Life in LoFi: iPhoneography

Photoshop.com App

The latest version of Photoshop.com Mobile has just been released. We reviewed the app previously and, for the most part, this update builds on all that was good about the first release.

The new 1.1.0.21 update adds several tools which should have been included in the first release. Straighten, Sharpen and Contrast tools are now included, as well as several new borders. The Sharpen and Contrast tools work like the other adjustment tools in PS Mobile, with a finger swipe across the screen. The Straighten tool uses a two-finger gesture to rotate the image to an onscreen grid. All three tools are pretty straightforward and easy to use.

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Recently, I wrote about The Best Free iPhoneography Apps: Camera Replacements. Now that you’ve shot your image, how are you going to process it? Here are nine great image editing apps and best of all, their price is free!

I realize that this list is not complete. There were several apps that I didn’t include for various reasons. In compiling this list, I found some apps that duplicated features of others. In those cases, I chose what I felt to be the app that did the job quickest, easiest and best. Also, there are great free apps being released all the time.

Some of these apps may be ad-supported, but none of them add a watermark to your images and all save at or really close to your iPhone’s full resolution, unlike many lite photo apps available. These are all full-featured apps and they produce good, if not outstanding effects. Again, for little more than bandwidth and real estate on your iPhone’s screen, there are some gems to be found in the photography section of the App Store. These apps should start you off with a well-rounded iPhoneography toolbox or enhance your existing iPhone “camera bag” — and all for free.

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We saw U2 last night at Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas. I highly recommend seeing U2 on this tour or at least sometime in your life — they don’t disappoint. I highly recommend you avoid seeing concerts at Cowboy Stadium. There are too many people in the room, the sight lines can be bad, and the acoustics are terrible.

We didn’t get any good photography at U2. We got memory shots — mementos of our little, unique piece of the show and our space in the crowd.

After the show, the night and the fog were gorgeous. I grabbed these on the way home.

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"The Fountain"

Shot with Camera HD, unmodified

"Light and Fog"

Shot with Camera Genius, modifed with PS Mobile

Photoshop.com App

Photoshop.com Mobile
Version 1.0

Bottom Line: Recommend!

Several apps have worn the mantle “Photoshop for iPhone”, including Photogene and PhotoForge, two of my favorite image editing apps for iPhone. Now, Adobe has finally unleashed a version of Photoshop for iPhone. Photoshop.com Mobile brings several of Photoshop’s functions to the iPhone, including crop, rotate and flip, color basics, and Photoshop filters and effects. The app works as a standalone app on your iPhone, but to get the benefit of all of its features, you should use it in tandem with a Photoshop.com account.

It’s not the app you’re expecting, though. There will be Photoshop purists who will be angry and disappointed at this 1.0 release. PS Mobile is missing many of the capabilities you would expect from an app that bears the name Photoshop. It is not the definitive image editing app. However, this app is a very good app that has a nice toolset that you can use to enhance your images.

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