Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using Gimp: Learn to Retouch and Restore Your Photos Like a Pro
| AUTHOR | Whitt, Phillip |
| PUBLISHER | Apress (05/27/2023) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Basic knowledge of GIMP is helpful, but the first chapter provides an overview of the free, open source image editing program. You'll then see how GIMP is a worthy alternative to Adobe Photoshop. You'll also work with step-by-step tutorials to duplicate the results using the same practice images used in the lessons. Because it is cross-platform friendly you can turn "unfixable" photos into digital art on Windows, macOS, and Linux enhancing your learning experience.
Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP provides insight into the powerful program's wide set of features for just about any type of retouching or restoration work.
What You'll Learn
- Acquire the best scans and digitize large photographs
- Adjust contrast and exposure to make dull images "pop"
- Remove cracks, creases, tears, and blemishes
- Retouch portraits and replace backgrounds
- Preserve your newly restored and printed photographs, and properly store originals
Anyone interested in retouching or restoring photos, whether they are family archivists genealogists, photographers, designers, or students?particularly those requiring a powerful program, but don't want or need to use Adobe's subscription-based service to access Photoshop.
Basic knowledge of GIMP is helpful, but the first chapter provides an overview of the free, open source image editing program. You'll then see how GIMP is a worthy alternative to Adobe Photoshop. You'll also work with step-by-step tutorials to duplicate the results using the same practice images used in the lessons. Because it is cross-platform friendly you can turn "unfixable" photos into digital art on Windows, macOS, and Linux enhancing your learning experience.
Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP provides insight into the powerful program's wide set of features for just about any type of retouching or restoration work.
You will:
- Acquire the best scans and digitizelarge photographs
- Adjust contrast and exposure to make dull images "pop"
- Remove cracks, creases, tears, and blemishes
- Retouch portraits and replace backgrounds
- Preserve your newly restored and printed photographs, and properly store originals
Basic knowledge of GIMP is helpful, but the first chapter provides an overview of the free, open source image editing program. You'll then see how GIMP is a worthy alternative to Adobe Photoshop. You'll also work with step-by-step tutorials to duplicate the results using the same practice images used in the lessons. Because it is cross-platform friendly you can turn "unfixable" photos into digital art on Windows, macOS, and Linux enhancing your learning experience.
Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP provides insight into the powerful program's wide set of features for just about any type of retouching or restoration work.
What You'll Learn
- Acquire the best scans and digitize large photographs
- Adjust contrast and exposure to make dull images "pop"
- Remove cracks, creases, tears, and blemishes
- Retouch portraits and replace backgrounds
- Preserve your newly restored and printed photographs, and properly store originals
Anyone interested in retouching or restoring photos, whether they are family archivists genealogists, photographers, designers, or students?particularly those requiring a powerful program, but don't want or need to use Adobe's subscription-based service to access Photoshop.
Mr. Whitt has digitally edited countless photos, and served a number of professional clients such as photographers, photo labs, and camera outlets over the years.