10 Step Process for Editing Photos in GIMP 2.10

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In this GIMP 2.10 tutorial for beginners, I show you 10 easy steps for editing your photos. I show you what adjustments, tools, and other corrections I make to my images when editing photos, and explain in depth why I use each tool or effect. This is a great tutorial for beginner photographers or GIMP users looking for the best and easiest way to edit their photos, and be able to replicate the process for all of their photos.
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@DaviesMediaDesign Жыл бұрын

Which step in this photo editing process is your favorite? Why? Let me know below👇

@dickbudig6693 11 ай бұрын

The fist 7 or 8 steps were helpful. It never occurred to me that I could use several steps in succession as you did here. Learning this was very helpful. I wish you had listed these step in writing so I could copy and follow the succession. I'll go back and skim the video and pick them off. Thanks

@jilliebean343 2 ай бұрын

How am I supposed to know what time of day I took a photo. And where it was or what camera I used. They are older Photos.

@franziskawilhelm4032 3 жыл бұрын

1:50 Crop & Scale (Scale @ 3:50) 4:28 Shadows & Highlights 6:28 Color Balance 10:53 Levels 13:20 Saturation 15:18 Color Temperature 16:18 Contrast with color curves 17:44 Touch up with airbrush & heal 21:46 Sharpen with unsahrp mask 21:52 Frame with vignette Thank you for guiding through all the steps you use!

@blindallick6882 4 жыл бұрын

I've been editing photos for a while now, but never really established a set work flow. This video has been a great help.

@PluieMelodique 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tutorial. For me it was a "ok, i guess" on each step... But then when you showed at the end the previous/after result, I was mindblown... That was very helpful!

@PeterCreed_UK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael, I've been hunting down a video to help me pin down the perfect order to apply adjustments for some time and this nails it perfectly! I really like your tutorial style and have subscribed to your channel. I lost my business due to the lockdown and was no longer able to afford Photoshop and Lightroom and your tutorials have helped me settle on GIMP/Darktable as my new workflow. I'm very grateful to you, please keep up the great work!

@user-ng8cx3fj5p 24 күн бұрын

What a great tutorial, thank you!

@eeriksp Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video, I watch it again every time I need to edit anything in Gimp. Really appreciate the step-by-step process!

@miodowaslimonom 5 жыл бұрын

I like the books on your table :D Thank you very much for all your tutorials.

@cerebralaudio5587 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent job Mike. This is a process that definitely should work well as an overall methodology for retouching most modern photos.

@DaviesMediaDesign 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support! I hope the methodology simplifies the photo editing process in GIMP for many users.

@scottsater 4 жыл бұрын

Thank-you for truly helpful and insightful info on Gimp! Awesome!

@DetenTim 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, always searched for a step-by-step photo editing process for Gimp ;) keep on going with vids like theese!

@DaviesMediaDesign 5 жыл бұрын

Will do! Glad you found it useful.

@nondefan1232 4 жыл бұрын

Great stuff! I seldom come across a photo that doesn't need other helps first, but I will certainly come back to this when I do!

@DaviesMediaDesign 3 жыл бұрын

Hey guys - so Lauren, the model in this video, is my good friend and a very talented artist! You can check out/purchase her prints here: www.etsy.com/shop/TheBeeskCreative?fbclid=IwAR0YWnKJMGCLOQSBr0H3Cn0NQ7CksxOGvdDLgAksf_3L4jMEvUluvve8b8I

@madmax2k285 5 ай бұрын

im a total beginner this was very helpful, it gives a good outline of the process!

@user-ju3es8kw1c 5 жыл бұрын

Very, very useful and informative. Thanks!

@tonymccraw3853 5 жыл бұрын

This was great. Thanks from Germany.

@DaviesMediaDesign 5 жыл бұрын

Danke! Glad you liked it and thanks for watching.

@invaderchloie5691 3 жыл бұрын

ive watched this like 1000 times, thank you so much your videos have helped me alot when im feeling lost

@willjw3717 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I was able to dramatically improve an important social media profile image.

@Sabu8000 6 ай бұрын

What is missing from this tutorial (from most tutorials, actually) is the mindset and analysis you need before doing the actual steps.

@markkenefick644 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video. Keep them coming. Thanks!

@DaviesMediaDesign 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! Will do!

@rexcowan9209 4 жыл бұрын

I found it was useful to open one of my photos and edit it step by step with the video.

@mkosmo76 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Your tutorials and course are the best.

@DaviesMediaDesign 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marcin! I appreciate you enrolling in the course and glad you like it.

@opoku-antwigeorge9110 5 жыл бұрын

Thank You very much for this tutorial.

@DaviesMediaDesign 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Windsorsillest Жыл бұрын

By far the best intro vid I've found yet thank you so much!!!

@DaviesMediaDesign Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words and for watching!

@ryans_life 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely video thank you Mike for your work

@billdillon8139 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Thank you so much.

@panzerpuppe3194 3 жыл бұрын

Great advise! Thank you so much!

@DjcobusDjcobus Жыл бұрын

Love it !

@varunkohli2356 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this amazing video davies.

@danapotthast3122 5 жыл бұрын

Dude, your tutorials help me so, so much! Wow, thank you for all the effort you are putting into your videos! I really like that you are a very clear speaker and that you take your time to explain the function of your adjustments. So yeah, thank you! I was wondering one thing: why didn't you use the highpassfilter for the sharpening? I always thought, that would be the professional option, as over sharpening is not possible with highpass, but again I am a beginner to foto editing. Let me know your thoughts and keep up the wonderful work!

@DaviesMediaDesign 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Dana - thank you very much! Glad you like the videos. They have certainly been getting better thanks to comments like yours. I like teaching sharpening using the Sharpen (Unsharp Mask) feature as it is far easier to use and produces just as good of a result (most of the time) as the High Pass Filter, which requires many additional steps.

@yanivabrale8256 4 жыл бұрын

Great toturial! thanks for sharing

@stdeniro Жыл бұрын

Splendid! Thank you.☺

@meetrobinellis 5 жыл бұрын

This tutorial is so useful

@gerhardbotha7336 27 күн бұрын

I prefer to do everything shown here in Darktable, except for step 8. Painting, artistic distortions, blending multiple layers, overlaying text and graphics and so on is for GIMP. But processing photos, especially RAW photos, are better handled in DT because it has more sophisticated algorithms that deal with colour shift and film like behaviour much better. Best is, you can integrate Gimp and DT to work hand in hand. DT has mature colour management. I am looking forward to Gimp 3.0 for this aspect

@EvilTuki 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video...!

@UnPetitPique 8 ай бұрын

Wow, so helpful, thank you very much.

@joelprestonsmith 2 ай бұрын

Great tutorial. Thank you. A suggestion: Instead of only saying "I'm going to click inside of here," and then clicking, please say where you're clicking. Your cursor is very small and difficult to see. I imagine most of us can't see your final step.

@pratikbhandari430 3 жыл бұрын

That was incredible. Thanks From Nepal

@emmanuelbouret5409 3 жыл бұрын

with this video it's a good think to learn with your informations. i begin with gimp and after photoshop excuse my english litterature. . THANKS TO YOU !!!!

@Trina18 5 жыл бұрын

I like it, thanks for that 👌

@ArturJBCosta 5 жыл бұрын

Great, thumbs UP!

@DaviesMediaDesign 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the thumbs up!

@paulspencer7401 Жыл бұрын

New to Gimp, excellent video so informative.

@flyinlo1474 4 жыл бұрын

I have watched a number of your videos so thank you for doing them! I am trying to figure out how to take an image and simply change the center point. When editing a 360 photo I do not want the canvas to change. Let's say the sun is right in the middle of the image but I want the sun to on the far left edge so that it will be positioned correctly when I replace the sky in a 360 drone pano. I am using the latest GIMP on PC and MAC and I can not get anything to snap to the canvas. I first selected a section of the image essentially creating a "slice line". I then moved what was the slice line to the outside edge of the of the image/canvas. I then moved the other half of the photo to the other side and reversed the layer horizontally so that the end points match perfectly. But I can't get the images to snap to the outside canvas border. It seems there should be a very easy way to change the center point of an image by "sliding" the image within the canvas. Any help will be greatly appreciated!

@DiegoWeb13 5 жыл бұрын

Very good video.👏👏👏👍 A big greeting from Italy.😉✌️👍

@DaviesMediaDesign 5 жыл бұрын

Ciao! Thanks for checking it out!

@riccardo3966 3 жыл бұрын

great job!

@Buck_Shots Жыл бұрын

I'm just starting out......in GIMP, in photo editing, in drone photography. I've come a long way in a few short weeks since watching and applying your helpful instructions. Keep up the great work.

@anbesaafewerki848 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you it's best video ever

@amcds2867 2 жыл бұрын

It pops!

@MegaRay68 5 жыл бұрын

Do you have anything on frequency separation and smoothening of skin? Dodge and burn etc

@bonitatrost1028 4 жыл бұрын

How can gimp be used to edit landscape painting elements for better composition. Move elements around, or draw in new elements, etc. I saw it done on photoshop, but wanted a simpler software.

@louisepearson2430 5 жыл бұрын

PLEASE.. can you show me how to wrap an image over another image ?? I can't find a youtube that shows in the 2.10 version, the 2.8 is a bit different .. & thanku for this vid also

@Cassiex326 4 жыл бұрын

This was great. Can you make a video on how to export the center picture of a photo but leaving the framing then importing another picture? I can't find it anywhere on youtube.

@LivingType1 5 жыл бұрын

Great video...... and great name

@DaviesMediaDesign 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks - and right back at you!

@blackandadhd5227 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@DaviesMediaDesign Жыл бұрын

You're welcome

@AraceaeFanatics 4 жыл бұрын

Can you stack multiple photos in the case of light painting at night, with Gimp?

@faishal1638 4 жыл бұрын

HOW I WISH U CAN START ANOTHER SERIES ON BLENDER EDITOR. UR SIMPLY THE BEST TUTOR

@DaviesMediaDesign 4 жыл бұрын

How I wish I knew how to use Blender! Love that program - maybe one day I’ll learn it.

@baslielalene4702 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@DaviesMediaDesign Жыл бұрын

You're welcome

@MarKnowsBest 5 жыл бұрын

What laptop do you use? Mine is getting old now and looking for something that doesn't run gimp so slowly

@donnahalloran1522 3 жыл бұрын

Same issues with Gimp as below. Do you have a video showing how to retrieve the photo from the hard drive-crop it-ready it for Etsy or eBay? Thanks. Donna

@cosmo0080 5 жыл бұрын

hi, when working with levels do u ever us the individual channels? thank

@DaviesMediaDesign 5 жыл бұрын

I personally do not as I think it is a little bit more challenging to control the color adjustments with the levels tool, especially if you are trying to make minute adjustments. There are more variables to the levels adjustments than there are to the color balance tool, for example.

@cosmo0080 5 жыл бұрын

thank you @@DaviesMediaDesign

@baevere 4 жыл бұрын

bruh... Can you do a tutorial on fixing a droopy eye or altering facial features?

@oliverbratli6548 4 жыл бұрын

How can you ulpoad the picture in the best quality? Eks Instagram?

@brucerainbird1046 3 ай бұрын

I have a picture that's not a photo. I did work on it on another platform that was a free trial platform. I now need to make changes like change the color of the text I inserted & change the background color behind the one text I did. Please help me on this. Thanks

@ericapelz260 3 ай бұрын

From a process standpoint, I would have kept the full image resolution, and then scale copies of the final image for the intended use; web, print, poster, etc. Once you scale the image down you can never get that resolution back. From a philosophical standpoint, her skin was fine, she is beautiful. I can see taking out a pimple, but pores are not imperfections.

@robertolsen9327 4 жыл бұрын

I downloaded Gimp mainly because I want to colorize family black and white photos. I had used "Picture it" before, but I cannot use that anymore. I have watched several tutorials from other people on how to colorize, but I think they are using older versions, and I have 2.10.8. I am totally lost. Nothing works out for me. Do you have any videos on colorizing black and white photos.

@KeepBelieving24 5 жыл бұрын

But is this a raw first procesed on darktable or you just edit jpg? I am confused becouse when i try work with raw in gimp photo first go to darktable and then when i close it they go to gimp. But in your video you immediatelly open photo in gimp?!!

@BarrySchanz 5 жыл бұрын

At 1:38 it can be seen it is a JPEG file.

@twiggydrowe8248 2 жыл бұрын

i took a photo inside of a music venue which is usually pretty dark can you give a tutorial on phtos shot in a scene like this

@sodetewo326 4 жыл бұрын

Pls my gimp 2.10.8 is not working well on my pc and I’m not able to edit my background picture and some other stuff...please what should I do

@mckali9999 4 жыл бұрын

1:40 Right click, Open with... *NOTE*: There is a menu that appears when opening the image file. The window's called "Convert to RGB working space?". Don't know what to do there, doesn't seem to change much whether I press or 1:58 Crop tool located in the toolboox. It is the icon on the 4th column 3rd row. If the toolbox isn't visible or is hard to find just press shift + C or you can find it in TOOLS dropdown menu, on the TRANSFORM TOOLS option. *ANOTHER NOTE* To see all the tools, icons, etc. you can do 2 things 1. Press TAB 2. Click Windows dropdown menu, check that the option "Hide Docks" isn't crossed off 3:11 Question: I believe I adverted this by first creating a new file and selecting a preset of the size of the image desired. Then I drag the image instead of right-clicking and doing "open with" idk 3:40 scale image 4:10 *I'm going to sleep, I'll edit later

@Death666wish Жыл бұрын

For some reason when I try to adjust the colour balance it ruins the yellows in my image before I even touch anything, just by opening the tool.

@boredgrass Ай бұрын

Solved issue with solution: Clicking "shadows/highlights" box didn't open "shadows/highlights" box. As well as any "Colours" option from "Colour Balance to "RGB Clip", with a few exceptions in "Auto" to "Info". (Gimp on Linux Mint, imported with Darktable) The solution I found (please let me know better ones) Image/ Flatten image. Side note: Gimp suggests Image/Mode/ RGB, but mine WAS set to RGB.

@MyJimmy55555 5 жыл бұрын

I have a disability so I use a on screen keyboard all the time. My problem is that when i type in text with my Microsoft onscreen keyboard in gimp I do not get any type. All other thngs seem to work fine using onscreen keyboard. When i press regular keyboard typing works fine. Can anyone help with this . Any help would be very helpful. I like using GIMP but will not be able to use it without onscreen keyboard.

@CHRISSSJ8 5 жыл бұрын

Layers? When I use layers to enlarge and work one a face in a group, the layers no longer line up when reduced back to original size....to go back to the composite picture. Final picture is a mash of the separate layers and therefore unusable.

@souravkundu8565 4 жыл бұрын

This is most detiled video in my opinion

@donnahalloran1522 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. Looks good but have no idea about this. Have watched several tutorials to no avail. Trying to get pics ready to put on Etsy. Etsy pic area says pic is too small need to be 2000 pixels. ???? Cannot figure it out. Been on here 4 hours but still have not put the pics where I want them on my hard drive. I do not see where I am to go get the picture off hard drive. Even took you Udemy course last year. Feel so stupid. UUgghh. Very frustrated. Donna

@UccelloLibero86 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of mouse do you use

@prathamkanojia6125 4 жыл бұрын

Please give us the image link so we can download & practices as u said every image have a different setting like lighting and all that stuff so pls in new videos pls mention or tell us the source...🙏🙏🙏

@DaviesMediaDesign 4 жыл бұрын

Homie the photo IS linked in the description

@peterwillis9864 9 ай бұрын

Shame I can't sign up, telling me my email is wrong. No phone number listed to call anyone.

@THISISNUTS7230 2 жыл бұрын

I downloaded the "newest" version of Gimp and it looks completely different then the previous 2 updated versions. OK fine. But there is no color option?! It is only black and white. Plus, the point to point drawing is NOT straight? I is close dots and looks bumpy. Been trying to get a hold a representative to no avail. So Frustrated!

@jmoyet 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. But am I the only one that feels the video clips of him has too much of a green tint to it? Like it has a green wash to those video clips.

@microwavedmetal 2 жыл бұрын

The light version of gimp scares me lol

@DaviesMediaDesign Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's hard to go back once you've gone dark mode.

@CapicornIXVI 4 жыл бұрын

This guy really look like Michael Fassbender

@JulesMoyaert_photo 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks but you did not say if your file was jpg or raw. I guess it was jpg. In the case of a raw file, how do you start as I don't think GIMP natively processes raw files. Right?

@DaviesMediaDesign 5 жыл бұрын

Start here (How to Open RAW Photos in GIMP): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iJaDnppmmtXXmps.html

@BarrySchanz 5 жыл бұрын

At 1:38 it can be seen it is a JPEG file.

@jaizon 4 жыл бұрын

I do have a question for you: Do you actually use GIMP for work or only tutorials?

@DaviesMediaDesign 4 жыл бұрын

I use GIMP every day for a variety of tasks - including editing my personal projects. I like it more than Photoshop (I have both). It's quicker.

@jaizon 4 жыл бұрын

@@DaviesMediaDesign Glad to hear that, but what are the features you'd say are lacking in GIMP, which you have on PS, that make a difference?

@DaviesMediaDesign 4 жыл бұрын

@@jaizon kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZaBhZyay9TOc2g.html

@jaizon 4 жыл бұрын

@@DaviesMediaDesign Thanks, I'm actually just starting in Graphic Design, but as i'm a linux user I got problems using PS Illustrator and all "standard" software that usually come from adobe, I do know the basics of Inkscape and darktable so I'm going for GIMP and scribus now, the basic package of Photo manipulation, art creation and printing-ready. In search for that i've stumbled on your hannel, I might stick for a long time lol

@charlessands6933 Жыл бұрын

Judging by the other comments and here I guess I'm in the minority when I say or when I'm thinking that you're going too fast for people who are just learning.

@heidisomstevenson 4 жыл бұрын

Nice outcome; but, oh so many steps.

@tazzelady 2 жыл бұрын

Could you please slow down. Your tools are not in the same place as mine. And I don't always know what you say, because it's so fast.

@DaviesMediaDesign Жыл бұрын

You can always adjust the speed of the video using the video player settings.

@henryyang3063 Жыл бұрын

@@DaviesMediaDesign Great video! love it. is there a function for white-balance a photo using GIMP?

@stonew1927 7 ай бұрын

You skip between tools and layers too quickly. You have to remember that your audience is likely completely unfamiliar with the program. so it's best if you demonstrate EACH step you take in order to familiarize and guide the viewer. Otherwise, very informative. Thank you.

@DaviesMediaDesign 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@qwaqwa1960 4 жыл бұрын

PPI/DPI is a meaningless number in 99% of all cases. Why you mentioned it here, I dunno...

@channellesouthard6040 3 жыл бұрын

Can't see what you are clicking on😒

@gilsanchez3167 4 жыл бұрын

You obviously know what you are doing. If you could go slower, it would be great, as I don't know what you know and can't listen and write or do while you are speaking.