nppPhotos

This script was prompted by a need to add images and text to photographs taken at events.

The basic requirements were to:

• Monitor a folder
• For each photo added
  • Add the logo(s) to the photograph
  • Add text to the photograph
  • Create a version for uploading at reduced size

Additional ideas (not yet implemented) include:

• Tweet photos (being mindful of the 100/hour and 2400/day)
• Upload to a facebook album
• Give a choice of layouts for the uploadable version

Command Line

usage: photos.py [-h] [-i] [-1] [-d] [-l filename position] [-t text position]
				 [-m foldername] [-v]
				 watch forPrinting forUpload
				 
Add banners and/or text to existing photographs and converting to a smaller
image size for uploading to social media sites.

positional arguments:
  watch                 Folder to watch for new photos
  forPrinting           Folder to put modified pictures into
  forUpload             Folder to put photos for upload

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -i, --initial         Add banners to files already in folder (default off)
  -1, --once            Run once only. Only valid if -initial is set
  -d, --dry-run         Do a dry run without creating/adding logos or text.
                        Displays commands to imagemagick
  -l filename position, --logo filename position
                        Add image at position
  -t text position, --text text position
                        Add text at position

  -m foldername, --move foldername
                        Move orginals to folder when completed

  -v, --verbose         Display more details about progress

position can be one of north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest,
west or northwest

Other notes

Ideas for further image manipulation Lots including stacked polaroids.