![]() For $1.99 (or another buck more) you just can’t have more fun with your smartphone photography.If you're using several of Topaz Labs' various image enhancement plugins, and find yourself wishing for a way to harness their power without having to jump back and forth between separate plugins, the company is about to release a new product you're going to find interesting. For 99 cents more you can upgrade to more than 60 additional fonts. Over costs $1.99 in the App Store and includes 19 different fonts. Once you’ve crafted the text over your photos you can share them on some of the popular social networks or regular jumping-up-and-down e-mail. Sizing and alignment options include re-size, click, drag, position, and even shake to re-center. It has loads of features to make your text look just right on that photo, including a selection of fonts as well as a tinting effect that makes your text pop off the photograph. ![]() In just a few seconds you can add captions, quotes, jokes, memes, poems, or anything else you can think of to a photo. You can create inspirational, informational, or funny images that can be shared quickly and easily. Over Potluck’s ( ) Over app lets you add text to your photos then share them on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram. At $299, PhotoKey 5 Pro is not inexpensive but event shooters should be able to pay for it and be in the green after their first shoot. PhotoKey 5 Pro comes with 50 royalty-free background images so you can get started right away. The software’s spill suppression technique provides higher quality and more realistic results and the new e-mail system supports publishing to Facebook and Flickr. This feature makes experimenting with different backgrounds faster and more fun, too.Ī new bilateral blur effect is ideal for hiding blemishes and providing smoother skin surfaces or for creating a comic book, cel-shaded visual style. Now PhotoKey 5 Pro has kicked it up a notch by allowing you to import multiple backgrounds and easily switch between them at any time using a new background list. When I first tested FXhome’s ( ) PhotoKey a few years ago I thought it was one of the easiest green screen software programs then available. Made in the U.S.A., Lens Bumpers are priced from $24.99 to $74.99. They are available in seven sizes to fit lenses and hoods from 2 7/16” in diameter to 8 1/8”. On lenses with a built-in hood, such as the Nikon 14-24mm fisheye, you can mount a filter on the Lens Bumper. When rain or dust kicks up, you can put a lens cap or filter on the lens through the Lens Bumper’s front opening. Or, you can reverse the hood over the lens and slide the Lens Bumper over the inverted hood. It slides over the end of your lens or hood for a snug fit. The Lens Bumper has a 2mm santoprene (thermoplastic elastomer) cover with a water-resistant 6mm cell neoprene inner core. ![]() Designed for working photographers, the Lens Bumper absorbs impact and prevents scratches, dents, and cracks to lenses during the inevitable scrapes that pros encounter when hard at work. OmegaBrandess ( has introduced a new line of protective covers for camera lenses from DeluxGear ( ). Download the free trial version to see how you like it with your own images. While photoFXlab costs $79.99, the last time I visited the site there was a sale going on. In addition, photoFXlab is a new way to InstaTone your images using a module that lets you apply the toning from another one of your photographs. Some of the selective adjustment brushes built into the program include Dodge/Burn, Saturation, and Smooth/Detail. ![]() You can set the edge awareness strength and brush in adjustments wherever you need them. The software features a layered workflow that offers masking capabilities and selective enhancement brushes, plus uses edge-aware technology. You can use its library of 500 effects to explore and apply presets without having to access external Topaz plug-ins. Topaz Labs’ ( photoFXlab is a stand-alone application that can also be accessed as a Photoshop-compatible plug-in and collects lots of different Topaz effects in a searchable library for easy access. ![]() This month’s column can be used as a shopping list for your favorite photographer or you could grab a Sharpie and circle all of the goodies you like and leave it near where your spouse eats their Wheat Chex. Wherein I hereby submit your Secret Santa’s A-list of gizmos, gadgets, and gear for the digitally minded who may have thought they had everything but didn’t know that they needed more stuff to produce that ultimate image. “Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.”-Washington Irving ![]()
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