Posts Tagged ‘photography’

ESPN Cameraman v1.0.3 | Published by EpicTilt | Via App Store | Free | Released: 11-08-08

Photo Hunter v1.1 | Published by Eric Chen | Via App Store | $0.99 | Released: 11-07-08

Overview

What you’ve got here are two apps that are great fun for any age, at any time. They are essentially the digital age takeoff of the old “What’s Wrong in This Picture?” from the kids magazine Highlights. These magazines always were the most worn, dog-eared periodicals in the doctor’s office. Both of these apps will see their share of wear and tear as well. 

Functionality

Both apps essentially do the same thing. You’re presented with two nearly-identical pictures, and you’re given a time limit to identify the differences in the two pictures. These may be as obvious as someone having no ear to as subtle as the change of color on a wristband.

Both apps challenge you to find five differences between the two pictures. You tap on the part of the picture that’s different, and a highlighted circle appears around your selection if you got it right. Then you’re off to find the rest of the differences. 

Both apps allow you to “cheat” by using a certain number of chances. Cheats will also be used up if you make a mistake by tapping where there’s not a difference in the two images.

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Pano v1.0 | Published by Debacle Software | Via App Store | $2.99 | Released: 10-13-08

Overview

Pano is an impressive entry into your iPhone app array, especially for those who have grown to love the iPhone camera, which surprisingly continues to churn out some amazing shots, even with its quirks. Pano allows you to take panorama shots, seamlessly weaving them together on your iPhone.

Functionality

Herein lies the difficulty… functionality. If you can get Pano up and running without an app crash, you’ll be delighted in what it does. I got crashes so frequently that it was hard for me to even write a review of the app. Every two out of three times I used it, either it crashed on startup or while adding the next shot.

But here’s how it’s supposed to work… Pano launches with a camera view. It immediately prompts you to take the left-most picture of your panorama. It will allow you to preview the shot and either retake it or use it. Then it’s off to the next segment of your panorama.
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Photoboard v1.0 | Published by ZestProd | Via App Store | $0.99 | Released: 9-17-08

Overview

If there is another app out there that can show off the phenomenal capabilities of the iPhone’s touchscreen, I don’t know what it is. I demonstrated Photoboard to a non-iPhone using friend - I have one left… and his response was… “Wow! Now that is cool.” Photoboard is an app that allows you to manipulate and view photos in a creative way.

Functionality

When you start up Photoboard, you’ll see the two screens above. You can immediately start playing with their provided tutorial image. Squeeze it, pinch it, drag it and twist it. It’s pretty nice. There are just two things to know: Continue Reading

PhotoSwap v1.0 | Published by Padadaz | Via App Store | Free | Released: 8-19-08

Overview

I fully expect this review to get more traffic than my others. I have no idea why. I’m still seeing double…

Photoswap is an app that claims to allow two iPhone users to exchange a photo, a photo only viewable to one person. If you want to reply with a photo of your own, supposedly it gets sent only to the owner of the photo that you viewed.

Imagine my surprise when my first photo was the one below. 

Functionality

There is very little to do with Photoswap.

There’s a camera button for taking your picture, and there’s a reply button in which to send the picture via email to the user of the pic you viewed. You can also get more information about the photo by pressing the Info button or Report the photo by clicking on Report. Continue Reading

Gesture v1.0 | Published by Big Stone Phone | Via App Store | $4.99 | Released: 9-17-08

Overview

Contrary to what the developer may believe, Gesture is not a tool for creating “digital paintings from your photos.” What it does let you do is smudge and pointilize them… for $4.99. Overall, it’s a simple app that is very overpriced.

Functionality

Gesture is flexible in the way that it allows you to smudge your photographs.

Users can change the size of the “paint brush,” zoom in for detailed smudging and can even undo an unlimited amount of prior smudges (although there is no redo feature and pointilizations cannot be undone unless the “undo all” option is selected).

To begin creating a masterpiece, users can load an image from their iPhone photo library, or can choose to snap a photo without leaving the app. I initially opted for the latter, framing up a prized Los Angeles Dodgers bobblehead doll for my first attempt. Continue Reading

Comic Touch v1.0.1 | Published by Plasq LLC | Via App Store | $4.99 | Released: 8-03-08

Overview

Are you ready to laugh? This simple photo app is probably one of the most enjoyable apps available today on the iPhone! Take a picture or access one from your Photo Library and then have fun adding comic bubbles, effects, and sharing it with friends.

Functionality

Comic Touch is extremely easy to use, but its icons are a little confusing. I had to try each one to discover what they do.

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Picoli v1.0 | Published by Alazar GmbH & Co. KG | Via App Store | $4.99 | Released: 7-26-08

Overview

A convenient and well-rounded tool for quickly editing photos from your mobile device.

Functionality

It’s no Photoshop, but Picoli does allow users to effectively touch up photos using a range of filters.

Say you recently captured a good moment on your iPhone, but the picture didn’t come out well and you want to show it off to your friends. No matter if it’s fuzzy, dark or grainy, Picoli might be able to help you salvage the viewing experience. That is, if you know what you’re doing.

Users can adjust the brightness, sharpness, contrast, color saturation and a lot more, simply by sliding a set of scales. It is easy to use, but changes made in one filter, like brightness, must be accepted and kept before moving on to the next filter. Continue Reading