Digital Images Assignment

Along the left panel of my blog, I have posted a slide show feature displaying two images in which I have photoshoped with Photoshop CS4. The first is an aerial view of the Chicago Skyline off of Lake Michigan; the second is a Frank Lloyd Wright house entitled "Frederic C Robie House."

I checked out a few other free online photoshop programs that I could utilize.

http://www.picnik.com/app#/home/welcome

This first site is called picnik.com and I found it to be very easy to use. The tabs were clearly labeled and the purpose of each tab was explicitly stated. This program is much different from the photoshop I used which had pictures for the tabs whose purposes were ambiguous. I really liked the large array of picture tones (black/white, sepia, blurry) you could select as well as the fun borders/frames.

http://fotoflexer.com/

Fotoflexer was the second photoshop website I came across. I went through the steps to download my picture which to a very long time to load compared to the previous website even though I used the same picture. Once my picture loaded, it was very easy to navigate through the site. My favorite feature of the site was filed under the "Beautify" tab where you could select "Smooth Wrinkles" or "Fix Blemishes."

http://www.pizap.com/application.php

Pizap is definitely more for comical use than professional picture editing! You had the option of changing hair styles, adding wacky glasses to someones face, changing facial features, and much more. As far as future use of this site, I do not think I would use this to photo shop any images I would use in the classroom. Young students might enjoy adding funny accessories to the friends pictures though.

In my opinion, Fotoflex was the site I liked the most. It was easy to navigate once everything downloaded. The tabs were arranged on the page well and each feature had a picture along with a word describing what it does. In photoshop, there are only pictures not words so it is harder to navigate since you have to first experiment with the tab to see what it does.