Everyone Needs Playtime

In our hectic, modern lives, many of us focus so heavily on work and family commitments that we never seem to have time for pure fun. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we stopped playing.

When we carve out some leisure time, we’re more likely to zone out in front of the TV or computer than engage in fun, rejuvenating play like we did as children. But play is not just essential for kids; it can be an important source of relaxation and stimulation for adults as well.

There doesn’t need to be any point to the activity beyond having fun and enjoying yourself. By giving yourself permission to play with the joyful abandon of childhood, you can reap oodles of health benefits throughout life.

Sunday

Photo Editing

I wonder how many of you use a photo editing program and which one you use. This is something I haven't done for such a long time and there are so many programs to choose from now, I hardly know where to begin. I have looked at Photoshop in the past, but unless one is using it extensively, it seems an expensive way to manipulate the odd photo or two.

So today when I went looking for something that would allow me to remove the background from a photo I had taken, then replace it with a digital background. I came across THIS ADOBE PROGRAM which helped me produce the following photo.


I realise it's not perfect, but it was fun and I'd like to try making a few more of these types of photos using some more digital backgrounds once my blue Resinsoul doll gets here. Can you imagine how she would look against these backdrops?



I did another one because I wanted to try a doll sitting on a swing and it worked out okay.

 

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4 comments:

  1. Inesa Dolls13 May

    Interesting photo idea. The doll is strolling in a beautiful forest💗 I use the GIMP program.

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    1. Xanadu13 May

      I thought so Inesa. When you are my age it's difficult to take photos in interesting places like the young ones do, so this is a great substitute for making interesting shots. I downloaded GIMP, but it's more complicated than I expected. This program is really easy and simple for me to understand and use . . . I'm not as tech savvy as I used to be. 😊
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  2. Dee13 May

    I've never used digital backdrops in my photos. Would love to give it a try but not very good with these sorts of things and too impatient to get things done! But maybe one day x

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    1. Xanadu15 May

      I hadn't tried it before Dee and this program is really easy to use, you should give it a try sometime, I think you could do it.
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