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Taking photographs and storing them in the cloud is a task practically internalized by all mobile users. And it is that the static images know little given the current technology, which proposes cover them with filters, animate them, and modify their appearance to make them more attractive and striking. But how to do it without losing patience in the attempt? The company Google offers all this in its own image storage service in the cloud: Google Photos Here we tell you step by step how to do it.
For those who don't know it yet, Google Photos is a useful application to collect all the images taken by the terminal or stored in the himself, and create a copy on the Internet In this way, always attending to the privacy of the user, it is possible to ensure its survival even if the mobile is lost. Although it is only one of its functions, since it is capable of creating contents such as animations and collages automatically once they have been stored in the cloud. And, of course, it also allows you to do it manual to retouch those photos that you want to improve.
Create GIF-like animations
On the one hand are the animations A content that manages to reproduce several images in a row to offer a sensation of movement, even if they are static photos.Something really fun for photo series where there is little movement between each shot. Simply access the Google Photos gallery and press the button +, where you can find the option Animation
With this, all that remains is choose the photographs that will form it, being able to choose up to 50 snapshots to create a long animation. When you accept the selection, Google Photos takes care of carrying out the work for a variable time that depends on the number and quality of photos. In a few seconds the animation is displayed on the screen, also being stored in the gallery. In addition, you can share it via a link for any other user to enjoy.
Create collages
The compositions or collages are very interesting content to show different aspects of the same event. A photograph made up of several others with different perspectives, people or objects”¦ all with a pleasant composition, seeking to attract attention, and that can be published on networks like Facebook or even Instagram
Again, just click on the Google Photos + button and choose the option Collage Then you just have to select the images you want to include, adding a maximum of nine With this, the application already displays a composition with all those images. The format of Google Photos is static, yes.In this way, it analyzes the photos and places them in the position it deems appropriate All this in a grid with a white backgroundwith different sizes for the images, without the user being able to choose their size or location in the composition.
Touch Up Images
Apart from this, Google Photos has its own system of image retouching An editor with which to apply filters, modify the brightness, change the contrast value, etc Issues that can be used with all images static, even with collages.
In this case, all you have to do is go to the image you want to modify and click on the pencil icon at the bottom of the the screen. The editing menu appears automatically, separated by three large groups.In the first it is possible to find issues such as the brightness (light), the color,check details (pop) or even an option automatic (auto) to improve the overall look of the image without thinking too much about what to apply. In the second group of options, for its part, there is a good list of filters to change the appearance of the image. Something useful to give it a more sophisticated, classic or extravagant touch. Finally, you can change the framing and tilt of the image in the third group of options. All this with a very intuitive bar system that shows on the screen the before and after of the retouched image.
