Knoxville, Tennessee
As much as I enjoy my Fuji and Nikon camera systems, I also appreciate the simple convenience of capturing scenes with my iPhone, such as this lovely sunset. No traveling was involved for this capture. I took it less than 10 feet from my front door! I am constantly amazed at how easy it is to take beautiful pictures from a mobile phone these days. Built-in cameras keep getting better and better!
I'm an unashamed editing junky, so I can’t resist some post-processing play. People frequently ask me to recommend mobile phone apps. I have about 100 various photography-related apps on my iPhone. (Yes, I like to collect them!) But my favorite go-to app for editing is Snapseed. Hands down. No contest. It is based on the technology of the popular Nik plug-in software for Photoshop (another personal favorite). Except for applying my standard brush stamp, I used only Snapseed to edit the photo. But I could have readily used the new text feature that was added in the latest update!
Snapseed is available for both iOS and Android devices. Editing is quick, intuitive, and comprehensive. It even has a spot removal tool. And guess what? The app is free! If you download it and think it is too complicated, you will be happy to know that there are many excellent tutorials on the Internet. Simply do a search. In my opinion, the best tutorial is provided by www.mobiography.net.
Google currently owns Snapseed, and they appear to be serious about maintaining it. Many significant software improvements have been rolled out this year. If you have never heard of it or tried it, I hope you will test it out. It might become your personal favorite too!
You must have recommended it before, Donna, because I have it. I seldom use it, but after seeing this gorgeous photo, I want to!
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DeleteDonna, this photo is gorgeous and I only take shots with my iPhone any more. I do not have another camera :( I'm going to check out Snapseed! I currently do a little editing in Picassa but that's about it. Hope you are doing well! xoxoxo
DeleteHow pretty this is. The sky is on fire. I'll have to check that app out. Thanks for mentioning it
ReplyDeleteHow amazing skies can be. As a sunset the reds are so beautiful - but when a forest fire so horrific!
ReplyDeleteNo more apps for me Donna - I don't even like using my iPhone. These days what I truly want a quiet life away from the madding crowd!
What a beautiful sunset. You do know your way around editing photos, Donna!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI do love my phone and never use the camera anymore. But, I don't use it for editing; my pea brain won't allow it. So instead, I sometimes use picmonkey.com :)
xoxo
lovely
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