Camera related iPhone apps seem to be plentiful on the iTunes App Store and it has taken a while but Adobe joined the party and released Photoshop for the iPhone today. About time if you ask me.
While not the full desktop version of Photoshop we are used to, the app seems to be perfect for those quick on the go fixes you want to do for that picture before you upload to Twitter or Flickr. If you’ve taken a photo on your night out and it has come out a little dark, you can now pull Photoshop out of your pocket and do some exposure touches while waiting for that next drink at the bar and then upload.
With a simple to use interface you’re able to do the following:
Basics: Crop, Rotate and Flip
Colour: Exposure, Saturation, Tint, Black and White
Filters: Sketch, Soft Focus
Effects: Vibrant, Pop, Border, Vignette Blur, Warm Vintage, Rainbow, White Glow, Soft Black and White
I took it for a quick spin using a photo I took at a recent Handsome Furs show, the original (on the left) was still a great shot but I added a warm vintage effect, upped the saturation and a few other touches here and there. It isn’t the greatest Photoshop work ever done but it was done in less than 15 seconds and ready to saved, emailed or uploaded.
With this app now, I can say goodbye to a few single apps I’ve had for rotating images, cropping and colour effects. This is version 1 and I hope that Adobe will see the benefit in adding new features to this app, there are a lot to choose from.
So if I’ve sold you on getting this FREE app, head to the iTunes store and get it … although currently only for people with US iTunes accounts I’m sure it will filter onto the other international stores eventually.
