Image Editing

Aviary – A suite of powerful online creation tools which allow you to create, edit and manipulate images (free)
BeFunky – Get creative with your photos using many fun and simple photo editing and effects (free)
Big Huge Labs – Create puzzles, movie posters, magazine covers, calendars, badges and more from your photos.
Block Posters – Make full size posters from pictures in your computer (free)
Canva Posters – Simple, drag-and-drop, design software (free)
Gimp – An excellent open source, image manipulation tool. A good and free alternative to Photoshop.
ImageChef – Allow you to create custom images by combining text, symbols and photos using a variety of online templates (free)
Paint – Free image and photo editing software for computers that run windows. Support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools (free)
Photovisi – Online tool to create photo collages using templates (free +paid extras)
Picasa – Free photo editing software from Google. Download and install (free)
Picnik – Powerful and easy to use photo editing application online (free +paid extras)
Picture2Life – Online image editor which also allows you to edit photos, create collages and animated gif’s (free)
Pixer – Edit your photos online using your browser (free)
Prealoadr – Online tools to upload and optimize photos (free)
Sumo Paint – A professional image editor and painting software in your browser (free to use, paid features available)



 



 Ideas for the Classroom

Students recite a poem they have written.
Students create an advertisement for a product to see how persuasive they can be in less than a minute.

    What your photos could talk about
    taken from:
    • A treasured possession
    • Your favourite hobby
    • Why you love your mum
    • A famous person you admire
    • Something that gets on your nerves
    • A favourite dish / a recipe
    • A favourite painting and why you like it
    • A film review or recommendation
    • The best place for a relaxing holiday
    • Explaining emotions on people’s faces
    • A local news story
    • An opinion on a global news story
    • Sell yourself (I would be the right person for this job)
    • Your room and why you like it
    • Your house, flat, home town
    • Sell something (a gadget, a house etc)
    • Your favourite view
    • The story behind a photo

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