basic PP procedures

[wrxwheelman]

I am just wondering what are some of the most simple and easy things to do with Gimp and a few minutes PP work to get some pictures looking better than straight from the camera.

[Gooshin]

adding or subtracting exposure

filling in shadows

increasing contrast

increasing sharpness

manipulation of white balance

manipulation of colour tones/saturation/vibrance

recovering blown highlights

adding or removing vignetting effects

correcting for CA

doing black and white (or anything else for that matter) conversions

[wrxwheelman]

are there any good write ups of this stuff?

[Gooshin]

there are, try google

but learning by trial and error works too. just start playing with the sliders and see how they impact the image.

[Steinback]

Cropping and resizing are both pretty straightforward in Gimp. You can even crop at an angle to straighten up framing.

[Rodney9]

Originally Posted by wrxwheelman

are there any good write ups of this stuff?

GNU Image Manipulation Program