Try Embird, it's easy, very versatile and cheap. It's available on the internet. I'll give you the link to a Dutch site.

Probeer Embird. Het is eenvoudig, veelzijdig en goedkoop. Je kunt het van internet kopen.
Wil je een Nederlandse site (de prijzen zijn gelijk) ga dan naar de site van Anneke van Ingen. Daar kun je ook alle inlichtingen krijgen.

Maybe you want to try threadworks. it is free and maybe gives a clue what is digitizing about.

There was something called Sophiesew.com on this site recently - a digitising programme to download for free. Have done that but not tried it.

HI! SFUMATO BY EMBIRD HAS PHOTO STITCH. IT DIGITIZES BEAUTIFUL PICTURES. IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOME SAMPLES, GO TO ADVANCED EMBROIDERY DESIGNS. THEY HAVE SOME NICE TUTORIALS AND FREE SAMPLES. HOPE THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. OOPS! DIDN'T MEAN TO YELL :) I HAD MY CAP LOCK ON. SUKIRAY

Connie, I think you'd be best off to try the free offer from Embird that Martine suggested to see if you like digitizing and it's worth it for you. I don't know if that trial has the Sfumato photo stitch element or not. There are so many tutorials available for Embird, and there are a lot of Cuties who use it, if you had questions at least you'd have somewhere to go for answers. Best of luck! Hugs, Marji

i have downloaded the trial from embird and also the sfumato i have tryed to digitize a photo picture and it worked ,but i could not save the design is that normal when it is a trial from embird?gr connie

I would also like this. Mary

thank you all for your answers and help,gr connie