7 Free Web-based Alternatives to Photoshop

don't forget Google’s Picasa 2 ..very easy to use and though limited it does do some quick and easy cropping, black and white from color, soft focus, slide shows, red-eye removal.
It's fast and easy for bulk editing a lot of photos… export (batch resize) all starred images at the end of a session to a folder and bulk upload them to Flickr.

It’s not very good/intuitive for resizing photos to exact dimensions

clipped from www.lifeclever.com fed up with Photoshop and its one billion rarely-used features How about a simple photo-editor that’s quick, easy, and doesn’t cost a thousand dollars 1. Picnik Arguably, Picnik is the most popular web-based photo editor. Why? Because it’s now integrated with Flickr. 2. Splashup Very polished interface. Tools and palettes are modeled after Photoshop. And it has layers! 3. Phoenix Part of the Aviary suite of creative apps, Phoenix also offers layers and compositing. 4. Photoshop Express Unlike the real Photoshop, this web version has no ability to layer or composite images 5. Snipshot Nice, simple, and clear interface, with no ads at all. 6. flauntR flautR offers a cornucopia of image tools, boasting thousands of photo effects. If you want to make your photo look like a cheezy painting, this is the place. 7. Pic Resize