picnik: photo editing software

Picnik: Photo Editing SoftwareAnna M. Van Scoyocavanscoy@mcl.orgMercer County Library System, Hopewell Branch2012 January 18

CC Image Courtesy of laihiuyeung ryanne: ‘camera charm’ http://www.flickr.com/photos/laihiu/2136108816/

This Evening …

• What is Picnik?• What can Picnik do?• Examples• “Live” Tour• Bells & Whistles• Q & A• Hands-on

What is Picnik?

• Photo editing software– Web-based– Free– Works on Macs, Windows, and Linux

What You Need

• Web Browser– Google Chrome– Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, – Firefox 2.0 or higher, or – Safari 2 or higher

• 512 MB of RAM

Picnik can…

• “Auto-Fix” photos (color, lighting, etc.)

• Crop, resize, and rotate photos• Remove red eyes• Add text and special effects to an

image• Make collages, cards, gifts, etc.

Picnik Tidbits

• Advanced photo editing tools are available for a subscription fee

• Instructions are provided in pop-up windows for tools as you access them

• Connect directly through Picnik to edit and enhance photos in existing albums

• Edit photos in Picnik and send them directly to your albums

CC Image Courtesy of laihiuyeung ryanne: ‘camera charm’ http://www.flickr.com/photos/laihiu/2136108816/

Examples

Tour of Picnik via Anna’s account

CC Image Courtesy of Marloes: ’10/365 - Oh Duckies, follow the momma!’ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mloesjeenzo/651370154/

Q & A

Picnik Exercise

• Go to Picnik: http://www.picnik.com/• Click on Get Started Now • Either upload an image or open a demo

photo– Rotate the image – Crop to a detail– Change the contrast (under Exposure)– Change the saturation (under Colors)– Add text (“text” in the top menu bar)– Save edited image to your computer