Journey 1 Come to an End

Well almost anyway! This weekend I spend several hours editing my photos from my New York trip. I was nervous about the Microsoft Digital Image software at first, but after the practice tutorials provided, and much hands on experience, now I feel like a pro! I've learned the basics and even a few of the more intricate editing techniques. I really like the program! It is very user friendly. During my editing process I have learned how to crop photos, adjust the brightness, sharpness, and coloring, resize an image (as well as the appropriate size for webpage photos), add text to photos, add or change a border, eliminate red eye in photos, layer photos, and create a panoramic photos. My favorite technique is the panoramic technique. I will definately do more of these type photos. I found it amazing that you simply open the photos and the program recognizes the objects and automatically merges them together.

I have just about finished up my digital photo story. I decided to go with snapfish to create a "snapstory". Again, my slight nervousness was not necessary! I registered for a snapfish account and also found it very user friendly. I chose a song that I thought fit nicely, a background theme, and snapfish walked me through the rest! I will admit that I don't think snapfish is the best as far as a wide variety of editing options though. There were only about 12 themes to choose from, and I didn't like the fact that I also couldn't change the font on the front and back cover of the photo story. I plan on finishing up the final product and submitting it tomorrow.

Bring on Side Trip #1!