White Backgrounds on Lens Images.
By: DaveIf you’re using a photo for your intro, or in a text module, I’ve found that editing the graphic so it has a main subject on a white background looks really good within the Squidoo design. Depending on your search, Google images will often return many pre-made examples. So look for images that have white backgrounds, or create them yourself with PS or Fireworks for a cool effect. Here are some examples on lenses I’ve built:
- I think the photo of Angelina Jolie in the trivia section on white looks really cool. I found that as-is.
- For my Sopranos lens, the group photo graphic I found as-is with the white backdrop.
- On my lens dedicated to the TV series The Office, I took the color out of the caricature of Ricky Gervais background near the bottom.
Photoshop’s ‘magic eraser’ tool makes it incredibly easy to drop the color or background from an image in order to make it white. Click and hold the eraser icon until more selections pop up. That’s where you’ll find it.
March 5th, 2006 at 12:21 pm
Good point Dave. White backgrounds and “deep etched” images always look a little better in lenses and blogs. If you’re looking for cheap images for your lens check out www.istockphoto.com - we use this all the time and web images (72 dpi resolution) are only $1 a piece.
March 5th, 2006 at 11:03 pm
That’s a great site, Richard. It’s important to keep photo copyrights in mind - especially as Squidoo starts to incorporate more graphic-oriented modules.