Photogene
Posted 01/23/2009 at 2:39am
| by Michael Simon

We haven't had this much fun sliding since we were 5 years old.
With an underwhelming 2.0 megapixel camera and bare-bones photo app, the iPhone isn't exactly a photographer's BFF. Photogene puts them on speaking terms with its powerful, simple, image editing tools. You can make decorative changes with a neat array of frames and symbols, and using a range of sliders, you can adjust the whole image.
Photoshop junkies and Flickr freaks will love the fine-tuning saturation slider, robust color-balancing levels, and bona-fide cropping tool. Photos can be be rotated and sharpened, and adjustments can be overlapped and tweaked until your masterpiece is complete. A handy multiple undo button lets you experiment without ruining your project.
Despite its array of powerful instruments, however, Photogene keeps it simple, with a left-docked toolbar and auto-saving of ongoing projects. We wish Photogene had a few more options, though--such as a blur filter or smudge tool that lets you literally smear your photos--but even with a limited toolset, Photogene will dress your iPhone-challenged photos for success.
If you're an amateur iPhone photographer, Photogene will help you look less amateur and more like a photographer.
Photogene 1.6.2 COMPANY: Omer Shoor
CONTACT: www.i-photogene.com PRICE: $2.99
REQUIREMENTS: iPhone or iPod touch with 2.1 software update.

Simple, clean interface. Awesome use of touch screen. Real-time results. Sliders!

Limited array of tools. No filters for advanced photo alterations.