Can’t afford Photoshop - $1200 - so I Google searched the term “Photoshop Alternative” and found this cool, free program called GimPhoto. It does all the same stuff, from what I can ascertain. I have always wanted to do some fun photoshoppy stuff with pictures. I’m going to teach myself how to use this new program and have some fun.
Here’s my first attempt. I snapped a picture of myself, airbrushed out some blemishes and added a bit of text. I haven’t figured out how to do much more than that yet.
Any of my readers know how to Photoshop or Gimshop? I’m anxious to learn.
I may use one of these as a profile photo…I dunno, know, I look kind of craaazy in them. Maybe I am! If any of you are Photoshoppers, please feel free to mess with this image…as long as you show me the result!
4 responses so far ↓
Shawn // June 26, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Sorry babe, can’t help you here. I know how to open a photo attachgment but that is about it! I like you just the way you are, so I see no need to photoshop yourself. Have fun with it though, it is a new toy!
Mark in DE // June 27, 2008 at 12:40 am
Hey, thanks for the GimPhoto tip. I don’t have Photoshop either, but would like to learn how to crop and enhance photos too.
Mark
Urspo // June 27, 2008 at 9:53 am
we bought a copy of photoshop - it has been sitting on the shelf for so many months i don’t remember when it was purchased!
I guess it imtimidates me to figure out how to install and used it
i wish you luck.
The Bum // August 6, 2008 at 10:50 am
Take a look at Photoshop Express. It’s a free, web-based application. You have to upload the photos you want to manipulate on to their website, but then you can do a lot with them. It’s free, but you have to register and is kind of a stripped down version of Photoshop. I have had a lot of luck. It should be fairly obvious on my blog which photos have been “worked on.” All for free with Photoshop Express. If you need some pointers, e-mail me. Here are some examples of stuff I did with it.
http://thesouthbeachbum.blogspot.com/2008/03/fun-in-dark.html
http://thesouthbeachbum.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-to-do-at-400-am-when-you-cant.html
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