Photo Editor: Gimp

    Today's topic is: Photo Editor: Gimp

'Photo editing software are software used to manipulate or enhance digital images. This category of software ranges from basic apps, which are able to apply simple effects, to industry-standard programs used by professional photographers for more advanced needs.' 

One great phot editor is Gimp. Gimp can do many things to enhance and image, including:

• Color balance - adjusts the levels of intensity across the color spectrum.
• Exposure - adjusts how much brightness or light is applied to the photo.
• Noise/grain -  indicates the level of detail or distortion between pixels.
• Saturation - indicates the dramatic appearance of all colors.
• Cropping - adjusts the dimensions of the image using crop and perspective tool
• Burning/dodging - adjusts the contrast between lightness and darkness
• Transparent - can make the background or selected area more transparent
• Paint - includes brush, clone stamp, healing tool, gradient and blend tool
• Remove Objects - remove objects as if they were never there using select, healing, and blend tool
• Fix defects - using the healing and clone stamp 
• Create realistic montages  - Cut and paste images while removing backgrounds

    AND SO MUCH MORE!

Gimp really is an amazing software for photo editing. It feels great to see the end result! 

So if you ever need to edit photos, Gimp is a great option! Here is a short tutorial: 

Beal, Vangie. “Photo Editing Software Definition & Meaning.” Webopedia, 11 July 2016, https://www.webopedia.com/definitions/photo-editing-software/. Accessed 26 May 2022.