I get asked all the time about post processing/digital editing/”photoshopping” and what I recommend. There are so many options out there is it difficult to make recommendations. Most cameras and computers come with software. I’m a mac girl, so I don’t really know anything about software that isn’t mac friendly. I had heard a little about Picnik.com for free online editing so I thought I would give it a test run for you. I played with the free version, but they have upgrade options for an affordable price that allows for more customization. I was pleasantly surprised with what it could do for being free. If you haven’t played with digitally editing your photos before I recommend trying it out. Here are some of my “before” & “after” shots.
Biggest brother (and Big brother) in Hawaii…3 years ago
Biggest brother 3 years ago. The skin tone came out a little too warm, but I could have played with it more.
Biggest brother learning to walk…the vignette is a little strong for my taste
For the record, I use Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop
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Emma - Ashley, I was just wondering if you did a course to learn how to use Photoshop?
Serena - Picnik is easy and nice! I use it too, but looking for something else!
Faith Buss - What are some of your fav actions/presets? (If you use them…)
becky - I have a free software called GIMP that I use. I don’t know what most of the things are but it’s a good program.
Rachel - Thanks for the website. I have been playing around a lot with photo editing lately. I am also a Mac girl and have been looking for good software, that is cheaper than PhotoShop
. I have LightRoom but have not played around with it enough to get the best use out of it. It’s a little complicated. 