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I'll be the first to admit that my photography is similar to that of an 11 year old given free license to a click-and-crank camera at a wedding. You have seen many examples of it's hideosity {um, hum... that's a word}. But I've decided to start to care and take it up a notch. You fine people are worth it.

At Blissdom in February, I got a great coupon for a free upgrade for a year at picnik.com. And it sat in a stack of other very important coupon/ notification-ish thingies in a special shelf beside my phone in the kitchen. Do you have that shelf, dish or drawer? It contains only the most pertinent information that is never used: oil change coupons, Sunday School helper lists and a stack of rubber bands from the mid nineties.

So, I found it tonight all stained with water and some sort of spaghetti or salsa bits on it and decided to give it a try- before it expired like every other coupon in that stack.

For the record, I am NOT very good at this, yet, but I had a great time playing around with it.

Here is the picture my mom wanted with my kiddos and our nephew {her 3 grandsons} at the beach on the 4th of July: Then I added a little fade-aroo {I'm sure that's what they call it} for an old fashioned look:I am most excited about this feature- the pencil sketch- even though this didn't turn out exactly like Bob Ross would have sketched it with the sun's brightness around their eyes. But isn't that fun?Then I went with a little text just so we could remember what the heck was going on. There are a ton of other cool features to frame, pixelate, fade and mutate your pictures in any way possible. I'm sure I can destroy a few if they just give me a chance.

Do you edit your pictures? Do you share on flickr? Are you a kodak junkie {I'm not thrilled with their new black background... just me?} Or what's your favorite method?