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title: 407 – Nothing Boring About Your Photos
description: This week on WELSTech we tackle the topic of graphic design with a variety of online and mobile tools for creating professional imagery, infographics and slide shows to communicate a message. Martin tries to Sway viewers to a new way of presenting, and we hear from a WELSTech Hall-of-Fame member with a free eBook to […]
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# [407 – Nothing Boring About Your Photos](https://welstech.wels.org/2015/08/25/407-nothing-boring-about-your-photos)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Aug 25, 2015 8:50:13 PM

This week on WELSTech we tackle the topic of graphic design with a variety of online and mobile tools for creating professional imagery, infographics and slide shows to communicate a message. Martin tries to Sway viewers to a new way of presenting, and we hear from a WELSTech Hall-of-Fame member with a free eBook to share.

[https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_407.mp3](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_407.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_407.mp3) (Duration: 49:05 — 44.9MB)

### The discussion:

Graphic Design – Martin and Sallie help you take your images to the next level with a variety of easy and often-times free image editing tools in this 4th installment of the ***[Imagine That](https://welstech.wels.net/category/imagine-that/)*** summer series.

- Making Great Worship Graphics on the Cheap
- [Challies Dot Com](http://www.challies.com/)
- [PicMonkey](http://picmonkey.com) – Tutorial: Make a Photo Collage
- Canva
- [Piktochart](http://piktochart.com/)
- [YouVersion Bible Mobile Image Inspiration](http://blog.youversion.com/2015/03/youversion-announces-new-bible-app-feature-verse-images/)
- [Blurb](http://www.blurb.com/) from Lightroom
- [Slide.ly](http://slide.ly/)
- [SmileBox](http://www.smilebox.com/)
- [Animoto](http://animoto.com)
- [WELSTech Photo Challenge](https://welstech.wels.net/photochallenge/) 
    - August challenge: **[Stained Glass & Outdoors](https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/August5-500x400.png) **
    - September challenge: **[School & Bible Study](https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sep-15-500x400.png)**
    - [Flickr album](https://www.flickr.com/photos/90468817@N05/sets/72157656954073096)

### Picks of the week:

- [Take Your Social Media to the Next Level](https://prezi.com/_h--lwljjcsm/take-your-social-media-ministry-to-the-next-level/) – Time of Grace on [Instagram](https://instagram.com/togministry/) & [Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.com/togministry/)
- [Sway](http://www.sway.com) – Video Tutorials

### Community feedback:

- [*In His Sandals* Kindle eBook](http://www.amazon.com/Their-Sandals-Robert-Guenther-ebook/dp/B00AXDER8U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440454690&sr=8-1&keywords=In+their+sandals+guenther&pebp=1440454694438&perid=0F8BFCSKGK4GDRF4GJ34) – Free this week
- Samsung Invents a Screen on the Back of Trucks to Show the Road Ahead
- Ultradox Email Designer Google Docs Add-On
- Practical EdTech Handbook (PDF)
- Copyright Resources: 
    - [WELSTech Wiki](http://welstechwiki.gapps.wels.net/communication/copyright/resources)
    - [WELSTech Episode 329 – Are You Legal](https://welstech.wels.net/2014/02/18/329-are-you-legal/)
    - NPH Copyright FAQ
- [WELSTech Listserve Discussion: Door Control Systems](http://messenger.wels.net/mailman/listinfo/welstech)

### Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 408 – Next week we wrap up the summer ***Imagine That*** series with a discussion of image storage and organization. Join us Tuesday, September 1 at 4 pm Central. welstechlive.wels.net

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