Funky Fair Winner

By: Lisa Johnson

I hope everyone had a fabulous time with the Funky Fair Pics contest. I am always pleased when I can find a free tool to create cool picture effects (filters, frames, etc...). Many moms used Picnik and were not as familiar with the other tools so this was a fun time to play with new photo-editing tools.

It was very hard to choose a winner so I decided my best course of action (and the "fairest") was to write everyone's name on a sheet of paper, put it in a hat, and draw a winner. So without further ado... with drumroll please... our winner is...

... "Evie Parade" created with BeFunky.com and submitted by Amy Merritt.


I have created a slideshow using iPhoto to showcase all of the fabulous and funky entries. If you have a Mac and are not using iPhoto, totally check it out! It took me less than 5 minutes to assemble this slide show, export it to iTunes, and upload it to the blog. (If you don't have a Mac, stay tuned for upcoming posts which will feature free tools to create animated photo slideshows similar to this one.)

I would also like to share my three favorites:

Being Cowboys: Perhaps I am biased as I have two little boys but something about this picture just stood out to me. The boys are absolutely adorable as is the backdrop. Love the frame and color too! (submitted by Kristina Hanney)

Surfin' at the Fair: This pic is just totally vibrant and the perspective is right on. Cowabunga! (submitted by Kristin Rush)

 

Here Piggy Piggy: The filter and the cropped edges took me back to some of my mom's 4H pics and I just think there is something so beautiful and timeless about those images. (also submitted by Kristin Rush)

Stay tuned for an upcoming post involving Flat Stanley NB!

A Fair is a Veritable Smorgasbord... of Learning

Created with Pixlr

By: Lisa Johnson

As a local mom and tech junky, I felt the NB MOMS page would be a great joint venture for me to share the gift of learning while featuring the wonderful New Braunfels locale.

With the Comal County Fair quickly approaching, I decided to have it serve as the vehicle for my first official post. Being an app addict and blogger, I enjoy sharing new resources (especially free ones) with moms and educators alike. As we will be capturing fair and parade pics of our children and loved ones, it occurred to me that this could be a wonderful way to promote local events, share our favorite pics from the fair and parade, and leave with more than just a funnel cake stomach-ache. 


Thus, I am proposing a Funky Fair Pics Contest (see contest rules and tools below).

Funky Fair Pics Contest Rules!

1. Snap your favorite Comal fair or parade pics of your kiddos:
1. Use your phone and one of the cool free filter apps listed (or another app of your choosing) OR
2. Snap pics with your own camera and create your fave filter effect with one of the free online tools listed (or another of your choosing)
2. Submit them to: lisa.johnson@techchef4u.com:
1. Include image as an attachment in the email.
2. Include name of app or tool used as well as your name
3. All submissions must be received by Monday October 3rd!
3. All submissions will be entered in a drawing for a $25 iTunes gift card.
4. The winner and my top 3 faves will be featured in the next blog post.

Created with Old Photo Pro

Funky Fair Pics Contest Tools!


Apps for Photo Filters/Effects:

• ArtCamera
• Old Photo Pro
• Camera360 Ultimate $
• Photo Effect Studio
• 100 Cameras in 1

Online Tools with Photo Filters/Effects:

• Rollip: http://www.rollip.com/ 
• BeFunky.com: http://www.befunky.com/ 
• Pixlr-o-matic: http://pixlr.com/o-matic/ 

Snap away and get your tech on!


For those of you non iPhone users, check out these top 10 free Droid apps for photo filters