Sucky Webcam Photos

I disdain taking photos via webcam. My reason? It reminds me of the defunct social platform, Friendster. Many people used to have their headshots (I prefer using this rather than profile photo) captured using webcam, and I thought it was very… tawdry, for lack of a better term. However, sometimes things slip through the net of pride. I broke my own rule that says “never ever use webcam”.

I know my self-made rule sounds so arrogant, but don’t worry I just made a fool of myself with my utter haughtiness. I now have a bunch of snapshots taken through my HP Mini Camera. I realized that it could also be fun having crappy pictures of myself. By crappy I mean, those that are too noisy you can only bear looking at them in thumbnails. On that note, I now present you my sucky webcam photos.

Because HP Mini has a low VGA camera, I figured posting them in the smallest size possible in Windows Live Writer. I goofed off because there’s no use trying to look pretty when the photo quality is ugly. Wow that rhymes, and that’s a laugh and a half. I also considered grouping my multiple photos to create these animations, which are called GIF for short. As usual, I was able to do this using the ever dependable Photoscape.

WARNING: Do not click the pictures to enlarge. You’ll just find yourself mocking them. Chuckles!

Mystique Shutterbug: Chop Chop Lady

Hi folks! How do you like the splitting effect of this picture? Thanks to Photoscape for that. It makes the photo look even bigger, eh? I've first seen this being used by Laureen Uy of Break My Style. BTW, this photo was taken a long time ago when I still had my long hair. I was wearing a vintage hoodie, dress from NCCC Dep't Store, thrifted bangle Fluffy Friends hand bag and Parisian peep toes. Look for less! This is again a very short post. Bye! Have to prepare for school. Have a blessed day everyone!

Something Very Short (SVS): Photoscape

I'm in a troubled state of mind for weeks already, and I can't seem to focus. I have a lot of things to accomplish at school - my thesis defense which will be on August 25, my STS "book review" report by first week of September, and the most dreaded papers and exams. What a burden! I sure can't wait for this semester to end. I hope it's already October. And because I want to steer clear from all those unnecessary problems like "what should I say for this particular blog post?", I've thought of coming up with articles that are just short every now and then up until I'm ready to write long and substantial blog posts again. I actually plan of joining Davao Blogger's Blog Caravan, but then I decided not to because of some academic and time constraints. Hopefully, I can write for them next time.

Today's topic on Something Very Short (SVS) is about one of my favorite photo editing software -- the Photoscape. I like it a lot because it's very user friendly. You don't have to read all those manuals and tutorials thoroughly because it's made for convenience. It's best for novice shutterbugs who want to fix and enhance their photos in an easy but pretty way. It won't definitely take much of your time learning the how-to's of this fun application. My favorite Photoscape features are the Page, Combine, Animated GIF, Text + Item, and most especially the Film Effects. So, here's a finished product of a shot I edited using Photoscape. I am sorry I forgot the effects I used to come up with this look. Well, I'm pretty sure you're good at exploring stuffs, you may want to see for yourself how I did it.

Mikee, my youngest sister, owns this doll. Her name is Roxanne.

Postscript: Please bear with my dull and boring blog template in the mean time. It won't be like that for long, I promise. I will be fixing it as soon as possible. And oh by the way, I just found this very helpful write-up by the Etsy Blog Team while I was searching about Photoscape. It's called "How to Create a free Blog Header with PhotoScape." Perfect! Now I have a solution to my itsy-bitsy blog issue. Cheers to Photoscape!

Do you patronize Photoscape as well?

I Can See the Future

Check out these edited photos my sister did. These are inspired by Milo Ventimiglia's character in Heroes. He can see the future through his paintings, but that's not the only power he has. He basically can absorb all the abilities of every hero he stumbles upon. Thanks for these cool pics, Miss Red Mist.

Edited via Paint and Photoscape.

Edited via Paint and Photoscape.

Edited via Paint and Photoscape.

Edited via Paint and Photoscape.

I love editing photos. I think it's absolutely fun! But of course, the original look is still way much better. Oh I want to share you this cool site I found. You can turn your photos into cool looking vintage retro snap. Cool, eh? Pixlr's words not mine. You might want to try it out as well. Have fun editing!

Edited via Pixlr o-matic using the Melissa look.

Thanks for suggesting GIMP, Tessa. I'll give it a whirl one of these days!

Do you love editing photos too?