I processed this photo using Snapseed, a photo editor by Nik Software. I know that many people pooh-pooh using filters on photographs, but I find it helps me get the look I want from photos where I have a concept or mood in mind that isn’t really possible straight out of the camera.
I won’t go into detail about Snapseed; Jon Armstrong wrote a great review (complete with video tutorial!), and don’t think I can add anything that he hasn’t already covered. I will say that I like it much, much better than Iconfactory’s Flare photo editor, as Snapseed offers a level of control that doesn’t seem to be possible with Flare.
If you’re a fan of Hipstamatic, Instagram, or many other vintage photo apps for your smartphone, and have wanted something that would make it easy to get similar effects from your non-phone photographs, you should give Snapseed a try. There is an iPhone version available as well.
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