Darkroom, though, feels like it was tailor-made for the iPad’s larger display. But it doesn’t make great use of the iPad’s huge screen. Snapseed exists for iPad – and it’s solid. So whether you’re a beginner or after something deeper, Snapseed hits the spot. Stacks you’re especially proud of can be saved as a bespoke ‘look’ – Snapseed parlance for a one-tap filter. There’s great range in the tools, which include essentials (cropping perspective healing levels), creative fare (vignette double exposure filters) and the bizarre (the terrifying ‘head pose’).īest of all, edits aren’t set in stone – you can open your edit ‘stack’ to adjust previously applied settings or remove an effect entirely. Drag left and right to adjust brightness, or up and down to select a different property, like Contrast or Saturation. Select Tune Image, for example, and it defaults to a Brightness tool. It’s a bit overwhelming.īut spend time with the app, and you soon discover it’s a usable, powerful gem. You might not realize, but the grid can be scrolled, to get at even more tools.

The Tools pane is an exception: load a pic, tap Tools, and your eyes are assaulted by a grid of icons. It also smartly marries power and usability – mostly. Google’s freebie is a Swiss army knife for photo editing, packed full of features. If you download only one photo editor for your iPhone, make it Snapseed.

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