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This is mainly to darken the ugly details on the back of the car, in order to let the more shiny parts sparkle.įirst, open op the Levels panel Color > Levels: The first thing I want to do is increase the contrast. Now you have the original background layer for reference while editing, and no matter the mess you make, you can easily start from scratch.Īnd now we must go back to the sports car! Use Levels to Increase Contrast Instead, you should make a copy of the layer by pressing Ctrl + Shift + D (Mac: Cmd + Shift + D). When you open up a photo in GIMP, a background layer will be created automatically. Quick Tip – Duplicate the Background Layer When you are satisfied, hit enter and your photo is cropped. You can adjust it by dragging the corners around the image. Now you can drag out the area you want to keep. From the drop-down menu, you should select Aspect Ratio and the value should be set to current. To make sure proportions are kept, check the box labeled Fixed. With that in mind, choose the Crop tool from the toolbox on the left (Shortcut Shift + C). In order to make the process of printing the images as smooth as possible, I need to keep the proportions of the image in tact (I don’t want the print service computer system to decide how the photo is cropped). I know my mother will most likely print this photo – just as with all the other photos I’ve sent her.

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The easiest way would be just cropping off the right of the photo until the license plate is gone. Ideally, I would like to see no license plate and at the same time as much as possible of both the car and sky. I don’t like the license plate showing in the original photo. The first thing I want to fix is how I composed the image. If you have chosen to follow along and you haven’t changed too much in the standard layout in GIMP, it should look like this. Start it all UpĪfter you have started up GIMP, open up the image you want to edit.

The exposure compensation was set to -2.7Įnough with the anecdotes let’s start editing.

If you are interested in the specifications of my camera, it is: You are free to use the photo for whatever you may want, as long as it isn’t illegal of course. The sportscar is a racing green Volvo P1800, just like the one Roger Moore drove in The Saint – yep, my dad tells me the story every time we ride in that car. If you want to follow along with me in this tutorial, the original photo can be downloaded here.

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Click here to download GIMP, and then follow the instructions provided with the software. Resourcesįirst of all, you need to have GIMP installed. I’ll guide you through the whole process, step by step.

Add a color filter to boost the warm colors in your photo.

Adjust colors with the Color Balance panel.

Make the colors pop with the Hue & Saturation panel.

Increase contrast with the Levels panel.

Here is a quick rundown of the features covered in this tutorial:

GIMP TUTORIALS FOR MAC SOFTWARE

In this tutorial, we will cover basic tools of the free photo editing software GIMP. In short: how I made the photo on the right become the photo on the left.