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At the top of the Utilities section of the App Store is a powerful photo editor that gives Photogene and Photoforge a run for their money.

PerfectPhoto by MacPhun has been around almost as long as those two venerable photo apps and boasts a feature set that compares favorably to both — along with some great features of its own. MacPhun is also the developer of FX Photo Studio, a very good filter app. The Perfect Photo 2.0 update is now available and while it doesn’t add many new features to this already powerful app, it has several new features in particular that I think are pretty cool.

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Griffith Observatory
Los Angeles, California

Like variations on a theme in a piece of music, some variations on an image.

The original image, Shot with Camera, processed with PerfectPhoto

I think the original image stands well on its own — no filters needed. I adjusted the color and contrast just a little bit.

I liked the lines throughout the image and how they frame little windows within it. I like how the image captures just a hint of the Art Deco of the classic building. I love the playfulness of the two signs — a smaller version of competing “Do Not Enter” signs.

Just to see how it would look, I applied several filters. I experimented. Results I like I’m sharing here. Afraid that I’d be applying filters for filters’ sake, I am surprised at how much I like how each filter changes the mood of the original image.

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Entrance No Entrance (Holga Mix)

processed with CameraBag/Helga filter

Entrance No Entrance (Monochrome Mix)

processed with CameraKit

Entrance No Entrance (Push/Pull Mix)

processed with Camera Kit