I know I’ve written about a Photoshop substitute in the past, but I recently came across a Web 2.0 tool that I like even better than what I found before- Pixlr.com. For big photo editing jobs, Pixlr does a really good job filling in for Photoshop. It looks and acts similar to Photoshop Elements, and is really easy to use. The best part of Pixlr is that is is 3 tools in one…
So, yeah, it’s another cool tool to use with your images. Can you tell we take a whole lot of pictures? This cool tool makes beautiful, editable collages out of your selected pictures. It’s simple- you select a template, upload the maximum number of photos allowed, edit their arrangement if desired, then click the Save button.
This is just one of the collage templates available (photos from our recent trip to California CUE):
Did I mention that no login is required at all? It’s quick, it’s easy, it’s free- therefore it’s here on our blog! Enjoy!
Earlier today we were needing to find a online photo editor to substitute for Photoshop Elements, so Jim and I were trying out different photo editing programs. We both love Picnik for everyday simple edits, but sometimes you need a little bit more. The simple and easy programs will adjust color, resolution, crop, etc. but they typically don’t have some of the more complicated tools like the clone tool. If you really need to use the clone tool, nothing else will substitute!
Along the way, we came across Sumo Paint. (Technically it was Jim who found it!) www.sumopaint.com
Although it’s not exactly the same as Photoshop Elements, it has a lot of the same features. Continue reading
As cameras become cheaper, they also have more and more megapixels. When I first started teaching about digital cameras, few people had cameras at home, and they were often less than 3 megapixels. A lot of my sessions covered making sure that images weren’t too small to print nice photos. Now we face the opposite problem. Having 10+ megapixels ensures that you should have plenty of pixels even if you crop a lot.
This is now my very favorite website (well after ours of course). In my real job during the day, I teach others to edit photographs using Photoshop Elements. In this class I teach how to crop, change the size of images, correct red eye and tasks like that. Although Elements does a great job, my participants have a hard time justifying the cost at home for just a few little fixes. Picnik solves that dilemma!
Picnik lets you select an image and then choose editing tools such as crop, rotate, fix red-eye and a lot more.
