Digital+Images

Have you ever seen a digital image on a website that you knew wasn't a "real" picture, and wondered, "How did they do that?" Or would you just like to add some interesting effects to a photo you are going to use in a project to help deliver a message? Digital images are easy to manipulate without buying expensive software. Adobe Photoshop is a well known choice for those that need high end editing features and are willing to buy the product, but you don't have to purchase anything to produce exciting digital images for your projects. Many online editing sites will edit or even animate your photos at no cost! 1. Check out a few of these free programs available to edit photos Programs you can try:  Gimp - installed on the computers in the lab   Picnik   FotoFlexer   Picasa   Lunapic 2. Visit one of the sites listed below to find an appropriate image to download for use in this activity. These sites have FREE images that you are allowed to use for projects at no cost as long as you cite your source. You might want to bookmark these sites these on your Delicious or Diigo page for future use. Freefoto Pics4Learning Public Domain Photo Database Public Domain Photos Flickr Free Use Group Public Domain Images 3. Follow the steps below to finish this activity. Before Images:
 * A. Take a "BEFORE" screenshot of your image and save it.
 * B. Use one of the FREE digital editing tools listed in #1 above. Upload your image and edit it using at least three of the tools in the program.
 * C. Take an "AFTER" screenshot of your image when you are finished with it. D. Put the BEFORE and AFTER images into a document. Write a short paragraph that explains each of these:
 * the name of the website where you found the image
 * what website you used to edit the image
 * what tools or features of the website you used to do your editing
 * [[image:earth_from_space.jpg width="237" height="237"]] ||
 * (NASA-GSFC), NASA. earth_from_space.jpg. 11.07.2002. Pics4Learning. 1 Feb 2012 [] ||


 * [[image:lakeviewchristianacademy/zoo_5_bg_050403.jpg width="152" height="201"]] ||
 * Lemur. zoo_5_bg_050403.jpg. 05.04.2003. PD Photo. 1 Feb 2012 [] ||

__**After Image:**__ __**I**____**f you are all caught up do this**__:
 * [[image:spacesuite.jpg width="302" height="230"]] ||
 * Carey, Chris. spacesuite.jpg. January. Pics4Learning. 1 Feb 2012  ||

Use one of the sites listed below to create a digital slideshow using digital photos you took or images from one of the free sites listed above. All of these links require you to sign up for a free account.
 * Kizoa
 * Smilebox
 * Slide
 * Animoto
 * Photosnack