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photos taken and processed with the iphone only
FX Photo Studio - 2.99
I'll start this review off by saying thanks to the developers of FX Photo Studio for letting me give this new update a whirl, I really do appreciate it.
I have had FX Photo Studio in my photo app arsenal for quite some time. I'll be honest and say that I was one of the ones who didn't like it as much before the 3.0 update. I bought it and felt I needed to use it because of the price, so I kept it around. Boy I'm glad I did! After the 3.0 update the whole app was completely different and a lot more awesome, it boasted 171 photo effects, each of them adjustable with a slider and able to be joined with other effects and more importantly saved as presets that you can use on every photo if you want. So when I heard there was going to be yet another update, I knew it could only mean good things.
A small list of features in the new update;
After a couple of days testing this out I'll let you know what I think.
First, the opening of the app.
(Hard to take a screenshot without a little camera shake!)
So what about the new presets?
Remember up there when I said there is one that is now my favorite of the whole app? I lied, there are two.
The new Lemoore and Dixon effects make pretty well any photo gorgeous. The Dixon effect reminds me of the matchbox pinhole cameras I used to make, it has the most gorgeous vignetting and is adjustable as is every effect. The Lemoore effect on the other hand really makes photos pop! It has this amazing color to it that I played with for a good 20 minutes just on one photo to see how much different one end of the slider could be from the other!
There are a few effects that have two sliders, one that affect the contrast/color, some that affect the brightness/glow.. point is this app really is endless when it comes to things you can do.
And the other of my favorite new features? The ability to share to Tumblr! I have been on Tumblr for a few years and it has made it's way into iphonographers' hearts as a popular host for many sites. I've tested the Share Via: Tumblr feature out extensively and it works great! You can have it say whatever you would like, whether it's "processed with FX Photo Studio" or "My dog is silly!" you can update your Tumblr how you want, when you want, right from within the app!
So what do I think? I think this app is only getting better. At 2.99 some iphoneographers think that this may be a little pricey, but I think it is entirely worth it and especially now that you can download it over 3G! I don't think I'm ever going to stop putting the Dixon effect on every photo I take, just to see how much magic I can create!
(And hey! They have a contest going on right now! You can win a MacBook Air 11"! So go get the app, start processing and who knows? Maybe that 2.99 will get you a portable new toy!)
I am a girl that does stuff on the internet sometimes.
I am a girl that does stuff on the internet sometimes.
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