Three Free Photo Editing Software Programs: Review

No need to retake that last picture. You can edit it with software you can find online. Just import your image from your camera to any one of the following resources and edit. After you make the changes that make your picture look just the way you like it, you can save it to your computer or flash drive, or upload it to a photo sharing website.

Picnik
Picnik.com provides you with an easy to use online photo editing resource that lets you tweek until you heart's content. They also include a variety of special effects to add a little extra flair to you photo. When you are done editing, you can upload your images directly to Flickr.com.

Features include:
One Click Fix
Advanced Fine Tuning Controls
Crop
Resize
Rotate
Red-Eye Removal
Image Sharpening
Typing Tool with a Collection of Fonts
and more...

Picnik is a great choice for the average photographer. You can also upgrade to Picnik Premium for additional features and premium support.

FotoFlexer
FotoFlexer.com is a free online photo editing application that has many of the same features you find in Photoshop Elements and Paint Shop Pro. Fotoflexer also allows you to upload you photos to popular social networking Web sites like Flickr, MySpace, Picasa and Facebook. It's smart cutout feature lets you "tag" objects that you would like to keep or remove. In one click Fotoflexer will make a respectable attempt to cut that element out of your photo.

Features include:
Cropping
Recoloring
Rotate
Resize
Special Effects
Smart Cut-Out
Text Captions
and more...

Fotoflexer is an excellent photo editing service. The fact that it works free, right in your web browser, makes it even better.

Picasa
Picasa.com is Google's entry into the world of free photo editing. Consistent with everything they do, Picasa is a first class offering for anyone interested in easy-to-use photo editing software. Picasa is free to download, and provides online albums with enough free storage for 4,000 wallpaper-size photos. One drawback for Picasa is that the program, that is downloaded to your computer, requires substantial memory. If your are still dreaming of that day when you'll be able to update your computer to one with more memory, it might be best to pass on this option.

Features include:
Red-Eye Removal
Cropping
Auto Color
Auto Contrast
Light Adjustment
Photo Straightening
Special Effects
Photo Retouching
Annotating and Geotagging Photos
Photo Collage
Pictures and Video Clips into Movies
and more...

Picasa shines the most with its online storage and sharing tools. The syncing and sharing buttons on the album level allow you organize folders within your online Picasa Web album without ever leaving the desktop application.