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These days you don't have to get your hands dirty with photo chemicals and paper in order to enhance your images. There are several relatively easy to use photo enhancement iOS apps that require little or no prior knowledge about photo processing in order to produce quality images. One such app for the iPhone and iPad is Nik Software's Snapseed, which is listed on our Best iPad Apps page, and is a free universal app that works on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
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Have you ever needed to do computer artwork that involved more than simple crops and resizes? For a long time, your only real options were Paintshop Pro and Adobe Photoshop, although the rise of GIMP has provided users with a powerful free alternative. But in some cases, those tools are too powerful. What if you want something in the middle? That’s where Paint.NET comes in.
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I used to think that a date imprinted on a photo helped to stoke up nostalgia around that particular photo and gave all the photos in my albums some perspective. Those were the days when my snapper of choice was a simple point-and-shoot. Timestamps don’t really serve a purpose and are a distraction. So, here are some simple techniques to remove them from your old (or new) photos.
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Photoshop is not just a strong brand. In the world of photo manipulation, it's pretty much the only brand. When your product's name becomes a verb ("photoshopping" images), that says something. But there's a reason it's such a strong brand - on the desktop, it is very, very good. So naturally, when looking to review the free Android version of Photoshop called Photoshop Express, I was expecting to be wowed by something at least as awesome as Snapseed.
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There's no denying the fact that Photoshop is the de-facto standard for image editing. It is the preferred program for all editing professionals, and plenty of amateurs seek to use it as well. And I don’t blame them - the software is absolutely packed with plenty of features that can probably do more than your imagination is even capable of. However, in case you didn't know, Adobe has also released a touch version made for both Android phones and tablets.
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I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a Photoshop wizard or anything even close to impressive when it comes to editing photos. Like everyone should though, I know the basics. I'm proud to say that I can set an image's transparency, crop, resize, and even convert between image file formats. It's not much to brag about, but it's required for the job. But what happens when you've got a whole folder full of images that need resized?
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Thanks to a new app called FaceTune ($1.99, currently priced at 50% off), you just may be able to use many of the advance portrait editing tools in Photoshop on your iPhone. FaceTune is not a single-click solution to editing and enhancing portraits. The editing does take some time and skill, but if you're looking to do some major editing to a portrait, you may find most of what you need in FaceTune.
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"Creative" is a word I'll never use to describe myself! Not visually, at least. I'm proud of much of what I can do on the Internet, but when it comes to graphics and image editing, you won't see me throwing out my two cents. However, I am very picky and a bit of a perfectionist. For years, I've been designing small websites and learning the basics of web design using CSS.
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Several months ago, I told you about 7 free ways to batch edit your photos. While researching this post, I found many useful tools that can save you time when resizing, renaming, and editing multiple photos. Most of these tools were installed programs, and while they each come with many useful features, using them was confusing at times. Another problem with many of these tools is that you can’t use them to crop images.
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We all know that Photoshop is the premiere application for image and graphics manipulation. It simply does everything you could possibly want, which is the reason why most professionals choose it and why your wallet has a deep hole after you buy it. But Photoshop isn't the only image manipulation tool on the block. The leading open source alternative to Photoshop, GIMP, has plenty of power under the hood as well.
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Photo editing is a fine art that you can only learn by experimenting. In the long run you will eventually find your own style, your own preferences and hopefully recognize some of your shortcomings as a photographer while tidying up in the post process. There are a few fixes that can really make a picture stand out, and they're often the simplest of things.
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Great software can be hard to come by. That is why there are a select few that stand out and become increasingly popular. What defines "great software"? Typically a program should be practical and useful, lightweight - even portable, feature-packed, and to top it all off, free. Fotografix is all of those and that is why it landed a spot in the Image Editors and Viewers category on our Best Of Portable Apps page.
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Photoshop virtuosos who can work their magic with the clone tools, know what a mask and content fill is will probably appreciate the labor it takes to touch up a photo. Inpaint flattens out the learning curve while helping you to keep your savings from bottoming out. It costs only $19.99 and comes for both Windows and Mac. But you can claim one of 18 free licenses using your MakeUseOf points!
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Adobe is already known for its amazing artistic applications like After Effects, Flash, and Photoshop. However, it has always typically established its home in the desktop realm. The company's software was typically meant for professionals, and since most professionals do not use their iPhone to create work for clients, there was not much of a reason to venture away from this territory.
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While there is simply no comparing robust photo editors like Photoshop or Gimp to online alternatives, sometimes a simple online tool is all you need to get the job done. We've put together a list of four online tools that should be in the arsenal of any photographer, designer, or blogger, making it easy to get basic photo editing tasks done on the fly, and in some cases, even on your mobile phone. In no particular order, here they are.
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