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Blue loves it when I give him all my crap. I am a lucky girl.

Some sing, some read, some play video games and others, well…who knows what they do while taking care of business. Me, I played with Apps today. I have to admit it was fun, productive and entertaining . Ewww… my image on the web is ruined!!! In any case, if your interested, I used PhotoEdit first to crop, draw and add the text onto my photo. The text and image options were very limited but easy to use. Then I added an Instagram filter ‘Walden’ on top.

Now that you’ve manage to forget about my “creative crap” for a second, I hope you will discover fun filled joys in unexpected places.

I did a quick search and decided to use the Image Watermark plugin. For those who are new to watermarking images like me, I’ll give some quick tip to avoid the mistakes I made. You can use other plugins if you’d like. Image Watermark is just what I used. In general the tips should still apply.

TIPS:

• Go directly into your WordPress Dashboard.
  • Click on ‘Plugins’ > Add New > enter ‘Image Watermark’ in the search field > click search button > click ‘Install’ button next to the Image Watermark Plugin
• Create your watermark:
  • In an image editor, create different versions of your watermark with a transparent background.
  • Versions in white for black photos, black for white photos or color for dull photos.
  • Bulkier text with letter spacing for better readability.
  • Time saver, add enough padding around your watermark image to give preset padding so you will not have to fiddle with the ‘Watermark offset’ setting each time you watermark a photo.
  • Time saver, set opacity to a lesser % and reapply for darker contrast. For example, set watermark at 30% opacity > apply, if too light > reapply, the watermark would be darker at 60% opacity.

• Upload watermarks to your Media Library and TEST before applying to ALL your photos at once!!!

Play with the size, color, opacity and position until you like it.

MY BOO BOO YOUR WARNING:

Of course I could have add the watermark to each image one by one, but who could wait, first thing after I uploaded my watermark I applied it to all my photos. I am hitting myself right now…snif… I have to go back and redo all my photos again 🙁

Although it’s very tempting and logical to apply your watermark to all your photo at once. It would be wise to test the size, color, opacity and position on a few throwaway images first to find the right setting before applying it to every photo. There’s no preview before you apply your watermark. Once you’ve applied it you can not remove it! You’ll have start the process of uploading ALL the photo on your blog (assuming you still have them) and watermark each photo again.

I got this cute lace dress at Ann Taylor Loft in size 00P for $30.43 with tax included!!! Best of all it fits perfectly, I love it. (“fit” is usually not in my wardrobe vocabulary)

AND a bonus for me, this is my first iPhone post! I am super excited and happy to discover this convenient way to blog. I can take pictures or videos and load them directly from my phone with the WordPress App. I am tickled ^_^

Ann Taylor Loft : 00P

My doodle of the day: What have I been neglecting?

Don’t waste your youth, your talent, your health, and your possessions. Whatever belongs to you don’t let it sit in cobwebs. Maximize it to it’s fullness in potentials. Enjoy and treasure what you have.

想 xiǎng, to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss
得到 dé dào, to get / to obtain / to receive
先 xiān, early / prior / former / in advance / first
要 yāo, demand / ask / request / coerce / must
付出 fù chū, pay / pay out

想得到,先要付出 if you want to receive, you must give first (pay in advance)

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