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Best photo editing software for beginer hobbyists in 2023? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by InterestingDivide157@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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I'm considering Afinity Photo 2 or the free route of gimp but open to others. I'm looking for some simple and clean, I don't plan on spending hours and hours editing, just yet.

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[–] panamanRed58@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

First thing I would check is whether your camera maker offers an editing tool.

Nikon has NX Studio which I use to import the raw files and do the general stuff (tweaking exposure, white balance, lens corrections, that kind of stuff.) Then I use GIMP, RawTherapy, and Darktable. All of these will be difficult for a beginner photographer but there are tons of videos online. Review a few of the ones at the GIMP site to get a feel. Darktable is not for the meek but it does great stuff and excellent video tutorials.

Canon also has free editing software, I think. I don't know about other makers so do your homework there.