software for editing underwater photos

[Stoo]

I use Photoshop primarily, but I WISH I'd been disciplined enough to use Lightroom when I got serious about this. PS is what I knew. LR is what I need...

I own older versions of both, so I have no excuses. ;-)

 

[funscuba]

What do people think about GIMP? Seems to be a pretty powerful photo editing software package for a free open-source program.

I hate the subscription model many offer now days and refuse to use them unless someone else is paying.

Late answer but I've been using Gimp for many years now and is truely good, takes some you tube videos tutorials to understand most of the settings but in conclusion is pretty good. And I add Topaze Denoise and Sharpen softwares on top of that. Perfect combination, Gimp + Denoise + Sharpen (if necessary), but Topaze is not free, but highly recommended.

 

[MacDuyver]

I shoot in RAW with an initial underwater correction in camera. This allows for the greatest data capture, and gets my images into the ballpark (easier to pick out what shots to edit further from the previews).

I edit with Lightroom first for big overall edits. Then I do a run through Photoshop to adjust specific sections of the image.