Understanding shutter speed is key to taking sharp versus blurry photos. Photo editing software allows editing of images, including adjusting brightness, rotating, and cropping photos. It is better to take multiple photos to have options to choose from rather than too few photos. Reading photography books and studying master photographers can provide inspiration and ideas to improve one's own photos. Photo editing software provides tools for basic edits like adjusting colors, cropping, and applying effects. Practice with photo editing improves photo quality over time.