This week I heard about a new online photo storage and editing program, Adobe Photoshop Express Beta (”beta” means that it’s still in the testing stage). In my experience Adobe products are always first-rate, so I decided to sign up for a free account and see what - if anything - makes Adobe Photoshop Express different from other photo storage and sharing programs like Photobucket or Picasa Web Albums.

Here’s a shot of the user interface, clean and easy to navigate:

“Free Online Software Brings Photoshop Technology to Anyone Taking Digital Photos”

I’ll bet that headline from the Adobe Press Release caught your eye! Here is where Adobe Photoshop Express stands apart from the photo storage crowd: online editing tools. We’re not just talking about cropping and red eye reduction, either.

Take a look at the editing screen. You get a large preview of your image as you test different editing techniques:

Here’s a closeup of those editing options:

Here are examples of what I was able to do with my photo using various Adobe Photoshop Express options.

Adjust highlight, fill light, sharpen, pop color:

Adjust hue:

Black and white:

Sketch:

This is only a sample of the photo editing power in this online service; for every technique demo I’ve given you, there were multiple additional options available.

While Adobe Photoshop Express is capable of editing exposure, saturation, and white balance, it can also perform the most commonly used photo editing techniques such as cropping, rotating, red-eye removal, and touch-ups. Once your image is ready, you can link, embed, email, or download it.

If you’re looking for a service with more than the usual photo storage and sharing options, look no further than Adobe Photoshop Express.

[At the time of publication there is a limit of 2GB storage; only JPEG images are accepted, and the service is open to U.S. residents only.]

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