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wrxwheelman · 08-18-2008, 08:05 PM

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 · 08-18-2008, 08:53 PM

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 · 08-19-2008, 10:20 AM

are there any good write ups of this stuff?

Gooshin · 08-19-2008, 11:49 AM

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 · 08-19-2008, 01:53 PM

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

Rodney9 · 08-22-2008, 10:56 PM

Originally posted by wrxwheelman

are there any good write ups of this stuff?

GNU Image Manipulation Program

08-18-2008, 08:05 PM	#1
wrxwheelman Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St. Louis area Posts: 39	basic PP procedures 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.

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08-18-2008, 08:53 PM	#2
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	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

08-19-2008, 10:20 AM	#3
wrxwheelman Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St. Louis area Posts: 39 Original Poster	are there any good write ups of this stuff?

08-19-2008, 11:49 AM	#4
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	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.

08-19-2008, 01:53 PM	#5
Steinback Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GTA, ON, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,673	Cropping and resizing are both pretty straightforward in Gimp. You can even crop at an angle to straighten up framing.

08-22-2008, 10:56 PM	#6
Rodney9 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 135	Originally posted by wrxwheelman are there any good write ups of this stuff? GNU Image Manipulation Program

basic PP procedures

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