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Create dramatic images with Snapseed’s powerful editing tools.
My personal favorite photo editing app, Snapseed, is celebrating the release of their new version 1.5 with FREE downloads for a short time only. This fantastic app is usually $4.99, so this is an incredible deal! Jump on it quickly so you don’t miss out.
Android users rejoice! Snapseed’s now available for your mobile device for the first time ever.
And once you’ve downloaded Snapseed, there’s no better way to learn to use it than with my Snap To It! workshop. In 13 video lessons (plus new lessons coming soon to cover Snapseed 1.5’s new features), you’ll learn how to use this powerful, flexible app for all your on-the-go editing needs.
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Molly Newman: Adding Artful Text to Photos
You can give your photos quick and creative captions with the Phonto app. This is a free app for both the iPhone and iPad. Here’s how to do it:
Molly Newman: Shoot for Highlights
Rich colors, sharp details, no blown-out areas. Proper exposure is the holy grail for photographers, but it can be hard to achieve with challenging lighting situations such as this cloudy sky. Try this surprising trick to get great finished images every time. (more…)
Lightroom Power Tip: Perfect Presets
Whether you’re doing a quick exposure fix or giving every image from a shoot a unified look, Lightroom’s presets can save you tons of editing time and stress.
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There are several useful presets already built into Lightroom, and many more are available for download online. (Of course, if you’re feeling ambitious, you can custom-build your own presets.)
Hot Lightroom Tip: Tagging Images at Import
Welcome to the first in a series of Lightroom tips! I love importing, editing, and organizing my digital photos with Adobe Lightroom, and I’m looking forward to sharing some of my favorite quick tips with you.
The best way to keep your organization system… well, organized… is to add items to it as they show up, rather than saving up the job and getting to it “someday.” I like using this quick-and-dirty method of organizing my photos as I import them to my computer using Lightroom. (more…)
Trend Watch: What Are You Seeing?
Summer certainly took its time arriving in the Pacific Northwest this year, but now it feels as if the 80-plus degree days will be with us forever. I’m already looking forward to the cool nights, colorful leaves, and harvest festivals that will mark my favorite season—fall.
This year, I’m excited about trends from the fashion world (plaids! plaids! plaids!), the movies, and technology (anyone else holding their breath for the iPhone 5?). But I’m especially interested in YOUR take on this fall’s looks. Which colors, patterns, motifs, styles, and more are you looking forward to?
Post your responses in the comments here, or tag me (Molly Newman) at Pinterest. Trend-conscious digital scrapbooking designs are especially welcome, as are the projects you’ve created with them.
Please submit your ideas no later than September 20th, so I’ll have time to check them all out. I’ll pull all of your feedback together in my next Trend Watch post which will publish on October 3rd.
I can’t wait to see what you’re loving these days!
Trend Watch: Summer 2011
Half of the United States may be in the grip of a heat wave, but here in the Pacific Northwest, summer has just arrived. Whether you’re sweltering through 100-degree days, finally enjoying some long-delayed sunshine, or in the midst of a Southern Hemisphere winter, you’ll be tempted by these easy, breezy, summery trends.