
How to use smartphone photo effects
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• GET SUGGESTIONS FROM THE APP based on the type of photo it sees. Once you have a photo opened, tap EDIT, then tap the suggestion name. Enhance and B&W are the two free options. Tap
SAVE or SAVE COPY when you’re finished. If you have a Google Pixel or if you’re a Google One subscriber, you’ll have access to more editing features, as well as more storage space and the
ability to share your benefits. Google One is available from $1.99 a month or $19.99 a year prepaid for the basic package. On your Android phone, you can adjust the perspective of your
photo, apply one of many filters or use the Pen, Highlighter or Text tools to mark up the picture. AARP CROP OR ROTATE PHOTOS. Tap EDIT | CROP. If you want to change the photo’s shape to a
standard used on social media or websites, tap the icon on the left. It looks like a square with carrots or arrows in the corners. To rotate the photo 90 degrees, tap the rotate icon in the
middle. To straighten the photo, use the scale above the rotate icon. Tap SAVE COPY when you’re finished. To adjust the perspective of the picture, tap the icon to the right of the rotate
icon. It looks like a 3-D image. This will let you manipulate one corner at a time. Tap DONE | SAVE when you’re finished. And you can tap RESET to return to the original, which is good
because you can do some crazy things to your photo. ADJUST PHOTOS. Tap EDIT | ADJUST to manipulate features including Brightness, Contrast, HDR (high dynamic range), White point, Highlights,
Shadows, Black point, Saturation, Warmth, Tint, Skin tone, Blue tone, Pop and more. Tap DONE | SAVE when you’re finished. ADD A FILTER. Tap EDIT | FILTERS and choose from among more than 10
options. Tap SAVE when you’re finished. DRAW ON A PHOTO. Tap EDIT | MARKUP and choose one of the tools, Pen, Highlighter or Text. Then choose the color of the markup. With the Pen or
Highlighter option, use your finger or a stylus to draw on the photo. Use the keyboard with the Text option. Tap DONE | SAVE when you’re finished. MORE SPECIAL EFFECTS WITH APPS Hundreds of
apps available for both iOS and Android devices will allow you to do even more with your photos. Adobe Lightroom; Canva; Darkroom; Picsart Photo & Video Editor; Pixlr; and Photoleap
Editor by Lightricks, called Lightleap by Lightricks in Google Play, include many features in their free-to-download versions although all have in-app purchases that offer even more features
or fewer ads — or both. Some features in these apps include autofocus, background erasers, blending, collage makers, hair color changers, stickers, sophisticated layering and varied fonts.