Here’s something for the iPhone photography freaks out there. It’s called Piece, and it just does one thing: slices your photos up into tiles.
There’s not a lot to learn, although you get a colorful tutorial image to play with when you first start the app.
Move the sliders at the bottom of the screen to control how many tiles you’ll get. One adjusts the horizontal figure, the other the vertical. Then tap, and your image is re-arranged. Keep tapping until you find something you like.
When you do, there are plenty of options. You can share directly to Facebook or save to your Camera Roll. Hit the “Open in Instagram” button and you might see more than just that option: I was presented with “Open in…” buttons for Instagram, PhotoStudio and Camera+, but that’s going to vary depending on the photo editing apps you have installed.
Piece is nice because it’s cute and simple, and thought has been given to getting the details right. From the sound effects to the plethora of sharing options, everything’s been perfected. Given the right source material, you can produce some very nice artistic effects. Not bad for a dollar.
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Giles Turnbull is a freelance writer in England. He also writes for the Press Association and The Morning News. You can find out more at his website, and follow him on Twitter @gilest.
