Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Editing Photos Online

This week I experimented with different photo editing websites. Some I liked better than others. Here is my take on the five websites I checked out. (I used the same photo on every website to make the tests more fair and easy to compare.)


First up was flickr.com. This was easy to use and the controls were fairly intuitive. The only thing I couldn't do with flickr was to patch or repair spots, such as the exit sign on the wall behind me. 



Next up was photoshop.com. I liked this website a lot. It was also easy to use, and I could "erase" the distracting exit sign very easily.



Then I tried fotoflexer.com. It was not as easy to use, in my opinion, as flickr and photoshop. It did not have as many basic fixes, such as erasing, but it had a lot of fun tools such as adding borders or animations - none of which I can see myself ever using.


Next I tried pixlr.com. I didn't like this one at all! It was awkward to use and while I suppose it would be useful for someone who wanted to take the time to learn how to use all the complicated controls, it was not useful for someone like me who just wants to fix up a photo a little bit and move on.


The last websire I tried was picasa.google.com. It led me to download the program Picasa3, and I love it! This is by far my favorite. It uploads the photos from my computer automatically and organizes them. It is very easy to use - it even has instructions for each of the tools when you select them.


There you have it! the next time I edit my photos, I will be using Picasa3!

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