Have Fun With Your Images Online
There are many things you can do with your image collection by utilising online services – many of them free. There are the basics such as Flickr and Picasa for organising and sharing your image collections but there are many other things you can do, in this article we will look at some of the possibilities:
Edit Your Images Online
Utilising an online service you can upload and fine tune, even edit your images directly. Some services offer just basic red eye, cropping, brightness, contrast, and colour correction whilst others offer a more complete experience.
- Photoshop.com – from the makers of Photoshop comes an image service which lets you share your images and make basic corrections to them.
- Pixlr – offers a free experience to edit images but also create entirely new ones from scratch all online.
- Picnik – tweak your photos online and add special effects – right from inside your web browser.
Collage Your Images
Why just have one image at a time when you can collage your images.
- Picture2Life – allows you to easily edit, collage, animate then share your images online with the entire world.
- Photovisi – collage your photos from many preset templates, you can even fine tune the layout then download or merchandise your completed collage. Read more about Photovisi in Collage Your Photographs Quickly Online.
Sell Your Images Online
If your pictures might benefit others and are of a high quality you could consider selling them to one of a number of online image bureaus.
- 123 Royalty Free – sell your photos using the services of 123RF and gain 50% of the nett proceeds.
- PhotoBox – create your own Pro Gallery and let PhotoBox handle the hard work – they only ask for 10% commission in return.
- iStockPhoto – the internet’s original member-generated image and design community.
Merchandise Your Images Online
Add your images to any number of mugs, T-Shirts, mouse mats and the like and give them to your family and close friends – something unique that shows you have made a real effort.
- Snapfish – Create all manner of gifts from your memories, including photo books, jigsaw puzzles, mousemats, mugs, posters and more.
- Zazzle – Unique and funny T-Shirts, Custom postage stamps, magnets and binders are just some of the things you can do with Zazzle.
Make A Book
Either a photo album, a memory book, a diary or simply a photographic portfolio – nothing says it better than a glossy, printed, bound book of your images and photographs.
- Lulu.com – Convert your images into a precious memory book, and don’t just stop there – build calendars and share them with friends and family.
- MyPhotoBook – From diaries, to portfolios, and anniversary celebrations to parties and events – create all manner of books from your favourite photographs.