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Free picture editing: How to Lighten Pictures Using Pickmonkey

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Free picture editing:  How to use Picmonkey to edit your Photo Lightening your photos simple and easy using “Curves” this is a how to edit your photos.   I take a lot of photos and my husband who is a photo retoucher and graphic artist taught me in Photoshop a function that help to in prove my pictures. “Curves”   a small movement helped me to make my pictures pop.  Curves is actually color saturation tool but .. it works great on lightening evenly photos.

PicMonkey  think the every mans Photoshop without the stuff you don’t understand.  Photo Shop where I like using it.. I like the simplicity of PicMonkey.com  more.. and the paid version of PicMonkey offers curves.If you spend the $4.99 a month or $33 picmonkey.com opens up a whole new world to what you can so with your pictures.  

How to use Picmonkey to simple Improve a pictures: Curves

  1. Go to PicMonkey.com
  2. Edit photo
  3. Go to effects How to use Picmonkey to simple Improve a pictures: Curves If you spend the $4.99 a month or $33 picmonkey.com opens up a whole new world to what you can so with your pictures. Think the everymans photoshop without the stuff you don’t understand. I take a lot of photos and my husband who is a photo retoucher and graphic artist taught me in Photo Shop a function that help to in prove my pictures. “Curves” a small movement helped me to make my pictures pop. Curves is actually color saturation tool but .. it works great on lightening evenly photos. Photo shop where I like using it.. I like the simplicity of Pic Monkey more.. and guess what the paid version offers curves. Edit photo Go to effects Slide down to the bottom of effects to “curves” Place a point on the line.. I recommend do the point where I show you in the graphic.. If you put it in other areas it can drastic ly change it. Then move the point in a north west direction up at an angle .. you will see the picture change.. a little goes a long way. Also if a shot it blow out you can darken the photo by moving the point down. It is that simple to improve you photos with Curves.. Have fun correct your photos. Let me know how you make out.
  4. Slide down to the bottom of effects to “curves”
  5. Place a point on the line.. I recommend do the point where I show you in the graphic.. If you put it in other areas it can drastic ly change it.How to use Picmonkey to simple Improve a pictures: Curves If you spend the $4.99 a month or $33 picmonkey.com opens up a whole new world to what you can so with your pictures. Think the everymans photoshop without the stuff you don’t understand. I take a lot of photos and my husband who is a photo retoucher and graphic artist taught me in Photo Shop a function that help to in prove my pictures. “Curves” a small movement helped me to make my pictures pop. Curves is actually color saturation tool but .. it works great on lightening evenly photos. Photo shop where I like using it.. I like the simplicity of Pic Monkey more.. and guess what the paid version offers curves. Edit photo Go to effects Slide down to the bottom of effects to “curves” Place a point on the line.. I recommend do the point where I show you in the graphic.. If you put it in other areas it can drastic ly change it. Then move the point in a north west direction up at an angle .. you will see the picture change.. a little goes a long way. Also if a shot it blow out you can darken the photo by moving the point down. It is that simple to improve you photos with Curves.. Have fun correct your photos. Let me know how you make out. picmonkey screen shot
  6. Then move the point in a north west direction up at an angle .. you will see the picture change.. a little goes a long way.picmonkey screen shot
  7. Also if a shot it blow out you can darken the photo by moving the point down. Before and after shot

It is that simple to improve you photos with Curves..

I know you will love all the effects on Picmonkey  I love Boost  and also Temperature feature.

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Have fun correct your photos.  Let me know how you make out.

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14 tips for take great Holiday Photos &Giveaway

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kids with dogs taking a pictureSo every year around this time I start think the Holidays are around the corner.  I start taking pictures in hopes that one might be perfect for theholiday card of the year.  The one that sent to all friends and family.

People might know that I love taking pictures, if you read my blog you will see that most of the photos are mine.

Tips for getting great Photos to use on your Holiday cards:

  1. Clean lens of the camera with a proper lens cloth
  2. Take the shots on your largest and highest resolution  it will give you a lot to work with later allowing you to crop and edit.
  3. Make sure kids are well rested
  4. Time of day to take Pictures are better taken not in high sun or bright sun, try late afternoon, or early morning, and overcast days.  This will help you avoid over exposure and white burn spots.
  5. Get outside and take them natural light is best, and will avoid using the flash.. see #3
  6. Location  choose a place where the kids are happy and not too distracted, walk in the woods, a deserted playground.
  7. Avoid clutters background,  use nature as a back drop, but make sure there is not a garbage behind you.
  8. Wear colors, but you don’t have to be matchy matchy.. one accent color on every one can tie a picture together.
  9. Step close when taking a shot. (when you take a picture take 2 steps closer,  the shot will be better)  No one cares what shoes your family had on they want to see your smiling face,  unless you are just taking a just shoe shot to show how big your kids feet are.
  10. Take a lot of photos a better chance of getting the shot or you can use multiple shots on your holiday cards.
  11. Take from different angles,  your knees bend so get down on there level, or get on a chair
  12. If you are worried about a dbl chin.. always take the picture with you looking up to the camera, from above)
  13. Include yourself and spouse you are part of the picture
  14. If you want a family shot .. no one around ,  it is ok to ask a stranger (if they have a big camera around there neck even better,  and ask them to step in for the shot  (tell them you want a close shot)
  15. Also you can make all you photos look similar using an effect to join them all like this.. I used a cross process effect on picmonkey.  various pictures of kids

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