How to photo edit free

Photo Shop costs a ton of money and is very complicated. How about a product that is as good as photo shop and is FREE!!!!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• paint.net software

1. 

   Download paint.net from www.getpaint.net It is a free source program written by geniuses at MIT.
   
   Install the software on your PC.

2. 

   Open the software an look at the features. If you have ever used a photo editor, you will note that everything is here. If you are a novice, no worries, the program will suit your needs well.
   
   Open a photograph that you want to edit. and experiment a little.

3. 
   cropped image with portion motion blured as an example

   click on the square box in the tools menu and using your mouse, click and drag to create a selected box in your picture.... Click Image>crop to crop your picture.
   
   click on the square box in the tools menu and using your mouse, click and drag to create a selected box in your picture.....click on the effects menu and try some of them out on the portion of the picture you selected.
   
   Click Edit>undo to return the picture to normal.

4. 
   simple layering of two pictures. You can do better

   Try some of the tools. Clone is my favorite. You can use it to cover up unsightly things in your pictures like telephone poles.
   
   If you want to melt two picture together, open a picture. Click Layer>import from file.... You can then use the eraser button to erase portions of the front picture to reveal the underlying picture. This is great to use if you want to put yourself into a picture.

Tips & Warnings

• take your time and read the help files
• save often in case you mess up
• usethe undo button if you get into a jam