Ribbet - Free Photo Editor - Lets You Turn Basic Images Into Stunning Photographs In Seconds


Description: Many of us take images on our cell phones or even nice digital cameras. Later, when we look at them, we wish we had done something just a little different, or maybe we wish we had better light when we took the image, or even wish to have the ability to frame the image to give it just a little extra. Of course, we all know the powers of Instagram that allows us to doctor up images directly from a smartphone. Today, I would like to introduce Ribbet - a FREE photo editing tool, you can use on your computer. The best part - you do not need to download anything, you do not need to sign up for anything (not even provide your email address) and you can edit your images using your browser. Below are some of my images I was able to edit in just a few seconds. 
Red Canyon in Dixie National Forest
This picture of the Red Canyon in Dixie National Forest was taken with an iPhone 5. The only effect applied to this image is called the Morocco Effect (my personal favorite) and later I used Ribbet to also create the Before and After image, selecting to show the bottom strip out of about six different choices. 

Elephant at Animal Kingdom - Disney World, Orlando FL
The picture of an elephant was taken at Disney World in Orlando, Florida with an iPhone 5 from a moving vehicle. As a side note, I thought that the Animal Kingdom was one of the best "ZOO" experiences of my life. To edit this picture, I first cropped it, then applied the Lomo-ish Effect and finally selected a Museum Matte Frame. As you can see, for this picture, I selected a different Before and After style.
Bryce Canyon National Park
This picture was taken at the Bryce Canyon National Park with iPhone 5. The image was cropped to Facebook Cover Size (I thought this was a nice touch from Ribbet, since it can be difficult to get a picture to fit that image size) and then I applied the Greek Islands Effect before applying a Before and After style.
Fall in Niagara Falls, NY
This picture was taken at the Niagara Falls State Park, NY with an iPhone 3GS. Using Ribbet, I applied the Morocco Effect, used the Simple Border Frame and added a Watermark, which was very easy and can be customized using many different fonts. Lastly, the Before and After style for this one has no text.

 Pros: Ribbet is extremely easy to use and very self explanatory. It does not require any signing-up or a download. There are enough options for simple photo editing for anyone who is looking for a photo editor.
Cons: In this no download, no sign-up version, Ribbet does not support layers and other fancy photo editing functions. However there are basically two other versions, one free with an email sign-up and the Premium version that appear to provide some support for layers (I cannot confirm this however, as I have not worked with these versions).
Link: Ribbet
Cost: FREE for basic version (everything described here) that includes some limited advertisements on the page. An upgrade to Premium version is available.

Disclaimer: Please note that all of the information provided above is accurate at the time of posting and works within the United States, though access to this tool may be limited in some other parts of the world. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Mint vs. CreditKarma - Personal Finance Management Products Comparison

Image
Mint Do you need to take better care of your finances?  Would you like to see all of your accounts in one place? Would you like to receive advice on how to reach your financial goals?   Credit Karma Then you should read further to see whether Mint or CreditKarma (or both tools) will help you on your journey... Description:   First of all, let me answer this question. Do you need either of these services? I believe so and here is why. Most of us - even those of us with college degrees - never really learn how to take care of our money and because of that, we struggle coming to terms with unfulfilled dreams that all go to the way side because we did not have the means to take control. So here are two tools that are available FREE of charge that will help you take control over your finances and they both have their own benefits and drawbacks that I will try to elaborate on based on my own experience.  Evaluation of Pros and Cons: Account Set-up: The init
Read more

Doodle - Free Scheduling & Polling Tool

Image
Description: Need help finding time that works for everyone to schedule a meeting? Doodle is the  free scheduling tool you have been looking for.  Doodle can actually be looked at as multiple tools in one. It makes it easy to schedule appointments (single or group) and it can also be also used as a polling tool. When you create a free account, you can use both of these features and you can also sync your calendar with Doodle so that you do not need to switch from one to the other when you schedule a meeting (Doodle supports: Outlook, Google Calendar, iCal and Yahoo Calendar). Once you sign up for this service, you have two main options: To schedule and Event or to start a Poll. The following steps outline the process of scheduling an event (which is essentially a specific type of a poll). In the first step (of either type) you fill out basic information about your event/poll.  In the next step you select the possible dates you would like to hold your event Followed
Read more

Trello - Free tool that lets you organize your life

Image
Description: Trello can be used to organize anything from simple to-do lists to research projects or event planning. You can work on your own or collaborate with others. Additionally you can access these lists from all of your devices so waiting in line for your Starbucks coffee just became very productive. It is incredibly flexible, it allows you to create text or picture based "cards" that are behind the organization. Below you can see a sample board that someone has created. Trello - Example of a Board The  Trello  cards can then be organized, labeled, color coded... The front of the card provides a summary of the event. Trello - Card Front Side The back of the card provides all of the details and notes necessary for you to learn more about what is happening or needs to happen. Trello - Card Back Side Once you sign up, this is what the welcome board looks like. This board will explain to you how to use  Trello  and you can then set up your own board or boar
Read more