The best photo editing programs have a little bit of a learning curve, however since there are so many "how to videos" on YouTube, even the learning curve for it, isn't that steep anymore. GIMP is free and some will say better than Photo Shop. The point is both are excellent, however only one if free. I've never gone back to edit the change below. Now that I'm more experiences, I see that I could do even a much better job now. But you have to learn and you can only do that by trying.
Over the last few years I've had fun editing photos of friends, myself and family. The album below is a great representation of the "fun" I've had learning different features of Gimp along the way. My aunt still talks about the "Harley" I placed her on. Tackling Gimp is like trying to eat an Elephant, you just have to learn to take a few bites at the time. I took the path of learning what the various tools first, trying only a few at a time on a picture. It doesn't take long before you can master them all.
You will learn that multiple tools can perform the similar edits and effects, some will only require a single step, others a few more.There are some great "how to's" on achieving various edits in Gimp. Like most videos, there are some great tutorials on Gimp by people and some terrible ones. Be sure to thank those who produce the Good Ones for their efforts. I've saved a list on my Youtube favorites, I refer to from time to time. Without these people dedication to help others like me, the program would be impossible to master as quickly. If interested in trying Gimp, I recommend going to Partha.com and downloading a stable version, unzipped 2.84. The heal selection tool (called the re-synthesizer tool) which I used to remove objects is priceless. It's easy to use, however the installation of it into the program involves a few steps.(yes, there are how to videos on how to install it) Only takes a few minutes, if you know how to open your program files and folders within, you will have no problems. There are unlimited brushes and effects brushes you can install also, which is similar to the step just mentioned. I haven't tackled painting on Gimp, but I have been blown away by the master pieces of others.
Over the last few years I've had fun editing photos of friends, myself and family. The album below is a great representation of the "fun" I've had learning different features of Gimp along the way. My aunt still talks about the "Harley" I placed her on. Tackling Gimp is like trying to eat an Elephant, you just have to learn to take a few bites at the time. I took the path of learning what the various tools first, trying only a few at a time on a picture. It doesn't take long before you can master them all.
You will learn that multiple tools can perform the similar edits and effects, some will only require a single step, others a few more.There are some great "how to's" on achieving various edits in Gimp. Like most videos, there are some great tutorials on Gimp by people and some terrible ones. Be sure to thank those who produce the Good Ones for their efforts. I've saved a list on my Youtube favorites, I refer to from time to time. Without these people dedication to help others like me, the program would be impossible to master as quickly. If interested in trying Gimp, I recommend going to Partha.com and downloading a stable version, unzipped 2.84. The heal selection tool (called the re-synthesizer tool) which I used to remove objects is priceless. It's easy to use, however the installation of it into the program involves a few steps.(yes, there are how to videos on how to install it) Only takes a few minutes, if you know how to open your program files and folders within, you will have no problems. There are unlimited brushes and effects brushes you can install also, which is similar to the step just mentioned. I haven't tackled painting on Gimp, but I have been blown away by the master pieces of others.
Last bit of advice, when you install GIMP, be sure to use the "One Window Mode" other wise you will be dealing with 3 separated windows on you screen.
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