hey.

im an amature photographer, and i was wondering if you guys know any good (free) photo editor. right now i use GIMP. but if you have any suggestions i would like them.

thanks

As far as I know, the GIMP is the best free open-source image editing program around, with its many funcationalities against the industry's best but costly Photoshop. IrfanView 3.95 seems to be a popular free option as well. http://www.download.com/IrfanView/3000-219...ml?tag=lst-0-13

You can try searching around in Download.com, like here.

There are some good ones like Paintshop but they aren't freeware, though trial versions are available.

I don't know of any free photo editors that are good, unfortunately. I think Paint Shop Pro gives a thirty day free trial if you want to try that: http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pag...d=1047024307383

I actually liked PSP when I used it.

There are some free photo programs at downloads.com, but I do not think they are very good. I wish there were good photo programs out there that were free, but unfortunately I don't think there are any. Photoshop is around $80, so you might try that. iPhoto is good for simple things like cropping, getting rid of red eye, and converting to black and white.

Save yourself the trouble and invest in Photoshop Elements 3. Sure, it costs about $99, but the ease of use will save you time in the end. GIMP is great if you can handle it, but your limited because of the lack of Photoshop plugins and actions.

alrighty, let's get things straight:
irfanview has very little options.
gimp is about the best thing you'll find for free
if you're willing to spend money or go illegal, go for adobe elements if you wan't easy photo correction, or paint shop pro. this is for things like red-eye removal and stuff.
if you really want a pro-tool, adobe photoshop is the only answer , but gimp is getting pretty close, so i don't think you need to change editor, gimp is really really good!

To me, nothing beats the power of Photoshop CS, you can get a free download at www.adobe.com (30 day trial) and give the baby a test drive, you'll be hooked because I was, I went out and bought a copy cost a lot but I was happy. You can always do it the less... legal way, I won't tell you how here because I'm pretty sure it violates some sort of rule.

GIMP works fine. It's free and easy to use. Well, for me that is

I'd stick with GIMP

photo studio 2000 has worked for me and i am very happy with it u have to but it but in the long run u will really enjoy using it well peace out and god bless
Ozzy

You want FREE? A decent little photo editor can be found at Nonags.com called Pixia. It is really easy to use and the results are pretty good. I would recommend it to anyone who needs a good entry-level graphics editor, especially for photo enhancing.

You can always use the trial versions of Photoshop or that Elements thing and then I guarantee you will never stop using it....yes it is that addictive!