![]() ![]() As far as I can tell there’s no way go backwards step by step. I also don’t like how once I apply something I have to revert before moving on to another adjustment if don’t like it. I can make some guesses about it, but I didn’t know for sure. I was working on an image and stepped away to work on something else and when I came back I had no idea how I got to the point I was at. This is a big one: It’s impossible to know what you’ve done to an image after you’ve done it. ![]() Snapseed has the ability to take an image to the next level if used cautiously and for the price, there’s no reason not to buy it. The new ability to round-trip from Aperture makes Snapseed much more attractive. Snapseed has the ability to use Nik Software’s effective Control Points for localized brightness, contrast, and saturation adjustments, much like we’ve seen in their Viveza plug-in. The Style slider in some of the Creative Adjustments makes it fun and easy to get a tremendous amount of different looks by just sliding the control back and forth. It has a nice user interface and looks almost real.Įxperimenting is fast with the Shuffle Button that quickly cycles through the different options with each Creative Adjustment. ![]() Aperture doesn’t have it, and either does CameraBag 2. I particularly like the Tilt-Shift creative adjustment. It’s easy to dial back and fine tune the intensity of the filters. It’s very easy to figure out and fast to get where you want to go. Just remember that for Aperture users, you can set Snapseed as an external editor, so you don’t have to drag-and-drop photos in as the guide suggests. There’s a Getting Started Guide on the Snapseed website you may want to check out. I want to note this is not a direct comparison. This photo of my son, Cole, was processed in Snapseed. This is how I exported the image out of Aperture I don’t mind using my time experimenting because, when I finally decide to go with something, I feel good about it. Embarrassingly, I’ve spent hours messing about, sometimes only to abandon the whole idea and stay with the straight image. I mostly experiment with portraits and other non-newspaper work. Having said that, I do have fun experimenting with different presets, filters and apps that take a photo in a completely different directions. Too many times, heavy handed post-processing is intended to make a mediocre image better…and it never does. ![]() The post-processing gets in the way of the photo. Too many times, I look at a photo with heavy manipulation and and only see the manipulation. My default preference is to see an image, and appreciate it for the content, light, color and composition. Not only do I proceed with a light touch to due to ethics, it’s also an aesthetic decision. I’m a photojournalist and I could literally get fired for manipulating an image beyond the tolerance of my editors, which is closely aligned with the NPPA Digital Manipulation Code of Ethics There’s been a good bit of excitement about both apps and Snapseed’s new feature allowing to be selected as an external editor for Aperture makes it even more attractive.īefore I continue, I have to explain my philosophy on post processing. With the recent addition of inexpensive photo enhancement apps Nik Software’s Snapseed and Nevercenter’s CameraBag 2 for Mac OS, we’ve been given quite a powerful set of creative tools. ![]()
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