Gimp or gimpshop software#

The new photo sites were so easy to use (and free) that his customers were discovering that it was easier to do it themselves.Īll of them were free. So, he should be happy he had so many alternatives. There were other sites, some even better than Picnic, he said, and reeled out the names. Then came the news that Picnic was shutting shop, but he was unfazed. He scanned and uploaded pictures to Picnic, modified them, and made prints after downloading the modified pictures. He said he would change normal pictures to sepia or black and white or add vintage effects.įor this, he used sites such as Picnic.

I knew that though Gimp and Gimpshop were excellent free programs, there were some features he offered his customers that were not available in Gimpshop. Gimpshop is based on Gimp, but looks like Photoshop, and those who are used to working in Photoshop can use Gimpshop. He was using GimpShop, based on Gimp (GNU Image Manipulation Program), an open source image (and free) editing program. I wondered whether he was using a pirated edition. I knew he wasn't rich enough to invest in Photoshop. Several school children were also his regular customers - they usually brought their friends' photos and wanted him to make them look funny.

Gimp or gimpshop software#

A few years ago when photo modification software were not in vogue, I got the news that one of my friends was making quite a decent money every month by creatively modifying photos for customers.įor instance, he said, women came to him with their photos to make their faces ‘presentable' for submission to matchmaking companies.