How To Make Round Photo In Photoshop

You can easily make a round photo using Adobe Photoshop if you have the software installed on your PC. The elliptical marquee tool makes this possible as it allows users to easily draw selections in the shape of a perfect circle.  In this tutorial, I'm sharing with you, how you can crop image in circle using photoshop.

STEPS

==> Launch the Adobe Photoshop software
==> Click "File" > "Open" to select the photo you want to use
==> Double click on the background layer to create a new layer from it
==> Select the "elliptical marquee tool"

==> Use the tool to make a selection on the photo i.e draw circle on the photo
==> Once satisfied, right-click and click 'layer via copy"
==> Hide the first layer by clicking on the eye icon next to it

==> The round photo should now be visible
==> Click "File" > "Save as.."
==> Save as PNG file format as this will make it transparent i.e it will blend with any background

That's all.

I hope it works for you.

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Change Image Size Online Without Software

Imageresize.org is a picture resizing website I use alot and I've decided to share it with you today. The site simply lets anyone crop, resize image online for FREE i.e you can crop a photo and decrease or increase image size online. 





Whenever an advertiser sends me an advert banner that is bigger than the required size, I use the site to make the image smaller. The site can be helpful too whenever you want to make picture smaller size before uploading it to Facebook, Twitter etc.

How To Resize Image Online

==> Go to : http://www.imageresize.org

==> If the image you want to resize is on your computer, click on "browse" to select it and Click "upload" when you are done.
==> If the image is somewhere on the web, click the "From Web" tab, enter the URL of the image and click "Fetch"

Once the image is loaded onto the dashboard, you will see the options to crop or resize the image. Now, let's assume you want to resize the image to 300x250.

==> From the "Change Resize Image To" dropdown box, select "Custom Size"
==> Untick "Preserve Aspect ratio"
==> Change the width to 300 pixels
==> Change the height to 250 pixels
==> Select your desired image format
==> Click "Process Image"

You will be redirected to a page displaying your resized image.

Right-click on the image and select Save image as to save or use the Fb share button to share it on Facebook.

That's all.

I hope it helps.

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Merge Two Photos Into One Online Using PhotoJoiner

Yesterday, I stumbled on a website, photojoiner.net and I've decided to share it with you. At the site, you can merge two photos into one. You can merge multiple photos, change the order of the photos and you can also share the joined photo directly to Facebook from the site. You can set if the photos to appear side by side, vertical or in horizontal style. You can as well, set the margin between images.





As at the time of publishing this post, you won't see the site name on the joined photo and the site is totally FREE to use. Below is a sample of two photos merged into one using photojoiner.

Myself with Denrele and Kemi Olunloyo

How To Merge Multiple Photos Into One

==> Go to : www.photojoiner.net



==> Click "Select Photos"



==> Browse and select the first photo



==> Click "Select Photos" again to select another photo



==> You can drag images to change order

==> Select the style you want from the sidebar



==> Set your desire "Resize" option



==> Click "Join Photos"



==> If joined successfully, right click on the photo and select "Save Image as" to save.



You can as well share it on Facebook.



That's all.



I hope this helps.



Pls share with friends!.



Do you know other tricks on how to merge multiple photos into one ?

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Write Text On Pictures Online Free At These Sites

There are sites that allow you to add words to pictures online for free. Hence, you don't have to worry yourself installing Adobe photoshop or any other photo editing software before you can add text directly on your photos.





Let's say you want to add your blog link to a photo you want to use in a blog post or you just want to create a meme, then you need to try the sites I'm sharing with you below. The sites simply lets you add captions to your photos.

1. PicFont

At www.picfont.com, you can upload a picture from a computer, mobile device or URL, and add text directly on it. You can make a poster (meme for example) with the uploaded picture, then insert text or draw on the picture.



The site also allows you to create a picture ( ad banner for example), just by choosing width and height (in pixels) and a background colour, then you will be able to add text. Once you are done, you can save your creative to your PC or mobile device.



As at the time of publishing this, Picfont.com will not add watermark to edited pictures you save from the site.

2. AddText

At www.addtext.com, you can also write words directly on photos you upload to the site but a watermark will be added to the photo after downloading it from the site. If you want to remove the watermark, you will have to pay.



Whenever I use the site to add texts on my photos, I use my WIndows PC snipping tool to snip out the watermark :)



The site works well on smartphones as well as on computer.



Do you know other websites where you can add text on photos online?

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FotoFlexer.com: Online Alternative To Picnik, PicStory and PicMix

Are you in need of an online photo editor that can serve as alternative to Picnik which was acquired by Google in 2010?

Are you searching the web for a website where you can combine or join multiple pictures together as one,  just as it's been done with picmix and picstory mobile apps?

Do you want an easy way of writing text on pictures online?

If yes, then you can try the fotoflexer.com editor.

Fotoflexer is a Web-based picture editor you can use to customize photographs with large variety of editing options. It performs advanced effects previously only available to professionals using expensive photo editing softwares.

Users can apply unique effects to stylize photos or add words with eye-catching fonts. FotoFlexer also includes shapes and images that can be placed on top of photos as well as a doodling mode that lets users draw freestyle on their images.

For you to edit a photo, you will have to upload it to fotoflexer.com or let it grab the photo from web via an image url. You can add a photo from your PC by clicking the large "Upload Photo" button. You can also import photos from Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, Picasa, Phanfare, PhotoBucket, Smugmug. FotoFlexer doesn't require you to create an account to edit photos. There are three sample photos you can also use to try fotoflexer effects.

FotoFlexer offers a tabbed interface divided into Basic, Effects, Decorate, Animations, Beautify, Distort, Layers, and Geek. Each tab has between 8 and 20 effects that can fix mistakes, add texts, and miscellaneous artwork. For example, clicking "Text" under "decorate" tab heading will let you write anything on your photo while the "EZ collage" under "Basic" heading will let you mix photos.

When you're done editing, you can save the image to your computer in only two formats : JPG and PNG. After saving it to your computer, you can print the photo if you want and you can also share to Facebook Flickr etc

You can try it now at www.fotoflexer.com

Recommended:

==> How To Combine Photos Online With FotoFlexer
==> How To Reseize Photos Online With FotoFlexer

==> How to create ad banners online With Pixlr Editor

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