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Technology Bytes
by Francine Brokaw
Professor Franklin’s Instant Photo Effects
Lately digital photography has taken over as the easiest and most popular way to save memories. With all the photographs we take, it’s nice to do something a little different with them. Creativity is what this software is all about. With Instant Photo Effects anyone can easily turn a plain photo into something unique and very special. It’s easy to install, operate, and a lot of fun to use.
What can you do with Instant Photo Effects? The possibilities are almost endless. First you start with a photo or a graphic. From there your options are many. You can choose different edges to change the way the picture is displayed. Some of the choices are different brush strokes, fabric textures, shapes like hearts and circles, blurred effects and more. Try them all. If you decide you don’t care for what you did, simply click on “undo” and your photo is back to its original state.
Accents, like lighting effects and page curls, are easy to achieve. And you’re not limited to one choice. Test the waters. Be creative. Try several different effects. Until you actually save your image, you really haven’t changed the photograph at all. Just have fun working with the different options. There are so many effects at your fingertips. You can make your photo have monochrome and duotone effects, pixelate it, antique it, make it look embossed, and there are numerous other options. Plus, and here’s a fun part, you can choose from several master painters and in the click of the mouse your photo will look like a Cezanne, Van Gough, Monet, Vuillard, or Seurat painting. If you would prefer, you can turn your photo into a watercolor, oil or acrylic looking piece of art. All kinds of artistic tools are at your fingertips. Charcoal, pencil, chalk and pastels choices are available, as well as several textures.
Adding a frame to your photo is as easy as selecting from a variety of choices. Your photo will take on a different look with the many different frames at your fingertips. There are traditional frames, modern frames, elaborate and simple frames. There’s a frame to fit everyone’s preferences.
Instant Photo Effects is one of the easiest ways to create a masterpiece using your own photographs. Imagine what you can do with a simple picture. And, you don’t have to have artistic abilities. All the choices are right in front of you. Just select which ones fit your creativity at the moment and click. With this program you are not limited to simply putting a digital frame around your photo. You can do utilize multiple effects and then add a frame. And it’s so easy. Just click on your choice and in the main image area you can instantly see what your photo will look like if you decide to keep your effects.
And let’s not forget that this program can add text to your image, remove scratches and dust from your photo, correct red eye, crop and rotate too. It’s a full-featured photo program that lets users create masterpieces right in front of their eyes. For more information, go to their website. This program works with Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, NT and XP and lists for $59.99.
© 2005 Francine Brokaw
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