeted it now too! This is very exciting!
Thanks!
Kimberlee
@kimferrell
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Would love to get my hands on this. I have Photoshop Elements, but never have a good feel that I know what I am doing!
consider it tweeted too!
http://twitter.com/BostonPat/status/1042341123
Why would I like to win? Because you made it sound so fabulous!!
I would be stoked if I won this prize. It would be great for editing all my photos.
My tweet is here: http://twitter.com/boldavenue/status/1042353928
I recently purchased my first digital SLR camera and I’d like to be able to process the results in a better way than I can now. This would be perfect. Thanks!
I tweeted about your giveaway!
http://twitter.com/mobu67/status/1042362456
I would love this, especially if there are tutorials in the future! I’d love to “edit” a lot of the photos I have already taken, that have yet to be printed.
Am I allowed to enter
blogging now!
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Great Giveaway… Thanks for hosting it
I’d love to edit pictures (and I have tons!) and retouch some older photos that would cost a ton if I sent them all out.
Oh I would love to win this because I love to tweek and edit pictures, but also am an amature graphics junkie. I have been trying to teach myself how to create with graphics and pictures.
Wow! I would LOVE to have this since I am a picture-taking fool! lol Seriously, I take pictures every single day and have been dreaming of such a wonderful program.
I would love this program since I am just now starting to get into photographing and editing!
I would love that you describe so much of it as “one click”. I love the simiplicity of that:)
Photography is something my 13 year old son and I have recently started to do together. He would love to have some editing software to work with.
I totally suck at PhotoShop. Maybe this program will be kinder to me?
I am new to digital photography (photography in general, actually) and have tried to use photoshop many times. I just find it all too confusing and am spending all my time switching from the tutorials back to my picture!
Thanks for the opportunity to win this great giveaway!
I would love to have some really good editing software. I have a blog and would love to be able to do a better job touching up my pics for it. Also, I’m an artist and I use photos in my work as well as for inspiration. It would be wonderful to be able to give my photos a more professional look.
I don’t have any photo editing software, so I would love to win this! Thanks for the opportunity!
How nice! I would love to win, although I have terrible luck with these things. Thanks for the giveaway! And thanks to Drea for the link.
Tweeted at http://twitter.com/citystreams/status/1042423267
i don’t have anything like this but my dream job would be to be a photographer.
I would love to win this too! Will put it into the Weekly Winners post.
I so want this!! I fit the “Beginner” label so well and need something to make my photos look like they weren’t shot by a five year old. My husband, on the other hand, is semi-pro and would use this to make his photos look even better than they already are!
Wow–that looks amazing! I’d love a chance to win that.
It would be so awesome to win this! I got a Nikon D40 for my birthday and finally have time to practice and play with the photos I take. It would be so nice to have a program to use like this.
I would love to have this program. I currently use Picasa ALL THE TIME! I would love to have a more advanced program for editing pics of my 17 month old baby boy!
thanks!
I would love to have this program!!
I would love to win this! I had one of the first ps pro’s and I loved it. I would like to have this stepped up version.
I am just getting into photo editing myself and would love to have this kind of program to help me out! Please enter me in the drawing – thanks!
sweet! i could realllly use this. i used to have photoshop at work, but now as a stay-at-home-mom who can’t AFFORD photoshop, i still need something a little better than the free download paint.net to work on freelance projects. thanks for the chance!
I have been doing some research on photo editing programs. This one sounds great! I would love to win this so I can learn more about it and edit photos in the mean time!!!
Wow! Thanks so much for the chance!
I would love to have this program, because I am getting so sick of Picasa and it does a horrible job for some reason. I edit my photo, and when it saves it doesn’t save the edits. AAARGH!
Thanks for the great chance to win!
I would love one of these!! I am taking pictures all the time and I love to edit them!! I only use now things like picnik and Picasa, but I would love something different!
Great Giveaway!
I’d love to win this.
I would LOVE this software! I’m getting to the point where I don’t want to pay for professional looking photos and this would be SO helpful!!
I would love a program to improve the quality of pictures of my precious kids!
Ohh how i need this!!!!!!
I would LOVE to win this product. I have a copy of PhotoShop 2.0 that my Daddy copied & gave me but it has VERY limited choices. I’d LOVE LOVE LOVE to win this to design our CHRISTmas cards next year. Thanks for the chance to win this wonderful product. Happy Holidays
christmasbaby07[at}gmail[dot]com
I so want this program. I love to do photo editing and design my own things.
I doubt I win, but it’s worth a try!!
I’d like this because I don’t have any photo editing software so I’m REALLY a beginner.
I would be so so so thankful to win this because I have been wanting a photo editor for SO long. I’ve really been wanting to improve my photo taking AND photo editing, so this would be a great step in the right direction.
Here’s my tweet: http://twitter.com/puredove/status/1042540662
I would love to win this! It sounds like a bliss to work with photos with this programme and I really need something to work with my photos.
I have this on my wish list this year! I’ve been using PSP 7 (yes, 7!) for years but I downloaded a trial of PSP X2 a few weeks ago and I LOVE it. I’ve only got about a week and a half left on my trial so this would be perfect timing! Its really made a difference in my blog designs.
OOH, pick me, pick me!! I have photoshop and corel paint shop and one other of these digital photography programs on my christmas list but I know it ain’t really in Santa’s budget this year so…please pick me!!!
I tweeted this too: http://twitter.com/AprilTara/status/1042548488
I tweeted it here too: http://twitter.com/CandidK/status/1042552459
See, I really want to win!
I want this so bad I’m entering this comment while on vacation in NYC when I should be out vacationing!
OMG!!! The baby photos I could play with on this! I would love to have a copy.
Hi.. Good review Corina it makes me want to have another look at this programme.. mmm I would like to win this because I dont actually have any photo editing software on my computer other that what came with my previous little point and shoot.
cheers Kim
Ooh! What a nice giveaway!!!
Oh my, I would make ALL my photos look almost-professional. Thanks so much Blissful. LOVE YOU MUCH!
I’d love to win this program! I love photography, and am always taking pictures. I can’t afford to buy an editing program right now, but would really love to have one so that I could enhance the pictures I take. It looks fantastic and really easy to use, which is great for someone like me who often finds these programs really intimidating and overwhelming to learn.
and here is my tweet url (BTW, I found you via Schmutzie and Mobu67 tweets) http://twitter.com/LusciousLilac/status/1042574318
I have a really great camera but without any kind of photo editing software my potentially great photographs are just okay. I really would love to win this!
I twittered this also. courtneyb613
I don’t have a photo editing program at all, so I’d love to receive this one. We recently bought my sister’s Nikon D70, so this would make a great addition.
Thank you so much for the review and the giveaway.
I’m an avid amateur photographer, and your review made me enter this contest in a nanosecond.
This software is like Barbie – it’s got everything!
There are so many things I would love to share on my site, but the only working camera I have right now is on my phone. Horrible pictures. The only photo software I have is the one that came with my computer. We have other obligations so replacements are a luxury and they are way down on the wish list. I would LOVE to win this. What a difference it would make for my site!
This would be so great! I need something I can start with simple and ease into learning the more advanced things so I don’t get discouraged when I can’t figure it all out.
I’d love this! I’m still using an old version of Picture It!
Pick me! Cause I would REALLY like this.
That program looks fantastic! It would go well with the camera I am hoping to get for Christmas!
Cool contest! Looks much more user-friendly than Lightroom, which is precisely why I would like to win!
Here’s my tweet:
http://twitter.com/coffeebarchick/status/1042622740
Good Luck To All
Have a fabulous weekend!
I’d love a copy of this! I’m a beginner at photo editing and have been intimidated by some of the other programs, but this sounds much more user-friendly!
When my girls were babies and I was part of a two-parent household, I dropped all kinds of money of “professional” pictures. Now that I’m a single mom, back in grad school (spending big money so I can make NO money as a social worker), I’ve stopped spending that money. Aside from the cost, I’ve realized how much I dislike those post, fake, studio portraits. I’ve started trying to take them on my own and this would be AWESOME! I may not use it to cure cancer or solve world-hunger, but my kids are pretty cute, I’m pretty nice, and I have all but stopped buying myself pretty things. This would be quite a pretty thing!
I would love this to improve my digital pictures!
What a fantastic giveaway!! Thanks for the opportunity..i would love to have this to work on my photos!
I would love to try out this program. It looks powerful, yet user friendly. I don’t have a recent program that serves these functions. What a great give away.
I would love to win this program to edit my photos and help me to scrapbook. Thank you.
i’d love to win this so that the pictures i take of my 2 beautiful children will be that much better! thanks!
Okay, just the truth here, I desperately need a good photo editing program and just can’t justify spending tons of money on one…lol
Good luck to everyone, what an awesome giveaway!
I would love to be able to give this to my daughter for her scrapbooking and photography!! Count me in!!
I bought a big, fancy D80 Nikon and am desperately trying to learn how to use it! I would love some software to tweak my photos!!
ohhhhh pa-leaseeee pick mee!! ::on knees:: I use Picase and have learned bits and pieces of Gimp but my very own Photoshop! I won’t have to send pictures via email to friends for editing…IT WOULD BE SOOOO NICE!
This one sounds like it would be easy to master too!
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I would love to have Photoshop!! Mine is at least 7 years old. I would love to find out how much better the new ones are.
Julie
I have over 3000 photos of my 2 year old!! Anything that would make fast, fun work of editing the photos would make my life sooooo much easier!
I’ve wanted to try this program for a while. I would love to win it.
wellimaginethatATgmailDOTcom
Wow, I would love to win this….I’m a terrible photographer, and I’m sure the right software would be a huge help!
Awesome! Not sure if I am allowed to enter, but I figure it can only help me write better articles if I have the tools of the trade!
Here’s my tweet:
https://twitter.com/WWScissors/status/1042803360
Awesome!!!! I need this type of program!
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Hi, entering with my comment.
I used corel draw a million years ago and liked a great deal then. OK, not a million, how about 11 years ago.
Can I enter a second time if I link in my blog? I’m not on twitter.
I could really use this to tweak my pictures.
I have a good camera, but average software for manipulating the photos. Actually, the only software that I have is public use. It would be great to get Corel’s software and improve the quality of my pics.
I’m all about the intuitive software…don’t have time for user’s manuals with 10.5 month old twins! Pick me!
I love editing and making my photos the best that they can be. I also enjoy tweaking and playing to make shots even more unique. Thanks for this opportunity!
http://twitter.com/dadofdivas
I would love to improve my editing skills. This program seems to help a beginner get a more professional look. That’s exactly what I need
Me, me! Pick me!
I would love this. I love to take pictures of my kids, etc, but am definitely a novice. This would be amazing.
I’m new to digital photography and would love to use this program for digital scrapbooking.
I tweeted too!
https://twitter.com/daysgoby
Pick me! Pick me!
Thanks for posting this!
I would love to learn how to do more with my photos. I’ve been taking photos consistently for 4 years now and I don’t really know how to do anything more than click the “I feel lucky” in Picassa :~)
Please email me at Cassandra@SimplyFearless.com when I win!
Twittered here: http://twitter.com/luvscontests
Okie dokie ~ I tweeted it:
http://twitter.com/simplycassandra/status/1042919971
FYI, I clicked on the “3 minutes ago” under my tweet to get the direct link to only that tweet.
I would love to try this software out!!
Mommie needs a Christmas gift! I am an aspiring designer and would LOVE this!
tweet tweet
http://twitter.com/hipchickheather
great prize, please enter me
With printer I am getting for Christmas, I could edit pics like a pro. Or fake like a pro.
I’d loooove to win! I use PSP 8 and love it but I’d love an upgrade! I think PSP is just the best program out there!
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I would love to win this prize. I have a digital camera and need all the help I can get with my pictures.
I would love to have photo editing software and this sounds perfect. I take tons of pictures, mostly of my three little girls but I also like to photograph things I find in nature. Without software I can’t really do much with this hobby. Now that I’m a full-time mom I would love to find a way to explore my creativity without spending a ton of money!
I would LOVE to win!! I got a photo printer for my birthday this year and would love to learn how to do some cool photo editing!
I would love to try my hand at this. I think it would be a great tool in my arsenal as a mother who also wears the hat of archiver of my children’s lives.
I have no photo editing software, and I don’t have time to learn something complicated. An intuitive program that really works sounds just wonderful! Thank you for the contest.
I need this because the photoshop elements I am currently using freezes up constantly
I would love this software. I am due to have my first baby in two months and have recently begun taking a million photos lately and would love to be able to save some money and put together my own photos! I cannot afford the cost of Photo Shop or Paint Shop pro…
i would love this program!
I have an Elements and it’s helpful but the Paint Shop could do so much more and enable me to do so much more with our family photos!
Great giveaway!! Here’s to hoping.
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I’d love to be able to make my photo’s look like a pro took them and this looks to be a great tool to help me achieve my goal.
Thanks for a great giveaway!
OH – this is a gorgeous giveaway – I am an avid scrapper and am just starting to digital scrap – very difficult with only ms word! I NEED THIS!!!!!! It would go great with all my fantastic photos!
I would LOVE to start editing my photos.
PS: I’m sick of PICNIK – it is so slow!!!!!!!!!
i just twittered the giveaway at http://twitter.com/jenrik06/status/1043116152
awesome! i so need this because i want to learn how to make my pictures even better, but definitely can’t afford any GOOD software. so, winning it would just be fantabulous
tweet: http://twitter.com/BiddyMcBidson/status/1043124198
I had Paint Shop Pro 7 that I used to use until I got a new computer with Vista and it won’t work now. I miss being able to manipulate my pictures. I’m eager to try out this newest version and enhance my photo collection.
I tweeted http://twitter.com/auntiethesis/status/1043135249
I am tossing the idea around of putting my photography skills to more practical uses, this sure would help.
A skin smoother? Did you say a SKIN SMOOTHER? Count me in! This sweet product will put Vaseline Intensive Care out of business.
Thanks!
I tweeted you!
http://twitter.com/nape9393/status/1043156151
i would love this to spruce up my pictures!
I do not have any kind of photo shop to touch up my photos because of budget restrictions. I would love to win this so I can improve my photos!
I do a lot of photo editting for both personal and blog purposes so this program would be perfect. It looks like it has all the bells and whistles. Thanks!
Please enter me in your giveaway! Thanks!!! Sounds like a great program. I still use PSP 4 !
I would love to win this program. I am working on starting a home business selling jewelry online, and I’m sure this would help with the photos. I always have a hard time getting them to look right.
Hehehehe, and “I tweeted” sounds kind of dirty/funny if you don’t know what it’s about.
I’d love to win this – I only have GIMP on my Ubuntu/Vista dual-boot, which is somewhat limiting. Corel would be a great help.
I would like this program as I use Corel VideoStudio X2 and It’s great!
Cool giveaway. Photoshop is too steep for my budget. I sometimes use Picasa (free), which has some decent features, but is limited in scope. I’d love to have more professional tools at my disposal. ThanX!
I am a disabled single mother of two. My computer has a major crash recently and I lost all my programs. Unfortunately, my Adobe photoshop disc has been lost somewhere as well and I no longer have a photo editing program. I use the editing programs for more than one reason, of course I take quite a few pictures of my kids, but to supplement my income, I also design and create logo’s for others. I also make and sell soy candles to try and bring in extra money that way, I also use the program to create labels and tags that help me make my candles look as nice as they smell. I simply am not able to afford to replace the lost program.. and would love very much to be the winner of this contest.
a second attempt to win…
http://twitter.com/wisprnsoul
I would love to win this software. Please add me to the list.
I would love to use this program to edit my photos for my scrapbooking hobby!!!!
Super cool! Pick me!
Here is my tweet!
http://twitter.com/Texasholly/status/1043382711
I still use PhotoImpressions and need to step into the 21st century!
Oooooo I’d love a copy as this software sounds like it would be so much easier than Photoshop! ~Linda
I’d love to receive this because my photos are not so great and I can use all the help I can get.
I tweeted you at http://tinyurl.com/58jsp2
This would be such a blessing. We use an OLD version and struggle with it- the new features sound great!
thanks for this ofer
KAro
I would love to win this. I have been doing photography for a few months now and would love some new software for Christmas. Winning this would be such a treat!
Wow! My daughter would LOVE this. I would LOVE to win this for her. She is 15 and a budding photographer! She hopes to take her love for photography to Africa and use it in the mission field. What a great giveaway!!
I Twitter about this too. Not sure how to link to it, but I’ll try -
http://twitter.com/Beachchairsitn
I love taking pics and don’t have a program for altering them – this would be great!
tweet tweet
http://twitter.com/valerie2350/status/1043449369
I really really want this! I dabble in photography and do graphics so this would come in handy for sure.
OOOOO, I was just introduced to Corel photo paint over Thanksgiving, while visiting an internet friend. I fell in love…..with the program. I have been bidding like crazy on eBay, but to no avail…..never high enough……..this give-away would be like a dream come true.
I would love to have this. Between family and helping put pictures on a non-profit organization’s website – this would be very helpful.
Thank you.
Would love to win this – could totally use this for my business and for fun stuff with my kiddos.
This sounds like some awesome software to help me get used to editing all my digital pictures in. The features list is impressive!
I need this because I want to start shooting in RAW format. I can’t currently because I don’t have a photo editing program that accepts RAW pictures.
I want to see what all the hubb-bub is about regarding RAW pictures. I’m in the dark right now..HELP ME SEE THE LIGHT!
Wow–this sounds like it’s really great for digi scrapping OR just editing photos. I would LOVE to use Corel for some of the features listed. Awesome!
I Twittered:
http://twitter.com/goldenscraps
I would love to win this so I can edit my photos of my cards & altered items and post them on my blog & other papercrafting sites, to include a watermark which I don’t know how to do & I hope this does!!!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Angie
Pricousins at aol dot com
I would love to have this! I have loved photography since I was a small child and have recently just rediscovered my dream of being a photographer! I also have just discovered scrapbooking and have a TON of it to do (40 years at least – plus all my families!) I would love it! Thanks so much for the opportunity to enter!
I have paint shop X and never really learned how to use it. I would love to learn how to use this version!
I twittered about this contest
(newrose)
I would love to win this. I do not have any photo editing software!
That sounds like a great program! Sign me up!
I would have to talk my hubby into buying me a better camera if I had something this slick to manipulate my photos with!
I’m constantly taking pictures of our kids and editing them with a really old version of Corel Photo Paint. I’d love the new upgraded version!
I tweeted http://twitter.com/momof2dancers/status/1043751198
I love PSP! I’ve used it for years, for all kinds of things, including those old fashioned button & bar website navagations! Now, I use PSP 7 (the version I own) for so much, it’s become my right-hand on the computer! I alter photos for my blog almost daily, I’ve created business cards, Post cards and other stationery for several home businesses; made custom magnets that I sold, and so much more. I’d love to have a newer version with more features…it would certainly get worn out at my house! I’m a true PSP fan here…and have been a diehard for at least 6 years! Thank you so much for the generous giveaway…I’ve not seen anyone giving away PSP online until now, and I’m so glad I found you (from someone else’s tweet).
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to win this because I have just started to become interested in learning how to do something with photo editing. I don’t know anything about it or have any tools to get me started- I just love what I see other people doing with it. If it works well for beginners, then it is perfect for me! Thanks
This program sounds great. I love that it has a depth of field tool. I think I would use that a lot. And the “makes suggestions” feature is awesome!!!
I’d like to learn photo editing to make my photos better. This program sounds like it’s great for a beginner like me!
I joined Twitter so I could start Tweeting! Here’s the link… Hope I got it right! Thanks!
http://twitter.com/mountaindreams
I would love to win this package because I’m obsessed with photography and just starting to really get into the fun side of editing. I’m thinking about doing a 365 Days series of pics of my daughter for next year (she’ll be 3 in Jan) and this would be great to have. Thanks so much for the chance to enter!
Tweeted!
http://twitter.com/PsychMamma/status/1043952064
I am a photographer and would love to use this product. I have seen some amazing things people have done using this software. Thanks for the chance.
I would love to win this. I take a ton of photos and have no program for editing. Thanks for the chance to win!
thanks so much for the opportunity !:)
As a VERY amateur digital photographer, I would love to win this so that I can expand my education and learn to do something that I love with a bit more expertise.
What a great giveaway! Count me in!
I’d love to have a better way to edit my photographs – it would be a big help in digital scrapbooking! Thanks for the giveaway!
I would love this for my husband as a gift!!! He is totally into photography and art!
Thanks
I would love to win this. I think it would help make my so-so photos extra special.
Thanks for doing the giveaway!
I NEED this! ; )
Happy Holidays!
I would love to win. So excited.
tweeted about giveaway here…http://twitter.com/beauteousdesign
Would Love to win, will edit our doggy photo’s with this.
WOOF WOOF!
http://twitter.com/PawLuxury
I would love to own copy of Corel Paint Shop Pro Ultimate- it looks like very nice tool. I like the look of interface.
I work with photo editing- and this would be great and helpful tool!
Thank you.
Wow, I would love to win the Corel Paint Shop Pro Ultimate! Digital photography is one of my faves. This would be so cool! Thanks for offering this!
Sounds sweet! One click editing is just what I need!
Ooooh! I would absolutely LOVE to win this! I’m a huge photography nut and could use Photoshop to work on editing my pictures…but I don’t have enough money to buy it myself. This would be an incredible opportunity for me to expand my photography business and be able to produce more professional looking photos. I’m crossing my fingers, toes, and eyes that I win…I would almost die of happiness if I did! Eeek! So exciting! Thanks Corel and Blissfully Domestic, for putting on such an awesome giveaway.
Here’s my tweet for the giveaway…
http://twitter.com/flickrlovr/status/1044686345
@flickrlovr
I have always been interested in digital photography and would really love something that would make my photos better
I have heard good things about this program, and would love to give it a try. I have hundreds (thousands) of photos that need attention!
Thanks!
I would love this, please count me in!
I could really use this for editing the photos I take of my daughter.
Oh my word, I’m drooling! This is an awesome giveaway! Thanks so much for the opportunity to win, and I’m looking forward to the tutorials coming soon!
I’ve never been able to afford good photo editing software so this will probably be the only way I’ll get it. I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed!
I would love this program. I am a new SLR photographer and am currently using iPhoto to edit, but would love more options!
Count me in! Off to twitter!
Count me in! I’m always interested in the newest and best software for photo editing. Off to twitter!
My tweet:
http://twitter.com/MrsBagley/status/1045278951
found out about the contest from another participant! looks awesome! I’m off to post this on my twitter, under the same name (CeruleanBleu)
thanks!!!
and here’s my tweet…
http://twitter.com/CeruleanBleu/favourites
I’d love to give my photos of my nieces that special touch that they need to pop! and become wonderful photos.
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I’d LOVE to have this program. I love PSP and would love to work with the newest version. It seems that they add so much each time and just get better and better. The one I have is several years old, and I would love the chance to get the new one. Your review is awesome! Great job!
I would love to win this and be able to work with all my photos!
OOOO I want this!
I use Photoshop Elements regularly and haven’t used a PSP product in quite a long time. I’d love to try the new version to see how it has improved!
Tweet right here:
https://twitter.com/bw3le/status/1045331936
I sure would love to win this since I need something very easy to get me interested enough to start working with my photos.
Um, how awesome is this!!!
I would really really like to win this!
Ohh, What a great giveaway! This will be my 3rd? try to get this comment submitted. I kept getting an error upon submit!
Well, I love photography and glad to have found this site!
Here’s my tweet!
http://schoenick.blogspot.com/2008/12/photo-bliss-giveaway.html
i also need a new camera and would love to hear (affordable) recommendations.
I would love to have this product. I’m just beginning my own photography business and this is the perfect tool for me to use. Especially since I am a single mother of two and cannot afford a program other than Picasa.
Thanks for the great review! I’ve never really heard much of anything good or bad about PSP. But I have been wanting a different option to Photoshop.
here’s my tweet…http://twitter.com/jkburleson/status/1045830190
I would use this to tweak family photos currently but I’m hoping to get a digital SLR soon & use this in a more professional manner. I’d love to try my hand at digital scrapbooking as well & this is one program I’ve heard mentioned. Neat!
lisaanne29@hotmail.com
I would love this program! I am glad it is good for beginners cause that is what I am! I have no photo editing software and I would really like some!!
I would love to win this program because I own NO photo editing software. I have been inspired by the photo related post on BD, so I totally want to get into photography more, especially to document my 9 month old’s life a little better for out of state family. Pick me!
XO
I like all the features and the skin smoother and depth of field sound awesome. I consider myself a beginner and always looking for new ways to process photos.
Why? Because that would mean even less time to get done the things that *really* need to be done around the house. I could spend all my time playing with pictures! “Oh, honey, I’m sorry, I’m editing pictures with my new Paint Shop Pro software…you’ll have to make dinner yourself.”
Very nice! I have an earlier version and love it….I would love this newer version! Please enter my name! Thanks for the chance to win! *Heidi*
I would love this because I love the posts about the printshop ideas and can’t wait to try it myself.
I would love to win this because I am just beginning with all this “digital stuff” and I need something super easy. Thanks!!!
Wow, you are all OVER the place!!
(focus, focus)((wait, what am I SAYING!?!??))(Arghhh!)
If I had a CAMERA with this software capability, I’d either capture the best of every moment, or I’d never get ANY pictures because I’d always be FIDDLING with the settings… But having already TAKEN the picture(s) before sitting down to this crafty bench o’ tools, I suspect I’d be better able to finally bring the mind’s-eye image I originally saw OUT, into the real world, to share.
I would love to win this! We are using an old copy of CompuPic for photos, which we love, but PhotoDex isn’t making it any more, so our version is getting really out of date. Paint Shop Pro Photo sounds like it’s so much fun to work with and easy enough even for me to use
I also twittered the giveaway:
http://twitter.com/Table4Five/status/1046940532
I would love to try this program to see how it can enhance my photos!
I would love this! I take so many pictures of my kidand this would be a wonderful addition to my photography hobby (obsesion)!
I would love to win this as a surprise for my husband. He tried the software and loved, but it doesn’t fit in our budget right now. I’d even love to try using it.
oh, i would love to win this!
i have long been a fan of PSP, but have not upgraded yet, and this would be awesome!
Thank you for the chance to win!
I have wanted to try/use a good quality, yet easy to understand, photo editing program for a while…winning this would be great!
i would absolutely love to win this!
i have been digging around to see what options there were for me … with a reduced amount of funds! i’m one of those people that loves taking pictures of my kids … but i always want to tweak it slightly! so, winning this would definitely help! thank you so much for the opportunity!
I’d (like to) get this…I am currently using PSPXI, and LOVE it…I did try this one you’re giving away (try and buy) and loved it… but can’t swing it ($$) right now.. I recommend it though!
These programs are awesome! Do extra hours in the day come as part of the package?
I always get so involved with adjusting pictures that the time passes so quickly. Thanks for the review.
Awesome; I’m in!
This looks like a great photo program. I have tried several, as I have attempted to pretend I’m a great photographer, and my photo’s never turn out very good. I like that it has so many options and freatures to add and or remove nesessary things to make a photo look “good” I like to photograph my children, toddlers, ya it never works out! I think this would be a great tool to help my love of great pics of my kids along!
I would love to win this and try it out!
Have read sooo many good things about this program. Would love to give it a home with me!
I would love to have this software! I love to be the informal photographer at get-togethers…and haven’t had access to good editing programs since college!
Here is a link where you can see my twitter post! http://twitter.com/ecosphericblog/favourites
Hi, I’m an aspiring photography who is portfolio building so that I can do professional photography. My husband is in school and funds are tight right now because my daughter is getting ready to have surgery to correct scoliosis…so I don’t have the money to invest in a great photo edit program. This is a wonderful opportunity! Thank you!!!
i’d like to have this software because of the Skin Smotther feature. charm32 @ ymail . com
I love taking pictures, but am limited with my POS camera. I don’t have any photography software for playing with my pictures and perfecting them. I would love the chance to win this!
I would love to win this photo editing software! I am in great need of awesome software that is easy to use! Hey number generator – Pick me, Pick me!! Kristie
My wife and I are starting a fine art & photography printing business with a 36″ and 44″ printer. I’m going to hold up on ordering Adobe Photoshop CS4 to, hopefully, be able to try this product from Corel! Sounds great from everything we’ve heard.
I’m interested in a powerful photo editing software that won’t be out of my budget and won’t require a classroom to learn how to use. I think Corel’s offering is just what I’m looking for.
I would LOVE to win this! I am wanting to get me a new camera and having a photo enhancement program would be AWESOME! Thanks for the chance to win this GREAT program. My mom has used Photo Shop before and says it is very user friendly.
I would love to win this so I can compare it to Photoshop. I used to use Corel (it was Jasc then) in college alongside Photoshop, but I can’t justify spending more money to own Corel when I have Photoshop already
I want this!!
I would like to try this.
I’d love to see if they actually improved it, or just made it as slow as every other Corel program
Wow, that sounds fantastic, especially for a beginner like me
I would LOVE to win this for my daughter she would go nutty! thanks!
It’s high time I took this whole “hobby” thing to a new level and I’m ready.
Hi, I realize I’m too late for the giveaway, but am hoping you might know how to manipulate a logo using PSP? I am trying to learn this software for work! Thanks in advance for any help! My email is conradkm@gmail.com.
Your page needs to be updated, this is the end of January and the contest has expired.
I would like this program to edit amateur wedding photos and awesome events photos with chroma key backrounds.
Feb. 27th is my birthday. I sure could use your program. I volunteer teach digital photography and ProShow Gold classes to the computer club of about 360 members at our local senior center. It would be wonderful to introduce them to an alternative to PhotoShop. Please consider helping out a Senior Surfer who will share your program with others.
I have direct and extensive experience with all of the Paint Shop product lines. I was quite satisfied with PSP up until the company was bought out by Corel. After that time, I have suffered through version after version of bloated, unstable and horribly buggy releases of this product – none of them any improvement over the other. Anyone who wasted money on PSP XI will know what I’m talking about. My laptop’s cooling fan sounded like a jet engine even when the program was idle; and the next version, X2, had a known spyware program called PSIservice.exe (in flagrant violation of EULA agreements) running in the background!
Why should I trust that Corel has finally made a stable, bug-free, and spyware-free version of PSP when they have a track record of releasing sub-standard, untested garbage. For the number of versions you’ll run through, it’s better to just invest in Photoshop. At least you’ll get a quality product.