Caroline commented that one of my photos would look better if I cropped it and suggested I download Picasafrom Google. I am somewhat of a PhotoShop girl, but have not been able to purchase a copy and am not happy with the online version. So when I was directed here I was a bit sceptical, but I have to say that it is a good, if basic, photo editing system One thing that gives it an edge in comparison with some other free suites I have tried that you have the ability to create albums and orginize your pics from the same place you edit them. So… I checked it out, and really can’t thank Caroline enough.
I have been playing around with Picasa for a few days (Click here to download Picasa from Google) and while it is quite basic it does some interesting things. I was really impressed with the collage feature that allows you to upload as many photos as you’d like into one file and automatically arranges all of them into a collage style jpeg file. There are a few different options for the collage format and you can also apply all the effect available for single photos to the collage as a whole.
It has been rainy and icky here for about three days. It is not pleasant weather for picture taking, and I would hate to soak the camera so I have resisted the urge to snap on my walks. I will have a new set of photos tomorow regardless because I have been kinda grey for the last few days and I want photos to reflect me mood. (I know I said I would be positive, but his is another of those I-just-can’t-be-positive-right-now times, so I shot for ambivalent.
I promise tomorrow I will get back to the rest of my story because I really do want to finish it and it has been weighing on my mind… Caroline wrote a great post about understanding yourself (you can read it here: I am surviving!! And I’m about to “fly”!! – I wish I’d learnt all this before!) and I truly believe that the first step to understanding me is to finish my story. I have tried very hard to be honest with both myself and my readers while recounting this story and in doing so I have already learned many things about myself. I almost feel a complulsion to finish… or a least bring everyone through my turbulent first weeks so I can start blogging about my daily struggles, which I admit I already do but I would like to make it a regular thing, negative or positive as it may be. (Whoa! Run-on sentence!)
Anyways, without further ado, here are my fun collages I made using photos from”S. Walks! May 11 & May 12“. I made one main collage (first image), then played around with effects (images 2-.4), crated a large one using all 111 pics from “S. Walks! – May 12” (fifth image), and finally I made one especially for Roo (sixth image).
I hope you enjoy them!!
- Soft Focus
- Focus B&W
- Saturation (Less)
- 100 Photo Collage
*Just for you Roo! As always, thanks for reading! -S.
- A Special One For Roo
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