lpdesigns

i've been meaning to try picnik. thanks!

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

The brighter the better! :D

marajane01

Shouldn't the title of this article be "How-To: Brighten Your Photos with Picnik" ?

dkjewels

picnik is awsome! i use it all the time! thanks for sharing!

neawear

Loooove Kasaa/Paperama!!
You go girl!! :)

mamafamilias

sounds great. I'll have to give it a try

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

i adore kasaa/paperama! she's a doll and i love her products!

Valleycreations

awesome tips! Thanks!

msbelle

I've been a Picniker for a long time and love it!

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

We love picnik!

MerCurios

My oh my. how very helpful. Thanks for sharing.

skyvalleybeads

Great info! Thanks for sharing.

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

Cool site! I'll be checking that out right now!!

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

Great info!

heavensearth

Wow! so much great info! thanks so much!

theeye

cool ...good advice...

poppylane

Great ~ thanks for posting this. Very useful!

LaveMeSoapCo

yes! i love picnik!

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

: ) Great tips! Mahalo!

foreverandaday

I love all the tips : ) Thanks so much!

cheaptherapy

AMAZING!!! Thank you, what a different.

mpaperarts

I thought I knew what I was doing, but I learned a lot form this, thanks! Love that night light.

AZCreativeStudio

This article is very helpful!

peachturtle

Awesome! Thank you!

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. ;)

OublietteOubliette

(aside from a bit of cropping, maybe ;) )

OublietteOubliette

and thanks so much for featuring my item! :D

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

Thanks so much! I can use the help!!!

KreatedbyKelly

Super article!! Thanks for sharing! I need all the help I can get *smiles*

arnym

Very cool site! Thank you so much! ;)

scarecrow3331

man, that was great. This is going to help me out a lot!

nfall2rt

Great advice! I'm bookmarking this for later use:)

prettypeardesigns

OOhhh can't wait to give this a try thanks!!!!

moderncard

Thank you!

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

thanks for sharing the fab tips!

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

thanks so much for this info!

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

Thank you so much! Great site!

BululuStudio

Thanks for the info Danielle ;D

LilyKnitting

Great tips! Thank you very much!

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

Great tutorial, I will try it out soon.

GalvezBijoux

thank you very much for the tips...sooo cool

HModine

THANK YOU! I am thrilled with your tips!!!! Getting quality images has been the hardest part of having a shop!

Leelinau

thanks! ^_^

brownbunnybyiris

Cool software! Thanks for the useful tip!!!

meraldesigns

i use adobe, but i will try this right away, thanks,,,,,,

MariposaAvenue

Fantastic info. Thanks so much!

CityFarmer

Easy to use. Thanks so much!

thebrontelife

thanl you! picnic is great.

Lesbijouxcrealune

Thanks for the info,will try it for sure!

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

wow-thanks!

anakim

Great - thanks!

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

this is super cool! thanks ya!

gabrie
http://www.gabrieshop.blogspot.com

madeofjacinta

I like Picnik!!
Many thanks!!

najmuthakib

ahhhhhhhh!
I looove this website.

ooooooooooh!
my pics are becoming goooood!

vivikas

I will check this out!

LadyFarrah

Great advice! Thank you!

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

It is great! thank you very much!

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

Thank you so much! =)

SatinDollCo

Great advice! Exactly what I'm looking for.

pippibean

Thanks!

rverk47

thanks there are a lot of tools to use on picnik, great site!!

CreasolMosaic

Didn't know about picnik, sounds great! I'll share it with friends... :)

BirdTrouble

Im obsessed!!

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!
g

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

Thank-you so much for sharing these very useful tips!!

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

Picnik is great!! I love it.

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

Thank you so much for sharing...I will definetly try it!

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

that's amazing! thank you very much for sharing.

kylieB

Oh wow Fantastic Thank-you!

BuckarooBones

I'm off to sniff out Picnik now!

Yonita

Thank you so much for sharing...

AngelqueCreations

Thanks for the tips, I will try picnik and see how it goes

mammysshop

I will try picnik immediately. Thank you!

bellta

Thank!!

LuxuryJewelry

White background for my LuxuryJewelry is fine...I will try picnik now...
Thank you
Lily

MyPatternedMind

Off to give this a try right now! :0)

TinkerTess

I just went to the picnik website and it seems quite user friendly...thanks for the wonderful tips!

lealerjcreates

Thanks for the tips! They're great!

JunkHunkandGypsyChic

Very Helpful!

rakshniyavintage

that's so great and helpful - great for newbies like me. Thank you very much

maclancy

I would love to see a step by step for those folks who have gray photos that are beautiful its so easy with one click in photoshop just click the autocolor or autotone under the "image" heading or in the "image" and "adjustment area" then "selective color" selecting the grey or white you can dial in or out how much gray to leave in the whites...voila! a perfect balanced photo. This is a wonderful alternative to the picnik and many or most of us have photoshop!! hope this helps...

maclancy

ps send this Etsy link to this Storque article to all those sellers who spend so much time making beautiful photos but they are too gray to put in a treasury..they will thank you for the tip and make Etsy a better and brighter place!!