# How can I "Obama-ize" a photo?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-obama-ize-a-photo/482189
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [January 20, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-obama-ize-a-photo/482189 "2009-01-20T19:40:08Z")
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### Author:  [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-obama-ize-a-photo/482189/1 "2009-01-20T19:40:08Z")
- or actually, [Shepard Fairey-ize](http://posternet.com/ShowArtist.aspx?id=114439) a photo?
I’ve seen a lot of photos used as avatars on another message board, all posterized to resemble the iconic Obama “Hope” poster. I don’t think all those people are photoshop geniuses, so I’m guessing there’s a fairly easy site out there that lets you upload a photo and convert it into that posterized style, complete with the same color scheme and layout. My Google-fu is weak today, though. Can anybody help me out?
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### Author:  [@Count\_No\_Account](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_No_Account)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-obama-ize-a-photo/482189/2 "2009-01-20T19:42:59Z")
[http://obamiconme.pastemagazine.com/](http://obamiconme.pastemagazine.com/)
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### Author:  [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2009, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-obama-ize-a-photo/482189/3 "2009-01-20T21:23:03Z")
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@spoike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spoike)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2009, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-obama-ize-a-photo/482189/4 "2009-01-22T05:23:42Z")
I am delighted to see this thread! My son is running for Student Council and wanted to make Fairey/Obama posters (we’re in Canada, so it’s not quite as overdone here), but couldn’t figure out how to do it without spending lots of time in Photoshop. We couldn’t find anything online, aside from an ubiquitous Mac application, and seeing as we don’t have a Mac, that application doesn’t help.
The website mentioned worked perfectly. Plus, it’s kind of fun, too. Thanks for asking the question, **singular1** , and thanks for the answer, **Count No Account.**