Compairing Edited and Non-Edited Pictures

A digital photographer today without a photo editing program is not taking advantage of his/her full potential. The following is a slide show that illustrates how useful and effective photo editing programs are.





Here are some good links to check out when trying to decide what editing program you should buy:
Ebay is the first place i go to check prices on anything for photography or electronics in general.
Consumer Search gives good reviews for different programs.
Life 123 put up a helpful post on the topic.

If you can't afford an editing program here is a link to a free photo editing program from Picasa.