I am looking for photo software that has a lot of effects on it for changing the photos. I currently have Jasc paint shop pro 9, is there anything with more options. Thanks.
The gold standard is Adobe Photoshop. Very capable, but very $$$ and not easy to learn.

Look at Adobe Photoshop Elements. Cheaper and designed for non-professionals.

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When I say like musicians, if you look at band photographs they have this distinct look to them as if the picture was dulled down. I can’t really explain it but if you take a picture with your digital camera you can tell by the quality of your picture that it is a photograph that you took with your own camera. I would like some kind of software that would edit the photo to make it look professional rather than homemade. I hope someone understands what I mean.
The best free software is Gimp: http://www.gimp.org/ . Software doesn’t make the photo professional, the photographer does that.
And, in the case of most band photography the images undergo extensive post processing. It has little to do with the skill of the photographer. It’s more likely to be part of the predetermined plan of the art director. The photographer provides the photograph as requested and the art department takes it from there. That’s the way it has been with digital images for the last fifteen years. Prior to digital the process was done with manual manipulation of the film and print. –Anyone who tells you anything different lacks the professional background and experience to address the question.