Thursday, February 23, 2012
GIMP
A Terrific and Free
Image-Editing Software
Gimp is a terrific free and downloadable image-editing software. For various reasons, not everyone in the world has a purchased image-editing software such as Photoshop CS. There is the less-expensive Photoshop Elements, but even that, many people don't have.
So what's the answer when you need to work on your photos and don;t want to buy a program?
Well, the first answer is to use the software that came with your camera. Most people don't use that either, but Canon, Nikon, and other camera manufacturers supply you with a good-enough software of their own to edit your photos.
However, if you want all of the "bells and whistles" (an expression for "really fancy" and sophisticated), but don't want to spend the money, then try GIMP. It's free, and with a little learning will help you create photos that rival the more-expensive programs.
Below, I've divided the instructions for creating a 4-image photo composite into parts. Try to Lean each part 1 at a time. Once you can master 1 part, then move on to the other. And don't worry. It looks harder than it is. Once you're familiar with GIMP, you'll be able to do improve on many of your photos.
However, if all you want is a 4-image composite like mine, then so be it. I use these images to place on E-Bay. They save me money, as the first upload to a listing on E-Bay is free. After that each additional image is 15 cents and a special group of 6 image uploads is less-expensive that 6 x 1 is
75 cents. Luckily E-Bay accepts this montage (a grouping of photos) of 4 images as a single upload.
The main reason is to save on costs. If I list 50 images per month free on E-Bay and were to add more than 1 photo, then the costs would start to get high. E-Bay charges for almost everything. A 51st listing can cost anywhere form 35 cents to $ 1.50, and the final sales fee is about 3-8.5% including shipping. Multiply that by 50 and you can see how expensive things can become!
Part I
Part 2
Please feel free to ask me any questions. I'll be happy to try and answer your questions. Just post a question here on the site, and I'll get back to you ASAP (As Soon As Possible).
Thanks for dropping by, and as always:
Have a good morning, a good afternoon, or good evening.
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