[ Category : Photo Editing ]

This photo was taken in a Boeing plane with my Sigma 8-16mm wide angle lens. I placed the camera on the floor, face the camera lens upward & press the shutter button. I like the perspective of this photo, however the overall color does not look interesting. { More }

In GIMP you can create stunning lighting effect to your photo, one of them is the Lens Flare filter effect. Nevertheless, when shooting with your camera facing sunlight, try adjust the exposure compensation down by -0.3 or more. Although the photo may look darker originally, it can be edited with the GIMP. { More }

In this tutorial I will show you how to use Layers & Masks for color enhancement. Layers & Masks come into play when we want to edit certain parts of a photo. Download the original photo & try, hope you will benefit from this tutorial & make your photos better. { More }

This close-up photo was taken by myself weeks ago. The color composition look interesting, the yellow flower is surrounded by purple leaves. However, the contrast of this photo need some improvements. In this tutorial I will show you how to adjust the contrast of a photo. { More }

There are many ways to enhance a sunset photos, lots of fun. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use GIMP’s Curves to adjust the color of a sunset photo. We will bring the hidden Red color up, and make it becomes more interesting. { More }

Faster Way To Open & Save Your ...

There are many types of image file formats available, such as *.bmp, *.tiff or *.jpg. You are likely to work with jpg as most of the photos format is jpg. We are not concern about RAW file here, although many people trick the RAW file as film in digital photography. { More }

GIMP Main Windows

Image below shows the default arrangement of GIMP windows when it is fired up. You’ll notice that GIMP does not have a single window to handle the Toolbox, Image & Dialogs Windows. These windows are opened up separately. { More }

Resize Your Photos

GIMP allows you to save your photos in difference size & quality. Keep in mind that if you reduce the size of your photos, the quality of your photos will be lost. It is advisable to save your photos in the original size to maintain the quality. { More }

Toolbox Items

Toolbox allows users to perform many photo manipulation tasks & it is very important in any photo editing software. In GIMP, there are 33 tool icons in the toolbox. However, we are unlikely to use some of the tools for photo manipulation. { More }

Arranging For Bigger Workspace

The Toolbox is crucial for GIMP image manipulations. The Layers Dialog is also important when we are working on multiple layers & other dialogs come into play when needed. The following screen-shot shows the default windows arrangement. { More }
Everyone wants their photos look better, however not everyone with a camera is a photographer. Photoshop is a great product & great product comes with price. Normally, It is hard to justify the money we pay for this piece of software.

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