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Picnik Photo Editing – Part 4 – Using the edit tools

The edit screen of the Picnik photo editing system gives you access to some of the standard features available in most editing programs (like black and white) However, options such as the 'effects' brush allow you to apply them in subtle and sometimes surprising ways.

The Edit Screen

An expanded version of the edit screen can be seen below:

Not all the features available in the edit screen are accessible to free members (many...

Picnik Photo Editing – Part 3 – Levels, Histograms and much more!

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While the Picnik photo editing software contains an array of easy-to-use tools for the casual photo editor, it also gives you access to a small selection of more powerful options. In Part 3 of this tutorial we will examine the levels tool in greater depth, providing some pictorial 'before and after shots' as illustration.

Exposure Tools

High-powered software like Adobe Photoshop have long given photographers the ability to finely tune the exposure of problematic...

Picnick Photo Editing Tutorial – Part 2 – Preparing your picture

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The tools available under the 'Edit' button in online photo editing program Picnik are deceptively simple. However, in today's tutorial we are going to show you the options available to help you make a fantastic image to use for more advanced editing. We will taking a detour through some basic photographic theory as well.

The Menu Bar

We will take a look at each option separately

Auto-fix

Auto-fix is the sledge-hammer approach to photo-editing....

Picnik Photo-editing Tutorial – Part 1 – Beginner’s Guide

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For those confident with web-based software you can skip ahead by signing up here.

Otherwise – the following information will help even an absolute beginner sign up to and start using Picnik.

Requirements

You will need to have Adobe Flash 9 installed on your system for the service to work. If you don't have it - it will prompt you to download.

Sign-up

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Free software to give your digital photographs the wow factor

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2007 was the year of the web application – with popular desktop software such as calendars, word-processing and project management software moving online. It also saw the debut of a range of free feature-rich, intuitive photo editing programs that can be accessed entirely online.

In the next few weeks we’ll showcase four programs, covering software suitable for both amateur photographers and professionals alike.

This week we will focus on a new program...