Picasa — Pretty Darned Impressive
I’ve been using Google’s Picasa image management software for a few weeks now, and I find more and more to like about it all the time.
Tonight, for fun, I decided to try playing a bit with the built-in image editing functions on a portrait I shot of Donna. I made the image at Brookside Gardens this morning, while Rob was shooting some semi-formal portraits of us.
Anyway, I took the raw image and made a copy, then applied the “I feel lucky” image correction option, followed by the “warmify,” “soft focus” and “glow” effects. Finally, I cropped and printed. The result, seen below, is a gorgeous portrait of Donna.
More images from the day will be forthcoming, as soon as we get them from Rob, but I couldn’t resist posting this preview!
I highly recommend you download and use the Picasa software. While it’s not as good as Photoshop for serious image editing, for day-to-day use, it’s most excellent.
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Nice, but she looks kinda concerned.
I think she’s looking … pensive :LOL:
great photo of Donna! hey, we can’t all have a parakeet on our heads
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