GIMP 2.6 for Photographers – Review

Image editing has become a crucial element in the photographic workflow. Image editing tools, most notably Photoshop, are usually sophisticated and deep applications, and are fairly expensive. The only open source tool in this market is the GIMP, which has developed into a powerful, multiplatform system running on Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows. GIMP 2.6 for Photographers is a beginner’s guide to the only open source image editing tool that provides a low-cost alternative to expensive programs such as Photoshop. Topics include the basics of image editing and simple adjustments, as well as advanced techniques using layers and masks, stitching panoramic images, and preparing high-quality black and white images. The most important editing functions are presented in individual, easy-to-follow workshops. GIMP 2.6 for Photographers has evolved from classroom materials that the author developed and taught in courses and workshops on image editing with the GIMP.

• Publisher: Rocky Nook
• Published: 28 January 2011
• Format: Mixed media product 384 pages
• See: Full bibliographic data
• Categories: Photography | Photographic Equipment & Techniques | Reference Works | Digital Photography: Consumer/user Guides | Photo & Image Editing | Image Processing
• ISBN 13: 9781933952499 ISBN 10: 1933952490
• Sales rank: 64,518

I was so excited when I found out the I would get the chance to review 

GIMP 2.6 for Photographers , but alas,

it was way over my head:-(  I would imagine that anyone else,

with even the most minimal of skills with a camera and a computer,

would find GIMP 2.6 for Photographers 

easy to follow, and jam packed full of information.

Not me – my poor head just wanted to go BOOM!

I’m not going t o give up on this one, but I fear that it will take me 

a loooooooooooooong time to absorb the material,

and put it into use.