Reducing star sizes is a brilliant technique to add punch to an image. In this video I show you how to do that with GIMP.
When I made my original GIMP editing tutorial, I wasn't aware how to make stars smaller then. But now I've found a way to do it and I'm sharing it with you here. I hope this video is of great help.
GIMP is a free graphic manipulation program that is capable of editing astrophotography images, and I think it's a great starting point for beginners, or those not wanting to spend for other programs like Photoshop for example.
Download GIMP: https://www.gimp.org/
GIMP Astrophotography Editing Guide:
https://youtu.be/fSxdHrO0zfU
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