Timera

Photographs are a way to avoid forgetting things from the past Places, people and situations are reflected in snapshots. Something that also allows you to make all kinds of comparisons But what if we combined the old and the new? Based on this idea, the application Timera has been created A tool capable of merging the present with the past in the same photographAll this in a simple way and without the need to carry out large research tasks.

With Timera the user can make surprising and unique photomontages by joining a classic photo of a place or a celebrity and an image captured today. The main idea is to be able to reflect the contrast by superimposing the old and the new, although there are many other varieties such as being able to create a group photo with the Beatles themselves thanks to the operation of the application. Assemblies that only require a couple of steps and some skill when taking an image.

As soon as you download the application, you need to create a user account in order to access the features of this application. A process that can be expedited using information from social networks such as Facebook or Google+. And it is that having a profile in Timera is important, since it acts as its own social network for time travel photography, being able to share the images taken with other users or follow true fansthat create a large amount of content fusing past and present in images.

To start you just have to click on the camera button on the main screen of Timera This opens up three possibilities: on a side choose a classic photo already stored in the gallery of the terminal; on the other, carry out a search on the map to find places related to old photographs available in the application's database. Or, finally, carry out a specific search for a concept, place or label of what you want to find and compare.

In such a way, once you have chosen the image from the gallery, taken advantage of any of those offered by the application itself or searched for the one that interests you, all you have to do is take a picture own To do this Timera offers to superimpose the previously selected old photograph as if it were a mark water, helping the user to create the composition before shooting.In addition, you can adjust the transparency and position of the old image to match the perspective or size of the image to be captured, thus creating a striking effect .

After the picture is taken, more editing options Such as moving the image, centering a blur effect that makes the margins of the image disappear so that it can blend with the current photo, toggle so that the old image is the main one”¦ it even has filters for a more unified and realistic effect. Finally, all that remains is to share the photo through the app itself or through social networks such as Facebook or Instagram

In short, an application that achieves surprising results, although it is necessary to take a current photograph from a rough perspective.The good thing is that the Timera app is fully available free throughGoogle Play and App Store