GuidetoArtSchools.com has a great write up on the best 11 free photo editing software applications, which is a relief with the cost of some photo editing programs on the market a bit too costly if you are a college student or someone unable to justify the expense of a full blown professional software application.
Free Photo Editing Software Applications (Worldwide)
November 14th, 2009 
Alissa 
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OOOH Nice. Thanks for the tip. I’m always looking at free software. I just tried I believe gimp, but have not played with it much.
Let me know which one you end up using
PS. Nice freebie site