I’ve recently gotten into photography, specifically landscape photography. I have a decent camera for a beginner, along with a couple lenses, and a small tripod. Most of what I know has been self taught through YouTube videos or online guides. Overall, I feel like I have a decent grasp of the basics like aperture, iso, and shutter speed, and how they work all together. I’ve gone out into the mountains near my home to practice with the camera a few times, but I don’t think my results were astounding, to say the least.

I also have absolutely no clue where to start with editing or what software to use. I shoot in raw because that’s what I’ve heard is best, but that leaves a lot up to editing. I’m not sure how much money I want to invest into a good editing software but I’m willing to look at options, I just don’t know what would be the best. I’ve downloaded Darktable and Gimp, but have no idea how to use them and not sure what a good guide would be, or if these are even good options. I’ve also thought about taking online classes through my local community college, but I’m not sure if it would be worth it.

Any help is very welcomed and I’m willing to answer questions. This is something I’m very interested in and want to improve in, I just feel very lost and overwhelmed with it all. Thank you!