darkening a portion of background

gatgat Registered Users Posts: 1 Beginner grinner
edited December 26, 2011 in Finishing School
I'm a novice, and I want to download a free, easy-to-use editing program that will let me darken out a portion of unwanted background in a group picture. What's the best program to let me do that, without spending a lot of time learning how?

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  • scott bumpsscott bumps Registered Users Posts: 20 Big grins
    edited December 23, 2011
    gimp
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited December 24, 2011
    Good suggestion.
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  • MarkRMarkR Registered Users Posts: 2,099 Major grins
    edited December 24, 2011
    You can also look here: http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pixelbasedwin/tp/freephotoedw.htm.

    Not every editor on the list has local adjustments, but many will, and they all cost nothing except hard drive space.

    And welcome to Dgrin! wave.gif
  • PeanoPeano Registered Users Posts: 268 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2011
    gat wrote: »
    I'm a novice, and I want to download a free, easy-to-use editing program that will let me darken out a portion of unwanted background in a group picture. What's the best program to let me do that, without spending a lot of time learning how?

    It would help if you posted an image. Darkening part of a background (without touching the subjects) could range from very easy to very difficult. In any case, Gimp is free, but it is not easy to use.
    Peano
    RadiantPics
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