Everything You Need to Know About Using Snapseed in Google+

When Google acquired the popular mobile editing app, Snapseed, one of the first things they did was axe the Mac version of the app. They recently re-introduced Snapseed for desktop users, no matter which operating system they happen to be using. The only catch is that Snapseed is now browser-based, as long as you’re using Google’s own browser, Chrome.
Not only have Google tied Snapseed to their own operating system, they’ve also tied it to Google+, rolling its features into the social network that has proven popular among some photographers. And it’s no surprise, since Google+ is stacked with awesome features for sharing photos
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Auto Enhancing

If you don’t want to put too much effort into correcting your images, you’ll be happy to know that the auto-enhancing feature from Snapseed has been ported over to the web. In addition to simply auto-correcting your images, you can also fine-tune specific settings – namely brightness, contrast, saturation, shadows, warmth, and structure.

Fine Tuning Images

Tune Image: As is to be expected with any photo editing service, you have to be able to adjust the brightness, contrast and saturation of an image.  With the Tune Image feature you can do just that, in addition to also adjusting the warmth and shadows of the image.

Selective Adjust: This is one of Snapseed’s best features – the ability to adjust the brightness, contrast, and saturation of specific points in the image. You start by adding a “control point.” Click the + button, and point to the location on your image that you want to adjust. After clicking, you should see a menu with four options. The arrows allow you to adjust the range in the image that is going to be affected by your changes. The other three buttons – B, C, S – allow you to adjust either the brightness, contrast, or saturation.