One of the main reasons for purchasing the iPad was on the fly photo editing and mainly as a digital portfolio of sorts. Most people are in awe when I pull it out and show them a touchable, zoomable, editable, emailable, so hands on portfolio or photo shoot makeup. I would like to know what apps people are using for their phot editing needs.
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Hey Shymcfly,
Sorry to ask this way but why would you want to do editing on your iPad and not on a laptop or desktop?
But if you must
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photogene-for-ipad/id363448251?mt=8
Was a great app for the iphone and they have a version for the ipad.
Sorry to ask this way but why would you want to do editing on your iPad and not on a laptop or desktop?
But if you must
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photogene-for-ipad/id363448251?mt=8
Was a great app for the iphone and they have a version for the ipad.
I've heard good things about this app for the iphone but I don't know if it will work on an ipad because there is no camera -sigh.
http://www.thebestcamera.com/app.html
http://www.thebestcamera.com/app.html
Not as my main form of editing by any means I use the photo shop master suite for that purpose but just an on the fly something I would have readily at hand in the field type thing
shady825
macrumors 68000
+1 on the digital portfolio!
That was the very first reason I wanted the iPad. It will be so nice, as you said, to show a zoomable/touchable hands on portfolio. People will love it. It will make a killer impression for sure!
PixelMagic has all the simple stuff found in iPhoto on the Mac like levels and color correction, as well as having some nice Photoshop-Lite functionality as well. Burning and dodging with your finger is all sorts of fun, too! Seems to be a nice alternative to Photogene, which I haven't tried yet.
Also, Tiltshift Generator is really cool for blurring and vignetting effects, along with some saturation and brightness/contrast stuff. It will give your images that vintage "Toy Camera" look and also excels at making fake miniature pictures. These two apps work very well in tandem, too. Just save a pic from one app to the photo roll and open it up in the other.
The iPad is so much more than a consumption device like many have stated on these forums. I write, paint and draw, edit photos, and make music on mine, and the iPad app store isn't even a month old yet! Think about when the iPhone apps first came out, and what they do on that platform now. We're just getting started here...
Also, Tiltshift Generator is really cool for blurring and vignetting effects, along with some saturation and brightness/contrast stuff. It will give your images that vintage "Toy Camera" look and also excels at making fake miniature pictures. These two apps work very well in tandem, too. Just save a pic from one app to the photo roll and open it up in the other.
The iPad is so much more than a consumption device like many have stated on these forums. I write, paint and draw, edit photos, and make music on mine, and the iPad app store isn't even a month old yet! Think about when the iPhone apps first came out, and what they do on that platform now. We're just getting started here...
ipoddin
macrumors 65816
glxyjones
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Anyone have any insight on any new photo editing apps?
I'm looking for something that can do the typical white balance/contrast/color manipulation as well as vignettes, something photogene doesn't do very well.
Pretty much looking for the closest thing to Lightroom possible 🙂
I'm looking for something that can do the typical white balance/contrast/color manipulation as well as vignettes, something photogene doesn't do very well.
Pretty much looking for the closest thing to Lightroom possible 🙂
does this connection connect to the dock of the ipad. because of the lack of a usb on the ipad??????
Yes. It comes with two plugs that hook into the dock connector. One takes an SD card directly and the other has a USB connector. The camera cord plugs into the USB connector, as does a USB card reader though they all don't work.
Another vote for Photogene...
PhotoForge is new and looks to be promising.
PixelMagic seems pretty good too.
And FilterStorm is one i like a lot.
The biggest limitation I've found with a lot of photo editing apps is that they won't save a photo at it's original size, but only a downsized version. I'm not sure a lot of developers of these apps had 10, 12 and greater megapixel cameras in mind when they developed their tools...
PhotoForge is new and looks to be promising.
PixelMagic seems pretty good too.
And FilterStorm is one i like a lot.
The biggest limitation I've found with a lot of photo editing apps is that they won't save a photo at it's original size, but only a downsized version. I'm not sure a lot of developers of these apps had 10, 12 and greater megapixel cameras in mind when they developed their tools...
Are there any apps out there that can blur over background things? I have a few photos that have things in the background such as a great picture only to have a car in the corner of the pic....is there anything that can blur things like that out?
The closest app I've found to Lightroom is Filterstorm. Even masks of a sort and brushes. I use it and Photogene for on the fly processing. Photosort is useful to set up in albums and name and rename. I upload but keep all my files on my cards for later uploading to Lightroom. I'd have to check, but believe its Photogene that has the ability to upload to Flickr which is nice if you want to use for a quick interjection in a forum thread.
Another app I like is Reeldirector. Great to do a slideshow ordered as I want, the ability to pan and zoom. If you do a bit of video but don't want to get too serious about it, RD is fun and the results can be pretty nice. You can upload to Youtube from it also for sharing.
Maybe a bit OT but I like Dropbox for moving Photos around without dealing with iTunes.
Another app I like is Reeldirector. Great to do a slideshow ordered as I want, the ability to pan and zoom. If you do a bit of video but don't want to get too serious about it, RD is fun and the results can be pretty nice. You can upload to Youtube from it also for sharing.
Maybe a bit OT but I like Dropbox for moving Photos around without dealing with iTunes.
Dhelsdon
macrumors 65816
I am looking for something to do quick recolours using hue/sat type thing for car rims and things like that, what would you suggest for something of that nature?
I will most likely try a few mention on this thread when I have the time, to see what I like best but any input is appreciated!😀
I will most likely try a few mention on this thread when I have the time, to see what I like best but any input is appreciated!😀