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Microsoft's photo and movie making apps revealed ahead of Windows 8.1 release

Microsoft's photo and movie making apps revealed ahead of Windows 8.1 release | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

While Windows 8.1 adds a lot of features and improvements across the OS, the built-in apps include some of the biggest changes. Microsoft is detailing a few of the more creative ones ahead of the Windows 8.1 release tomorrow. The photos app in Windows 8 included Facebook and Flickr integration, but the Windows 8.1 version drops that in lieu of some improvements to editing. You can now select auto fix for a selection of different corrections, and there’s also manual cropping, red-eye removal, retouch, and other basic contrast and brightness settings. One of the more interesting features is color enhance that lets you pick an area of a photo to brighten up or darken areas of photos.

Alongside the photos improvements, Windows 8.1 also includes some camera changes. The new built-in camera app is accessible through a swipe on the lockscreen and it now includes the ability to take photos during video capture. There’s also a panorama feature that works by using Microsoft’s Photosynth technology to stitch together multiple images. Once the panorama is complete it will sync to SkyDrive and is viewable on the web. The Windows 8.1 Camera app also supports a new Photo Loop feature. Essentially, it’s identical to BlackBerry 10's photo rewind feature. It requires new hardware, and Surface 2 is the only tablet we know that includes the feature, but it will start to instantly take pictures from the moment the Camera app is loaded. While you won't see it taking pictures, it acts as a temporary buffer so you can use a radial menu to rewind a photo where someone may have blinked or looked away.

Kitty Fisher's insight:

Released before, it's actual release. Windows 8.1 has vastly improved it's photo editing corrections such as a much need red-eye removal, contrast and brightness settings. So it seems that they have given us a better manual setting agenda.

Even the bulit in camera app has been given it's must deserved improvements, now we just have to wait for some reviews.

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Bringing the Purikura booth to your phone: 5 photo-editing apps to style your photos

Bringing the Purikura booth to your phone: 5 photo-editing apps to style your photos | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

Gone are the days where we were all satisfied with just a sizable collection of filters in our camera app. As users get more sophisticated and creative with their phone cameras, many are demanding more options, such as beauty touch-ups, decorative stickers, handwriting functions with a wide range of pen styles etc.


More camera apps, particularly in Asia, are starting to resemble purikura machines, the uniquely Japanese photo booths that allow you to decorate your photos with a stylus on a touch-screen.

Purikura originates from the word Print Club (Purinto Kurabu) and back in the early days, you could only take photos with cute frames featuring Japanese cartoon characters such as Hello Kitty. However, the latest purikura machines do more than that – eye enlargement, leg slimming effect, skin whitening, lip and hair color change are just some of the beauty features you.

Kitty Fisher's insight:

Photo booths? That allow you to decorate your images by using a touch screen inside of the Purikura booth. Pretty cool that they have sized this down to a photo-editing program. I like decorating my own photos but this may be for those who really want to go full out and beyond.

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BatchPhoto Mac App: Batch Photo Editing Made Super Easy

BatchPhoto Mac App: Batch Photo Editing Made Super Easy | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

Here's an app that makes sure batch image editing is made super simple and easy for all users. BatchPhoto is a Mac app that helps you edit images in large batches. And it's an easy to use software too. 

Editing photos as a batch is one of the best ways to handle a lot of stuff. You might want to re-size the photos, add some standard filter and work on renaming them to something specific. There’s a ton of things that you might want to apply to every photo in the album (or to most). In these situations, a batch photo editing app is a must-have.


Where there’d be numerous options and sub-options and preferences to tweak in other softwares, BatchPhoto kicks all complexity out and produces a stream-lined approach to batch-editing. It’s so simple and neat that the software can be as easily used by a layman as by an expert who dabbles with Photoshop and stuff.

Kitty Fisher's insight:

With a ton of photos to work with, being able to edit them in a batch can be time consuming, because each photo needs to be edited in a different light and so on and so forth. But this simple app can take that and make you feel extraordinary with the BatchPhoto Mac App.

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Don’t Use Google+? You Can Still Use it for Editing Photos

Don’t Use Google+? You Can Still Use it for Editing Photos | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

"You can use the photo editing tools inside Google+ to quickly fix your photos and make them look awesome with a click. The online editor also offers Instagram like filters and stylized borders.

What really sets Google+ apart from the other image editors is the Auto Enhance mode that fine-tunes your photos automatically. Advanced users can always make manual adjustments to their photos but for the rest of us, Auto Enhance is the magic wand that will fix all the common flaws in our photos without having to click anywhere.

Just upload the photos to Google+ privately, edit them online and download the enhanced photos with a click. The other good thing about Google Plus is that it preserves your original photographs so you can always revert changes or apply different effects to your digital photos without having to re-upload the files."

Kitty Fisher's insight:

Well the more I come across articles about Google+ the more I hear that this is thee best Photo editing tool out there. The reasons being is the fact that it's not overly complicated, you do not have to pay for the program and keeps your originals, incase you loose your fine tuned copy. Even better, if you don't use Google+ in the first place, you can still use it only to edit your photos.

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Apple iOS 7, Color and How to Learn not to Over-Edit Images

Apple iOS 7, Color and How to Learn not to Over-Edit Images | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

This entire week have been nothing but about Apple. The new iPhone's 5C and 5S are entertaining the world. While the 5C is more afforable and 5S has more features...what have been changing the technological minds, is the iOS 7. And how this updated software has changed Apple's whole reputation.


Color depth, dramatization and vibrancy has to be what every photographer plans on attracting the eye of the beholder. Low light may be the one nusance we have in common, but with the help of photoshop and countless apps. One simple tool can add bold colors and just enough shadow to emphasize the right amount of depth. Even choosing Monokrom to turn those colors into striking black and white creations.


Everyone, amatuer or professional has had trouble with over-editing. Finding where to stop and where to add a bit of flare can make or break a photo. We even may want to stray from the traditional cliche of using the latest trends in every inch of pixel space. Using too much contrast and (there are a few of us that hate reading the instructions) not using the tutorials to properly learn the program. With editing, take the time to research and know the tools you are clicking on to change your image.

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14 photo editing tips and tricks every landscape photographer must know | Digital Camera World

14 photo editing tips and tricks every landscape photographer must know | Digital Camera World | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

In our latest photo editing guide we offer 14 photo editing tricks and tips that every landscape photographer must know.


Whether starkly beautiful, bursting with colour or magnificently minimal, no other type of photography offers more potential for stunning imagery than landscapes. Travel halfway around the world or look out of your back window,

if you look hard enough, you’ll find a scene worth capturing.


In this tutorial we offer up a variety of tips, advice and Photoshop techniques to help you capture and enhance your own awe-inspiring landscapes.

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Timelapse of the Colorization and Restoration of a Damaged Photo

https://www.facebook.com/ThsRestoration Song is Phoenix - Trying 2B Cool (A-Trak Remix) Please keep in mind that this was a free request I did for practice a...
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What is Chromatic aberration in photography and how to fix it

What is Chromatic aberration in photography and how to fix it | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it
Chromatic aberration is also referred to as fringing around high contrast edges in your photography. It does cause poorer image quality, but can be fixed.
Kitty Fisher's insight:

You may not even know you have aberration, but once you want a close up of your photograph, the color and detail become soft and blur together.

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Photo Editing in Simple 3 Steps

Photo Editing in Simple 3 Steps | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it
Photo editing is in fashion, be it for your social media profile or for a little serious reason. However, the basic rule for good photo editing is to keep t (Read how photo editing can be done in three simple steps here...
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Photo Editing Apps For iPad: iPad/iPhone Apps AppList

Photo Editing Apps For iPad: iPad/iPhone Apps AppList | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

Whether you are professional photographer that likes to travel light (i.e. without a laptop) or casual photographer that simply likes the convenience of using the iPad, there are a number of apps in the app store for editing photos. We have sifted through the bunch and selected some of our favorites.

Kitty Fisher's insight:

Are you still indecisive about the apps you want to install on your ipad? This  app-advice site could very well become your new helping tool.

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Top 11 Free Photo Editors for Windows

Top 11 Free Photo Editors for Windows | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it
Even if you can't afford to spend anything on software, you can still find free software to help you create and edit your photos and images. These are my top picks for the best free image editing programs.

Via Dinamika SOE
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Top 3 Photo Editing Apps For iPhone 5

The best Apps to edit and publish photos on iOS and iPhone. Photography on the iPhone is limitless. Color Splash Diptic iPhoto Official Video From GeneralTec...
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Digital photo editing – how much is too much? | Getaway Travel Blog

Digital photo editing – how much is too much? | Getaway Travel Blog | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

One question I’m often asked when presenting workshops or doing talks on photography is how much digital image manipulation should be allowed. How much is too much? It’s pretty safe to say that as long as photography has been around, photographers have been enhancing or manipulating their images. The great masters of black-and-white photography – people such as Ansel Adams – spent their lives in the darkroom, dodging and burning prints to create the masterpieces we know and love. With the advent of digital photography this tweaking has become ubiquitous. That said, does the fact that everyone is doing it necessarily make it right?

Over the years I’ve come to a relatively comfortable place regarding image manipulation. Ultimately, it’s up to the artist or photographer how much they want to adjust their pictures. Most importantly, you need to be in control of what you’re doing and while I’m advocating that photographers are free to do as they please, I’m not advocating this be done badly or, worse, by mistake. Too often I see portfolios (or am asked to judge competitions) where photographers have simply over-processed their shots. It can be so bad that potentially award-winning images are ruined by over-manipulation and over-processing.

So how much is enough? Personally, I try to portray reality or a version of reality that conveys the emotions and experiences I felt when I was taking the photograph. After all, great photography is really a narrative in another form. The slightest tweaks to colour balance, saturation and vibrancy are all that I allow myself. Occasionally I convert an image to black-and-white for impact or stitch multiple individual images into a panorama when the subject requires it.

Kitty Fisher's insight:

When it comes to over editing, sometimes it's the computer screen, sometimes our eyes and then sometimes we get over zealous with our decisions. Figuring out the dynamic between what you like and what looks good as a filter or color enhancer...will be up to you.

Helen Wallace's curator insight, October 17, 2013 5:17 PM

Actually, I never spend time digitally enhancing our photos.  They are so beautiful with nothing at all done to them, although I do wish I had a better camera!  I just don't have the time to play around with them.

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App Shopper: Paint Splash Effect FX - The Best Color Photo FX Editor, Make Creative Fotos (Photography)

App Shopper: Paint Splash Effect FX - The Best Color Photo FX Editor, Make Creative Fotos (Photography) | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

Take your photos to the next level in seconds. Tons of awesome and unique effects that can be layered, adjusted, and stacked onto your photo to create amazing masterpieces.

 Features: Reorder effects instantly, edit each effect individually, adjust size, move and rotate. Adjust effect with opacity setting, erase with three different brush sizes, save to your camera roll, and then share on your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Flickr, Email and more.


Kitty Fisher's insight:

The Paint Splash Effect FX has an element to it that, reminds me of a high-end editorial, fashion magazine. I can see this working well with portraits especailly.

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6-Step Tutorial on How to Use Shape Crop

6-Step Tutorial on How to Use Shape Crop | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

In only 6 steps you can edit your photos using the shape crop tool in PicsArt.

Most of the images on the internet come in some form of rectangle, but every now and then, you need to get a little crafty and think outside the box, or at least change the shape of the box. Shape Crop allows you to cut your photos into all sorts of shapes, anything from perfect circles to stars, and hearts!

It’s a great way to make your collages really pop by sticking photos of various fun shapes over a background. It’s also great for making stickers and printing pictures for lockets! Once you get the hang of it, you’ll start to see how useful Shape Crop can be. Say you have a friend who missed an unforgettable night out on the town. Crop a photo of them into the shape of a cloud and import it into the night’s most memorable shots to show him or her that they were in your thoughts.

Experiment with different shapes and techniques to make the shapes of the pictures reflect how you feel about the pictures themselves.


Kitty Fisher's insight:

Shape Crop lets the entrepreneurs of stars, squares and various other shapes dictate the majority of the photo. This can go good or bad. For Shape Crop, it gives a more steady grip on exactly how you want the shape of your photo to come out.

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SF Chronicle wins photo editing awards - San Francisco Chronicle

SF Chronicle wins photo editing awards - San Francisco Chronicle | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it
San Francisco Chronicle SF Chronicle wins photo editing awards San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle photography department took first place in three categories and received six awards and two honorable mentions in the National Press...
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Over-Editing in Photoshop: How to Avoid 25 Common Editing Mistakes

Over-Editing in Photoshop: How to Avoid 25 Common Editing Mistakes | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

"When photographers 1st start using Photoshop, it is so fun and exciting and over-editing often occurs. Here are the top mistakes often made and how to avoid them.

As a result, many start out playing with filters and plug-ins and over-use them. Sometimes photographers feel Photoshop is all powerful and take images that should have been in a reject pile, and they try to “save” them. As a rule, Photoshop should not be used to save unacceptable photos. If a photo is out of focus, blown out, severely under-exposed, or has really awkward composition, Photoshop will not make it drastically better.  Used in excess, it can actually make the image worse.

Some things like selective color definitely can fall into fads or cliches, meaning they were over-used for a period of time. While selective color edits occasionally look great, more often than not, it is overdone.  The best example I can think of is when a photo is turned black and white and the eyes are colored back to blue."

Kitty Fisher's insight:

Over-editing can get the better of our photographs. Getting lost or fed-up with Photoshop has happened a handful of times to all of us. But reading through what the cliche, common mistakes took the pressure off of my mind and helped me to focus on what could bring the photo more to life.

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Digital Photo Editing Workflow

Digital Photo Editing Workflow | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

This article summarizes the most important steps to incorporate into your digital photo editing workflow (aka "post-processing workflow"). It isn't necessarily a procedure that you'll want to implement with all of your photos, but whenever you want to get that "keeper" looking just right, these steps can make all the difference.


OVERVIEW: TOP 10 POST-PROCESSING STEPS

Each is listed roughly in the order that they should be applied:

  1. White Balance - temperature and tint adjustment sliders
  2. Exposure - exposure compensation, highlight/shadow recovery
  3. Noise Reduction - during RAW development or using external software
  4. Lens Corrections - distortion, vignetting, chromatic aberrations
  5. Detail - capture sharpening and local contrast enhancement
  6. Contrast - black point, levels and curves tools
  7. Framing - straighten and crop
  8. Refinements - color adjustments and selective enhancments
  9. Resizing - enlarge for a print or downsize for the web or email
  10. Output Sharpening - customized for your subject matter and print/screen size
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HDR Photography | Photo Editing Software & Programs by Unified Color

HDR Photography | Photo Editing Software & Programs by Unified Color | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

"Unified Colors offers high dynamic range HDR Photography and Photo Editing Software Programs that automatically merges multiple exposures, adjusts color, brightness and contrast in a full 32-bit workflow.

Capturing high contrast scenes is now as simple as shooting three or more images of varying exposures and then merging those images into one high dynamic range file that reveals all your shadows and highlights. The magic is done with HDR software. But, not all HDR software is created equal."

Kitty Fisher's insight:

How can you capture that high contrast scene? For some reason what we see with the naked eye, doesn't quite come out on our camera screen. This photo editing software has solved the problem.

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Martin Evening's Retoucher's Guide - High-key portrait | Amateur Photographer

Martin Evening's Retoucher's Guide - High-key portrait | Amateur Photographer | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it

"Martin Evening on how to create a high-key portrait.


The retouching work started in Lightroom, where I chose to add a blue cast and lighten the corners. I retouched this image using the Vignetting Amount slider in the Lens Corrections panel to apply the corner lightening. However, since Lightroom 3 and Camera Raw 6 the Effects panel can be used to apply a more controlled lightening (or darkening) vignette effect. I then used Photoshop for the remaining retouching and added a shadow mask layer to produce the rippled lighting effect seen in the final version."

Kitty Fisher's insight:

If you want to be skilled in the fashion editing world, this can help you. Or if you simply want a high-keyed portrait, this will guide you.

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Darktable vs. Shotwell: Two Great Photo Editing Applications For Linux

Darktable vs. Shotwell: Two Great Photo Editing Applications For Linux | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it
Until recently, Linux only had GIMP as an acceptable photo editing tool. That’s changed, thanks to a couple new tools that provide impressive features: Darktable and Shotwell.
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5 Easy Photo Editing Extensions For Chrome || F...

5 Easy Photo Editing Extensions For Chrome || F... | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it
Checkout 5 free and easy photo editing Chrome extensions: Zoominto, Coolpic, Fly Photo Editor for Facebook, PicMonkey Extension and Fotor Extension.
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ArtStudio - draw, paint, filters, photo editor - 5.13 / iOS

ArtStudio - draw, paint, filters, photo editor - 5.13 / iOS | Photo Editing Software and Applications | Scoop.it
(By: Sylwester Los) ArtStudio is the most comprehensive, sketching, painting and photo editing tool in the App Store.
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