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Mobile Pond has updated their Photogene for the iPad again. They fixed several bugs that caused a crash when viewing photos with IPTC data. They also added Dropbox to their list of export options. This is a big advantage for Photogene as Dropbox allows for seamless file transfer between the iPad and the Mac. For photographers looking for a way to leave their MacBooks at home, Mobile Pond just brought that dream a step closer.

Photogene still does not display all of the IPTC meta-data from Aperture, but the developers are looking into it and hopefully will have an update in the coming weeks. So far, this new update has been bug free. The developers have built a very nice app, yet there are some areas that could be improved.

It would be nice to see them change the colors in the photo browser from a black background with white borders to a gray background with black or dark gray borders. Rounding the corners of the border would also give the interface a unified look, as most of the interface has rounded corners. This would adopt an interface closer to Aperture and Lightroom for browsing photos. Adding some of Apple's Photo viewing features, such as using a gesture to pinch, which allows you to navigate up or down through folders, would also be a huge win for Photogene users. To really improve the browsing experience, Mobile Pond could add smart albums, which are based on meta-data inside the photos. Smart albums allow users to view photos not just by set albums, but also by keywords or locations. Adding smart albums would really bring Photogene to a whole new level. Now that you can export to a Dropbox account, It would also be great to add to the ability to browse photos in a Dropbox account from Photogene.

On the Photo editing side, Mobile Pond could add masks to all their photo editing tools. This would allow users to edit photos in a whole new way. Masks allow users to select which parts of the photo they want to change with a selected tool. Adding brushes for tools like dodge, burn, sharpen, blur, and color is another approach to selective photo editing. Either way, it will be interesting to see how Mobile Pond continues to improve Photogene's photo editing tool set. They continue to develop Photogene at a fast pace which can only be good for their users.  To find more information about Photogene and its competitors, please read my previous article "Photo Management on the iPad".

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