There’s all sorts of reasons why I think that Picasa is the best photo management program for the majority of people taking digital pictures. Number one is the fact that it handles 90% of all the tasks involved with digital photos – you only need to learn one program instead of 5 different programs for Read More
You will love the fill light slider. Pictures you thought you needed to throw away can be saved. When a photo is dark, just drag the fill light slider (right on the basic fixes tab) towards the right and it will fill it with light!(Tutorial Videos: Basic Edits) Just drag the slider to the right Read More
Every once in a while I’m telling someone the date that their photo was taken and they ask, “How do you know that?” I’d like to say that I am just that smart … I am all-knowing! But, the truth is that Picasa displays all the information you could ever want to know about each Read More
Our motorhome is currently parked in Salem, Massachusetts. A little city park called Winter Island. We’re using this home base to sightsee in the area, including Boston. For our day in Boston, we decided to take the ferry. Nothing better than a boat ride to start the day, and what a great way to see Read More
When you email a photo using Picasa, the file is resized to something that is compatible with email. Same thing when you upload a picture to a Web Album, the file is automatically resized to something appropriate for uploading to the web. (Member Tutorial Video: Upload Photos to the Web) What if you just need Read More
I got an email today from someone asking me about my camera because he likes the pictures in our blog so much. I do get compliments on my photos often – thank you! But, I answered him the way I answer all the others – “Yes, I have a good digital SLR camera (Canon Read More
If you’ve been following the Tips here, you probably use the Sharpen feature of Picasa. With a single click it makes your digital photos look a lot crisper. It can’t take an out of focus picture and make it in focus, but it takes that soft look and makes it … sharper. I use it Read More
Did you ever take a picture and you were disappointed that the sky was washed out? You wish it was just a little bit bluer. Well that’s the main use of the graduated tint effect. In the example above, I selected the original photo on the left, clicked on the Effects tab and selected Graduated Read More
You may have discovered how easy it is to add a few words to your photo using Picasa 3’s Text tool. But, did you know you can write complete paragraphs?(Member Tutorial Video:24.Adding Text to Pictures) You need to know that the text will not wordwrap, so you must end each line with Enter. It also Read More
Picasa’s one-click auto-correct button is called ‘I’m Feeling Lucky.’ Try it! You’ll like it. If you don’t like what it does, no problem, just click the Undo button and it will forget all about it. {+} I recommend *always* clicking on I’m Feeling Lucky whenever you’re editing a photo. You may be surprised that a Read More