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Hey guys, something new here today, a basic photo editing video, this is how to give your photo a vintage/retro looking effect instead of using the basic Ins... (New tutorial! 
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GoPros are popular little action cams. Between the company’s brilliant marketing and the well-liked hardware, it’s not difficult to see why they decided to go public. But as impressive as the little cameras may be, they do have their limits. Most notably: the lack of exposure controls when it comes to capturing something.
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Even action cams need some filters to choose from and since they are limited when it come to exposure. A new line of holders and filters have been released for the Hero models.
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The Typic Kids app lets tots trick out pictures from your iPhone’s camera roll.
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The Typic Kids app which focus' on a kids level of photo editing software. Starting them out as young as possible and introducing them to filters, custom frames, digital stickers and text to lay over their photos.
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We’re delighted to offer a few more codes to giveaway today for the wonderful new movie app, Cinamatic by Hipstamatic. We have featured eleven videos created with this app in Donna Donato's fabulous Mobile Movies Column this week.
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A cool app giveaway on the appwhisperer.com (that is if you click on to this article you could be selected to receive the code to win Cinamatic by Hipstamatic). Starting off the a new movie app as the weekend slows down to one more day off, this could be fun to play with.
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Amazon Appstore is giving away nine Android apps instead of the usual one in Friday's 'Free App of the Day' deal. The bundle includes photo enhancement tools and will save you $17 if you grab the lot.
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Nine filters for the amount of $0 taken from your pocket. Plus Amazon will give 100 of there coins for each individual one, this bundle seems to looking pretty good from here. From PicShop, Photo Studio PRO, TouchRetouch, Perfectly Clear, Paper Camera...etc the list is long enough that you need to read this article and see what you could use from this one day deal.
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If you werThe apps were first launched in 2012, but were quickly forgotten by many users.
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If you were a user of the camera app and Poke by Facebook. Well they officially pulled the plug for those two. I assume that means you'll have to switch over to another editing app but that shouldn't be a bad thing.
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Filters In this clip from 'Gavin Hoey' you'll learn how to use a Polariser, Neutral Density and Infrared Filter. Gavin po... - English (United Kingdom)
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Filters are apart of our daily lives, that is with using Instagram and various photo editors. However, taking a step back and using a DSLR, Gavin Hoey will teach you how to use a variety of filters that can give you a whole new view on the world.
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Add filters to your Lumia 1020 (or Nokia 808) (RT @Massis_: @Nokia_Connects Hi, in case you missed it, I wrote a tutorial to add filters to the 1020 http://t.co/YhICwPnCIE Close-up, ND a…)...
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In this discussion, you can find different alternatives to adding filters on to your Lumia 1020.
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Five great apps to make your smartphone pics look even better.
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Who doesn't want their smartphone to look even better, or at least the pictures they take with the device. Here is a list and reviews of each app that has literally everything and more for what you want out of a photo editing app.
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From now on you won’t need a photo editing program anymore to edit your images, because you can do this all in Prezi with the new function “Effects”. Give your image a nice effect or add a frame to it. Is your photo too light or too dark? No problem.
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Prezi acts as a editing tool that gives the options of filters. A simple apply button sets everything on course and even adding on a frame could enhance the image.
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I’ve been busy playing around with various photo effects once again to produce another free pack of retro style Photoshop Actions. This latest set named RetroFilters contains 10 preconfigured Action files that will dramatically transform your photos with retro style effects inspired by classic 35mm film and processing techniques. How to use Photoshop Actions Actions …
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Who doesn't love a Retro filter. Using Photoshop actions, these ten ways to utilize a retro look will be converted onto your image in no time.Taking road trip diaries towards a more 1960's adventure, giving the captures life and vibrancy.
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Earlier this month, we discussed cropping as a quick fix to your images. Since Instagram, Hipstamatic, and similar photo apps and editors are so popular, let's talk about using the filters on these types of tools, too.
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A general understanding to filters. We all use them, but do we go over the top...yes. Editing to enhance what the photograph already holds is the whole point to filters.
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There are usually 3 steps I go through before posting a picture to Instagram, which include opening the picture in 3 apps. Camera+ (this step is only used on occasion)
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Seeing the difference in which app, you open your image in. Can be the deal breaker between if you want to post the photo or not. These 3 various decisions will save you some time, in what you would like to see as a result in your image.
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The new image filters will let you add cute little graphic stickers onto your photos, depending on where you are.
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Pairing your snapped photo with a cute sticker, phrase or even the logo of the amusement park or place that you've just left. Geofilters gives you that bit of flare that was missing from Instagram.
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If you have a friend who just got into photography and they ask you to recommend a first lens to buy in addition to the standard kit lens, chances are very good you're going to tell them to go prime.
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Why prime? if someone asks this, please direct them to Toby Gelston not only does he have an answer but a reason to say why Prime lens are the ultimate go to lens.
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Knowing when to use iPhoto's powerful filters and effects is an important creative skill. Given the ease with which you can access powerful but also easy-to-use photo-editing software, more of us are keen to try it.
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iPhoto's cool filters and features are hardly put to use because of all the other competitors. In this know-how of which filters hit the top mark means a guaranteed photo worthy of sharing.
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Recently launched in the App Store, Litely is an image editing app that offers a gentle touch when it comes to everyone's favorite image enhancing tools --- filters.
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For subtle touch using the filters on Litely will give just that. Enhancing the beauty instead of adding on too much of a heavy cover up that distorts and destroys the image.
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Maybe we love the idealized, filtered world on our screens so much that reality doesn�t suffice.
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Sunglasses that mimck an Instagram filter. Yes, this is real and it's trademark name is called Tens. What is funny is the fact that there is now a debate going on about how we can literally change our perception based on what filter we have verses just being happy with what we have.
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SplitPic is a unique Windows Phone 8 photography app that allows you to divide your camera viewfinder into several sections and blend the photos you take into a single, creative image. SplitPic will combine existing images in your Windows Phone Pictures Hub or let you capture new images to merge.
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SplitPic is the creative child for Windows Phone 8 users. Acting almost as a Lightroom app, blending, alignment and a series of tools are within reach.
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Google wants to give all Android users (or at least those running Android 4.4 and up) the opportunity to use a camera app designed by the same people who made the operating system, and so the company has decided to release a standalone ‘Google Camera’ app packed with a few features that will make it a very tempting download at the price of “on the house.”
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Improvements on the panorama function and the lens blur that simulates a Lytro like control feel. How cool is that. So if you are taking a portrait with too much noise in the background, that depth of field "lens blur" will come in handy.
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There are many different effects, filters, actions and tutorials on how to add gritty and grungy effects to your photos. Below is a small selection of some great resources for use on your portraits and candid images.
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What a gritty, dirty looking filter? Maybe you feel that you want a bit of a grungy or darker look for a few of your images. These Photoshop filters can give you just that.
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This photo editor sports a unique variety of typefaces and decorations, which makes personalizing photos effortless.
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Decorate your photos with various texts and filters to give them even more of a pop or hipster feel. MocaDeco has what the name entitles, deco a form of art deco that has been put to the modern test to fit your quirky style.
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Is it time for renewed attention to the combination of Google+ and Android for socially interacting with photography? The latest slew of changes to the Google+ for Android app brings non-destructive photo editing across devices and new filters and tools. Plus, there's more on offer beyond the usual round of bug fixes that should help…
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Filters have been added to the Snapseed app for your Android phone. Luckily that is not all, along with a viewing library. You are guaranteed with a non-destructive editing process.
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Filtering photos has long been a popular obsession of iPhone users, whether through Instagram, Afterlight, Snapseed, or the Facebook Camera app. Apple took that popularity to heart and built a variety of filters directly into the iOS Camera app, though the feature has gone largely overlooked by many users.
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Add a filter to give your photo some flair. From Noir, Fade to Instant any one of those tones could prompt your photo to look even better then it did originally.
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The official app of Polaroid in the App Store, Polamatic, has just received a major update that adds a lot of new photo effects, filters, and text editing options that allow you to turn your iPhone photos into real Polaroid-like images.
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The Polamatic 4.0 has a new edition of 36 image filters, that adds in the classic Polaroid to any image you have taken. Also you have over a dozen of borders to choose from while you edit.
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Since social media editing can only take you so far, this tutorial shows how to achieve that retro/vintage look without the limitations.