Wednesday, April 15, 2015

How to straighten photo using PicMonkey

It seems like sometimes, no matter how carefully and straight I try to aim my camera lens, I end up with crooked pictures! I know it's just a silly little thing to fuss about, but sometimes it drives me crazy! Case in point:


Now, I could have sworn when I lined up that photo that the bottom was all squared up with the frame of my lens! I know it's such a small detail, but it's actually super easy to fix in PicMonkey (my favorite photo editing site). I was happy to discover this trick a little while ago and wanted to share it with you guys:

Step 1: 
Upload your photo, and under Basic Edits choose "Rotate":


Step 2:
Click on the "Straighten" button...notice how it places that grid over the photo?


Step 3:
Now, drag the straighten button to the left or the right, and it will rotate your photo either left or right. You can use the grid to guide you as to how straight your photo is within the frame:


Ah, much better! Just 3 easy steps, and see how the bottom is all lined up nicely along the frame? Now I can sleep tonight! :D

PS - I'm not super picky about this all the time...sometimes I do take crooked pictures on purpose! ;)

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Thanks for this informative post - I use Pic Monkey, too. I love it!
1 reply · active 526 weeks ago
You're welcome Angie, hope you find this tip useful! :)
That's a cool feature! I use iPiccy a lot, but I'll have to check out PicMonkey, too. Thanks for sharing this, Cee!
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1 reply · active 526 weeks ago
I don't think I've heard of iPiccy, I'll have to check it out, thanks Jenny! =)
I'm always too much in awe of all your gorgeous creations to notice whether or not your pictures are a little off balance or not. ;)

I've been using Picasa, but maybe I should try PicMonkey and see if it improves my photos.
1 reply · active 526 weeks ago
Aw, you are too kind! :) I didn't know Picasa had a photo editor, I'll have to check it out too. I used to love Picnik, but they were acquired by Google at some point and I haven't been able to find it since :(
PicMonkey - hehe, nice name
This was so helpful. Thank you!

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