diff --git a/ascii.py b/ascii.py
index 4732105..a9821a6 100755
--- a/ascii.py
+++ b/ascii.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def alpha_composite_with_color(image, color=(255, 255, 255)):
 	return alpha_composite(image, back)
 
 
-def image_to_ascii(image=None, **kwargs):
+def image_to_ascii(image=None, reverse=False, brail=False, color=None,**kwargs):
 	"""
 	Reads an image file and converts it to ascii art. Returns a
 	newline-delineated string. If reverse is True, the ascii scale is
@@ -199,14 +199,14 @@ def image_to_ascii(image=None, **kwargs):
 
 	image = scale_image(image)
 
-	if kwargs["brail"]:
+	if brail:
 		scale = "brail"
 	else:
 		scale = "ascii"
-	if kwargs["reverse"]:
+	if reverse:
 		scale += "_reverse"
 
-	chars = pixels_to_chars(image, scale, kwargs["color"])
+	chars = pixels_to_chars(image, scale, color)
 
 	image.close()
 	del(image)
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ def ascii_to_image(image_ascii):
 	return image
 
 
-def handle_gif(**kwargs):
+def handle_gif(imagePath, **kwargs):
 	"""
 	Handle gifs seperately.
 	"""
-	image = open_image(kwargs["imagePath"])
+	image = open_image(imagePath)
 	ascii_seq = []
 	new_image = ascii_to_image(image_to_ascii(image, **kwargs))
 	image.seek(1)