Sister Wynn in Singapore: Blog Banners and Photo Cred

Alright, some of you wanted to know how I made my little blog banner and I needed a place to cite where I got my pictures from, so here goes:

I made it in Picasa, which you can download here. It's super easy.

1. Gather the images you want in your banner, and import them into Picasa.
2. Once you can view the photos in Picasa, click the ones you want (hold "ctrl" to highlight multiple pictures).
3. Click "Create" at the top and then click "Picture Collage." Here you can reorganize your pictures, and change the aspect ratio. For me, I changed the aspect ratio to 800x200 to put all of the images in one row. I also put a little grid spacing between my pictures.
4. Click "Create Collage" when you like what you see. Click "Export" at the bottom and export your collage to your desktop or somewhere you can easily find it.
5. Re-import it into Picasa and double click on the image of your banner to edit it. Here, you can add text and other effects. Export it again and you're done!

Remember, simpler is better.

Also, cite where you got your pictures from, like I'm doing here.

I tried to capture how diverse Singapore/Malaysia are with my banner. I contrasted big cities with rural scenes and included the Batu Caves, which has a Hindu shrine, and the Crystal Mosque, where Muslims can worship.

Check out this site: http://sun-surfer.com/tag/malaysia
I teared up a little when I found it because I couldn't believe that I was going somewhere so beautiful for my mission. I pulled a lot of pictures from here for my banner.

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