In this example, I simply reduced the temperature and increased the contrast for a richer photo and I think the result looks much better. For the purpose of this review, I’ve chosen a photo of a cornfield that has too much sunlight so the scene looks overexposed, with before and after images. When opening the program you can add a folder or a single file for optimising and then choose the various options to improve the photo. Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 9 is just that – a photo optimiser for bringing out the best in your photos and it’s a very simple program to use.

Sometimes those photos need a little help, perhaps because of the light, the horizon may be off or the picture simply needs optimising to bring out the best in it. I take a lot of photos when I’m out and about in Buenos Aires, mainly for adding to Google Maps, but they also serve as a useful diary reminder when I want to look back on times past. However, optimising images even further is more for the enthusiast, which is where Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 9 comes in. Those of us who write for DCT use a lot of images and usually, those images need to be resized or even touched up for the best presentation.

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