Using Images to Tell Stories

A blog with images tends to draw more attention than one that has only texts. (There are little images in this blog due its instructional nature). I shall share with you some freewares that you can download off the internet to help you in editing and storing good images.

Editing Photos and Pictures

• Windows Live Photo Gallery
  
  This is an application that can help you categorise your photos according to tags and date. You can also use it to do some minor adjustments to images. Download it free at www.photogallery.live.com
  
  
• GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Programme
  
  Find professional image editing softwares too pricely? Download GIMP free at www.gimp.org. It allows you to do more advanced editing with similar functions as Macromedia Fireworks and Adobe Photoshop.
  
  
• Microsoft GIF Animator
  
  To do some simple animations with your images, you can use this software provided free by Microsoft.
  
  

Storage of Images

• PhotoBucket
  
  Providing you with free storage of images and allow you to easily embed it into your blog. You can also do some editing of your photographs with the easy to use functions available at photobucket.com
  
  
• Flickr
  
  Another site similar to PhotoBucket. Sign in at Flickr.com
  

Creating Slideshows

• Slide
  
  Create a fancy slide show presentation of photographs with easy addition of music and animations. Check it out at Slide.com

Now that you have some tools to work on images, try it out at your blogs!