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Wrapframe for iOS will give new life to your photos

by Mel Martin (Apr 12th, 2013)

I've taken a look at several collage apps for iOS, and have been pleased with them. Having said that, Wrapframe (US$1.99) comes with some fresh ideas and more than a hundred templates to allow you to combine multiple photos into a single presentation. You can warp and wrap your photos to give ...

Watermark FX for Mac can help you protect your images

by Mel Martin (Apr 8th, 2013)

If you're a photographer who posts images on the web, check out the Mac app Watermark FX (US$4.99). It lets you add copyright symbols, logos or any text to your photos, one at a time or in batches. In addition to watermarks, the app also supports waterlines, which will keep your pictures from ...

Perspective Correct is a nifty photo utility for your iPhone

by Mel Martin (Apr 8th, 2013)

Many of the photos we take have perspective problems, but there are not too many utilities for iOS that deal with it. The iPhone has a fairly wide-angle lens, and as a result, pictures of city buildings, landscapes with lots of trees, almost anything with vertical lines can need some ...

PopAGraph is a clever iOS photo app that gives your photos some 'pop'.

by Mel Martin (Apr 5th, 2013)

PopAGraph is a free iOS app that lets you mask off something in a photo, then create a reduced size frame that lets the object pop put of the frame boundaries. It can give your photos a unique look, and it's something I haven't seen before in an iPhone app. To make it work you select ...

Pixies for iOS helps you create novelty photos

by Mel Martin (Mar 26th, 2013)

Pixies-Fun with Photos is a nice twist on regular photo-editing apps. The free app lets you take a picture, then add some graphics (objects, animals, symbols etc) so you can share the augmented whimsical results with family and friends. The developers have also partnered with Zazzle so you ...

Shine for Mac OS adds very realistic lighting effects to your images

by Mel Martin (Mar 20th, 2013)

Shine (US$9.99 in the Mac App Store) is not the first app we've seen that allows you to add realistic lighting effects to your images, but it is very capable and easy to use. To start, drag and drop an image into the Shine palette, and place a light source. Drag it and rotate it where you ...

Repix lets you remix and paint your photos on iOS

by Mel Martin (Mar 19th, 2013)

I'm amazed at the variety of photo editors available for the iPhone and iPad. Many are "me too" apps that don't offer many unique features, but Repix (free) offers a fresh idea. It can help you create some very artistic photos with only a little effort, even if you aren't the most creative ...

Zitrr Camera is a jack-of-all-trades camera app and editor for iOS

by Mel Martin (Mar 18th, 2013)

There are camera apps for the iPhone that claim to do it all, and some come very close. Newcomer Zitrr Camera (US$0.99, on sale through Tuesday) claims to be the only camera app you'll ever need. With a couple of caveats, it qualifies for the title. The app has a variety of useful shooting ...

Photographer Ben Long shares iPad photography workflow advice

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 13th, 2013)

Photographer Ben Long has put together an informative and detailed article for photography aficionados at Creative Pro on using the iPad for post-production while in the field or traveling for a shoot. For Long, taking a 13-inch MacBook Air into the field carries a lot of negatives in comparison ...

Pro photographers use smartphones as cameras, share results

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 13th, 2013)

TechHive convinced three professional photographers to give up their DSLRs and sent them off into the wilderness with smartphones: one armed with an iPhone 5, the second with a Nokia Lumia 920 running Windows Phone 8 and the third with the HTC EVO 4G LTE running Android. Anne Hamersky was the ...

tap2focus is a clever poor man's Lytro app for the iPhone

by Mel Martin (Mar 1st, 2013)

We've all been impressed with the Lytro Light Field Camera, which allows a single picture to have multiple focus points. It's a complex process, and the Lytro cameras aren't cheap: they begin at US$399. Our Steve Sande reviewed the Lytro Camera about a year ago and was impressed with the ...

iPhone, macro lens take beautiful snowflake photos

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 1st, 2013)

Sometimes photography is all about capturing the moment quickly and not the expensive camera equipment you tote around in your bag. Wired has an excellent story about Ben Woodworth, who used an iPhone 5 and a $5 macro lens attachment to capture a series of stunning snowflake portraits. He ...

PhotoBulk for Mac is a clever batch image editor

by Mel Martin (Feb 26th, 2013)

PhotoBulk is an OS X app that should interest webmasters, photographers and anyone who must manage and edit a lot of images. PhotoBult can watermark images, bulk resize them and optimize photos by reducing file size. It's all very fast, and the app supports a variety of formats including JPEG, ...

Photo Shaper for iOS is a nice way to create a memorable portrait

by Mel Martin (Feb 19th, 2013)

There aren't a lot of apps that specialize in portraits, but Photo Shaper (on sale for US$1.99 on the App Store) does just that. The app is simplicity itself. Take a photo using the camera controls in the app, or grab something from your Camera Roll. The app mattes a circle around the photo, ...

Macworld offers a haunting look at abandoned Apple computers

by Randy Nelson (Feb 19th, 2013)

The popularity of urban exploration has skyrocketed in recent years, with would-be adventurers sneaking into abandoned buildings such as schools and factories for thrills and the opportunity to fill online photo galleries with snapshots of some truly amazing -- often creepy -- finds. One ...