Thursday, May 20, 2010

Post your pictures in shapes (Tutorial)

I get asked a lot how I post my pictures in different shapes.
Most commonly-- circles.
Here's how I do it with Photoshop:

{And please remember, I am not saying this is the only way or even the correct way.
I play around with what works for me.}


Here's my starting picture.


Once you have the picture you want to work with open in Photoshop,
click on your Elliptical Marquee.
Circle around the part of the image you want to keep.


When you're happy with what you've circled click on the Select menu.
Click on Inverse.
Click your Delete key.
You'll be left with all that white extra space.



I have a white background on my blog so I leave it the way it is
but I do crop off some of that extra image I no longer need.
Save your image and it's ready to be uploaded to your blog.




Easy. Right?





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I love the freebies that can be found for both Photoshop and Elements!

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27 comments:

Tenny Kusuma said...

This is so cool. TFS.


Tenny @ Simply A Mom
http://a-mom-life.blogspot.com

Maura said...

I have been waiting for this!!!!! Thanks so much!!! I am super excited!! Can you tell be all of the exclamations??

carissa @ lowercase letters said...

now, if only i had photoshop!!! one can dream! : ) i love the circles, by the way!!! keep them coming.

Shelby Bukhenik said...

Thanks for the tutorial!

Kelly said...

Sweet! Thanks, Katrina!

Erin said...

ok doingt he circle your way sounds easy its those other shapes I just dont get!!

casey aubut said...

Following you from Friendly Friday!
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Xenia said...

Am I a dork that I've never even thought of posting pictures in any shape other than a rectangle? Hmm.

Thanks so much for joining us over at Friendly Friday, I'm so glad you could be a part of the fun! :)

Candi said...

Hi I'm your newest follower from Friend Friday ,Cute blog! I hope you follow me back!

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Jodi said...

I love your circle photos too! It's a very cool look! :)

I'm here from Friendly Friday. I'm your newest follower! Stop by my blog and say hello when you get a chance!

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♥ Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins ♥ said...

I’m your newest follower from Friendly Friday. Please follow me back as well. Thanks!

TTsDreamyTuTus said...

I love little touches like these.. Makes pictures pop! : ) Thanks for sharing : )

Theta Mom said...

Now here's a lame question - how do I know if I have Photoshop? Is it free to download?

Love this tutorial by the way!

Christi said...

That is a great tutorial - I've used Photoshop for years but did not know how to do that!

This is Christi from The Frugal Novice, by the way - thanks for being a part of the first Friendly Friday! I'm your newest follower!

Cynthia said...

Following from Friendly Friday!! :)

I need to learn photo shop! Thanks for the tips.

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Amy @ Positively Splendid said...

I'm stopping by and following from FMF. Your blog is absolutely terrific! So glad I happened by!

Amy

Kelli said...

Thans for the Photoshop tips,
Kelli @ http://happilyfrugalmom.blogspot.com/

Charlene said...

Following you through Friendly Friday!!

Photoshop goes over my head for some reason. I seriously need to set aside some time and really check it out.

Maura said...

Your button won't show up on my blog for some reason? I cut and pasted it but nothing... any ideas?

Thanks!!

Robin said...

Nice tutorial!
I came here from Friendly Fridays and am now following you.
Have a great weekend!
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Dina said...

This is great! Thanks! Following you from FF. Nice to meet you! Dina @ http://justanothernewblog.blogspot.com

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Following you from Friendly Friday :-)

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Thanks!

Teresa @ ♥ TOO MANY HEARTBEATS ♥ said...

That's REALLY cool. I don't have Photoshop but I tried it in Paint. It didn't work, or at least I couldn't figure it out. :*( Do you have a tutorial for Paint? :0)

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Erin Wallace said...

Cool tutorial! Following you now - hope to see you at my blog!

xo - Erin

Kita said...

Great tutorial! I love the photos on your blog! They are beautiful.

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billiemonster said...

Hello! I found you via Friendly Friday! I'll be following you here and on your design site, great blog! :O)

If you want to NOT have the white part showing, save it as a transparent PNG and the white will be invisible. Then you can use it on top of any color background. :O)

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