Tag Archives: Photography

Jefferson City: 1920’s

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The two photos below are hanging (with 8 or 10 others) on the wall of a little cafe in Jefferson City, MO. I’ve noticed them before and recall thinking I’d like to scan them but they’re framed and (probably) bolted to the wall. This morning I remembered the PhotoScan app I recently added decided to give it a try. No bad. No glare from the glass. I’ll get some more when the place is less busy.

High Street is where the Coffee Zone is located (not on the block shown). The interior shot is the cafe.

Google PhotoScan

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When Peter Smith suggested this app I said “thanks” but was thinking, ‘Not gonna come close to the image I get with my flatbed scanner.’ But I gave it a try and… pretty damned close. Rather amazing. I’ll probably keep using my scanner for some of the really old stuff because I can control the resolution and use Pixelmator to ‘repair’ the image as needed. But most folks won’t fuck with all of that. With this app you could breeze through a shoebox full of old photos in no time. One final thought: this video is very well done.

Pixelmator Repair Tool

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sunset
This sunset was prettier than this photo shows and was marred by the phone/power lines. Pixelmator recently updated a few features, including a Repair tool that does a really nice job of eliminating the lines. A pro, taking her time, could get an even better result.
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Pixelmator extensions for Apple Photos

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Pixelmator Retouch Extension Overview from Pixelmator Team on Vimeo.

Google Photos does an amazing job of organizing photos for people who don’t have time or inclination to do that chore manually. I’m one of those lost souls and find Google Photos frustrating. So I’ve continued to manage my photos on my MacBook in Apple Photos and upload anything worth sharing to my blog and flickr.

I use Pixelmator for editing photos and the most recent update to that app includes extensions that make it easy to use Pixelmator from within the Apple Photos app.