Just so you know I am really trying on my own

I do really trawl the internet to get help but I am not getting there on my own (hinting at before mentioned photowizard)

http://www.photoshoplab.com/make-your-amateur-photos-more-professional.html
and
http://happinesshunters.com/how-to-make-your-photos-look-more-professional/

You should also adjust brightness at the same time, if the photo is too dark or bright in general.
4. Enhance saturation
Brighter and more vivid colors look usually nice to human eye, so it is often good to enhance the saturation of an image a little bit:
Layer – New Adjustment Layer – Hue/Saturation

I don´t think Piscara has the funtion or option

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080517162122AAU67gY
The composition, lights, and the way the photographer takes the photo is more important than how a photo is edited with any program. A passable photo can't be turned into something great with photoshop.

For example, a photo of a young lady. It was early morning, under a cloudy day (no direct sunlight). After a few test shots, she was relaxed and I shot this photo, focusing on her eyes only.

I shot it in RAW mode and converted it with Adobe Lightroom. I edited it a bit with Adobe Photoshop (to remove a few pimples)--but that was it. I suppose I was lucky--because her parents liked it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/little_pook…

But of course, to answer your question, if you meant to correct minor exposure or other errors, I think (free) programs that you work locally on your computer (rather than uploading a photo to a server) is better. Surely others will suggest their favorites.

Hmmmmm... so if I would like to show some DYI I made, I would need to "stage" the picture?

That was what I got ?
Same ball - same place and not one of them show off what the veloursphere looks like