Imagine if you had the powers of photoshop in real life. You could fix any blemish, smudge any color and brighten any situation with a quick drop down menu. How would it work? Photographer and graphic designer Flora Borsi imagined a life version of photoshop in a photo series called, “Photoshop in Real Life”. More »
Selfies are hilarious photographs people take of themselves. It’s a close cousin to the MySpace mirror shot and birthed from the proliferation of smartphones and point and shoots and really, there’s nothing more awkward than catching someone in the process of taking a selfie. So when you take these famous photographs and repurpose them as cell phone selfies? It’s freaking hilarious. Oh there’s Prince William making sure he gets a kiss in with Kate. Oh there’s Churchill making sure his cigar is perfectly smoky. It’s so good. More »
Considering your smartphone shutter is likely pretty decent at this point, you probably tend to do at least a little basic photo editing. If you’re an Android user you now have one more great option for that with Snapseed. More »
Just a couple of months ago, Google acquired photo-editing app Snapseed. The company is now releasing an Android version of the app, as well as updating the iOS version. The best part, however, is that they’ve dropped the price of both versions to no cost at all, bringing advanced photo-editing tools to iOS and Android users for free.
The app features basic editing tools like tune, straighten, and crop, and it also comes with different creative filters like black & white and vintage that you can apply individually to photos or in combination. There’s also a feature called Control Point, which allows you to selectively edit your photo by brightening just a face or darken just the sky.
The app now also comes with Google+ integration, allowing you to easily share your Snapseed creations seamlessly with your friends on Google’s social network. You can also tag other Google+ members and share to specific Circles. It’s yet another method that will hopefully encourage users to take advantage of the company’s social networking site.
The creators of the app have exclaimed that Snapseed isn’t a competitor to Instagram, and they’re no where close to wanting to copy the popular photo-sharing app. Google has made it clear that it’s not a head-to-head battle with Instagram, since Google’s strategy is to go after the users who want more customization when editing photos, instead of just applying retro filters.
Snapseed is available now for free in the Google Play store, and the updated iOS version is also available now for free in the iTunes App Store.
Google releases Snapseed for Android, updates iOS version is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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As we trudge through December toward the holidays, snowfall becomes increasingly likely. But while it may be a pain in the ass when it falls, up close it looks incredibly beautiful—as these photographs demonstrate. More »
When you’re a kid, sometimes the only friend you have is a stuffed animal. It’s always with you—when you eat, when you sleep, when you play—and all those years take a toll on a fake teddy bear! These pictures show the after effects of teddy bears and stuffed animals who were loved too much. It’s a little heartbreaking? More »
If you’ve been considering handing out cheap disposable cameras at your wedding but really wish your guests had access to Instagram filters, Ilford Photo’s got a compromise for you. The company’s now selling disposable snappers packed with two variants of its black and white film stock. More »
If you love mobile photography and have been looking for a way to negate your iPhone 5’s slim and lightweight form factor, Turtleback’s new TurtleJacket PentaEye case has got an entire photography kit on board. Five different lenses in total, mounted to a rotating wheel so you can dial in whichever glass you need for a given shot. More »
LEGO bricks are incredibly versatile things. You can build just about anything with them, as is proven by artist Nathan Sawaya and his latest creation – the LEGO umbrella.
While you can’t really tell from the image above, the LEGO umbrella is able to keep water off of its user, although its weight probably makes it pretty impractical. Sawaya says it required “extreme patience” to create, and that’s coming from the guy who made a life-size LEGO statue of Conan O’Brien – though he wasn’t standing in the rain.
Nathan created the umbrella for a collaboration with photographer Dean West for a series that’s currently on exhibit at the Columbus Museum of Art as part of the Think Outside the Brick show, running through January 27, 2013.
Check out more of Nathan’s awesome LEGO creations over on his website, Brickartist.
It’s starting to feel silly to point out: You no longer need a great dSLR to take a great picture. Still, we made you prove it. Here are the best entries from this week’s Shooting Challenge, cellphones. More »
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