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i want to edit my photos

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loopylass
loopylass Posts: 1,296 Forumite
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hi
i took a lot of photos of my sons prom last week but it was so sunny the glare of the sun is shining on them so i was wondering if theres a program(free if possible) i can use to edit them and get them without the glare also i want to blank the backgrounds out on some of them heart frames on some as well and half black n white half colour
I have never done this before so i need an easy to use one and if anyone has any advice/tips i would help a lot

thanks
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  • chunter
    chunter Posts: 2,015 Forumite
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    http://www.gimp.org/

    Download and intall The Gimp
  • loopylass
    loopylass Posts: 1,296 Forumite
    which one because there seems to be different ones and would this do all i want to do with the photos
  • BillScarab
    BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    Go to this page http://www.gimp.org/downloads/ and there is a link near the top called Download GIMP 2.4.5 – Installer for Windows 2000 and above, that should do the trick.

    The Gimp will be able to do what you want but there is no magic button to do it, it will take a fair bit of effort and practice on your part. Make sure you have a good backup fo all of your pictures before you start messing around with them. Also do a google search for tutorials.
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  • dannynixon
    dannynixon Posts: 418 Forumite
    If you are not a pro, you could try Picasso from Google. I don't use it to edit photos, just view them but I am sure there are editing tools
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  • BillScarab
    BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    It's Picasa and although it does have editing tools I think they're pretty basic, things like red eye removal. It's certainly worth having a look at though to see if it can do what you want. It is a lot simpler than The Gimp.
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  • dannynixon
    dannynixon Posts: 418 Forumite
    Haha, I just realised that I had written Picasso.

    Yea like I say, an alternative. I think I might dowload Gimp and have a look too. (got a bot of time to kill)
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    Started DMP in Oct 2009, went wrong. Due to start new DMP in March/April 2013. Bring it on!
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  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    Only mentioned this in last couple of days but they serve such different markets there's nothing wrong with having both installed. I use picasa for organising my photos and doing basic fixes and size changes but I also have Gimp installed as my image editor.
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  • Simon99
    Simon99 Posts: 5 Forumite
    You could have a look at Paint.net too:

    http://www.download.com/Paint-NET/3000-2192_4-10338146.html?cdlPid=10837963
  • superjaggybunnet
    superjaggybunnet Posts: 1,145 Forumite
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    Did your camera not come with free photo manipulation software? Is the CD still sitting in the box somewhere?

    Why not check out the website of the camera manufacturer, there may be a free download of their software.
  • Robin_T_Cox
    Robin_T_Cox Posts: 201 Forumite
    There's a free program, and some other useful tools, that may help you to do the job quickly and with little fuss, here:

    http://www.mediachance.com/digicam/enhancer.htm
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