Turn Your Photos Into Masterpieces – Giveaway!

by Rachel on July 22, 2010

in Giveaways and Contests

I’m addicted to my camera, if you haven’t noticed. I love trying to capture the moments of our everyday lives. And, although of course the quality of my pictures doesn’t come close, the expressions and “naturalness” of my photos are often much better than would be captured in a photo studio, mainly because my kid is always going to be more comfortable with me than any photographer.

So, I take my pictures, then I use my minimal Photoshop talents to try and “fix” my lack of photography skills, which some may argue just mess them up more.

So I was pretty excited when I heard the idea behind a new site called Editingg: with very easy user interface and affordable pricing, they will take your home photos and make them look like they were professionally made.

They can remove distracting objects, blur the backgrounds to make the foreground stand out more prominently, deblur a photo, touchup and enhance faces, and in general make those edits that really make your photo stand out.

They have three levels of service – Basic for $6.99, Premium for $14.99, and Advanced for $24.99, depending on what you want done to your photo. After editing, they just send the photo file back to you, and it is yours to print or publish as you like with no copyrights involved, unlike professional photography.

Editingg has given me two packages of 5 Premium edits each to give away to two of you!!! Each package is worth $75, and is a great way to enhance your photos.

To show their capabilities, they took a few of my photos and worked their magic.

I loved this photo, but it is washed out and the background is too prominent:IMG_9125

When I tried to edit it myself, I ended up over-exposing Ali’s face by over-brightening the picture:
IMG_9125me

Editingg took the photo and made it perfectly balanced: a faded out background, Ali’s eyes bright, and her coloring as it naturally should be.
269a

This family photo was taken of us at Easter, but it was very shadowy. No matter how hard I tried to edit it, I couldn’t get rid of the shadows without messing something else up:

IMG_8632
I LOVE the version from Editingg – SUCH an improvement!! 270b_2

I’ve always loved this pose and expression on Ali, but my refrigerator and messy dining room table always stood out to me more than Ali:
IMG_6745
Editingg blurred the background, fixed the coloring, and made her image stand out much more prominently:

IMG_2398a
I’m really impressed with their work, and know you will be too!!!

If you would like to win one of two packages of 5 photo edits from Editingg, simply comment here to enter!

You can earn up to four extra entries if you:

  • Follow Editingg on Twitter
  • Tweet, blog, OR Facebook about this giveaway. If you tweet, please tweet the following: “I just entered to win free professional photo touchups from @editingg! http://bit.ly/editingg “
  • Subscribe to OR Follow my blog
  • Follow me on Twitter OR Facebook

(be sure to leave separate comments for your extra entries.)

Best of luck! This giveaway is open until Monday, August 2nd. The two winners will be randomly selected and posted on my giveaway winners page on Tuesday, August 3rd.


Disclosure: Editingg edited four photos for me for review purposes. I received no other compensation for this giveaway. As always, my opinions are always my own.

{ 80 comments… read them below or add one }

1 countryfriedmama July 22, 2010 at 2:29 pm

Impressive edits! Of course, your subject is beautiful, so that helps. :-)

Reply

2 Marty July 22, 2010 at 2:34 pm

What they did to that family Easter photo is a definite editing WOW!

(And of course, the beautiful family helped greatly too ;-)

Reply

3 Jennifer July 22, 2010 at 2:43 pm

those look great!

Reply

4 Jennifer July 22, 2010 at 2:44 pm

Im following Them on Twitter

Reply

5 Jennifer July 22, 2010 at 2:44 pm

I follow you too!

Reply

6 Jennifer July 22, 2010 at 2:44 pm

I just tweeted it! :-)

Reply

7 Leigh of Bloggeritaville July 22, 2010 at 3:13 pm

Please enter me. You KNOW that I need this! What fun!!!!!

Reply

8 Leigh of Bloggeritaville July 22, 2010 at 3:13 pm

I am a follower on your blog

Reply

9 Leigh of Bloggeritaville July 22, 2010 at 3:14 pm

I am a follower on facebook too.

Reply

10 Barnett Family July 22, 2010 at 3:45 pm

I would love to do this to some of the pictures of have of the boys.

Reply

11 Barnett Family July 22, 2010 at 3:48 pm

And I follow your blog!

Reply

12 Vincenza July 22, 2010 at 4:06 pm

I'm a facebook fan

Reply

13 KBeau July 22, 2010 at 4:14 pm

Wish I knew how to edit photos like that. They do a great job.

Reply

14 KBeau July 22, 2010 at 4:14 pm

Forgot to say that I also follow on Facebook.

Reply

15 This Is The Day July 22, 2010 at 4:25 pm

Where do you find all this cool stuff? How fun! I've been thinking I should just try to shoot Boo's six month pictures myself…maybe with this I could get something I really like!

Reply

16 This Is The Day July 22, 2010 at 4:25 pm

And I follow you on Facebook.

Reply

17 This Is The Day July 22, 2010 at 4:26 pm

And I subscribe to your blog…although I'm not smart enough to figure out the google reader. Haha. But I don't read that many blogs anyway, just the ones on my lists.

Reply

18 Jaci Spain July 22, 2010 at 4:28 pm

That is awesome…

Reply

19 Chez July 22, 2010 at 4:43 pm

That's really cool! I'd love to win – I take terrible pictures! :)

Reply

20 The Mama July 22, 2010 at 5:36 pm

looks like a cool giveaway – I'll give it a try…

Reply

21 The Mama July 22, 2010 at 5:36 pm

and of course I subscribe!

Reply

22 Elizabeth July 22, 2010 at 6:23 pm

Wow. That's pretty awesome. My camera is less than thrilling when it takes a photo so this would be cool.

Reply

23 Elizabeth July 22, 2010 at 6:23 pm

I follow you on twitter

Reply

24 Elizabeth July 22, 2010 at 6:23 pm

And your blog

Reply

25 The Retired Mama July 22, 2010 at 6:40 pm

This is such a wonderful product for those of us who are to lazy to learn about photoshop. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

Reply

26 The Retired Mama July 22, 2010 at 6:41 pm

I follow you on my Google reader. You are quite the funny writer. Thanks for making me laugh.

Reply

27 Wade's World July 22, 2010 at 7:56 pm

Pick me!! Pick me!!!

Reply

28 Wade's World July 22, 2010 at 7:57 pm

I'm a facebook follower!

Reply

29 Wade's World July 22, 2010 at 7:57 pm

I'm a blog follower!!

Reply

30 Wade's World July 22, 2010 at 8:00 pm

I tweeted it!

Reply

31 Wade's World July 22, 2010 at 8:00 pm

I'm following them on Twitter!

Reply

32 Uppercase Addict July 22, 2010 at 8:14 pm

LOVE IT! This would be awesome to win!

Reply

33 Uppercase Addict July 22, 2010 at 8:14 pm

I follow your blog as well :)

Reply

34 Uppercase Addict July 22, 2010 at 8:15 pm

And follow you on fb – wow that sounds stalker-ish doesn't it…

Reply

35 Jackamo July 22, 2010 at 10:28 pm

I would love to win this! They did an awesome job on the family picture! I have a B&W of Ethan that I've always wanted to get touched up. I'll be using them even if I don't win!

Reply

36 Jackamo July 22, 2010 at 10:30 pm

I follow you!

Reply

37 Jackamo July 22, 2010 at 10:30 pm

I follow you on FB also!

Reply

38 Jackamo July 22, 2010 at 10:31 pm

I put a link on FB for your giveaway.

Reply

39 Kimmer July 22, 2010 at 11:16 pm

Oh the fun I could have!

Reply

40 Kimmer July 22, 2010 at 11:16 pm

I'm a subscriber

Reply

41 Kimmer July 22, 2010 at 11:16 pm

I'm a facebook follower

Reply

42 Amy July 23, 2010 at 1:17 am

That is awesome! I can't wait to try editting! I am following editting on Twitter.

Reply

43 Amy July 23, 2010 at 1:17 am

I am now following you on Twitter

Reply

44 Amy July 23, 2010 at 1:18 am

I was already your fan on Facebook

Reply

45 Rachel July 23, 2010 at 2:38 am

Wow, that's really cool! I hope I win, my pictures could really use some help, ha ha!

Reply

46 Rachel July 23, 2010 at 2:38 am

(And I follow you through iGoogle)

Reply

47 Carol July 23, 2010 at 2:48 am

I would love to have five of my gazillion photos edited professionally. Thanks for the giveaway!

Reply

48 Carol July 23, 2010 at 2:49 am

I follow you on facebook. :-)

Reply

49 Carol July 23, 2010 at 2:49 am

And I follow you here. :-)

Reply

50 Lindsay July 23, 2010 at 3:01 am

original comment

Reply

51 Lindsay July 23, 2010 at 3:02 am

following editingg on twitter

Reply

52 Lindsay July 23, 2010 at 3:02 am

following you on twitter and fb

Reply

53 Lindsay July 23, 2010 at 3:03 am

subscribe to your blog.

And I think that about covers it :) .

Reply

54 Lora July 23, 2010 at 5:08 am

This looks spectacular!

Reply

55 Julie July 23, 2010 at 1:11 pm

This is just what I have been looking for. I just took my son's senior pictures and have been trying to photoshop them but they are still not looking like I want them to. Please enter me in….. I can't believe my son is a senior. Take lots of pictures the time goes by so quick.

Reply

56 ruthhill74 July 23, 2010 at 1:43 pm

Please enter me! Looks great.

ruthaw_1974@yahoo.com

Reply

57 ruthhill74 July 23, 2010 at 1:43 pm

gfc follower of your blog

ruthaw_1974@yahoo.com

Reply

58 ruthhill74 July 23, 2010 at 1:44 pm

follow you on facebook

ruthaw_1974@yahoo.com

Reply

59 Alison July 23, 2010 at 4:40 pm

The changes to the photos look great. Please enter me in the giveaway.

Reply

60 mlambchopper July 23, 2010 at 4:57 pm

I'm a horrible picture taker..like I'm being totally HONEST! I love the Easter picture…I thought how could they make that better? But, somehow it got even more beautiful. Awesome!! That thing could be a life changer for me.

And, I must say, Birmingham is beautiful and seems very cool. My youngest (who is 22) is dating someone who has the possibility of (when he gets a promotion) someday perhaps moving there. At first, I was mortified as I seem to have children that just cannot stay put and are adventurous to say the least.

Then, I thought of you. :) I thought if my baby doll ever moves to Birmingham, I already know someone. BTW, they aren't even engaged yet. But, I'm already just reviewing my options.
P.S. Glad my RACHEL is HOME!!!!!

Reply

61 MOMFOREVERANDEVER July 24, 2010 at 3:30 am

would love to try this

Reply

62 sweepmom July 24, 2010 at 11:46 am

Very cool. I have some photos that could really use some help.

Reply

63 Janna @ Feed Your Pig July 24, 2010 at 5:02 pm

Thanks for entering me! Great Contest!

Janna Johnson
janna@FeedYourPigBlog.com
jannajanna@hotmail.com
http://www.FeedYourPigBlog.com

Reply

64 Wendy Lou July 25, 2010 at 4:49 am

Very cool. I'd love to win!

Reply

65 tasha July 25, 2010 at 6:39 pm

Hi, My name is Tasha and I just started following your blog, which I love:) Please enter me in the drawing, yours picks turned out so well, Thanks

Reply

66 Christen July 26, 2010 at 2:04 am

I love what they did with your Easter picture, it looks awesome!

Reply

67 Christen July 26, 2010 at 2:04 am

I follow your blog!

Reply

68 Bek July 29, 2010 at 7:49 pm

I just found your blog today and am more than happy to follow it, even if it weren't for the entry. Thanks for making me laugh!

Reply

69 All 4 Him July 31, 2010 at 2:19 am

Pretty Cool

Reply

70 Hoa August 1, 2010 at 9:49 pm

Love the editing! Would love to win!

alittlepieceofheaven7779(at)yahoo(dot)com

Reply

71 Hoa August 1, 2010 at 9:50 pm

Following @editingg on Twitter

alittlepieceofheaven777(at)yahoo(dot)com

Reply

72 Hoa August 1, 2010 at 9:51 pm

Tweet: http://twitter.com/hle123/status/20090089561

alittlepieceofheaven777(at)yahoo(dot)com

Reply

73 Hoa August 1, 2010 at 9:53 pm

Following @ObjectivityRach on Twitter (@hle123)

alittlepieceofheaven777(at)yahoo(dot)com

Reply

74 Jennifer Neal August 2, 2010 at 4:20 am

Wow, they do great work! Nice pictures too :)

Reply

75 Angie August 2, 2010 at 5:27 am

I love trying new things with pictures and I'd love to try this out!

Reply

76 FDP 4 Life August 2, 2010 at 9:39 am

i would love to try this
susansmoaks at gmail dot com

Reply

77 susan August 2, 2010 at 2:59 pm

this is quite impressive. I would love to have the chance to have a flawless picture of my daughter… (even though she is perfect the way she is :)

Reply

78 hammielover1 August 2, 2010 at 8:14 pm

I have a few pics that could sure use a dose of this! (lol)

Reply

79 Bakersdozen August 2, 2010 at 9:50 pm

I would love to use this for family photos. I used my wedding picture for a poster and had a really hard time editing it the way I wanted to. vidomich(at)yahoo(dot)com

Reply

80 Gianna August 3, 2010 at 3:12 am

Please enter me :)

Reply

Leave a Comment
Your email address is required, but will not be published. Website URL is not required. Required fields are marked *

Previous post:

Next post: