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Monday, June 8, 2009

Photofiddle - Review and Giveaway

I have taken a myriad of pictures of my two year son, but so far I haven't done much with them. I don't have any scrapbooks made for him (yet), and the only pictures we have of him on the wall of our home are of him when he was a little baby. There was an empty spot in the bedroom for a picture, and so I decided to rectify the situation and place a picture of him in his toddler glory.

A while ago, we had an adorable photo of him enlarged but it came out too dark and we never did anything with it. When I found out about Photofiddle, I knew we had another chance to get that photo of him up on the wall. Photofiddle is an online service that instantly transforms any photo into artwork within minutes! You can upload your desired photo, and it will be "fiddled" in different art styles that you can choose from. You can also request custom designs. For this review, I simply emailed Photofiddle my picture and they sent me back previews of 25 different styles., such as oil, watercolor, pop art, color sketch and air brush. This is the original photo that I sent:

This is a picture of our little sweetie playing outside at Comic-Con last year. We go there every year, so this photo means a lot to us. Plus, he just looks so darn cute! We requested the Soft Pastel art style, which was the perfect choice to lighten the picture up. I received it shortly after in the form of a beautiful stretched canvas. Here is the result:



It came packaged with a pair of white gloves to protect it from grubby hands. So thoughtful! It now hangs in our bedroom, where I can look at his sweet face each night before I go to sleep. For anyone still wondering what to get that special someone for Father's Day, this would be the perfect gift. For more information, visit Photofiddle. You can also visit this gallery to gain a better sense of what can be done. Save 15% with promotional code mom15



WANT TO WIN? One winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to Photofiddle.com! To enter, leave a comment prior to Monday, June 15th at Midnight. Visit Photofiddle and tell me what your favorite art style is. Please include your email address with your comment. Contest open to US residents.



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49 comments:

  1. Great picture.....

    OK I had never heard of this before...learn something everyday. I like the watercolor!

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  2. like the oil, thats my favorite out of all of them

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  3. I like the Charcoal Sketch style. Thanks!

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  4. My favorite art style is the soft pastel. I already have a picture of my sister & my niece in mind. Yours came out really nice!!

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  5. I like the charcoal sketch best.

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  6. I like the oil painting the best.

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  7. I like the oil painting style.

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  8. LOVE the Oil painting style. Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill@comcast.net

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  9. I so want to do the Pop Art colored squares with my boys

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  10. Beautiful. I love Photofiddle. The company does fantastic work.

    I'd love to win so that I can put the certificate toward a large canvas family portrait - oil painting style. :)

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  11. My favorite has got to be the Pop Art Colored Squares! It would look great in my retro looking house! hehe :)
    Thanks!
    leahtardo[at]gmail[dot]com

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  12. The oil painting is definitely my favorite!

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  13. The oil painting style is my favorite.
    msurosey@Yahoo.com

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  14. I really like the oil painting!

    orchestratenoise0726[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  15. I like the oil painting and the deep sponge painting styles. Thanks for the chance, justicecw@hotmail.com

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  16. I think I like the oil painting style the best! Thanks for the giveaway!

    luckymegs1981 AT yahoo DOT com

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  17. I like the oil painting one the best

    :) Thank you for the wonderful giveaway! :)

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  18. def. modern!

    autumn398 (at) yahoo.com

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  19. I really like the Charcoal Sketch

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  20. Oil painting is my pick.

    ktgonyea at gmail.com

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  21. The oil painting is really neat.

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  22. Oil painting for me.
    electricisland(at)gmail.com

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  23. Hi I really like the "deep sponge painting style" Great giveaway!! step36576(at)gmail(dot)com

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  24. Ok I love the oil painting and the sponge.. but the pop art colored squares would look great for a picture I have

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  25. I like oil painting and also charcoal sketch.

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  26. I like the charcoal sketch style the best! Thanks! :)
    meredith.hellen@gmail.com

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  27. I think oil painting looks best, and I have a landscape I'd love to fiddle into it

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  28. My favorite is the oil painting style!

    jnkrim (at) qwestoffice (dot) net

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  29. This is a hard decision, but I think I would go with the charcoal sketch
    pkbailey@charter.net

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  30. the charcoal sketch is my favorite mverno@roadrunner.com

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  31. I really like india ink. =D

    jl289@hotmail.com

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  32. I'm torn between the oil painting style and charcoal sketch. Both are amazing! This would be perfect for a new family photo!
    Thanks!
    lisalmg25 at gmail dot com

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  33. i love the oil painting style its so classy :)

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  34. I like the oil painting best, but there are several styles I like!!

    Thanks!
    pamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net

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  35. I'd have to go for the charcoal sketch!!

    strycker@slu.edu

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  36. Love the Deep Sponge treatment and the Metropolitian Style, sorry I couldn't pick just one!

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  37. WOW!! I love photofiddle!! I really like the charcoal sketch!!

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  38. The Pop Art Colored Squares are so groovy. Thanks!!

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  39. There are so many cool styles, but your example really caught my eye. I'd love to try Soft Pastel, too.
    heatherpooh (hotmail)

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  40. Great Giveaway!

    I would try the light pegs, though it was a hard choice.



    clarkmurdock@yahoo.com

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  41. I love the colored pencil sketch lezanac@yahoo.com

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  42. I like the Charcoal Sketch. What a cool site!

    amandasandico at yahoo dot com

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