Photography Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Daily iPhone App: TouchRetouch

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 1st, 2012)

If you're a Photoshop user, you're likely aware of the editor's new "content-aware" tools that let you magically replace or erase items in your photos. iPhone users who want a similar tool on their handset should take a look at TouchRetouch by Adva-Soft. TouchRetouch is a simple tool that lets ...

Daily iPhone app: iRelay!

by Mel Martin (Jan 2nd, 2012)

iRelay! (US$0.99) is an interesting photo sharing app that provides some features that aren't native to the iPhone. Using the app, pictures on your phone can be grouped by collection, activity or person. A link can be posted to the galleries, and that link can be shared over email, text ...

TUAW Best of 2011: Vote for your favorite iPad photo app

by Steven Sande (Dec 29th, 2011)

The nominations are in, and the poll is ready to go! The TUAW Best of 2011 awards are all about you -- the readers -- and what you think is the cream of the crop of Apple or third-party products and software. To vote, select one entry from the top nominations made by readers. We'll be announcing ...

CineSkates bring highly adaptable dollying to mobile photography

by Erica Sadun (Dec 28th, 2011)

Starting around $300, Cinetics' CineSkates are not cheap but this new device may provide exactly the kit you're looking for in terms of mobile dolly shots. Attach your iPhone, start it recording, and use the rig to smoothly move the camera as you shoot, creating perfect rotation and tracking ...

Over a quarter of photos now taken with smartphones, according to NPD

by Mike Schramm (Dec 22nd, 2011)

I'll 'fess up -- on our wish list earlier this week, I was the one who asked (reasonably, I thought) for an Apple Camera. I've been shopping for a DSLR lately, and while the quality of some cameras are great, the interfaces are pretty terrible. I really do wish that Apple would step in and ...

TUAW Best of 2011: Vote for the best iPhone photo and video apps

by Steven Sande (Dec 20th, 2011)

TUAW Best of 2011: Flare top Mac photo app; Final Cut Pro X best video app

by Steven Sande (Dec 20th, 2011)

In our TUAW Best of 2011 voting, we've come to the end of the awards for the Mac. Starting tomorrow, the winners for iPhone accessories and apps will be announced. Today we're proud to announce the winners of the voting for the top Mac photo and video apps. For Mac photo apps, the innovative Flare ...

Daily iPad App: Master Your DSLR Camera

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 19th, 2011)

Those wanting to upgrade to a DSLR might find there's a steep learning curve involved. Instead of relying on automatic controls, you're faced with a slew of new tools and concepts. And while you can get decent photos with a DSLR's automatic settings, it's nothing like learning to use the ...

TUAW Best of 2011: Vote for the best Mac photo and video apps

by Steven Sande (Dec 17th, 2011)

Best of 2011 nominations: iPhone photo/video apps

by Steven Sande (Dec 16th, 2011)

During December and January, The Unofficial Apple Weblog is soliciting your nominations and votes for the best products for Mac, iPhone/iPod touch, and iPad. We'll start with nominations in a category, and then tally your votes for the top-nominated products a few days later. The winner in each ...

Daily Mac App: Photo Police

by Mel Martin (Dec 16th, 2011)

Ever seen a photo and wondered if it is real or 'photoshopped'? Been to a dating site and wonder if the photo truly represents the person shown? Photo Police, a US$1.99 Mac app can often determine if a photo is real or fake. The app works by looking at low-bit pixel data, which can reveal if an ...

Daily Mac App: Snapheal

by Steven Sande (Dec 14th, 2011)

A lot of digital photographers and iPhoneographers would love to have the ability to touch up their photos, but find some of the apps a bit hard to master. Now MacPhun LLC, developers of the FX Photo Studio, FX Photo Studio Pro, and Color Splash Studio apps (among others), has come up with an easy ...

Best of 2011 Nominations: Mac photo / video apps

by Steven Sande (Dec 13th, 2011)

Aperture updated to 3.2.2, addresses Photo Stream issue

by Chris Rawson (Dec 8th, 2011)

Apple has released a software update for its professional photography program, Aperture. According to Apple, Aperture 3.2.2 "resolves an issue that could prevent auto-imported Photo Stream images from being displayed in the library after your Photo Stream hits 1,000 images." If you have missing ...

Snap and send photos from your iPhone to Ceiva the networked picture frame

by Erica Sadun (Dec 1st, 2011)

Right now for about a hundred bucks, you can buy a Ceiva picture frame. This device allows you to email pictures to a physical photo frame, allowing you to connect your digital lifestyle to your loved ones. If you have parents or grandparents who don't spend their days hunched over email and ...