My new love affair
Deep, hot passion for Picnik
It makes me quiver
About forever ago, OH Mommy mentioned something on her blog about this new fandagled photo editing site called Picnik. I bookmarked the page, but forgot about it until a few weeks ago at BlogHer where I received a card for one year of Picnik Premium.
“Meh,” I thought to myself, “I’ll check it out sometime.”
After BlogHer, I saw several bloggers (can’t remember who…was it you?) who were giving away Picnik Premium for contests on their blogs. Then I saw a gorgeous photo of VDog and her Little Man on her blog and she told me she had edited it in Picnik.
So FINALLY after months of the universe trying to speak Picnik language to me, I listened. We had our first date on Wednesday.
And I fell in love.
We got married and lived happily ever after and made beautiful babies. Hundreds of them.
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Marylin
August 1, 2008 at 4:08 am
I LOVE the pic of Ella – how do you get her eyes to pop with colour like that??
Glad you’re enjoying YOUR OWN camera!
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Sarah @ Ordinary Days
August 1, 2008 at 6:02 am
Thank you! I’ve been looking for someting like that. Love the blue eyes photo!
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~JJ!
August 1, 2008 at 6:06 am
OOOh Gorgeous.
I’ll have to go play.
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Cassie
August 1, 2008 at 6:14 am
Beautiful photos! I’ll have to check that out!
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DesignHER Momma
Twitter: designhermomma
August 1, 2008 at 6:52 am
I’ve been in a mad love affair with Picnik myself for about 6 months now. It’s great, beautiful…and for the most part free! woohoo!
melissa
Twitter: rockdrool
August 1, 2008 at 7:03 am
wow…amazing stuff you can do!!! i stink at taking pictures so maybe that place will spruce up my stuff!!
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Mandy
August 1, 2008 at 7:05 am
Must check out Picnik!
Lovely photos!!!
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laurie
August 1, 2008 at 7:25 am
Ella and Carson look beautiful in their pikcniks, but, I must say, you look a little stiff in yours.
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Jennifer
Twitter: playgroupie
August 1, 2008 at 7:34 am
@laurie: I thought I looked kinda stoned!
Jennifer
Twitter: playgroupie
August 1, 2008 at 7:35 am
@DesignHER Momma: I know! FREE!! I did upgrade to the Premium, but all the things I want to do are in the free part!
We need to plan another IN blogger meetup soon, dontcha think?
ohmommy
Twitter: OHmommy
August 1, 2008 at 7:37 am
Yay!
I am seriously addicted to vignettes. It has gotten out of control around here.
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lceel
August 1, 2008 at 7:45 am
I love your pics and the one with the blues eyes is a KNOCKOUT!!! I guess I’m going to have to look at PICNIK and stop being such a PhotoShop snob.
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storyteller
August 1, 2008 at 7:55 am
Interesting link
thanks for sharing. I’ll explore
it when I have time.
I’m wondering if it’s just me … but I get 3 or 4 blank pages before I see your posts these days. Might you know what’s happening? Happy Friday …
Hugs and blessings,
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Mom24
August 1, 2008 at 8:03 am
Those are amazing pics. Just what I needed–another addiction!
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Katie
August 1, 2008 at 8:22 am
Oh picnick, where have you been all my life? Thanks for passing it on!!!
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jen
August 1, 2008 at 9:00 am
me too
me too
i LOVE picnik.
i’m constantly playing around on there…and i’m so excited for school to start back up (aka receive more paychecks) so that i can get a premium without having to ask husband first.
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Lisa
August 1, 2008 at 9:15 am
I love Picknik! My son uses it on all his photos for his watermark. It so much easier than pulling up PhotoShop every time.
Now off to ‘ku.
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Carrie
Twitter: myterrific2some
August 1, 2008 at 9:34 am
oh I love it!! We don’t have photo shop and I’m always jealous at people who can do cool stuff like that to their photos…now i can too!!
Off to go check this out!
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Don Mills Diva
August 1, 2008 at 9:39 am
I have kind of been avoiding the Picnik thing ’cause it just seems like one more thing to do but I think this post was the tipping point for me…
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Amy in Ohio
August 1, 2008 at 9:47 am
Loving Picnik – but I can’t find that card they gave us at Blogher – I’m going to whine and see if they’ll give me another one.
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phyllis
August 1, 2008 at 9:48 am
those are beautiful. i do love picnik. and it’s so nice that it’s all free now…i started with it in beta, then it went to restricted, pro accounts only, now most of the cool stuff is still available free. love it.
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Angie@ Keep Believing
August 1, 2008 at 10:15 am
Wow. I am going to go check it out. Picknik should thank you
KEEP BELIEVING
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Cathy
August 1, 2008 at 10:18 am
Your pictures of Ella remind me another baby names Ella that I knew in Wheaton, IL. She’s 6 now, but looked a lot like your Ella when she was a baby. Anyway, I will definitely check out that site!
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Rachel
August 1, 2008 at 11:15 am
Love those pics! They are all fabulous.
I am so going to have to go to Picnik! Still sad I didn’t win one of those memberships
SIL in STL
August 1, 2008 at 11:26 am
I think you found your new calling. Those are great pictures! They look very professional.
You know, I wouldn’t be upset if a copy of Ella and her baby blues showed up in my mailbox (hint, hint, nudge, nudge).
Helen
August 1, 2008 at 11:38 am
I think I too will have to look more into it after seeing those photos! Good job!
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SECRET AGENT MAMA
August 1, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Great shots! I love the one of the tractors, but I have an affinity for those types of shots..
VDog
August 1, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Thanks for the love, girl! I happened upon your flickr photostream and was wanting to give you mad props for your picniking!! They all look AWESOME!!
Great work!
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mandy
August 1, 2008 at 4:52 pm
I love it too! Takes a bit for me to load the pics but I love the results are always great. I love the eyessss, so beautiful..
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Honey Mommy
August 1, 2008 at 5:15 pm
This is my first ever Haiku Friday… so I guess you could say I am a virgin! Show me some LOVE people!
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Honey Mommy
August 1, 2008 at 5:16 pm
ps. I LOVE those photos. Now I am going to have to check out picknik!
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the planet of janet
Twitter: Janet Daw
August 1, 2008 at 6:37 pm
omigod. that photo of ella is STUNNING. it literally made me gasp as i was scrolling through.
yay, you!
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Melanie
August 1, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Wow. Those are some amazing pictures! The picture with the blue eyes is unbelievable!
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Rachael
August 2, 2008 at 12:23 am
Wow, the pictures look great! I’ll have to check it out sometime.
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Jocelyn
August 3, 2008 at 12:53 am
Hi – My dad worked at Allis Chalmers eons ago – can i buy a pic of the tractor? where did you take it??
Amanda
August 3, 2008 at 10:43 am
Wow, I can’t wait to play with Picnik! Beautiful!
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Christina
August 3, 2008 at 10:35 pm
I love Picnik. I keep forgetting to use it on my pictures, but I’ve always loved the results when I do use it.
Your photos looks fabulous!
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