The Original Photo
Photo Credit Goes to:Bleachers
The photo was taken from this Creative Commons Search Page
Using Picnik photo editor online I managed to create this:
Because I was so excited, I used a number of tools including:
- auto-fix - brightness - temperature - stickers (rectangle)
- re-size - highlight - sharpness - text (font: Jules-te-reo)
- exposure - shadows - fade - Focal B&W
- contrast - saturation - frames (double museum matte)
Review of Picnik:
This was quite the experience. Prior to this class I had only explored photo editing through the "default" editor. Picnik opened up a whole new world of editing. I was able to use a number of tools that I didn't even know existed. It was fun and easy. There were several different options. What I did not like was that the "Premium" options were included with the "free" options, which made it confusing and misleading. I really wanted to use some of the effects offered in the "Premium" set but was unable to. Overall Picnik was a great experience and I really enjoyed it.
For the second edit, I used Sumo Paint Online Editor. Here's what I created from the Original Photo above:
Sumo Paint Online Image Editor is clearly more advanced than Picnik. This program is definitely for more experienced photo/image editors. I am not one of those people, but I gave it a shot. There were so many more options to choose from and the navigation was difficult at first.
The tools I used in Sumo Paint:
- brightness/contrast
- text (font: Arial, lyrics to Angel)
- colour balance
- lighting effects
- 3D effects (cube designers)
Overall the experience was very educational. I am definitely more comfortable with Picnic because of it's simple and easy-to-use applications and navigation system - should I become more advanced in my photo editing skills then I will move to Sumo Paint.
Until next time,
LC
