Photo Editing Software and Applications

Apps are changing the way how we view the world. And a simple way to edit photos but maybe it'll change up your own way a bit. Continue reading to see what we've rounded up.

Facebook Paper Has Changes the Way Mobile Apps Are Built:

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/03/facebook-paper/

Mike Matas has changed the look and eventually the entire universe of mobile apps. The design alone has shocked inventors to the point that the original idea of how an app should be developed.

Photo-sharing app EyeEm:

http://photocritic.org/eyeem-market-announcement/

The original Instagram, which connects individuals to one another. Sharing tips and tutorials, even offering up assignments to follow through with.

How to edit your own photos:

http://www.frankvinyl.com/2014/03/how-to-edit-your-own-photos-part-2.html

Sometimes seeing another person sharing their secrets to editing, helps another to figure out either a contrasting element or brightness effect that we haven't quite figured out on our own. Make sure to look at part one before hand.

With the new designs of apps probably coming in within the continuing year. Sometimes going back to the beginning is where we can find solace in our work. What ever reason you come across, to read more come back at the end of next week.

Wrapping up this week we have some custom photo editing, a tip and how to get those followers on Instagram. More importantly knowing how to edit those Instagram photos to look spectacular.

Custom Photo Editing App Launches in iTunes and Google Play:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/02/prweb11591957.htm

Mega Photo, is a new app that literally allows you to customize your photo in nearly every possible way. With it's interactive effects you'll be wondering why you haven't heard of a similar app like it. Also the Live Camera Feed which enhances your photo taking experience.

How to take good Instagram photos while traveling:

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/20/travel/instagram-tips/

Perspective is not the only way to gather a thousand or more followers on Instagram. Once you are traveling you want to show your friends and family, what you are seeing and who you encounter. However editing can play a big part on how your travel images are received.

Discovering unseen color with your camera's white balance:

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/photography/photography-tips/2014/02/photography-tips-discovering-unseen-colour

White balance is the one setting that everyone tends to neglect. Expect that with some images, not all, but taking the auto setting off and using the manual controls. Coming across some brilliant color schemes in your images could become a daily experience.

Rounding up the apps, tips and knowing that white balance on a manual control could save your image. Or enhance it, and capturing the best moment in the right lighting is what everyone strives for. Come back at the end of each week to see what we've rounded up.

Changes are in the air, or it's the fact that the new year is off to a great start. Photoshop Guru John Nack has been ushered in for Google and VSCO Cam app now allows you to work with larger image formats.

But what if you want to turn that daylight photo into a night time image, it can be done.

VSCO Cam Photography App Gets Update:

http://www.androidauthority.com/vsco-cam-2-1-update-342614/

With a list of new features, the one that sticks out is how this program now can take on the images you have on your digital camera. Now it's not Instagram, but when you alter a photo with a filter. It will automatically enhance the brightness and contrast, fixing whatever needs to be fixed.

Photoshop Guru John Nack Leaving Adobe to Join Google:

http://petapixel.com/2014/02/04/photoshop-guru-john-nack-leaving-adobe-join-googles-photography-team/

The next chapter in John Nack's life just so happens to be working with Google Photography Team. Even though it's been on good terms that he is now leaving Adobe, it is still a bit of a shock. But a welcomed one when it comes to Google. What will he bring to the table and what will we love about it.

Turn Day Into Night in Photoshop:

http://photofocus.com/2014/02/04/turn-day-into-night-in-photoshop/

Adjustment layers and Blending will make a sure fire for your daylight image into a night time photo. Messing with the techniques, it may not come out completely realistic. But with Photoshop you are sure to get the outcome you'll eventually want.

For this week, Photography gets the VSCO treatment. Google has a new member of their team and a way to get that night time photo you wanted. Come back next week for more info on Photo Editing Software and Applications.

After an illustrious 14-year career with Adobe, former Senior Product Manager for Photoshop and prolific Adobe blogger John Nack is packing up his things and moving to Mountain View, where he will join Google's digital photography team.

Britons tend to take their newspapers a bit more seriously than Yanks, but that hasn't stopped a newspaper chain there from Chicago Sun-Timesing (yes, we verbed it!) its way to ignominy by firing its entire photography staff.

There are many videos and articles out there condemning the use of Photoshop to alter a model's body in unnatural ways. The practice is abhorred by most, and hardly a week goes by that another "Photoshop fail" or controversy doesn't arise.

The most recent anti-Photoshop video making the rounds online, however, is a bit different. It's a music video that shows the lead singer being given a digital makeover as she sings the song.

If the major photography awards had a "service to mankind" category, the front-runner at this point would have to be #noshittyphotos, an inventive new project that aims to eliminate lousy vacation photos by telling tourists exactly where to stand to get a good shot of major attractions.

A much-anticipated release of Cydia Substrate for iOS 7 has prompted a number of developers to release or update jailbreak tweaks, and Swipey is among the latest to make the list. The new tweak, the work of iOS developer Tyler Nettleton, extends the functionality of the Lock screen with a quick launcher for accessing your favorite apps.

Yesterday night, Yahoo! took yet another step forward in the Flickr renaissance, although we doubt all photographers will see it this way. In a bid to make the servie more share-friendly, Yahoo! has introduced new, cleaner embedding capability to the photo sharin site.

If you allow embeds (They automatically enabled for everything but private photos, but you can go into settings and toggle the ability on or off) users will be able to pull an iframe code by clicking on the embed brackets under the share button.

Gathered for this week, many things to do with Photoshop and then the alternative to Photoshop itself. Keep reading to see what we've picked for you below.

The 9 Best Browser-Based Photo Editing Tools:

http://thenextweb.com/creativity/2014/02/24/9-browser-based-photo-editing-tools/

Need an alternative to Photoshop, or simply don't have the software. There are 9 browser based Photo editing tools that get the job done. Acting with important key functions that would make any Photoshop user a little jealous.

Photoshop Shortcuts:

http://weeder.org/rLHYpQI

Here are 14 shortcuts that without a doubt, will make your workflow even smoother. As a free cheat sheet, print it out and hang it above your computer.

Resize and Sharpen Your Images For The Web Using Photoshop Instead of Lightroom:

http://weeder.org/rLHYpci

Getting your photos to look immaculate on the web, can come out as stretched or crunched. Thanks to Photoshop the web, now shows off your best images. Resize and sharpen to the greatest quality without loosing any detail.

Rounding up this week, the pros and cons of Photoshop. However, working together all you need is a few shortcuts, some alternative browsers and a way to resize without the lose of detail. Come back each week for more information.

Many great things have been happening in the app universe. First Stackables came into view, then 500px made an app just for their photographers on the go. An we had to throw in, on how to get that great b&w grainy effect for your high fashion shots.

Stackable Is A Photo Editor:

http://appadvice.com/review/quickadvice-stackables

The advice given for this app will make your ever loving Photoshop heart hurt, in the best way possible. Since Instagram layering and adding filters to a photo has not only taken up our time but ultimately so get design have come from the over lapping nature. Read this review about Stackables to see if your photos could use this little gem.

500px Adds Mobile Uploads for Photographers:

http://www.slashgear.com/500px-adds-mobile-uploads-for-photographers-on-the-go-12316712/

If you already have an account on 500px, then you'll love the newest update. An app for the photographer that sends more time out driving about, traveling an just doesn't have the time to sit down and post them. Thankfully someone at 500 was thinking of all of you.

How to Create a Grainy B&W High Fashion Photo Effect:

http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-create-a-grainy-bw-high-fashion-photo-effect

Turning digital into a 35mm film like photograph. Using the black and white adjustment layer, will be the first step. To create the clear image of a classy shoot from back in the day, read through this article to see if turning one of your shots into a hi-resolution image could be the solution.

Crafting a one of a kind design is the difficult, fun part. But once you are finished, something like the app Stackables could make your brand or business become known. With the help of 500px adding an app to their list. Black and white image have never looked so good when it comes to digital editing. Come back again for more news next week.

Earlier today, 500px announced that it would be getting into the licensing game with a new commercial licensing site dubbed 500px Prime. Announced on the image sharing site's blog, 500px is painting Prime as a revolutionary commercial licensing marketplace that will "fundamentally change the way photos are licensed."

Facebook may be changed forever and we still are gaining Twitter updates, that bring on simple editing options. Also Photoshop does come to the resuce more times than we could count on one hand. Keep reading to hear about these three articles you should know about.

Facebook Announces Paper App:

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/01/30/facebook-announces-paper-carefully-curated-new-mobile-app/

This is an App that could change the whole interface of a program, nearly every person uses. How will anyone react to that? This could go either way, Facebook on Feb.3 will be able to be searched through like a newspaper.

Twitter for Android Update Brings Basic Image Editing Tools:

http://phandroid.com/2014/01/28/twitter-android-update-3/

The Android App was a bit on the unwanted side. But now you have simple editing features for any Twitter photos that you decide to post. They have even updated the news feed so that you will see the exact information that you should on any timeline, with any recent news.

7 Photoshop Solutions to Common Image Problems:

http://weeder.org/rLHXZP1

Photoshop may get the blame, but you can't help but back it up when it comes to saving some images. For instance the power of adjustment layers will help improve quality, light, shadows or any foreground or even background action that may add or take away from the focal point.

With the big Facebook news, and Twitter editing news. It seems that major media based sites are getting some make overs. No worries in the mean time, their are solutions for Photoshop that will have you testing them out and agreeing in return. Stay tuned for more info next week!

In this post we talk about slowing down your photography. Read more at The Phoblographer.

Sometimes an awesome photography moment can happen in an instant. If you are not ready, you will mis a shot. If you are ready and do get the shot, the question is, "Do you share it or do you polish it up first?" As technology progresses, it's becoming much easier to share your images quickly. Sometimes getting your photos out fast is a necessity of work. Other times, it's just sharing on the web.