Hello Laura!
I, too, am new to photo editors, but I did find an online one I like called Polarr. It is free, but you can purchase upgrades, and it has a YouTube channel to learn how to use it.
The site is pretty straightforward and easy to use if you know how. I am learning it, and enjoy it a lot.
Here is the link for the online software (it can be downloaded also, but that version is a bit older):
https://polarr.herokuapp.com/
And here is the link for the Polarr YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/Polarr
Blessings!
Brieanna