#SNAPSEED VS LIGHTROOM HOW TO#
#SNAPSEED VS LIGHTROOM SOFTWARE#

To test out Snapseed I took it on my iPad to a recent commercial shoot for a popular cereal (alas I'm not allowed to show you photos of the cereal itself or the actors, hence the photos in this review are of crew only). It's not a replacement for the big boy apps when you're back in the office and you need to manage thousands of images and apply processes across the board, but as an in-the-field tool, it's superb. If you're on a job where you need to quickly show people your photos, either to get the suits' approval, or keep 'above the line' talent happy, then it's a dream. We're talking specific use cases here now.

#SNAPSEED VS LIGHTROOM SOFTWARE#

So, can Snapseed do it? Can you replace the expensive software with its hundreds of shiny sliders and menu options with a program that costs five bucks? Oh, hell yes. We're talking hundreds of dollars here for the two programs versus $4.99 for Snapseed (and it's a universal app, meaning that your $4.99 will get you the iPhone or Touch version as well). These two applications are as professional as they come with numerous complex tools to manage and manipulate images and they are accompanied with an appropriately professional price tag. In my 'pre-Snapseed' world I would download photos from my camera onto a laptop and quickly process images in Lightroom and Photoshop. I take hundreds of photos a day on these shoots and often the cast and crew, such as the director or production designer, will ask to see the photos. When not penning reviews here at Edit on a Dime and The Film Talk, I shoot stills on movies and commercials.

Using Snapseed out in the field seems natural as the app runs on low-power devices such as the iPad (which have a long battery life and don't come attendant with traditional computer problems such as the classic 'oh my goodness my lap is on fire' sensation that one gets while using many laptops). In response I'm going to narrow the focus of my comments to using the app as a Photoshop and Lightroom (or Aperture) replacement for the professional photographer on location.

#SNAPSEED VS LIGHTROOM HOW TO#

A Quick Look at How to Use SnapseedĪs befitting of an 'App of the Year' title, there's already a plethora of Snapseed reviews on the Internet describing how easy and fun it is to use. Please enable JavaScript to watch this video.

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