Edit your photos in Flickr
Friday, December 7th, 2007Flickr just got a whole lot better with a new in-browser photo editing option
What a welcome addition this is! I never thought Flickr was really lacking anything until this new option was introduced. All of a sudden it has become an integral part of the Flickr upload process.
The in-browser editing option is powered by Picnik, Flickr’s new partner, and has a friendly, intuitive interface. If you are already familiar with photo editing software you will find this one a breeze. A huge array of options makes it a very powerful tool.
Edit your images on the fly
Do you ever feel that you could have tweaked your image slightly better after you had already loaded it to Flickr. A bigger crop, or a color enhancement, but you don’t bother because it would mean re-opening that photo editing program, making the changes and then re-loading the image back into Flickr. Now you can do it all within your Flickr account.
Picnik is quick and easy
I changed a relative plain image into a brighter and more interesting photo in just a few minutes.
Using the Picnik software, I cropped the version above to remove the buildings in the background and tighten the focus more on the statue. I slightly saturated the colour and also used the advanced Exposure settings to bump up the highlights and shadows. Then I chose to save over the original version.
The ‘Edit Photo’ option is available on the Flickr toolbar. The bonus is that Picnik is free. You can also purchase a Picnik account for more post-processing options.
This wonderful addition has not only made Flickr more fun - if that’s possible - it’s now more time-absorbing than ever. Thanks Flickr, I think …
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