I’m considering Afinity Photo 2 or the free route of gimp but open to others. I’m looking for some simple and clean, I don’t plan on spending hours and hours editing, just yet.
I’m considering Afinity Photo 2 or the free route of gimp but open to others. I’m looking for some simple and clean, I don’t plan on spending hours and hours editing, just yet.
First thing I would check is whether your camera maker offers an editing tool.
Nikon has NX Studio which I use to import the raw files and do the general stuff (tweaking exposure, white balance, lens corrections, that kind of stuff.) Then I use GIMP, RawTherapy, and Darktable. All of these will be difficult for a beginner photographer but there are tons of videos online. Review a few of the ones at the GIMP site to get a feel. Darktable is not for the meek but it does great stuff and excellent video tutorials.
Canon also has free editing software, I think. I don’t know about other makers so do your homework there.