I have been using picnik for most of my photo editing needs but has found out picnik will be closing very soon. Was wondering what types of editng alternatives are out there and worth using. Sould i go out and spend money on some fancy softwear or is there another online one that will work just as well? Thanks so much!
Photoshop Elements is significantly cheaper than full Photoshop but is a very powerful piece of photo-editing software. I've quite happily followed almost all the Photoshop tutorials on YouTube using only PS Elements 10.
In my understanding lightroom has a few editing functions and is particularly good at organising your photos.
Photoshop elements has a lot of the features of photoshop but not everything, generally all that most people want.
Photoshop CS5 is the all singing, all dancing package. I would love to own it but it is expensive. If you are a student or a teacher you can buy if for a fraction of the price.
Photoshop (and gimp) has a steep learning curve but if you want to edit your photos is worth it.
I Corels paintshop photo pro X3 which was bout £20 (on offer) from Amazon. It is quite simple to use and most tutorials for photoshop can be used with it(as long as you know the menus as the layout is different)
It can't do some of the fancier things that CS5 can do but for my level of skills (not many!) it is adequate.
If you were confortable with Picnik, might I suggest PicMonkey, http://www.picmonkey.com/
which is basically the new and improved Picnik. I think you will be very happy with it.
I use Lightroom, it has most of the editing tools you could need before your photograph starts turning into artwork and it is a great photo management tool
@lolanae GIMP is similar to Photoshop? Yer kidding, right. If it was, why would anyone pay hundreds for Photoshop?
GIMP has some nice things, Photoshop is complicated and does things far beyond it for true editing, not making something pretty. Honestly, I do not like either.
@ribboncandy42 If you are a student, you should be able to land Lightroom at a good price. Depends on how you are trying to process. Good luck!
@cluvlj GiIMP is extremely similar to Photoshop--I have used both. GIMP is a bit tougher to learn, but can do anything PS can do . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP The creators have a different philosophy. I know it's a WIKI article, but it has the info I wanted to show you right at the top. :-)
@5unflow3r thanks so much for suggestion picmonkey - had no idea! And almost the same as picnik - except for having to re-size a photo before you can edit on there...still love that it has the same features as picnik !
Thanks for this thread. Does anyone know what Picmonkey charges if you upgrade for all the bells and whistles? Also, when Picnik goes to Google+ next month, will the "Creative kit" in Google+ be as good as what Picnik is now? The Creative Kit in Google + looks sort of similar to Picnik in its current state, but with considerably fewer tools.
Oh, and I have Photoshop Elements (version 9, I believe). What's the best way to learn how to use it? A book? A class? Online articles/videos? PS seems so much more complicated to me. I would like to learn it, but I'm intimidated.
@rockinrobyn I honestly used Youtube sessions to help with specific issues. I worked myself up too. Do you see the 3 tabs- quick, guided, then full? I used guided for a bit to learn the tools and what each of them is for. Then I started using the full edit on my own and just playing around with different things. Once you get the hang of it, it comes naturally. I by all means don't have it all figured out but I love it :)
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There is also Lightroom, which is great for photos, and a cheaper option to Photoshop.
Photoshop elements has a lot of the features of photoshop but not everything, generally all that most people want.
Photoshop CS5 is the all singing, all dancing package. I would love to own it but it is expensive. If you are a student or a teacher you can buy if for a fraction of the price.
Photoshop (and gimp) has a steep learning curve but if you want to edit your photos is worth it.
I Corels paintshop photo pro X3 which was bout £20 (on offer) from Amazon. It is quite simple to use and most tutorials for photoshop can be used with it(as long as you know the menus as the layout is different)
It can't do some of the fancier things that CS5 can do but for my level of skills (not many!) it is adequate.
which is basically the new and improved Picnik. I think you will be very happy with it.
GIMP has some nice things, Photoshop is complicated and does things far beyond it for true editing, not making something pretty. Honestly, I do not like either.
@ribboncandy42 If you are a student, you should be able to land Lightroom at a good price. Depends on how you are trying to process. Good luck!