2. Contents
• Introduction
• The target group
• Picasa and viewing photos
• Picasa and editing photos
• Picasa and editing photos - Basic Fixes
• Picasa and editing photos - Tuning
• Editing photos - Effects
• Picasa and sharing photos
• Video
• Helpful resources
• Bibliography
3. Introduction
• Picasa Program:
“ An image organizer and image viewer for organizing and
editing digital photos, plus an integrated photo sharing
website”(Wikipedia, P.1, 2012)
5. Picasa And Viewing Photos
• Picasa has an "edit view" with a viewing area. Full screen view is
available in slideshow mode.
• By pressing on the desired file, the stored images will be view
automatically.
6. Picasa And Editing Photos
Under the editing bar in Picasa there are 3 sections:
a. Basic Fixes tab
b. Tuning tab
c. Effects tab
7. Basic Fixes
Crop: For better frame or to cut out parts of a
photo .
Straighten: Use the slider to align the photo.
Redeye: automatically correct red eyes that detects
in photos.
I’m Feeling Lucky: Adjusting photos color and
contrast for perfect photos.
Auto Contrast: Automatically set the brightness and
contrast to optimal levels, while preserving a
photo's color values.
8. Auto Color: Automatically removes color cast and
restore the color balance, while preserving contrast
and brightness values.
Retouch: For removing blemishes and improve
photo quality. It can also help you to restore old
photos.
Text: Quickly and easily add text to your pictures.
Fill Light: Use the slider to add light to the
foreground of photos, making them more balanced.
9. Tuning
Fill Light: Photos with bright backgrounds can
darken or compromise important details in the
photo.
Highlights: Increase the highlights to amplify
the bright spots of your photograph
Shadows: Darken the shadows in your photo to
provide additional depth or contrast.
10. • Color Temperature: This can make your colors
more brilliant.
• Neutral Color Picker: Balance the colors in the
photo.
• Undo Tuning and Redo: These two buttons,
only active when there are unsaved edits on
the photo, undo and redo your edits in the
order they were applied.
11. Effects
Sharpen: Make the edges of objects in your photos
crisper and
less fuzzy
Sepia: Give your image an 'old-fashioned' effect
B&W: Give your image a historic or nostalgic effect
Warmify: Warm up a cool photo, improving skin tones.
Film Grain: Add a 'grainy' film look to any photo
Tint: Strip the color out of your photo and apply a
colored tint over the top.
Saturation: Use the slider to adjust color saturation.
12. • Soft Focus: Soften the focus around a center point that
you select.
• Glow: Brightens the white areas of a photo, causing a
dreamy effect
• Filtered B&W: Add the effect of shooting black and white
film with a color filter.
• Focal B&W: Turn a photo to black and white, while
keeping one circular area of color intact
• Graduated Tint: This allows you to apply a colored tint to
the top half of a photo
13. Picasa And Sharing Photos
• In Picasa, select the photos you'd like to upload.
• Click the Share button.
• Select an album or click New to create a fresh
one.
• Choose a visibility level.
• Choose an upload size.
• Add email addresses for the people you'd like to
share with. They'll receive an invitation to view
your photos in Picasa Web Albums.
• Click Upload.