Snapseed Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Google to shut down Google Reader, Snapseed for Mac among others

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

Fans of Google Reader are going into mourning, as Google has announced that it is shutting down the RSS reader service on July 1. As part of its now annual spring cleaning initiative, Google says service usage has declined. It urges people to find an alternative in the three and a half months ...

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 ...

TUAW's Best of 2012 Personal Picks: Mel Martin

by Mel Martin (Dec 25th, 2012)

Well, it's time for the year-end best-of post, and this one is a pleasure to write. There is a real explosion of useful apps that can make our lives easier or more fun. Happily, since the apocalypse didn't destroy us all on December 21, we're all here to enjoy them. To get on my list, the app ...

Google makes Snapseed for iOS free

by Mel Martin (Dec 6th, 2012)

Google bought Nik Software and took them over on September 12th. Today, Snapseed, arguably one of the finest image editors for iOS, just went free, dropped from the US$4.99 previous price. Other changes include built in Google+ sharing, of course, and some new filters and updated photographic ...

Google will not kill Snapseed or other Nik software

by Mel Martin (Sep 21st, 2012)

A lot of photographers and artists were worried about what would happen to some of their favorite products after Nik Software was purchased by Google earlier this month. Snapseed, HDR EFX Pro and Color EFX Pro, along with other Photoshop and Aperture plug-ins are extremely popular in the Mac ...

TNW issues cautionary tale about using the iPhone as your only camera

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Sep 3rd, 2012)

When a couple in San Francisco got married a few weeks ago, they entrusted the task to photographers Kim Thomas and Cole Rise. The photographers shot the event entirely using the iPhone 4S at the couple's request. Thomas then used Instagram filters and posted the gorgeous images to the service, ...

Photo trips with the iPhone 4S and iOS photo apps; past and present

by Mel Martin (May 29th, 2012)

It was about 14 months ago that I took a jaunt to Northern Arizona for a landscape photography trip. I hit Canyon de Chelly, a dramatic area of seldom visited beauty, and the iconic Monument Valley that straddles the Utah and Arizona borders. On that trip I had my trusty DSLR, a Canon 5D, and ...

Snapseed photo editor for iOS free today only

by Mel Martin (Dec 31st, 2011)

Snapseed is one of my very favorite photo editors for the iPhone and iPad. It's normally US$4.99, but thanks to a New Year's Eve special it's absolutely free today. Snapseed includes the usual filters and cropping and straightening tools, but also adds frames and selective adjustments. It's ...

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 ...

Nominate your favorite iPad photo and video apps for TUAW's Best of 2011

by Steven Sande (Dec 26th, 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 ...

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

by Steven Sande (Dec 20th, 2011)

Daily iPad app: Snapseed

by Mel Martin (Dec 9th, 2011)

It's an app with a funny name, but a lot of power. Snapseed, from Nik Software, is a powerful photo editor for the iPad. You can enhance color and exposure of any photo with a single click, or just tweak your photo using a variety of powerful tools that can transform a mundane photo into ...

iOS app updates for June 23

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jun 23rd, 2011)

The following iOS apps received updates in the App Store: 360 Panorama Version 4.0.1 was released with the following changes: A restoration of classic mode Smoother capture and improved quality Snapseed for iPad Version 1.1 was released with the following changes: Support ...