Fiddle your Photos with Photofiddle! (A Giveaway!)
I take lots of pictures. I love photography, and almost everyone in my family seems to have an eye for taking good pictures. We took over 10,000 pictures of Little AG in her first year alone, to give you an idea of what a photo-maniac I am. On a typical vacation I will come home with hundreds of photos, oftentimes between 300-500 of them. However, most of those photos, no matter how great they are, sit in iPhoto until I get the urge to make a Photo Book with them, or print them and make a scrapbook.
Recently I had the opportunity to try out Photofiddle — and they took a picture of me, Little AG, and hubby and quite literally turned it into a work of art! I’m particularly a fan of this picture because a) Little AG is smiling. At the camera. Without squinting. b) I don’t look particularly like a troll. c) It was taken at my favorite place on earth – Paris. The photo is of the three of us, standing on the second level of the Eiffel Tower, with the city of Paris behind us. C’est parfait.
Here is our initial photo, before it was fiddled.
They actually gave me tons of options — some looked like a Charcoal Sketch, some looked like a Comic Book, and some looked like an Andy Warhol Painting. But we chose the Soft Pastel look in the end, because, well, it was our favorite!
And now, after it was fiddled, here it is hanging on my wall:
Cool, right? Here is a little background on Photofiddle: The Photofiddle.com site went online in June 2004 and not too long after the launch it received a bit of press from the Washington Post, USA Today, PC Magazine & more. The Washington Post called them “buzz worthy” and PC Mag rated us 4 out of 5 stars. What really put Photofiddle.com on the map was when Oprah put them on the O list in 2006. More recently, the Today Show picked Photofiddle.com as a great DIY decorating idea, the CBS Early Show featured them as a best Mother’s Day gift idea, and the New York Times editor wrote a great article including Photofiddle.com. Pretty impressive!
Photofiddle.com comes highly recommended by me, and I think it is one of the greatest gifts that you can give, be it now for the Holiday Season or a special occasion in the future. Heck, even if you don’t need a gift — it’s a great choice just to decorate your house with some of those photos that might otherwise just be hanging around!
Win it! You can win a $50 Gift Certificate to Photofiddle to start creating your very own works of art. To enter, just follow the easy-peasy rules below!
- Visit the Photofiddle Site and tell me which design you would choose if you were able to “fiddle” one of your photos.
- Earn extra credit! You may do these for extra entries.
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- Blog about this giveaway and link back here. Tell me about it in a separate comment.
- Follow me on Twitter. Tell me about it in a separate comment.
- Subscribe to my RSS feed via email or in a reader and tell me about it in a separate comment.
- Stumble my main webpage (www.chicshopperchick.com) and leave me your Stumble Upon name in a separate comment.
That’s it! Good luck! Oh, and the official rules and legal jargon are below.
US entries only, winner will be chosen via random.org at the end of the contest. Winners are posted here and on Prizey Fetch, please leave a valid email address or blog address if you’d like to be contacted should you win. Winner has 72 hours to claim their prize. This contest ends at 11:59 pm CST on December 22nd, 2008.
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Your picture turned out SO nice. I would LOVE to have one of our wedding pics done in the impasto style.
Thanks for a great giveaway.
I like the soft pastel also. The 4 square pop art looks cool also!
I am a subscriber.
I have a honeymoon shot that I would love to have in the watercolor. Such a cool site!
I subscribe!
I would have to say the charcol sketch or watercolor would be very nice.
I would like to try the Deep Sponge style.
love the charcoal sketch
I have some pictures that I think might work well in the color edge style. Thanks!
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the watercolor
I love the Kaleidoscopic art and the Charcoal Sketches.
thanks for sharing
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carolyn s
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thanks again
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I’d have one of my vacation pictures done as fantasy art!
I like the oil painting and the pop art, thanks
I’m a subscriber, thanks!
I really like the Charcoal Sketch style!
I love the charcoal sketch and pop art styles!
So cute!
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I would have my son’s picture done in the art abstract look. It makes it look amazing!!! Thank you!!
I subscribed via email!! Thanks!!
I’d have a family picture done…or maybe one of my golden retrievers
probably modern but like pop art style too.
I like the oil painting at photofiddle.
i love the oil painting
I would choose the Soft Pastel. Thanks for the giveaway!
I posted on my blog: http://wutgives.blogspot.com/2008/12/chic-shopper-chick-photofiddle-giveaway.html
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modern fiddle to one of our honeymoon pictures!
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I think the AirBrush Looks really cool!!
Photo Fiddle is a cool site:)I am going to check it out somemore!!
I am an email subscriber:)
I am loving the Watercolor. It looks like a real piece of art!
I’d love to have the watercolor effect applied to a picture of my daughter.
i would love to have a charcoal sketch done of my two girls! please please enter me
I like the way the charcoal sketch looks. Thanks for the chance.
I am a subscriber.
I am lovin the Watercolor.
the 29 picture collage
I like the charcoal sketch, sepia and watercolor. What a great gift these would make! Thanks!
I really like the Sepia. Very neat! Thanks!
i really like the watercolor. i have the perfect picture for it as well. thanks!
I’d pick the charcoal sketch.
bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
I’d like a photo of my sister done in Charcoal Sketch. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
A charcoal sketch of my husband and i on our honeymoon! Thanks
I love Photofiddle! We already have two canvases in my daughter’s bedroom from there and I’m planning to purchase a HUGE family one to hang in our dining room after baby #2 arrives in March. This GC would go toward that purchase. I think I’d choose a “watercolor” style…
the airbrush is cool
The film strip with 16 pictures style is cool – I’d choose that. Thanks!
What a hard choice!! I like the charcoal sketch, the airbrush, and the soft pastel. Thanks!!
I’m a twitter follower!!
I like the pop art squares
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i like the airbrush best
I’d choose Kaleidescope Art for a photo I have of my daughter standing next to a certain President-Elect of the United States. I HEART Photofiddle art.
Thanks!
I subscribe RSS via google reader.
I already follow you on twitter (nape9393).
I soo have my digital camera everywhere I go.. and like you too I took thousands of pictures of my lil’ ones in just their first year! I like the Photofiddle design: Stichery Needleart.. would be cool if I could cross stitch my kids!
We are email subscribers!
We follow on twitter (kristinialeanna)
My favorite is the Color Sketch . I would love to get this done of all my kids together.
I am a subscriber
I am following you on twitter as mommyjen99
I love Watercolor High Detail. Brilliant! : )))
Thanks so much for this fabulous give~away! : )))
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You’ll love that I’m a subscriber.
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STUMBLED! : )))
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I love following you on TWITTER….username: leahita!!! : )))
Thanks again for the give~away! : )))
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I’d fiddle the family photo that I took the last year Dad was here.
I would probably do an Airbrush!
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Susbcribed too!
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Love the watercolor style
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would love the charcoal sketch to use on a photo of my 2 kids
If I won, I think I’d do a sepia tone photo of my kids. Great giveaway, thanks for hosting!
I blogged about the giveaway here: http://iloveagiveaway.blogspot.com/2008/12/tuesdays-terrific-giveaways.html
I follow you on Twitter.
I’m a subscriber.
Stumbled your site (justaddcharm)
watercolor looks great:) thanks!
I have a picture of my son and daughter that I’d love to have done in the Pop Art Colored Squares
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I think I’d pick Charcoal Sketch
I’m a subscriber. I’d love to do this with a dance picture of my daughters!
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I would probably pick the charcoal sketch
watercolor!
I would fiddle a wedding photo into charcoal!
I love this website! My fav design is the color sketch I think, but I like them all!
What a cool site. I spent an hour looking at the options. I would love to have the charcoal sketch of my dog Andy… What a great gift idea!
I am also a subscriber. Erika there is absolutely nothing Troll like about your photo. You are lovely as is Little AG. A very handsome family. What a great giveaway! Happy Holidays!
I love the watercolor low detail. I also love the soft pastel…it looks like a real painting!
I follow you on Twitter. bvbabybv
I follow your RSS feed.
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I’d love to do the popart of my 2 kids!!
I would choose the one picture with sketch. Thanks.
I’d have a charcoal sketch made of my daughter’s Santa photo.
I’m a subscriber!
Thanks so much!!
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Butterfly Whispers
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Thanks so much!!
Michele R.(CA)
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Thanks so much!!
Michele R.(CA)
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Butterfly Whispers
I really like the soft pastel like you used in your GORGEOUS photo, but my other choice is the Impasto. I would either choose to have it done of my parent’s wedding photo or of my niece and nephew.
Thanks so much!!
Michele R.(CA)
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Butterfly Whispers
oil painting
Oil Painting
I’m a subscriber
I love the Pop Art Colored Squares…just like a Warhol! That’s what I’d love!
I love the charcoal! Beautiful!
It’s hard to choose! For my kids, I would pick one of the beautiful primary designs, but my overall fave is the Color Sketch. I would get a very nice picture of my family and have it made into a color sketch!
Following you on twitter and tweeted
I’m a subscriber:)
Kaleidoscopic art looks the most fun
The charcoal sketch style is my fav
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I really like a charcoal sketch of my kids playing in the leaves!
That’s a great picture of you and your family!
I would pick the nice charcoal sketch.
Thanks for the nice giveaway.
I’m also a subscriber.
What a great website! If I won, I would pick the Charcoal Sketch. Thanks!
the soft pastel
I like the Air Brush. Thanks so much!
I would choose the charcol sketch. Thanks for the great giveaway and Happy Holidays.
I would choose the collage 43 photo panorama.
I love the Pop Art for my 2 boys! Thanks!
I subscribe too!
I also Stumbled you!
I love the Pop Art Style! I want to fiddle a pic of my son for his play room!
I’m following you on twitter–sharilht
I’m subscribing via google reader
I would choose the charcoal sketch.
I’m subscribed to your RSS feed.
I’m following you on Twitter. (My username is ThriftyJinxy.)
For sure the soft pastel.
I love your picture! It really is a piece of art. I would pick the Four Box of Hearts and give it to my son and DIL with pictures of their four kiddos. They would LOVE it!
Thanks so much!
I am a subscriber!
I like the pop art squares.
I would choose the charcoal sketch! Great giveaway!
I really like the pop art! Thanks for the chance!
I am a subscriber
I like the charcoal sketches.
I like the color sketch
I like the color sketch = your photo is great!
I have a cute photo of the kids that I think would translate well into the Color Pencil Sketch (or maybe the Sepia).
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I follow you on Twitter (beccaj73).
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I love so many of the styles I like the modern art pop squares sketch and oil paintings.
I love the look of the Impasto Painting!
I like the pop art colored squares. That is so cool looking!
I follow you on twitter as blueviolet
I’m subscribed!
I have stumbled the main page.(bluevioletof2)
I would choose the outline sketch
I really love the filmstrip with 16 photos format.
I Love the charcoal sketch!
Pop Art Colored Squares would be my first choice!
Subscribered!
i would choose the oil painting
I’ve always loved Sepia
I like the color pencil sketch
If I were able to “Fiddle” one of my photos, I would choose the ” Charcoal Sketch”. Very nice!
I love the Charcoal Sketch. I’d probably do a couple of those.
I heart the outline sketch
I follow on twitter.
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I would choose the Oil Painting design.
I subscribed to your feed.
I would choose the charcoal sketch
I subscribe
I like the charcoal sketch or the pastel
I like the watercolor option.
I am a subscriber
I follow you on twitter ( eatsleepcreate)
I would love to do a picture of my boys in the Charcoal Sketch! How cool!!
I subscribe!
I would choose Pop Art Colored Squares.
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