Paint.NET
Since I started this blogging thing, I've been pretty fed up with the quality of photos I take to post. I'm too cheap and technologically challenged to use Photo Shop and I know very little next to nothing about camera settings and photo editing. Which is sad because I own a pretty nice Nikon that I'm not doing justice with.
My friend Jessica told me about Paint.NET awhile back but I didn't download it until the other day. It's a free editing program similar to Photo Shop and, as far as I can tell, it's pretty awesome. I haven't gotten to play around with it too much, but here's a before photo and an after which was edited with Paint.NET.
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| Original |
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| After editing |
As you can see from the before, the photo was very washed out and crooked. The second photo was straightened and the contrast/saturation/color was adjusted. It's pretty bright, but so much more vibrant than before. Thanks for the suggestion Jess!
Right now I probably use paint.net even more than photoshop (although I just ordered a book for my edition, so that may change soon). I actually just redid a bunch of stuff on my blog (buttons, picture, grab buttons) and I used paint.net for all of it. I'm still no expert, but really it's all about just messing around with it and figuring out what buttons do what. ;)
ReplyDeleteAlso, that picture has me pining for Portland. Sad face.