Hello all! I’m very casually becoming interested in photography, and my camera is a Kodak PIXPRO. I really enjoy the kind of grainy, vintage look that a digital camera has to offer, and I want to enhance that vibe through editing, but I have no clue where to start. Can someone recommend me a free photo editing application thats compaitable with Mac? thank yall in advance for your sage advice<3
Make sure you take RAW-pictures (+JPEG) when taking photos. In my first few months with a new camera I only shot JPEG-pictures, now I regret it.
RAW-files from your camera can be processed with Darktable in every direction you like. But you need to watch a lot of video tutorials and read the manual / other ressources to get good results.
It feels great, as soon as you get used to it.
Darktable will be the best free software (also free and open source), look no further. They say it works on MacOS 13.5 and newer.
PS. Focus on learning shutter speed, aperture, and ISO and how you use each one to achieve your goal for that photo and how they balance out. Also focus on developing an eye for composition for your type of photography, ex: landscape, candid, portrait, etc.
There are some really nice film simulations in Rawtherapee under the Colour tab and I would try this first. I personally really like the Polaroid ones.
Another great (and very flexible) option is the G’MIC plugin in GIMP. Go to Colours > Colour Presets and try some out. You can add and configure grain under Filters in GIMP. This might be a good option if you want lots of control and are willing to learn a bit.
Feel free to send me a message - I help people get up and running with free and open source photography software.
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