Corel Announces 'Before and After' Photo Contest

Corel today announced the opening of its new Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo X2 Ultimate 'Before and After' Photo Contest. Photography enthusiasts around the world are welcome to enter the contest by enhancing a photo using Paint Shop Pro® Photo. Providing easy-to-use photo editing tools such as the Makeover Tools or more advanced tools including HDR Photo Merge to merge several photos to create the perfect shot, Paint Shop Pro Photo provides a continued depth of functionality that enables users to grow as their skills and knowledge progress.

The winner of the Corel 'Before and After' Photo Contest will have their winning photo featured in the official Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo Magazine and will receive one Sony® DSLRA300K (alpha) Digital SLR Camera, and one box of the all-new Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate that includes more than 250 raw camera formats, a new background remover, new Creative Content Pack, and the ability to turn photos into paintings. In addition, two (2) winners will each receive one (1) AgfaPhoto 7” Digital Photo Frame, and one (1) copy of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate.

Photographers can find information on the 'Before and After' Photo Contest at www.corel.com/beforeandafter or in Issue 5 of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo Magazine available now on newsstands and online at http://www.imagineshop.co.uk/.

Corel has also provided video tutorials showcasing simple and advanced edits such as removing blemishes, whitening teeth, applying a suntan, removing background objects from a photo and changing a full-color photo to black and white at www.corel.com/beforeandafter. Users can choose from more than 500 creative effects to enhance their photo leaving a lasting impression with friends, family and the contest judges.