How to Create a Wallpaper From a Family Photo

There are many ways you can celebrate your family on a daily basis outside of putting a photo in a frame. Advances in photo editing software and graphics allow the average computer user to preserve treasured memories in bytes. You can enjoy family memories on your computer by creating wallpaper from a family photo.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Photo book
• Memory card for digital camera
• Scanner
• Photo editing and publishing software

1. Search for a clear copy of a family photo before you create desktop wallpaper. Your photo editing software can only clarify an image to a certain point, and a picture with good lighting allows you to take more artistic liberties.
2. Install your scanner in order to create wallpaper from a family photo taken with a conventional camera. You should run several test photos through the scanner to assess connectivity and issues with visual transfer caused by a slow computer.
3. Choose your image resolution wisely as you create desktop backgrounds out of a photo. Larger image resolution means a clearer and larger picture, but also requires greater space on your hard drive. You should use a moderately sized resolution unless you want to use the image for other projects.
4. Edit the size of your family photo if you plan to use an unconventional wallpaper type on your computer. Some computer users utilize multiple copies of the same image on their desktops instead of a single image to diversify their desktop designs. You can save multiple edits of the same photo for variety.
5. Assert your creativity through your publishing software as you design desktop backgrounds. Your family photos can be cropped to decrease photo backgrounds, focus on a particular family member and have some fun with family memories.
6. Turn multiple photos into a wallpaper slide show using premium software. The current generation of computers allows users to develop photo slide shows for screen savers. You may be able to find free slide show software online, but it is wise to invest in design packages created by industry leaders.
7. Access photos from a family member's website to find a source for potential desktop backgrounds. You can right click on web photos and click "Set as Background" to simplify your search for new wallpaper.

Tips & Warnings

• Separate family photos using clever file names to keep potential background files easy to find. You can use the words desktop, background or the abbreviation DB in front of your file name. A separate file folder in an easily accessible location like your "C" drive or desktop helps organize candidates for your desktop background.

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