Four easy steps to create your own Polaroid picture! You will love it. You do not need to own a graphics software or program to create a Polaroid picture. You can do it right now – it’s fast, easy, and fun!
You can easily add a frame to your photo using Picnik’s free frames. Log on into picnik.com and you’re on your way to editing joyland =)
Picnik can do a lot for your photos! It is a wonderful photo-editing software, and best of all it’s free! There is no need to download any software into your computer. All you need is an internet connection.
One of the all-time favorites is the polaroid-like frame. It is very easy to do. Here are 4 easy steps on how to make your photo look like polaroid! Enjoy!
Step # 1
Click “upload photo” and locate the image from your computer. Picnik also allows you to upload your images from Flickr, MySpace, Picasa Web Album, Facebook, Webshots or Photobucket.
Step # 2
Click on the “create button”.
Step # 3
On the left hand side, you will see Picnik gives you frame options. In this example we will pick the Polaroid frame.
Notice that right underneath the Polaroid frame there is a an option to change the background color. By default it is gray. Feel free to play with it to get the background shade you like. And underneath where you see “Rotate”, you can rotate the frame by sliding the button left or right.
When you are satisfied with your Polaroid results, click on “apply”.
Step # 4
Lastly, click on the save button.
Be careful when naming your photos so you do not accidentally over-ride your original photo. In the case, I named the photo “sunflower – polaroid frame”. This is to let me know that this is the edited photo with frame, and the original “sunflower” photo is left untouched.
Always name your photos as clear as possible so you can locate it easily.
If you are planning to print your photo, leave it at the high resolution. In this example since I’m placing it on the web, I reduced the dimensions.
What can you do with your digitally framed polaroid picture?
Lots of fun things!
You can add a text on the white space of the polaroid frame, and then send it to your friends and family. You can insert the picture in your email so they will receive it instantly!
In any occasion you need to send a greeting, send a polaroid picture! It is actually a special and unique gift on its own. Gifts do not necessarily have to be tangible. Your own made polaroid gift is super special, and will make anyone smile!
Birthday – anniversary – baby shower – birth of a baby – wedding – valentines – christmas - thanksgiving – mother’s day – father’s day – graduation – congratulations – promotion – missing you – get well soon….
Or even to say “thank you”…
Anything will be beautifulon your “polaroid picture”. Awesome!!
I hope you enjoyed this article on how to create your very own polaroid picture! If this has helped you please give it a stumble or a digg. Thank you =)
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June 23rd, 2009 at 6:39 pm
This is very helpful thank you very much for this very interesting and informative article. I t is very clearly written and uses simple non jargonised vocabulary. I love taking photographs and have some on my page but I am an amateur. I am always eager to try new things and try to improve. Every day is a new beginning and a lesson to be learned. I shall give this a try.
June 23rd, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Hi Annticipation,
I’m glad you liked the article. Hope you can give it a try when you have time. Take care
June 30th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
I like this article. It’s really clever the way you’ve suggested how to make it. Reading the title, I thought you were going to teach us how to make polaroid pictures using stuff at home but this is clever stuff!
July 1st, 2009 at 12:22 am
Hi Atikin,
When I come across interesting things I always like to share it =)
Glad you enjoyed it! Best regards =)
July 10th, 2009 at 12:50 am
Hi!
Thank you for sharing this. I will be uploading soon some photos at my blog and I will make use of this tutorial.
Thanks again.
Warm regards from my side of the world =)
August 24th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
I just tried this and it’s not free, it’s just for “Premium” paid members. Did they change it, or am I missing something? If this isn’t free anymore,m do you know of something similar that is?