There are lots of reasons to pull out your camera this time of year—visiting friends and relatives, scenic snow scenes, children’s plays and holiday decorations. But, why let your favorite shots stay stored away in a photo album where they’re rarely seen when free online programs let you turn them into…
* Music videos: At the video editing website masher.com, you can upload your photos and combine them with music, captions and special effects to create an entertaining video greeting card or slideshow to share with loved ones.
* Works of art: Transform ordinary photos into a Warhol-style illustration, cartoon, line drawing, sunburst and other artsy options at befunky.com.
* Monthly calendar: You can add a new photo for every month of the year at bighugelabs.com/calendar.php. Simply upload your picture and the program automatically turns it into a calendar page. Save it to your computer, then print it out.
* Captioned posters: After you pick your photo, add a title and up to three lines of humorous, inspiration or silly text at bighugelabs.com/motivator.php. Save it to your computer, then email it to friends or print it out and frame it.
[photo: rlerdorf]
