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Off Topic => Photography => Topic started by: Max X 2 on August 28, 2011, 09:50:18 PM

Title: Free Photo Editing Software?
Post by: Max X 2 on August 28, 2011, 09:50:18 PM

Could anybody please recommend any free photo editing software.  My niece is getting into photography & is keen to learn more & obviously play around with photo's too.   There'll no doubt come a time when she'll want something more superior that she will (well her mum  :005:) will have to pay for, but for now a freebie would do

I did have some software, it may have been irfranview?  but my pc has just been re-loaded & I don't appear to have it now  :huh:

Title: Re: Free Photo Editing Software?
Post by: seaangler on August 28, 2011, 09:56:46 PM

loads of it free to download just have to google it... ;)

http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php
http://getgimp.com/lp/index.php?pid=TR&s=google&c=getgimp&pk=4769
http://www.serif.com/free-photo-editing-software/

Title: Re: Free Photo Editing Software?
Post by: JeffandAnnie on September 05, 2011, 09:29:59 PM

Gimp is as pretty much as good as Photoshop. I like Google Picasa for quick and easy enhancements and effects.

Title: Re: Free Photo Editing Software?
Post by: Loudon on September 05, 2011, 09:33:40 PM

Quote from: Jeff & Annie on September 05, 2011, 09:29:59 PM

Gimp is as pretty much as good as Photoshop. 

Please don't tell me that as I have just recently bought Photoshop Elements 9.  :'(  :lol2: :lol2:

Title: Re: Free Photo Editing Software?
Post by: JeffandAnnie on September 06, 2011, 06:25:20 PM

Quote from: Loudon on September 05, 2011, 09:33:40 PM

Quote from: Jeff & Annie on September 05, 2011, 09:29:59 PM

Gimp is as pretty much as good as Photoshop. 

Please don't tell me that as I have just recently bought Photoshop Elements 9.  :'(  :lol2: :lol2:

Oops  :005: Because it's open source, Gimp is a bit buggy and doesn't come with a manual, so unless you're prepared to put a lot of time in teaching yourself how to use it (I did it by Googling and YouTube videos but have only scratched the surface) Photoshop is better, plus if you go on any training courses they'll most likely be using Photoshop  ;)

Title: Re: Free Photo Editing Software?
Post by: forfar on December 14, 2011, 09:48:39 PM

Has anyone tried tried paint.net? Google it and have a play. It is the photo editing software recommended to me at my Digital Photography group

Title: Re: Free Photo Editing Software?
Post by: Archie bean on December 14, 2011, 10:49:18 PM

You could try looking at computer or photography magazines. They often have free CDs attached with lids of software on. Some are just trial versions of expensive software but others are full versions. That's how I got photoshop elements which I use all the time and is brilliant.

Title: Re: Free Photo Editing Software?
Post by: Max X 2 on December 15, 2011, 08:13:50 AM

Thans for that suggestion Emma, it's also given me an idea of maybe a subscription to a photography magazine for her  :D