joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Magnificent creation ☀️💥☀️💥☀️

chasgroh Loc: Buena Park, CA

...dude, if she had trouble getting LR, GIMP ain't any easier by a longshot.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

Click "quote reply" under the post you are answering as I did here so we can see who you are addressing.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

What brand camera are you using?

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

Corel Paint Shop Pro does it for me, had that problem years ago with Adobe products.

rck281 Loc: Overland Park, KS

I use Adobe Photoshop Elements. It has both an Organizer and an Editor. Don't understand why others haven't mentioned this. For a very simple editor, I like Faststone Image Viewer - very easy to use and it's free.

elee950021 Loc: New York, NY

Despite having all the various editing programs out there, I would suggest Faststone Image Viewer! For PCs
See: https://www.faststone.org/

I use it for quick "fast and dirty" editing when working on a bunch of images. It's a raw viewer and a basic editor with slider controls as well as a video player and also easily allows you to use other programs for more complicated manipulations.

And the price is right! You can donate something if you find the software useful.

Be well! Ed

Horseart Loc: Alabama

For simple edits, something just to get started, I would suggest Irfanview. Free. It does crops, lighten/darken, sharpen, saturation, lots of things for simple edits. I would NEVER be without it even though I have several other editing programs. If you make it your default editor, every picture you open is already in it so you may edit or not. You don't have to open the program and insert a photo.
best wishes with whatever you choose.

klevco47 Loc: Eastham Ma Cape Cod

I ran into Photoscape X works really well, very easy to use. FREE. $40 if you want to go Pro version

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Please use the Quote Reply button to respond to specific individuals. It avoids lots of confusion...

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

The most CAPABLE options all have significant learning curves. Lightroom and Lightroom Classic are confusing to many folks, because they are designed as HUBS of a digital workflow. They include a database called a catalog, that references your original raw files and completed, edited images. The catalog does not alter or contain your actual images, but displays proxies and creates metadata (data about data) or INSTRUCTIONS for processing a file when you print it, export it, or post it to the Internet. The two Lightrooms are designed to work with Photoshop and all your other digital tools.

Photoshop is a very old, mature program in development since the late 1980s, so it includes hundreds of tools used by photographers, designers, marketers, printers... It's fantastic once understood, but admittedly, it is bloatware!

That said, I'd look at:

Photoshop *Elements* (non-subscription)
Serif Affinity Photo (non-subscription)

Both of these are bitmap editors, meaning they edit your data at the pixel level. That is as opposed to parametric editors, such as Lightroom and Lightroom Classic, which make primarily global adjustments to tones, colors, etc.

Don't forget to look on YouTube for tutorials and training videos for whatever you buy. Some of them are quite good.

Don't give up! Learning to use a computer and software is like crawling through a brick wall, but on the other side is a virtual toy store with all the things you ever wanted to play with, plus a virtual cafeteria with all your favorite foods.

srt101fan

I love your last paragraph! I've been trying to learn Affinity (on and off). I'll try to remember that there is something on the other side of the wall.....🙄

edrobinsonjr Loc: Boise, Idaho

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Faststone is a great place to start. It's free. Does a lot for the price.

Pattilu

Thanks. I’ll check it out.