Discover free and powerful photo editing and retouching tools.
Darktable
Darktable is the open source software (developed by a community of volunteers). It is the standard for RAW, png or jpeg photo retouching, actively maintained by its developers, so all updates are free (unlike its paid alternatives).
It has advanced photo editing features to make colours more vibrant, put light back into dark areas (or vice versa), increase the amount of details and even alter lens distortions!
It also has advanced features to correct colors and skin imperfections.
Gimp
Gimp allows you to work with layers, working with them is like "Photoshopping" an image. You can overlay images at will, replace elements and paint new ones
Styles presets for enhancing low light photographies
This photo was too dark ? See how it is brighten in under 2 minutes !
In one simple step, visualize how this photo was fixed although it was too dark (underexposed). This showcases the result achieved with not even a RAW file but a JPEG.
When you underexpose a photo, you maybe think it is lost, and it can be cumbersome to find a straightforward fix to correct it in no time ! Easily learn how to fix your photos with this tutorial about a tool named levels.
Learning about exposure adjustment with levels tools will help you take the most rewarding stride into photography with less hassle by stepping up to the next level.
Edit of a photo which was too dark and lacking highlights
This edit benefited from an adjusted contrast with rgb levels adjustement and shadows lighting adjustment.
Highlighting with vignetting and curves
Although the framing was highlighting the bike and centered around it, the original photo looked bland. I edited it using mainly levels, curves, colours adjustments and also a vignetting to accentuate the framing around the bicyle.