HI Gis. If you use another editing program already and you are happy with it, go for it. The idea of the Picasa tute is for anyone who'd like to give it a shot, or is already using it and wanting to know more about it.

You can edit as much or as little as you like. Until you are happy with the shot. That's the main crux of photography. If you are happy with your image, then that is the important bit. There is always room for improvement (me included), but as long as you are happy with your shot, that's great.

As far as the door goes in the shot, you've done about as good as it going to get, except if you'd like to have a go at retouching. here

Ideally you would have positioned her better before pressing the shutter.

Tip for everyone. get it right in the camera first, means so much less time on the computer later.


hope that helps a bit.
tiff

thank you that is great help.
yes i have moved the chair over in some of the shots. as i must have noticed, but this one was a cute photo of Zarah. she dont sit still lol, i was bribing her with shape bisuits lol

this is yet another unfinished editing. i think as i come back i see what else i like to do.
originaly i was going to put 3 photos into one, but then the 3rd photo didnt match very nicely with the other two.
I want to do some hand painting and make the grass and background black and white. or make the grass little bit more green looking...
i have another photo i edited like this one of my younger daughter would you like to see?

clever girl blending two shots into one...... for those who are not sure what Gis has done, she's taken the two girls and put them in the one photo.

how cool is that.

load em up babe and lets see what you've got

t

this one is simular and lot harder to edit. the photos arnt that great and she keeped starting somewhere different which made it harder. I still like the story effect and will try and to this again...
sorry didnt worry about the original

my goodness this is clever. Is this done in Picasa????

WOW Gis! Waaaay too technical for me! Although I think I will definitely have a play while I'm on holidays (seeing as I won't be able to take my scrapping stuff with me!).

no picasa, photoshop.
i have hard enough trouble trying to operate the basic picture office manager thingy on my computer to just resize my photos etc as i m used to photoshop too much. i ve used photoshop for 10 years now and i think its the problem of having so much control in photoshop that i struggle with basic stuff.


yes christine this takes little bit more practice, took me a few goes about 10 years ago to get it right. lol

I like the random starting points that she taken off from in the pool. Suggests fun and action.

Well done Gis. I'm impressed. You might be asked to teach me something

tiff

So more control/artistic license in Photoshop then?

What are your thoughts on the more advanced software options Tiff? Do you normally use Photoshop too?

any day and time, just ask, what you need help with.
it will help me keep my memory fresh too.

i think i was luck enough that some matched up nicely otherwise the merging would have been impossable.

Christine. I'm a Photoshop girl too. I use it exclusively and extensively for my family portrait shoots and landscapes.

I've been fiddling with it for about the same time as Gis. As I shoot everything in RAW file, Photoshop CS5 is perfect for me.

mwah
tiff

Wow, very clever Gis...looks like another fun photo technique to learn some time!

This news just dropped into my inbox.
adobe elements 10 at only US$50 at the adobe store.

This is seriously great value. It doesnt say how long this price will hold, but I'd jump on it.

Elements is the basic Photoshop. Creative Suite (I have CS5) is the bells and whistles. And is seriously expensive. CS6 is nearly due for release, so I'm wondering if Elements 11 is not far away either. Grab Elements 10 at this price and then you can upgrade to 11 for only a very small charge, rather than full price.

sharing's caring.
cheers
tiff