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daniellexo
Published on November 14, 2008 in How-To |
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I love to see Etsy sellers sharing their skills! I caught a great Flickr photo tutorial by Etsy seller Paperama and I thought I would share her wisdom with you! Inspired by other Flickr members commenting on her beautiful photos, Paperama, responded with a handy photo-tutorial. Paperama uses Picnik, a web-based photo editing program that is very user-friendly. If you have a Flickr account you can access all your Flickr photos via Picnik, which can be convenient! If you don't use Flickr, no worries; you can upload pics from your computer very easily. Follow this tutorial to find out how to make your photos bright and professional!
Step 1
→ Go to www.picnik.com
It's a super cool free web-based photo editing service - you don't even have to register!
→ Click on "Upload a photo" and choose the file you want to edit.
Step 2
After your upload is complete it should look like this.
→ Click on Exposure
Step 3
On the top several options appear - you can just play around a bit with
exposure and contrast, to see how it works. If you don't like, it just
click on Reset.
If you drag the exposure to right, you'll see that the complete image is getting brighter. Dragging contrast to the right, makes your lights and darks more intense.
→ Click on the Advanced Button to open additional options.
Step 4
If you want to brighten up the background/light colors drag the highlights bar to the right.
In the Histogram box you can see how the curves change. You can also
drag the shadows bar to edit the darker parts of your image.
Step 5
Use the Zoom funtion on the right bottom corner to see how the image looks close up.
→ Click OK if you're happy with the results.
Step 6
→ Click on Save & Share in the top navigation.
Here you can choose a name for your new image file and edit dimensions, as well as the file format and compression quality.
→ Click on Save Photo to download the edited image to your computer.
Thanks for sharing Paperama! What a gem you are!
Need more help with photos? Check out the Photography section of the Seller Handbook.
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lpdesigns
emilyaugust
Hey Danielle. Nice tips.
You can also do this if you subscribe to both Picnik and Flickr by choosing "edit photo" on an already-uploaded Flickr pic. The Picnik editor opens right within in Flickr. It is really nice and easy! Saves you time by saving your corrected image as a new Flickr image or just over the old one.
zwzzy
marajane01
Shouldn't the title of this article be "How-To: Brighten Your Photos with Picnik" ?
dkjewels
neawear
mamafamilias
aisle3studio
i love picnik. it does a lot of what photoshop elements does and it's free!
jascamille
I love that you don't have to register. I'm going to try it! Thanks.
rawfish
Valleycreations
msbelle
Thinkoutsidethebox
I use software that accompanied my camera and I have to say that being given the option to manipulate and otherwise dreary photo really makes all the difference in the quality. I love using crop and highlighting to really help the image to stand out. It sounds as if the picknic software achieves the same results...I highly recommend this for photo chalenged people!
heidiburton
Never tried Picnik, but will have a dabble, it's sooo hard to take pictures in the dull winter light, and mine could do with a touch of the fairy sprinkles! Thanks for sharing.
elizabethwrenvintage
EXACTLY the article I needed right now- thank you, thank you!
Slowshirts
MerCurios
skyvalleybeads
paperama
Oh wow - it's been such a pleasure to share this and i'm sooo glad to hear you enjoy it!
xoxo @daniellexo, neawear & rawfish :-)
LegendaryTigerHero
shopgoodgrace
Fantastic! I had never heard of Picnik - nice to have another option other than Photoshop. (especially if working away from home w/ no laptop!) Thank you for sharing and thank you to Paperama for taking the time to put together a tutorial. :)
GoldenTwine
heavensearth
theeye
poppylane
LaveMeSoapCo
adornbyamysingley
whoo hoo~ after my computer crashed, I've been looking for something just like this~ I am tickeled that you've shared it with us~ YAY~
PassionMoonPotions
foreverandaday
cheaptherapy
mpaperarts
I thought I knew what I was doing, but I learned a lot form this, thanks! Love that night light.
AZCreativeStudio
peachturtle
OublietteOubliette
wow! all the pics in my store are posted AS IS. lol.... i've never adjusted any of them at all... but this will definitely help.... i'll take 5 pics instead of a million now. ;)
oliveandbee
Thank you so much for tips !
Looking for christmas gift http://www.oliveandbee.etsy.com
God bless !
PALEOLOCHIC
Great Article!, It's just what I need right now as I am re-vamping my shop; Thank you very much!!!
yourcreativeoutlet
KreatedbyKelly
Super article!! Thanks for sharing! I need all the help I can get *smiles*
arnym
scarecrow3331
nfall2rt
prettypeardesigns
moderncard
raisinlike
What an excellent tutorial!
Have a look at these
Before
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharonar...
After
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharonar...
Anther after
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharonar...
AtabeyInspirations
paperama
I'm totally overwhelmed by all the feedback and it's awesome to see your results - thanx for sharing raisinlike, your after pics both look great!
It made me think that it might nice to have a flickr group to share your before and after pictures - so if you like feel free to post them here
http://www.flickr.com/groups/how_to_b...
And also if you have trouble editing your photos, you can post your questions there and I'll try to help...
popsiclestick
I would also suggest checking out the "Sharpen" feature. Really helps when your hand isn't super steady during Macro shots. If you sign up for a free account and don't go through Flickr (rad idea!), you can upload five photos at once - much easier.
Also, real quick, I upload from my camera directly to iPhoto (Mac) at full exposure. The files are huge, so, I then email them to myself at a lower res, drag them onto my desktop and go from there. There's probably a better way, but this is fast and easy.
TheSingingBird
rifferaff
helpful article. bright photos almost always look better and fresher thank the originals.
christinececelia
Great tip! Bright outdoor photos are starting to get a little tricky with those Ohio winter clouds rolling in- Thanks for sharing!
marievan
BululuStudio
LilyKnitting
babeta
I love picnik and became a subscriber this year. I don't just mean I love picnik, I LOVE picnik!!!!! They are the best :)
WireBliss
GalvezBijoux
HModine
THANK YOU! I am thrilled with your tips!!!! Getting quality images has been the hardest part of having a shop!
Leelinau
brownbunnybyiris
meraldesigns
MariposaAvenue
CityFarmer
thebrontelife
Lesbijouxcrealune
FoxyGknits
As a new seller, I have been reading much of what more seasoned sellers have been kind enough to share. In a previous etsy storque, someone shared information on Picasa. Picasa is a software download from Google that helps you organize, edit, and share your photos. It's free, and easy to use: http://picasa.google.com/ I can attest to the fact that it is easy to download and very user friendly.
esmeraldadesigns
anakim
ehjewelry
I'm looking forward to working with Etsy. Great community. Thanks!
shellydaly
Thanks for the tips. Keep on sending the resources and we'll keep on getting better. Still trying to work out how to mine Delicious for input. The thing is that it all takes time and so does making your craft. Guess I'll set aside after Holiday time to do some research and set aside some real computer time!
wearteresajane
so i loved this sight but now i keep getting a screen to use my computer space and it will not let me move to picnik anyone else had this problem?
luxe
i like picnik a lot. i am not sure how to use my photoshop and stumble through it so i use picnik often. great tutorial.
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gabrie
madeofjacinta
najmuthakib
ahhhhhhhh!
I looove this website.
ooooooooooh!
my pics are becoming goooood!
vivikas
LadyFarrah
reneeanne
I'm going to check that out right now! Winter has come to the Muskokas and I was worried about how to get bright pics for my cards without the summer sun!
ILoveYoYo
marykerran
I am new, so I thank you for the advice. I will definitly try it.
BreadandCircuses
this is just great - after toiling over the right amount of brightness etc. Picnik does everything for you. thanks sooo much!!
Shugsthisnthat
OMG this was fantastic. Thanks so very much for the tips.......Onwards....
ForTheLoveBoutique
I love picnik, and I love your simple tips on how to use it! I need to use it more for my etsy pics :) Thank You!
7oh1jewelry
paperama, Picnik is AWESOME! i have been trying to find a free program that can do the two things i need most: crop & brighten. i cannot tell you how happy i am to have come across your blog - thanx! thanx! thanx!
surfjewels
Thanks for that, i normally use photoshop, but i'm gunna play..
Hannah.
Handmade ethical jewellery: http://surfjewels.webhosting-for-free...
zombiepenguen
Thank you! I usually use gimp (it's brightness/contrast in gimp), and I normally do this with all my photos. I just never clicked that I should do it with my etsy photos until I fell across your article.
JAVA723
THANKS A MILLION - THIS PROGRAM WORKS REALLY WELL - MY PHOTOS ARE SOMETIMES REALLY GOOD - BUT I LOVE HAVING THIS OPTION TO TWEEK THE THINGS THAT MAKE THEM GREAT!!!!! I TRIED IT FREE AND SIGNED UP FOR A YEAR.
bikimiki
SatinDollCo
pippibean
rverk47
CreasolMosaic
Didn't know about picnik, sounds great! I'll share it with friends... :)
BirdTrouble
divergentlayers
aawwhh yes yes! living in the frozen tundra with no good light rightv now, thanks so much for the tip... as you can see i could definitely use the ability to brighten up! much love!
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samsstuff
Picnik is one of the better free tools out there for editing. The actual Picnik site gives you more free options than the Flickr version does, so it's worth it to sign up on the site, even if you have a Flickr account (I love Flickr, by the way!)It's also really simple to use! I love photo editing (that's not weird, is it?...), but product shots are still not a strength. Picnik helps, check it out, if you haven't already.
galinav
Thank you a lot for your very useful information.
I also would like to share my opinion with my fellow-etsians.
When I make pictures of my items I like to play around with different backgrounds, different light sources, different angles, foreshortenings, points of view etc. Somebody will buy your item and you do not know what sort of light/background that buyer has at his/her house. Where he/she will set your item, - at the bedroom, dining room, office or kitchen, - every place has its own environment. May be it is important to show your potential buyer "the Thing" in different ways.
Of cource, the picture's quality is the #1.
I use Microsoft Picture Manager but I certainly will try Picnik.
Thank you again.
CLOUDFAIRY
Thank you for the Picnik tip! I have always used and loved the Free picassa editing program but I just tried Picnik andit is sooo much faster and even more user friendly! Awesome!
reginasstudio
carolforsyth
Thanks for the tips. I use a programn called Roxio Media Creator. It is a lot easier and user friendly compared with Photo shop. It has everything you need to edit picture perfect.
worksandfinds
BohemiaJewellery
Thanks a lot - my photos are awful. I really needed this!
CraftyDad
I {heart} Picnik and use it all the time. I opted for the Pro version and love the extras you get! Great tips....Thanks.
Agape4Art
vivilian
that's so awesome!!!
Thank you for the information!!
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cintillajewelry
I can't believe how great picnik is!! I tried it and it is literally like night and day. Thank you soooo much for sharing...truly appreciated.
www.cintillajewelry.etsy.com
madebysam
kylieB
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Great tips!