Photography+&+Gimp

Photography Composition (from Photographycourse.net)
 * [|Rule of thirds]
 * [|S Curve Composition]
 * [|Symmetry]

What makes a Strong Photo?From Cody's Education Zone "Beginner's Guide to Digital Photography", Oakland School District > Unclutter & Get Close Faces forward - Fill the Frame > What makes a Strong Photo? > Unclutter & Get Close > Frame the Photo > >

Tips & Tricks Kodak's Top Tips

Galleries and Examples Kodak's Picture of the Day (Past Winners by Month)

Manipulating Image and Altering Photos
 * See the Change - mouse over the images to see the original before editing (by Greg Apodaca)
 * Fake or Foto - which is a real picture and which uses computer graphics
 * Article covering history and the slippery slope of allowing changes

GIMP Toolbox and Tools Explained

YouTube Channel of Tips & Tricks Changing Eye Color Bluring Background

Tools //From Wikibooks// These tools are available by default in toolbox. ← [|Introduction] · [|Gradient] → From Wikibooks, open books for an open world < [|GIMP]
 * ~ Icon ||~ Name ||~ Shortcut ||~ Description ||
 * **[|Selection tools]** ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionRectangle-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionRectangle-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionRectangle-Icon.png"]] || [|Rectangle] || R || Selects square or rectangular regions. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionEllipse-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionEllipse-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionEllipse-Icon.png"]] || [|Ellipse] || E || Selects circular or elliptical regions. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionLasso-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionLasso-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionLasso-Icon.png"]] || [|Free (Lasso)] || F || Draw free-form selections. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionWand-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionWand-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionWand-Icon.png"]] || [|Fuzzy (Magic Wand)] || U || Select continuous regions of colour. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionByColor-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionByColor-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionByColor-Icon.png"]] || [|By Colour] || Shift + O || Select all instances of a colour in an image. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionScissors-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionScissors-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionScissors-Icon.png"]] || [|Scissors] || I || Create paths to select shapes. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionForeground-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionForeground-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-SelectionForeground-Icon.png"]] || [|Foreground] || //(none)// || Select a region containing foreground objects. ||
 * **Brush tools** ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/GIMP-Toolbox-BrushBucketFill-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-BrushBucketFill-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-BrushBucketFill-Icon.png"]] || Bucket Fill || Shift + B || Fills an area with a colour or pattern. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/GIMP-Toolbox-BrushBlend-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-BrushBlend-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-BrushBlend-Icon.png"]] || [|Blend (Gradient)] || L || Fills an area with a gradient. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/GIMP-Toolbox-BrushPencil-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-BrushPencil-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-BrushPencil-Icon.png"]] || Pencil || N || Paints hard-edged lines; that is, the pixels are not anti-aliased. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/GIMP-Toolbox-BrushPaintbrush-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-BrushPaintbrush-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-BrushPaintbrush-Icon.png"]] || Paintbrush || P || Paints soft- or fuzzy-edged lines; that is, the pixels are anti-aliased and/or feathered. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/GIMP-Toolbox-BrushEraser-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-BrushEraser-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-BrushEraser-Icon.png"]] || Eraser || Shift + E || Erases pixels from a layer. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/GIMP-Toolbox-BrushAirbrush-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-BrushAirbrush-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-BrushAirbrush-Icon.png"]] || Airbrush || A || Paint tool with variable pressure. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/GIMP-Toolbox-BrushInk-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-BrushInk-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-BrushInk-Icon.png"]] || Ink || K || Paints anti-aliased lines with a simulation of a nib. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/GIMP-Toolbox-BrushClone-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-BrushClone-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-BrushClone-Icon.png"]] || Clone || C || Copies pixels from one part of an image to another. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/GIMP-Toolbox-BrushHeal-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-BrushHeal-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-BrushHeal-Icon.png"]] || Heal || H || Heals image irregularities. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/GIMP-Toolbox-BrushPerspectiveClone-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-BrushPerspectiveClone-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-BrushPerspectiveClone-Icon.png"]] || Perspective Clone || //(none)// || Clone from an image source after applying perspective transformation. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/GIMP-Toolbox-BrushConvolve-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-BrushConvolve-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-BrushConvolve-Icon.png"]] || Convolve (Blur/Sharpen) || Shift + U || Blurs or sharpens an image. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/GIMP-Toolbox-BrushSmudge-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-BrushSmudge-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-BrushSmudge-Icon.png"]] || Smudge || S || Spreads pixels in the direction of a "push". ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/GIMP-Toolbox-BrushDodgeBurn-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-BrushDodgeBurn-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-BrushDodgeBurn-Icon.png"]] || Dodge/Burn || Shift + D || Lightens or darkens an image's shadows, mid tones, or highlights. ||
 * **Transform tools** ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/GIMP-Toolbox-TransformMove-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-TransformMove-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-TransformMove-Icon.png"]] || [|Move] || M || Moves layers and selections. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/GIMP-Toolbox-TransformAlign-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-TransformAlign-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-TransformAlign-Icon.png"]] || Align || Q || Align or arrange layers and/or other objects. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/GIMP-Toolbox-TransformCrop-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-TransformCrop-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-TransformCrop-Icon.png"]] || [|Crop] || Shift + C || Crops or clips the image. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/GIMP-Toolbox-TransformRotate-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-TransformRotate-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-TransformRotate-Icon.png"]] || Rotate || Shift + R || Rotates the active layer, selection or path. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/GIMP-Toolbox-TransformScale-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-TransformScale-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-TransformScale-Icon.png"]] || Scale || Shift + T || Scales the active layer, selection or path. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/GIMP-Toolbox-TransformShear-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-TransformShear-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-TransformShear-Icon.png"]] || Shear || Shift + S || Shifts part of the image to some direction. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/GIMP-Toolbox-TransformPerspective-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-TransformPerspective-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-TransformPerspective-Icon.png"]] || Perspective || Shift + P || Changes the perspective of the active layer, selection or path. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/GIMP-Toolbox-TransformFlip-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-TransformFlip-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-TransformFlip-Icon.png"]] || Flip || Shift + F || Flips layers and selections. ||
 * **Other tools** ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/GIMP-Toolbox-PathTool-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-PathTool-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-PathTool-Icon.png"]] || Path || B || Allows selecting and modifying paths. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/GIMP-Toolbox-ColourPickerTool-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-ColourPickerTool-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-ColourPickerTool-Icon.png"]] || [|Colour Picker] || O || Selects the colour of any image opened on your screen. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/GIMP-Toolbox-MagnifyTool-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-MagnifyTool-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-MagnifyTool-Icon.png"]] || [|Magnify (Zoom)] || Z || Alters the zoom level of the image. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/GIMP-Toolbox-MeasureTool-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-MeasureTool-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-MeasureTool-Icon.png"]] || [|Measure] || Shift + M || Shows distances and angles. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/GIMP-Toolbox-TextTool-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-TextTool-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-TextTool-Icon.png"]] || [|Text] || M || Places text into your image. ||

There are also some other tools, hidden by default. These tools need to be accessed from the //"Tools"// menu, or by showing them in toolbox (//Windows > Dockable Dialogues > Tools//).
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 * [|GIMP Assignment 3]
 * GIMP Assignment 4
 * GIMP Assignment 5
 * GIMP Assignment 6
 * [|GIMP Assignment 7]
 * [|GIMP Assignment 8]
 * [|GIMP Assignment 9]
 * [|GIMP Assignment 10]
 * ~ Icon ||~ Name ||~ Shortcut ||~ Description ||
 * **Colour tools** ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/GIMP-Toolbox-ColourColourBalance-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-ColourColourBalance-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-ColourColourBalance-Icon.png"]] || Colour Balance || //(none)// || Modifies the colour balance of current selection or layer. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/GIMP-Toolbox-ColourHueSaturation-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-ColourHueSaturation-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-ColourHueSaturation-Icon.png"]] || Hue-Saturation || //(none)// || Adjusts hue, saturation and lightness. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/GIMP-Toolbox-ColourColourize-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-ColourColourize-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-ColourColourize-Icon.png"]] || Colourize || //(none)// || Renders current selection or layer into a grey scale image seen through coloured glass. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/GIMP-Toolbox-ColourBrightnessContrast-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-ColourBrightnessContrast-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-ColourBrightnessContrast-Icon.png"]] || Brightness-Contrast || //(none)// || Adjusts brightness and contrast. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/GIMP-Toolbox-ColourThreshold-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-ColourThreshold-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-ColourThreshold-Icon.png"]] || Threshold || //(none)// || Transforms the current layer or selection into a black and white image. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/GIMP-Toolbox-ColourLevels-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-ColourLevels-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-ColourLevels-Icon.png"]] || Levels || //(none)// || Changes the intensity range of the active layer or selection in every channel. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/GIMP-Toolbox-ColourCurves-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-ColourCurves-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-ColourCurves-Icon.png"]] || Curves || //(none)// || Changes the colour, brightness, contrast or transparency of the active layer or path. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/GIMP-Toolbox-ColourPosterize-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-ColourPosterize-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-ColourPosterize-Icon.png"]] || Posterize || //(none)// || Reduces the number of colours. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/GIMP-Toolbox-ColourDesaturate-Icon.png width="22" height="22" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-ColourDesaturate-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-ColourDesaturate-Icon.png"]] || Desaturate || //(none)// || Converts all colour to the corresponding shades of grey. ||
 * **Other tools** ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/GIMP-Toolbox-GEGLOperationTool-Icon.png width="32" height="32" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-GEGLOperationTool-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-GEGLOperationTool-Icon.png"]] || GEGL operation || //(none)// || Executes a GEGL operation. ||

[[|edit]] Tool options
By default, activating any tool, will have the effect of showing its options under the toolbox. Each tool has its own set of settings and any changes to them are kept trough the current session. There are also four buttons under any options. You can hide them by clicking on the arrow next to the tool name and deselecting **Show Button Bar**. You can also access these from the same menu under **Tool Options Menu**.
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/GIMP-Toolbox-ToolOptions-SaveOptions-Icon.png width="22" height="22" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-ToolOptions-SaveOptions-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-ToolOptions-SaveOptions-Icon.png"]]**Save options to...** - save options of the current tool
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/GIMP-Toolbox-ToolOptions-RestoreOptions-Icon.png width="22" height="22" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-ToolOptions-RestoreOptions-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-ToolOptions-RestoreOptions-Icon.png"]]**Restore options from...** - restore options from saved file
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/GIMP-Toolbox-ToolOptions-DeleteOptions-Icon.png width="22" height="22" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-ToolOptions-DeleteOptions-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-ToolOptions-DeleteOptions-Icon.png"]]**Delete saved options...** - delete saved options
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/GIMP-Toolbox-ToolOptions-ResetOptions-Icon.png width="22" height="22" caption="GIMP-Toolbox-ToolOptions-ResetOptions-Icon.png" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GIMP-Toolbox-ToolOptions-ResetOptions-Icon.png"]]**Reset to default values** - reset the settings to default values.

[[|edit]] Colour, Indicator and Active Image area
Colour, Indicator and Active Image areas respectively. Below the toolbox can be placed these three areas. This is set in //"Edit > Preferences > Toolbox"// and any of the three can be hid there.

[[|edit]] Colour area
Shows current foreground and background colour. Clicking on either will bring up the colour editor dialogue. Clicking on the symbol in the lower left corner resets the colour to their defaults. The **D** key has the same effect. Clicking on the symbol in the upper right corner swaps the foreground and background colours. The **X** key has the same effect.

[[|edit]] Indicator area
Shows currently selected brush, pattern or gradient. Clicking on any of these allows you to change it.

[[|edit]] Active Image area
Displays a thumbnail of the active image. Clicking on it will bring the Images dialogue up, allowing you the select an image.

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