Today’s post is written by guest blogger, Rhea.
and revealing to the blogging world that my crazy photography talent
was really due to Picnik.
Ahem.
Wait, it wasn’t a dream was it?
Drat.
Well, I’ll admit, I can’t publish a post on my blog without photos.
and I have a lot of fun making my photos crazy or different.
I don’t have a DSLR or much photographic knowledge,
but I love to take pictures.
And I use Picnik to make them look great!
Now you know my dirty little secret.
I take a lot of photos.
lots and lots and lots.
And a few turn out really great!
But the rest need a little help.
Or I need to edit them a little bit to make them work on my blog.
So, I turn to Picnik.
I love, love, love Picnik.
Need to get the red eye out?
Need to hide blemishes?
Need to blur out a face or hide a stain?
Need to add words or a frame?
Need to make a black & white photo color or a color photo black& white?
Need to make a collage?
Need to make a normal-looking child look like an alien?
Picnik does all this and more.
I could spend hours showing you examples of what all you can do with Picnik, but
I don’t think Darcy wants me to write a three page post.
So, let’s take one photo and show you a quick variety of options available with Picnik at your fingertips.
This is a self-photo SOOC (straight out of the camera)
I uploaded this photo to Picnik, then choose to “orton” it,
resulting in the next photo…
where my face and hair look a little smoother, my hat a little pinker.
You can add text, big or small, different fonts and colors.
Here I put in what looks like a tattoo on my arm.
Here’s the same photo…from 1960.
And this photo is called “heat signature.”
You can turn any photo in a “pencil sketch.”
Or “posterize” it.
And don’t get me started on the collages.
I could seriously spend all day playing with photos on Picnik.
It’s so much fun.
The options are endless!!
Here are a couple of posts on my blog where I had fun with photo editing:
Rhea is a mom, blogger and writer. She lives in Texas with her husband, two mischievous boy children and a big yellow lab. You can find her zany posts regularly on Texas Word Tangle and UpTake.
Darcy here again. 
To give you a chance to make your pictures pretty, the folks at Picnik have generously sponsored a fun give away. We are giving **3** lwm3b readers a one-year membership to Picnik Premium valued at $25 each (for a grand total of $75)! Now you can take those organized, backed-up photos and make them pretty. Thanks Picnik!
Rules:
- Leave a comment to enter.
- One entry per person / IP
- Contest ends Monday at 6 pm CST
- 3 winners will be drawn by random.org
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Ooooh, I’ll play!
Thanks for all the photo tips, Darcy (and Rhea)– I’ve been waiting anxiously for each new installment, as these posts were written just for me!
Have a super day… both of you
OH!OH!OH! Pick me! Pick Me! Pick Me!
Hey Rhea! You are the best picniker out there!
I love picnik for doing fun edits to my pictures. But most of all…for blogging. For making badges and link boxes.
That is so cool. I had never heard of Picnik. I would love to win a membership!!!
Laura
I’m impressed! Very cool software.
It looks like a lot of fun, I’d love to win!
I also love to play with pictures and this would be great fun! I’d love to win it!
I have never heard of picnik. I will have to go check it out.
OH..count me in! How fun! I love the sketch picture..that is just great!
-sandy toe
Love this because I LOVE picnik! Count me in!
pick me!!!!PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think 12 is my lucky number.
At least I hope it is.
I use Picnik … but the free version and would LOVE LOVE LOVE the paid subscription version.
Thanks for the giveaway.
Ooohhh! It looks like a wonderful tool for those of us who are a little photo challenged. I’d love to have a subscription!
Thanks for the tips, Rhea. I hope I win!
Darcy, thanks for the prior posts on photo organizing and back-up as well. This is serendipitous because I am enrolled in a Library of Memories class starting next month. Picnik would be perfect!
I would love be able to edit my photos because I usually just leave them as is!!
Melissa
oh with the number of pictues I have and the ones I haven’t taken yet, I could have a ton of fun with this!
count me in!!!
Thanks Rhea!
I love picnik and would definitely love a membership. With the freebies you can only do so much. Have a gret day.
Lord knows I have enough “stalkable” children to take pictures of- and play and play with this…pick me
LOL
-S
I LOVE Picnik, though at this point I’m only using the free variety.
Hoping to change that…. LOL!
Very neat – you’ve sold me. Please enter me in the contest and I’m off to play with photos.
Robin
o.k. random.org, do your thing! I want to fix my pix!!
I played with Picnik yesterday. Very fun. Enter me!
ooh sure, I’d love to win! I have WAY TOO MANY PHOTOS!! =)
Okay this is the first time I have heard of this. I am in awe of the differences in the photos…
I am going to check them out!!!
Count me in! I’m excited to learn more about Picnik. I’ve been using Piccasa because that’s all I knew about. This is a whole new world!
OOOH! Pick me! Pick me!
Downloading Picnik now…I need a new toy to play with in all of my free time. Giggle.
oops. Ignore this comment, in the numbering. I guess I’m NOT downloading…because it doesn’t download! WOOHOO!
Pick Me, Pick ME!!
No, wait…do I need this if I have PSE 7? Because if I don’t, do not add me into the contest! BUT…’if’ I need it, SIGN ME UP!
Did you get all that? haha!
I’m off to find out what PICNIK is?
First off let me just say that I absolutely adore Rhea. And her pictures rock.
I would love a year subscription to Picnik. Hopes it’s me.
I’m back…I LOVE Picnik…it’s Awesome and sooo Easy to use!
Okay, that’s all..chat ya later.
I take tons of pictures of my grandchildren! I would love to win a membership to Picnik Premium!
What a great a give away! Love piknic!
I am not a blogger yet…so how do you contact me if I am the “chosen one!”
Ooh, I need this! Thanks for the chance to win.
Boy I sure could use this. It looks like fun. I would love to enhance my girls pictures.
Wow!!! Great giveaway. I just signed up for a Picnik account. I would love to have the free account.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Wow, that looks very neat. I have never heard of picnik before, but I could sure use some help! Thanks for the opportunity to try it.
Thanks for the giveaway.
kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com
I want to play too!
malik(dot)shruti(at)yahoo(dot)com
shruti
Picnik is so incredibly awesome! Loved the post.
Oh, yes… Rhea is a master Picnik-er!
I would love to have a premium membership… good luck to me
I would have fun playing with this … Woohoo!
LinduhE@aol.com
OOh, I’ve heard a lot about this, but haven’t tried it yet.
Sounds fun! I’ll play. All the fun of photoshop without all the trouble.
Picnik looks so fun
I just registered and have started using Picnik today, because of this post- I love it! The free version is awesome, I bet the paid version is even better.
Oh! That is SO COOL. Enter me please.
Hi there! I’d like to do it!
I literally have thousands of pictures on my hard drive..could have fun with this one!
madmerkf at aol dot com
I think I need to win this. My pictures are definitely yucky and could use a little boost. Thanks for the chance.
PS: I wondered what Rhea was doing over here. I’m so used to reading her blog that I got all the way through the post, then I did a double-take – wait a minute, that’s not the blog I clicked on!
I think I need to win this. My pictures are definitely yucky and could use a little boost. Thanks for the chance.
PS: I wondered what Rhea was doing over here. I’m so used to reading her blog that I got all the way through the post, then I did a double-take – wait a minute, that’s not the blog I clicked on!
I need serious photo help! See? http://www.frugalfeasts.blogspot.com
thanks!
I would love to have a premium Picknik membership. I have sorted my photos, and am uploading them to Flickr, and will get an external hard drive as soon as I can afford it. Then, of course, a better camera. Like one that has actual optical zoom, preferable an SLR. Ah well, working well with what I’ve got.
My fingers are crossed, I hope I win!
I have a lot of my sons pictures that I want to redo and print to hang. Pictures have just gotten so expensive and to do it yourself would just give you some bragging right when people come over
dominican757 at gmail dot com
interesting software, seems easy enough too!
I have never heard of Picnik. I really like the 60’s effect and the pencil drawing. Thank you.
Lindy Abbott
http://lindylou-abbott.blogspot.com
twitter: healingsoul
I am leaving my comment. I love this post and I would really love to play with that.
Thanks for motivating me to get my pictures organized. I so need to get on top of all our family photos.
i would LOVE that!
2by2boutique at gmail dot com! thanks!!
I’d love to win! I take pictures nearly EVERY DAY!!! Cool stuff!
That looks very neat! Thanks for the chance to play along – I would have a ball with Picnik!
ohhh, ME ME ME.
This is cool….I want one too!!
Stopping from SITS. I would love to win this Picnik giveaway. I’m a huge fan of their site and love what you can do with all the tools and effects. Thanks!
I’m bj and I’m here from SITS…
this looks like something I could REALLY use as my photos generally require lots of help. lol
Thanks…bj
Hi there! Found you on SITS. I would love that prize!! I love all things having to do with pictures.
sounds like a great program, i’m not sure why I don’t have it with the amount of scrap-booking and such that I do! I try to edit in paint haha and no, it does NOT work lol. happy Sunday!
Would love it
Ooh, I love Picnik! It’s awesome. Did you know you can create buttons for like blog parties and stuff with picnik too?
Hope I win!
oh for CRYING OUT LOUD – this is the answer! With a two year backlog of pictures that need to be put in scrapbooks and… well… if you’ve ever seen my pathetic photos – this could be very very cool…
XoX (me crossing my fingers tightly)
Fun fun fun! Count me in…I’ve been hearing about Picnik:)
Fun fun fun! Count me in…I’ve been hearing about Picnik:)
How fun! I am going to have to check this out.
Love the pink cowboy hat. I think Picnik would be a great help to anyone looking to spice up their photos. I really like the 60’s look filter. Please enter me!
Robin
robinbatmaildotcom
I can’t believe I had never heard of this before! Besides the fact my dog ate my camera cord, I don’t post alot of photos cuz they look like crap. Too cool! Okay, even if I dont win i’m so gonna hafta go out and buy one.
Oh my gosh, I’m so photo enhancing illiterate…I need this! I’ve never even tried to alter my photos…it looks too hard to do. I want this!
Sounds like a fun program!
Yeah! It is Mac compatible. Not to many programs are. So I have to enter. Also just following Rhea around is a fun thing to do!
This is so cool! I just returned home from being gone 4+months and the only two things I missed were my bed and all my pictures! I would love to play with this…my poor husband has lost me to pretty pictures. Yippy!
So everytime I’m playing around with Picnik, I find these really cool features, only to realize they are premium features
I would love a membership 
I have never heard of Picknic? I will have to check it out. Is it easier than Photoshop? cool effects. Count me in please!
I’m stopping by from SITS and would love to be entered in your contest.
Oh my goodness, this is just what I need!
Visiting from SITS. please, Please, PLEASE pick me!!!
I have never heard of Picnik. I thought she was going to post about a picnick lunch when I read the first part of the post. lol I would love to win!!
Drat. Drat, drat, drat. I JUST upgraded to Premium after settling with the free version for a year. Such timing I have. But, you can still sign me up…if I can pay it forward on my blog.
I just found your blog, but would love to win this! Can’t wait to read more posts! Thanks, Kendra
Wow, I’m in. ALL of my photo’s need help!!
My family loves to play with pictures online. My teenagers would go hogwild for this little prize!
Count me in, please?
This is somethin I really need! Thanks for giving us all a chance to win!
Sweet! I’ve heard about this, but wasn’t that familiar with what all it did. I totally am going to try to win this…randomly of course. Go me!
I am a photo taking machine. I would love this for my blog!
Awesome! What a great giveaway! Count me in please!
Never heard of it, but I want it!keeping my fingers crossed
I would love this, I’m a picture nut with my camera in the purse at all times. Love your photos, amazing
. Thank you!
WHO WOULDN’T LOVE TO WIN THIS,ESPECIALLY SOMEONE WITH A BLOG…ANN
Oooh, I would love an upgrade from the free version! I recently found Picnick and have had a lot of fun playing with it!
I’ve never used Picnick, but will definitely be checking it out now.
Thanks for sharing! I just got my first digital camera a few months ago. I think I will have fun playing there.
I’m now following your blog!
Have a Beautiful Day!
Found you through sits.
I would love to win this, but I can only hope =)
OOOOH! i wanna play! pick me pick me!!!
thank you SITS for bringing me your way
I have ANTS, I need a Picnik!!
I LOVE Picnik! I use the “free” stuff but have been *thisclose* to upgrading many times!
Maybe this is a sign…I was supposed to wait for you! LOL
never heard of Picnik….thanks for the info
Please throw my name in the hat! Thanks!!
Thanks for stopping by!
Lisa
I had never heard of Picnik before, thanks to SITS for bringing me here. Looks like tons of fun!
I went over to the picknik sight and checked it out. I absolutely love it! I would so love to be entered into this drawing. Finally, I can be the photo genius I always wanted to be.
Woo! How awesome! I would love a membership. Hope I win!
Ooooo I would so love to win this! Sometimes I think my camera is my best friend since it goes EVERYWHERE I go!!
Dropping by from sits. Great contest. Great prize. Pick me. Pick me!!!
I love contests! count me in.
That is so cool! I haven’t seen that before!!
I’ve been wanting to try that based on a tip from another blogger – what a cool giveaway!
sounds fantastic!
Thank you!
(and thank you to Jen from MY Daily Big Top for letting me know!)
Leeann
Oh my goodness, how fun! I would love to win!!!
Love that site. I actually just came across for the 1st time the other day and I was amazed. I would be so excited to win a membership! Sign this photo happy momma up! Thanks!
I am a picture fanatic and would love something like this!
Found you via Jen @ Our Daily Big Top
Awesome! Thank you for the awesome chance! I would love to use this for my photos of my 6 children
What fun! Fingers crossed… thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I am definitely interested. Thanks for the offer!
I am starting a new generation of pics. This one of my grandson. I want to do them right.
Mattias’ Gramy
What a fabulous giveaway!! I found picnik last week and LOVE it!!
=) melanie
http://melaniescrafts.blogspot.com
melanieadey at hotmail dot com
I love picnik! Great Giveaway!
Thank you for sharing Picnik. Never heard of it!
I could so use this. I take awful pictures! Yay! I am glad to find the site and your blog. Very fun.
I’d love to have a picnik!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Oh my goodness, I’ve been wanting this. I seriously hope I win!
Jus tin the nick of time…whwe! This would be WAY too fun…just starting a photo business…
Am I too late to enter? Hope not! I love this site!
i’d love to have the Premium Picnik!
I’d love to win this!!