You only need to provide a user-name, email address and password (see picture below). Untick the box at the bottom of the screen if you don’t want to receive email updates.
That’s it. You don’t even need to activate your account. You will be taken straight to your personal homepage and can start editing images straight away.
Uploading your first image
To get started on editing your first image:
Click on the upload now button (see picture below)
A window will open showing files on your hard-drive. Choose the required file and click upload. Once the file is uploaded your are ready to go!
The Picnik menu system
The attached picture shows the range of different options available for your photograph:
The options available are as follows:
Home: Takes you back to the initial start screen
Photos: Allows you to upload new photos or grab them from other web services
Edit: Offers a range of basic tools such as cropping, exposure, colours and red-eye reduction
Create: Offers a range of very cool filters allowing you to modify your image (b/w, sepia etc)
Save and Share: Allows you to save your image back on your hard drive, and share it through a range of other web applications.
Tomorrow: Editing your first image
Take a look at the other parts of the Picnik series:
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 called Picnik.
What do other people say?
PCWorld says it’s: “Outstanding online photo editing for casual photographers who live online”
Tech Journalist Walt Mossberg (Wall Street Journal) is a strong advocate. He says “If you want to see how good a Web application can be, take Picnik for a spin”
The Good Points
Recently, Yahoo updated popular photo storage service flickr to include one click access to picnik editing tools. Integrating the two has helped make a great set of programs even better. Picnik is working on integrations with other web programs such as Picasa and Facebook.
Picnik is accessible from anywhere you have internet access. It helps eliminate the frustrations of being on the wrong computer and wanting to edit your photos.
The Bad Points
The picnik editing tools are fantastic, but they don’t give you the same control as dedicated desktop programs. If you want to move beyond basic colour correction and adjustment – this program will not be for you.
Picnik offers a smooth experience if you use it from a broadband connection. However, if you try to access it from a dial-up internet connection you’ll discover just how frustrating it can be!
Coming Soon
In the next week we’ll offer some basic tutorials showing you how to start using Piknik immediately.
Brilliant Prints recently welcomed the Epson 11800 as the newest addition to our rapidly growing family of canvas printers.
The online magazine ‘Lets go Digital’ calls it “the most advanced digital large format printer on the market”.
Our new printer will allow us to offer an ever expanding range of options to our retail and professional clients.
What does it mean for our retail clients?Â
We can now offer you an even larger selection of sizes when choosing your canvas print.
Our new printer will help make sure we continue offering canvas prints with great colour, clarity and durability.
What does it mean for professional photographers?
We can now produce canvas prints with dimensions of up to 1.6 metres x 12 metres
The new high density pigment inks allow an extremely wide color gamut.
The new screening technology and sophisticated print heads allow for even more accurate dot placement and superior colour clarity.
The Epson 11800 produces sepia toned prints with smooth tones and great colour reproduction.
The new inksets improve the colour accuracy of neutral and dark colours, offer smooth tonal ranges from dark to light (eliminating metamerism) and provide excellent short-term colour stability.
If you would like to discuss options for extra-large format canvas printing please contact us.
