A LITTLE HELP NEEDED: I have been using picnik photo editing and its gonna no longer be avalible(thanks google) looking for a program that is just as easy i have tried photoshop 7 and...

THEBELLI

I have been using picnik photo editing and its gonna no longer be avalible(thanks google) looking for a program that is just as easy i have tried photoshop 7 and want to kill myself after using it anyboby have a idea what programs r avalible that r as easy as picnik

craigj Loc: Wolverine MI

picasa 3 from google, its free and is very easy to use

arphot Loc: Massachusetts

I never used picnik. Photobucket has many editing options, I would recommend checking them out as far as an online editor goes. Also craigj's suggestion about Picasa is a good one; free and easy ;)

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

THEBELLI wrote:

I have been using picnik photo editing and its gonna no longer be avalible(thanks google) looking for a program that is just as easy i have tried photoshop 7 and want to kill myself after using it anyboby have a idea what programs r avalible that r as easy as picnik

I've never used picnik. I have an iMac and use Aperture 3.

RaydancePhoto

Paint Shop Pro is pretty easy to learn. And it has some advanced features if u want them.

Lupine Loc: SF Bay Area

If you want to keep using Picnik, it's will still be available on Google+.

arphot Loc: Massachusetts

Lupine wrote:

If you want to keep using Picnik, it's will still be available on Google+.

From this site: http://www.squidoo.com/How-to-Picnik

Since joining Google in 2010, we have been creating editing magic in Google products while continuing to keep Picnik awesome. But now we get to focus on even awesomer things. Picnik will be closing on April 19, 2012.

Now the Good News - Free Premium for ALL!
To express our gratitude for your support over the past 5 years, Picnik Premium is free for everyone! Use Picnik in all of its premium glory, for free, from now until our actual closing day. Touch-up, Textures, Advanced, and more are all free for you to use!

kweinberg Loc: Bucks Co. PA

R u txtng? Or R U 2 Hip?

prestonphoto Loc: Bath, NY

I stopped using Picasa for awhile and was just using Picnik but when I found out Picnik was closing I downloaded Picasa 3.5 to see if any changes had been made - and yup - there had been. I found Picasa to be a whole lot better than it used to be.

H.Annette

GIMP is also very good, and it's free!

Jim Plogger Loc: East Tennessee

Photoshop 7 is rather dated. Picasso and Gimp are good free programs that work well. I would suggest that you purchase Adobe Elements 10. It is currently being dicounted by Adobe as well as vendors such as B&H. B&H is now selling it for $72.95.

http://wisedownloads.com/Go/gimp/?subid=gimp%20download&source=google_gimp-search-gimp-us_11

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/822139-REG/Adobe_65136385_Photoshop_Elements_10_for.html

MtnMan Loc: ID

Good advice on Elements.

Gimp is no easier to use than Elements and much less capable. Elements 10 is really three programs: the Organizer, Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) and the Editor. Gimp only does some of the things the Editor does. The interface and available resources for Elements are also far superior.

If you do want to enjoy Elements I strongly recommend getting Kelby and Klowkowski's book on it. It differs from all other Elemetns books in that it takes you step by step through getting useful results. I had struggled for three months and was frustrated till I got the book. In three days I was really enoying it. Now I am having a wonderful time with it. There is a huge amount of capabilty so it will take me some time to intuitively do all it can do but now I get great results in a matter of seconds on most things I try.

Meanwhile Picasa is very easy and fun. I compare it to Elements as one might compare the Wright bothers airplane to an F18. Full-on Photoshop might be the F35.

JPinTenn wrote:

Photoshop 7 is rather dated. Picasso and Gimp are good free programs that work well. I would suggest that you purchase Adobe Elements 10. It is currently being dicounted by Adobe as well as vendors such as B&H. B&H is now selling it for $72.95.

http://wisedownloads.com/Go/gimp/?subid=gimp%20download&source=google_gimp-search-gimp-us_11

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/822139-REG/Adobe_65136385_Photoshop_Elements_10_for.html

RiverNan Loc: Eastern Pa

windows live is easy...im struggling trying to make the transition to elements 8...slow going. might have to take advise regarding books mentioned above. Thanks for the op for vicarious learning. I love UHH

Jim Plogger Loc: East Tennessee

MtnMan wrote:

Good advice on Elements. br br Gimp is no easier ... (show quote)

Jim Plogger Loc: East Tennessee

JPinTenn wrote:

quote=MtnMan Good advice on Elements. br br Gimp... (show quote)

Excellent advise! Elements 10 is the way for this photographer to go. I personally use Photoshop CS5 but you cannot upgrade from 7 to CS5 so that route would be very costly.