I'd also like to know which program would suit me to start enhancing photo's. I have Photoshop Elements and have heard that GIMP is also a great program. I'm after something relatively basic so I can get the fundamentals down. I don't see the point in getting a program that has all the bells and whistles when I wont be using them as I don't know what they do etc!

PS Elements or GIMP to start out with?

I have never done any post processing before so I have no idea at all!