Quicklinks for: Image Editing

Many of the following are written for Gimp because it's free, but the steps are the same for Photoshop, PSE, Elements, Paint.NET, and any other image editing software that has layers.

• Gimp basics
• Adjusting Curves based on a photo's histogram
• Using Auto-Levels
• Using Levels (beyond the Auto button)
• Using Curves
• Combining firework photos
• Creating a twin
• Color to black and white conversion (with Channels)
• Fixing posterization (or color bands)
• Fixing "dullness" or a grey cast in your photo
• Using HDR to overcome large exposure differences due to mid-day sun
• Creating a vignette effect
• Panorama how-to
• Selective colorization (Making a B&W photo with an area of color) for Gimp
• Selective colorization for Paint.NET
• Stacking photos to produce long star trails

File types:

• How bad is Jpg's lossy compression?
• RAW vs Jpg experiment
• File type choices (on your computer)