Create Your Own Photo Slide Show
It’s fun to revisit events and holidays by looking at the photos you took. One way to do this is by playing a slide show of the photos. This is quick and simple to do and doesn’t require any special software. You can easily choose the photos that you want to view and rotate any […]
Pop Art Photo Effect
The Pop Art movement started in Britain in the mid 1950s and later extended to the USA. One famous pop art artist was Andy Warhol whose stylistic images of people and popular social icons are famous the world over. This month we’ll show you how to create a pop art effect reminiscent of Warhol’s pop […]
Hide Unwanted Elements in a Photo
There are times when you want to share a photograph but you won’t want to share some of the information in it. For example you might take a photograph of your car but you may not want to publicize your number plate. Or you may have a photograph of your child playing with another child […]
Give a photo Pizzazz with Text and a Border
Before you share your favorite photos with family and friends why not give them some extra pizzazz? You can add a funny comment, some descriptive text, or even add a photo border for more visual appeal. We’ll show you how to do this, step by step and we’ll do it using the free program Paint.net […]
Crop a Photo in Microsoft Word
Sometimes photos have other elements around the subject which distract from it. It might be people in the photo who aren’t relevant to the photo or it may be unwanted elements in an image you have taken or downloaded. You can get rid of these in Microsoft Word using the Crop tool. To crop a […]
Removing Blemishes from Your Photos
Do you have photos where your friends and family have red eyes? Would you like to remove a trash can, tourists or even a date stamp from a photo to make it look more attractive? If your photos have problems that you’d like to fix or to remove then you can do so using Paint.net. […]
Make Pictures Look Like Art
Make Pictures Look Like Art It’s a great idea to add photos to letters you write in Word and pictures to your school assignments. Pictures make your documents come alive and they help you illustrate what you are saying. Microsoft Word has some fun tools that you can use to add effects and borders to […]
Take a Picture of What’s On your Screen
If you need assistance to solve a computer problem you can help the person helping you if you take a picture of your screen. In this way you can show them what the problem looks like so they can understand it more easily. You may also want to capture a picture of your screen to […]
Easy Photo Edits
Most photos can benefit from some simple photo edits. From cropping the image to adjusting its brightness you can easily improve the look of your favorite photos using photo editing software. Most photo editing software has tools for the fixes we will be looking at. We’re using paint.net which is free and which can be […]
Fun image effects with paint.net
Adding effects to your photos such as making them black and white or giving them an oil painting or sepia look is fun and creative. Programs like the free photo management and editing tool – Paint.net include lots of effects you can use to be more creative with your photos. To use Paint.net you’ll need […]
