Photo Tips

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   TIMETRAVELER2posted 2 months ago

   Lately I've seen a lot of hubbers complaining about the amount of time it takes them to find  (or create) photos.  Here's something I do that eliminates most of these problems that may help.
   
   I take very few or my own photos.
   Instead I use public domain sites like Pixabay and Morguefile among others.
   I also use an editing program called Picmonkey that allows me to manipulate photos in all sorts of clever ways.
   Once I have a basic photo, I place it in a folder made up of files.
   There is a file for each photo source, and within that file are other files that are labeled for content.  For example, I might have a file for Pixabay that holds files for scenery, men, women, tools, etc.
   
   When I need a photo, I simply pull up the already edited photo and use it as needed.
   
   Easy Peasy.
   
   If I don't have a photo on file that will work, I find and edit a new one and then add it to the appropriate file.
   
   Works great!

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      eugbugposted 2 months agoin reply to this

      So we can't persuade you to become an amateur photographer?

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         TIMETRAVELER2posted 2 months agoin reply to this

         Nope.  What I'm doing works fine.  Occasionally I take a few photos and use them, but they're just not as good as the others I find.

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      Rahma Khanposted 2 months agoin reply to this

      Thank you for sharing the important information
      BTW, Snapseed is also one great app to edit photos

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   jansharesposted 2 months ago

   So you actually look for photos on a regular basis and keep a file of them, ready to use? Not a bad idea if you're looking for a particular genre. I never know what pic I'll need until I have a topic to write about. I do use those same resources you've named but not until I finish writing the article. By the time I write the article in the hubtool, I will have edited it several times and changed the theme slightly so I do the images last to fit the content. I think you're a little more organized than I am, TIMETRAVELER.

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      TIMETRAVELER2posted 2 months agoin reply to this

      Well, it does help if you write in a niche, but even without doing that you can still set up photo files that will work and just slowly keep adding to them as you need different ones.

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         jansharesposted 2 months agoin reply to this

         Great idea for my articles on couples and relationships.

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