Editing photos is one of the things we do on our computers, that has now effectively migrated to the cloud. Cloud-based photo apps let us have the newest filters, apply cool editing tricks, and keep everything simple such as the recently defunct but once great Picnik. Picmonkey is another flash-based photo editing tool with a [...]
Apple recently introduced iPhoto for iPhones and iPads, and everyone, including the people who don’t particularly like iPhoto, seem to be fascinated by its iOS avatar. Android users in the meantime can find some solace in PicShop. It is a feature-rich photo editor for Android along with a beautiful editing interface. It offers features like [...]
Far too often things say they are awesome. It’s easy to claim you are awesome, but to actually be awesome, you must meet many criteria. In my experience, Camera Awesome was not making stuff up when they called their app awesome, because in terms of iPhone camera apps, it really is awesome. It is incredibly [...]
Loonapix is a decent tool that lets you add various effects to your photos. After you choose an effect from a selection of over a hundred, you can upload a photo from your computer or link to one from the web. When the picture is uploaded, you can crop it before applying the effect. Once [...]
One of the coolest things about combining the iPhone’s camera with applications is the ability to take your photos and do awesome things with them right from the device. VicMan Visage Lab is an example of this. This application automatically touches up your pictures to make any people in them look better. It might hurt [...]
MessMyPhoto is a web-based tool to apply different kinds of artistic effects to your pictures. The tool offers several one-click effects namely Cyborg, Fish Eye, Golden Engross, Black & White, Inkify, Night Vision, Old Photo, Sketch etc. You can upload your photo and select an effect from the list in the left to apply it. [...]
The frame for a photograph often adds another dimension to the image and makes it more enjoyable. This is precisely why people put a lot of effort into buying a frame. With smart devices however, you have no option of a frame. A solution to this and more is provided by an excellent application called [...]
Most images in websites are transparent so you can put them on any background. However, the transparent image also leaves a large space around it which means you cannot interact through the image. Alphapun.ch is a handy image effect that creates a mask of the opaque part of the image then punches through the alpha [...]
ClipYourPhotos is a free web tool that lets you do fun stuff with your digital photos to turn them into a piece of art. There is no tool to download or no plugin to install, simply upload an image from your computer or enter a URL of an image on the web and start adding [...]
Photos become more meaningful when they are put in context. PicStitch lets you do that by easily creating collages on your iPad and iPhone devices. Simply choose the photos you want to make a collage with and then select one of the 27 layout options. You can also do light editing like pan, rotate, zoom, [...]
If you are into avant-garde art and films then you probably know who Andy Warhol was. In fact, one of his paintings was sold for $100 million, so he’s definitely in the league of the most famous painters ever. The Warholizer is a site that helps you add a touch of Andy Warhol to your [...]
Instant Retro is a neat web app that lets you add vintage effects to your pictures in a snap. No need to sign up, just upload a photo from your computer and get started. It has a number of options that add different effects to the photo. Some of the effects are Roll, Burned, Lens, [...]
If you believe in the saying “old is gold” then you would probably want to try this Android app called Old Photo. With this app, you can give your photos that old, vintage look making them appear decades old. The app can make that happen in just one click. The photos can get film color, [...]
Editing images and adding various effects can be fun, but most of the times wading through the myriad of options in the advanced image editing tools tends to kill that initial enthusiasm of spicing up the photos. Pixlr-o-matic knows this and therefore wants you to use their neat web app to add nice retro and [...]
Sometimes you don’t need any fancy software to edit your photos if all you need to do are simple tasks like crop, remove red eye, rotate, etc. There are a lot of lightweight solutions available out there but if you want a no-frills, basic photo editing tool, check out Flip My Photos. It is a [...]
Photo editing apps nowadays are seemingly polarized as they are either too simple to be practical to use, or too complicated for most users. Either way, most of us are not getting the results we are hoping we would get when we have tools that are not right for us. Fortunately, we have Neatberry’s PhotoStyler, [...]
If you can’t get enough of Lego, here is an iPhone app you will come to love. LEGOPhoto lets you convert any photo you take with your iPhone into a LEGOPortrait by simply pressing a button. Just point your camera, tap to take the photograph and click on the portrait icon in the LEGOPhoto app [...]
Numerous online tools let you have fun with your images and apply cool effects to them. Adding to this list of online tools is Brickify, a free image to pixel art converter that turns your images into pixelated image made of tiny 3d boxes (bricks). Your image needs to be stored online as the site [...]
The ‘cartoon effect’ often produces fun results when applied to photographs. Normally to apply the effect you need to have a good photo editing application installed on your computer. But thanks to Photo to Cartoon Online, you can now apply the cartoon effect to your photos online. Photo to Cartoon Online is a simple and [...]
A number of apps let you add effects to your photos online. GlitterBoo, however, is an app focused on decorative effects such as stars, sparkles, snowflakes and smileys. Start by uploading a picture from your computer or the web. Then choose a brush type and brush size to select the area you want to add [...]