4. Being Creative

Being creative is what Snapseed is all about. It’s probably the biggest reason why you bought this app. Sure, we all need to crop and sharpen and tweak our photos, but many apps out there can do all of that too. The next four tools we’ll cover—Black & White, Vintage, Drama, and Grunge (Figure 4.1)—are probably the most used tools in Snapseed, and definitely the most fun.

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Figure 4.1. The Black & White, Vintage, Drama, and Grunge tools.

I’ll go through each one in turn to show how they can be used, but keep in mind they can all be used independently or in concert with each other and with any of the basic adjustments or finishing ...

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