photo editing: i am looking into photo editing software and i was wondering if anyone has any recommendations. (free downloads preferably) thank you everyone!

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Dec 15, 2014 18:01:18 #

abigayle

i am looking into photo editing software and i was wondering if anyone has any recommendations. (free downloads preferably)
thank you everyone!

Dec 15, 2014 18:05:11 #

lightcatcher Loc: Farmington, NM (4 corners)

Gimp 2.8 free.
FastStone Image Viewer free.
Software that came with your camera free???

Dec 15, 2014 18:10:11 #

Rongnongno Loc: FL

GIMP, no question. Interesting to learn thought.

Dec 15, 2014 18:11:20 #

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

abigayle wrote:

i am looking into photo editing software and i was wondering if anyone has any recommendations. (free downloads preferably)
thank you everyone!

picassa, gimp,

youtube has tutorals to teach. adobe has 30 day free trial on all. .

adobe cs2 is completely free download. make sure it from adobe site. :thumbup:

Dec 15, 2014 18:11:34 #

abigayle

lightcatcher wrote:

Gimp 2.8 free.
FastStone Image Viewer free.
Software that came with your camera free???

i didnt get software with my camera, i got the camera used. thank you for the site though =]

Dec 15, 2014 18:15:33 #

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

abigayle wrote:

i am looking into photo editing software and i was wondering if anyone has any recommendations. (free downloads preferably)
thank you everyone!

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-168252-1.html

Dec 15, 2014 18:26:09 #

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

abigayle wrote:

i didnt get software with my camera, i got the camera used. thank you for the site though =]

if it a dslr we'll help you find it. :thumbup:

Dec 15, 2014 18:27:08 #

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

Gimp - http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
Picasa- http://picasa.google.com/
Lightzone- http://lightzoneproject.org/

These are all good and free of charge.

Dec 15, 2014 18:54:48 #

magicray Loc: Tampa Bay, Florida

abigayle wrote:

i didnt get software with my camera, i got the camera used. thank you for the site though =]

Abby, there isn't any software for a Polaroid Swinger. Couldn't help myself, my apologies. Welcome aboard, You have just stumbled on an incredible site. There are many talented and experienced photographers here that are more than able and willing to answer any questions. Let us know what equipment you are using and we will be able to customize our advice to your particular needs. Looking forward to some of your animal shots. Maybe a hedgehog. Just remember to focus on the eyes. Haha. Best to you!

Dec 15, 2014 19:12:06 #

pixbyjnjphotos Loc: Apache Junction,AZ

Welcome to the UHH. There is a wealth of info here and lots of fine people. For free software, go to the home page of this forum and click on the Post Processing Digital Images section. Then click on Free Processing Software. You will find many titles to pick from. In my opinion, one of the best selections has already been mentioned. That would be Faststone Image Viewer. It is a free very fine program and easy to learn. Have a GREAT DAY!

Dec 16, 2014 06:33:28 #

Psergel Loc: New Mexico

abigayle wrote:

i am looking into photo editing software and i was wondering if anyone has any recommendations. (free downloads preferably)
thank you everyone!

If you can afford $10/month...Adobe Creative Cloud for Photographers is an amazing package.

For free..........Gimp is incredibly powerful for the price!! Is IS difficult to learn though as someone else pointed out.

There are a number of other, more light weight, freebies around. Picasa seems to be very popular.

My recommendation would be to try the Adobe Lightroom free trial before you get too far along in Photography. Beware though....you may not be able to give it up.
Lightroom is part of the Creative Cloud for Photograhers package.

Dec 16, 2014 07:28:03 #

pecohen Loc: Central Maine

abigayle wrote:

i am looking into photo editing software and i was wondering if anyone has any recommendations. (free downloads preferably)
thank you everyone!

I use two editors myself. If you can spare just a few bucks I'd suggest buying a copy of Paintshop Pro on eBay. Every year they update this software and it gets a little more complicated. If you can find an old version from Jasc you shouldn't have to pay more than $10 for it and it will be easier to learn on than the newer versions from Corel.

If you insist on an editor that is completely free, try Raw Therapee. It may look intimidating at first but it really is easier to use than I recall Gimp being (and there's a pretty extensive user's manual). Then again it's been at least ten years since I looked at Gimp.

Dec 16, 2014 07:35:56 #

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

Bite the bullet and just buy lightroom. It is one of the best overall photo management and editing programs available to date.

Dec 16, 2014 08:40:38 #

Psergel Loc: New Mexico

pecohen wrote:

I use two editors myself. If you can spare just a... (show quote)

Also.....it used to be that Raw Therapee could act as a Gimp plugin but I don't know if that still works.

Dec 16, 2014 10:25:14 #

bigwolf40 Loc: Effort, Pa.

abigayle wrote:

i didnt get software with my camera, i got the camera used. thank you for the site though =]

Get in touch with the camera company for your camera....Rich

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