Blog 6 (Week 7)

My photo editing knowledge generally stops at a limited edition of Adobe Photoshop. 

But after this week’s readings, I decide to venture out of my comfort zone and head into the land of Google’s Picasa.

After a few problems with internet connection speed, I finally manage to download Picasa’s photo editing software and then find a Youtube demonstration , giving me a quick run down on how to get started.

I must say, I’m impressed.

The user-friendly software has loads more features and makes my projects look professional.

 I play around with the basic fixes, tuning and effects functions, and find it entertaining to say the least. 

Not only can I change photo colourings and add text, I can miraculously wipe out blemishes on people’s faces.

Hmmm, now I know exactly what it means when someone says,”that model’s been air-brushed!”

I wonder if I can swipe a few pounds from my midriff?

A few issues cropped up, including having too many photos on my hard drive.  This meant I had to wait nearly 30 minutes for Picasa to download them all.

Secondly, I had problems trying to sign in to create web albums, because apparently, I already had an existing google account, which I can’t remember creating.

Here’s my first attempt at a Picasa slideshow.

ALJ310 Slideshow

Well, it worked to an extent. I’m just not quite sure why I have no navigating tools showing on this page?

Slideshows are now a common scene on news websites around the world.  

Take a look at Reuters, the world’s largest multi-media news agency.  A number of slideshows are featured on the home page.