Picture Editing

This is a picture of my daughter Abby. I think this is a good picture because it has a clear backdrop that she stands out on. The pink that she is wearing is clear and "pops" on the white snow. The white snow on her blue Colts hat shows that it is still snowing, as do the blurs of snow that are falling in front of her.

This is the original picture that was taken of Abby and my niece Allison.

This is the photo that I used some editing tools on. I attempted to use some "high tech" editing tools (on other sites) and learned that I am ready for those yet! I found myself back at Picful, and used the Vintage effect to lighten up the background light coming in from the door. I also adjusted the fade and the blur to create the effect you see. As I mentioned before, I tried other programs and their tools such as lasso, background color changer, and the magic wand. By the end, I had my picture looking worse then it started! This is a skill I will need to fine tune before I show any of my work. The program that I used allowed me to change the way the picture looked and then make it more specific to my needs. This program was simple enough that my 3rd grade students would have been able to use it. I have seen lesson plans where some teachers (with enough technology) have their students use the picture editing tools to create presentations for the class. Picful, would allow the students to create FUN pictures with their mirror and pencil designs or they could use the sepia or old fashion when using pictures for history assignments. Currently, I do not have the technology in my classroom to have each student complete their won picture, but we could do this as a class on our SmartBoard, or I could have my enrichment students use our laptops to complete this activity. Overall, I believe this can be a useful tool if properly trained, but some sites I looked at would be way too complex for my students (and me!) I would need to make sure I have taught a mini-lesson and that my students feel prepared and understand what the expectations for use are...that it is not just to play!