Photo editing is fun.

 

 

Yes, the title is a bit elementary, but a kindergartner, in a fully equipped playground, is what I become when I play in the wonderful web of photo editing tools.  Of course it is gratifying to learn to navigate your way through Photoshop or Lightroom... yet equally time consuming and pricey.   When you're ready to get creative with your photos [or simply enhance, touch-up, organize, or arrange], Free and Simple are good friends to play with.  

Jacob and I had a blast - animating, polodroiding, distorting, saturating, framing, collage-ing, and doodling.  If you want your 12 year old son to think you're super cool, or simply want to have a little FUN, head over to Picnik, FotoFlexer, or one of the other many online photo editing sites (see here & here). But a little addictive - so be careful.

* Once you get and idea of what each program has to offer, you can use the tools in conjunction with one another.  Just edit and save your picture, then upload it onto another site for additional editing. 

Here is a sampling of our fun.

{Most of the following images were taken by Jacob; Originals on the left... Edited on the right}

Color sketch - FotoFlexer

  

Orton-ish effect - Picnik

Picture taken in B & W setting; Doodle effect - Picnik

Cartoon effect - FotoFlexer

1960's effect - Picnik (+ a little cropping & red-eye removal)

Before any effects were added...

  

Painting effect - FotoFlexer