Begin by clicking on the Get Started Now! button. This welcome page for using Picnik has these choices: Register for free, upload a photo, open a demo, or open photos from Picasa Web Albums, Flickr, Facebook or Photobucket. (Additional tabs along the top are Help, Privacy Policy, Terms and Policies and About Us.) I decided to register because having an account usually has its perks.
To register for an account pick a username, password and give your email address. The Program Policy and Privacy Policy must be accepted. After registering another band of options appears across the top, upload (edit photos from your computer), collage (mix all your photos together), print (bring your favorite photos to life) and show (share pictures with friends and family).
Basic editing tools are crop, rotate, exposure, colors, sharpen and resize. There are currently thirty-nine different effects that are free, an array of stickers, four free touch up tools, seven free frames and numerous fonts.
When the photo has been redesigned click on save and share. It will be saved to your computer as well as to your history on Picnik if you have an account.
Collages, fancy collages (similar to scrapbook pages), shows and "keepsakes"(for a fee) can be created from your photos. I made a small show from a single image that I uploaded and altered using different effects. Each photo editing web 2.0 application brings added features. Certainly Picnik should be added to your online image toolbox; it couldn't be simpler to use with great results.
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