Editing images
How to sharpen images and achieve incredible details in Lightroom mobile app
Achieve sharp focus at photo capture Automatic focus works well in most circumstances. If a sharp focus is critical and I have the time to prepare the photo I will opt for the Lightroom camera. Access the camera by tapping the camera icon then tap on Auto camera mode to select Professional. Look for [+]…
Read MorePhotography Talk guest blog: introduction to Snapseed photo editing
Titled: Convenient and powerful photo editing from your smartphone Recently, I had the pleasure of writing a guest blog post on Photography Talk titled ‘Convenient and Powerful Photo Editing From Your Smartphone.’ To read the article in full tap/click here. Below is a brief outline of the content in the article: I shared some…
Read MoreSnapseed Curves tool enhances colour and tones – makes your photos pop
What is the Curves tool? Curves is a powerful and intimidating tool. For a long time, I limited my adjustments of brightening, darkening and contrast to just the Tune Image and Tonal Contrast tools. In summary, the curves tool assists to create a more punchy image. What does the curves tool do? Similar to…
Read MoreUse Snapseed expand tool to add extra space in your image to crop
Recently, I added a smartphone accessories product page to the website – realising after capturing vertical images that square images were required. It wasn’t as easy as just cropping a square, because the top and bottom of the product were cut-off – not ideal. There was not enough space on the sides. The Snapseed…
Read MoreiPhone noise removal using Live Photos and Noiseware app
What is noise? One of the greatest giveaways that a photo was captured on a smartphone is the noise and grain typically found in the dark areas (shadows) and low light images. Effective noise removal can make your low light photos look much more professional. Noise (aka grain) is a random variation of speckled…
Read MoreLatest Snapseed update has a cleaner interface and new features
Completely new cleaner and lighter user interface Snapseed app by Google has had a complete overhaul. The latest interface has completely changed and it looks fantastic. The previous Snapseed update in March 2017 brought with it some new Face enhancing and an expand feature. The new version 2.18 Snapseed update also brings us a new…
Read MoreBlur the background on your Android & iPhone photos
Make your Android & iPhone photos jump off the screen! Image By – Shannen @theoriginalshanz Image by – Sharon @shazzab2009 Motion Blur – Picsart App Firstly – why would we add blur to our image? When you blur the background or any other part of an image – you instantly separate your image from all…
Read More101 mobile photo editing options using apps
Mobile photo editing apps make it easy and convenient to create amazing images Normally, I pride myself on explaining smartphone photography techniques and mobile photo editing WITHOUT the jargon. However, presenting at a number of camera clubs recently, I wanted to to share just how much mobile photo editing can be done on your Android or…
Read MoreSix-step Snapseed photo editing process on your smartphone
Easily and quickly enhance and improve any photo on your iPhone or Android mobile device There are hundreds of mobile photo editing apps available. Many of them are gimmicky and not worth the free price tag! The Snapseed photo editing app has nearly every feature you could possibly need. It is quite intuitive and available…
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