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Photos and Photo-editing


The following is an index of what's on each webpage ...

All About Photos (click)
Formats ... jpeg, png, raw, etc..
Downloading photos from your camera.
Creating folders and naming them
Moving photos around.
Viewing photos with XnView
Storing your photos


Using Gimp - Part 1  
(click)

All Gimp pages have been updated for the
     latest version of Gimp (2.8.2)


Downloading Gimp (free photo-editor)
YouTube _ an excellent resource
The Gimp interface
Undo History
Opening up your photos into Gimp
Scaling - reducing image size
How to save your work
Cropping, flipping and rotating your pics
Using the Perspective tool

Using the Clone tool
Changing the colours in the Colour boxes + the Color Picker
How to make a new white canvas / image
How add colour using the Bucket Fill & Blend tools


Using Gimp - Part 2   (click)

Adding a border around an image
Adding a white border below an image
Using Levels & Curves
Adding text to your photo
Creating a blank white canvas / image
XCF, PNG & GIF files
Adding drop shadow to text
Adding drop shadow to the edges of an image
Changing the colour of a photo to B&W or to sepia
Sharpening an image or part of it
Free Select tool
Adding a copyright symbol
Copyright matters
Creating a banner with WordArt & the Snipping tool
Creating rainbow text
Photo-montages
Distorting text


Using Gimp - Part 3   (click)

Using Layers to blur or to highlight parts of an image
Adding a slope to a line of text
Adding a lens flare effect to an image
Filling large-sized text with an image
Using Wordle for funky text
Touching up old photos
Adding names to old family photos
Creating an image map (an active website link inside an image)
Using Layers to create an e-card
Adding a canvas / painterly effect


Editing & Converting RAW images (click)
 ... using Canon's Digital Professional Solutions software.




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John Hollins 2009

Page updated on 8 October 2013