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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pjl" data-source="post: 2690" data-attributes="member: 606">I tried Microsmurf 'Paint', tried Gimp, tried a couple other freebies.If you want to start editing jpegs only, they might work for you.Get your feet wet, grind your teeth, pull some hair out...you know...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Not enough leeway for what I wanted to be able to do. For nef/raw edits, you'll most likely want something a bit beefier.After many hours of forum(s) searching, I opted for Adobe Elements 6; upgraded to E7, then tried E8. (Went back to E7) It's a mid-level editing pgm.There are a couple versions; I got the 'photo-only' box.No need for video editing the 'extra special' Elements offer! Doesn't have alllllll the bells and whistles the higher end ($$$) programs have.It does the job I need it to do. New in-store ran about $85-90; I got E8 for $50 off craigslist. Learning curve was pretty steep for me; once I got it figured out enough, works just fine.My gallery/Flickr pics are all Elements edited. Yibel gives a good example of workflow set-up.I keep my originals in one folder on a back-up drive; copy the ones I want to work on onto my hard drive, run the edits and then place the edits in ANOTHER sub-folder on the back up drive... Try and think it through before you go knocking out a bunch of folders.I sometimes can't remember "which folder where" when I go off looking for 'that shot I took...' <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes    :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></blockquote>

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