The app is available for the iPad for $4.99 from the iTunes app store.If you download only one photo editor for your iPhone, make it Snapseed.

Snapseed’s strength lies in its abundance of features, coupled with a very simple to use interface – the changes you can make to your images at the swipe of a finger are nothing short of impressive. You can also print the image using AirPrint or save it to your photos. Snapseed enables you to compare the original image to the edited version before applying any changes. Once you’ve got your picture looking exactly how you want it, you can then share it via email, Flickr or Facebook. Each feature has a unique list of settings to explore.

With each of these settings, swipe up and down to discover what options each filter gives you, including texture strength, brightness and contrast. You can add a variety of frames and with the Centre Focus setting, you can give your photos a tilt shift appearance. With Snapseed’s filters you can give your photos a grunge feel, desaturate them, make them more dramatic, or make them look like they were taken using an old vintage film camera. To access the available filters, swipe the menu bar to bring the settings into view. You can also drag the focal point around the image to change its location. Swipe from left to right to adjust the setting and you’ll find that the change is only made within your focal point. You can select to adjust saturation, brightness or contrast by swiping up and down anywhere on the screen, and you can expand the range of the focal point by pinching and zooming. Hit the Add button and then tap a spot on your image to select your focal point. Selective Adjust is a feature quite unique to Snapseed.

Like with other photo editing apps, with Snapseed you can also straighten and rotate an image. After each step be sure to hit apply for your changes to take effect. Using this method you can autocorrect the color or contrast, and also adjust brightness, ambiance, contrast, saturation and white balance. Swipe up and down the screen to select the setting and then swipe from left to right to adjust it. Within each tool, Snapseed uses a really slick and unique way to select a specific setting. Simply tap to dismiss the tutorial and it won’t appear again. On first launching the app, each filter or editing tool is accompanied by a one-screen tutorial, which shows you how to use it.

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