inPixio Photo Studio

When it comes to editing a photo, there's clearly no shortage of ways to get your shots to look the way you intended: whether you're doing the editing on a computer or mobile device, the advancements in technology and software development have made it more than convenient for users to manipulate and adjust their photos.

If you're looking for new software to help you invigorate your images, then you might want to consider giving inPixio Photo Studio a try. Owing to an intuitive interface, the program can be leveraged by anyone, as both casual and more discerning users will find something to appreciate here.

While the functions on offer are quite numerous, the program nevertheless manages to nestle them into a modern-looking and easy-to-navigate interface. After starting up the program, you'll notice that loading your photo will have the program recognize the other images in its folder, provided there are any, and allow you to cycle through them via a panel at the bottom.

Basic photo editing adjustments can be made right away: the shot's exposure, contrast, shadows, highlights, as well as tone curve can be manipulated right away and set the tone of your capture. Selective Retouching works to further those adjustments, and users can utilize linear and radial gradients to target and modify the look of certain areas of their image. If you find the precision to be lacking, you can use the built-in paintbrush and paint over the spots whose aspect you wish to alter.

Users can correct the perspective, noise, and sharpness of their photo, as well as dehaze and fix any red eyes in their shot. Functions such as Color Balance allow the user to adjust the hue and saturation globally, and even perform split and three-way toning.

Styles, textures, and frames can also be added as a way to embellish one's work. Make your photos more atmospheric, or use the dedicated vintage filters to enhance the look of your film shots. Various textures can additionally be added on top: light leak, grain, bokeh, among others, are worth considering if you want to try something new.

If you want a bit of a more quirky look to your work, the Sky feature can dramatically change the atmosphere of your shots. Using the AI to do the work for you works surprisingly well, and you can add blue skies and sunsets and adjust them to your liking.

Want to draw more attention to your subject? Add some artificial bokeh or completely change the surroundings through the Background feature. To complete that, the program also offers a Remove Objects function to remove unwanted elements from your shot.

Photo Studio is both comprehensive and fun, and it's an editor worth considering. What's equally worth considering, however, is that outside of basic photo adjustments, the Trial version imposes a watermark on output for the more advanced functions, which may put off some users.