Photo editing

 Picasa + Photobucket

 Picasa + Photobucket

Headband: Rayna Jaye Shop

 Picasa + Gimp 2.8

Picasa + Gimp 2.8
(no filter...good job hubby)

My camera I use is a Canon Rebel T2i.  One of my top wishes for Christmas is a new lens found here.  I have been wanting Photoshop for many years now, but haven't been able to afford it.  Because of this, I have been in the market for something simular but Free.  I haven't been able to find one program that does it all, so I use alot of different photo editing programs depending on what I need.  

For almost every photo I take, I use Picasa to crop images, straighten, and air brush if needed, and alter images in bulk.  After that, when I want to edit select photos I like using Gimp 2.8.  This program is very similar to Photoshop.  It has so many different options to help with editing your photos.  I generally change the curve first in order to achieve the look I'm looking for.  If I get really creative I can use this program to use select tools to change certain areas of the photo, dodge/burn tools, backgrounds, etc. The newest program I have been using a lot lately is photobucket.  This program has great fonts, decorative overlays, picture overlays, filters etc .