Google+ photos with new photo lightbox, full screen, tagging and more features released (video)!

Google+ photos with new photo lightbox, full screen, tagging and more features released (video)!
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It is holiday season and this is the time people share lot of their memorable moments with their friends, family and the world through pictures. Google+ with it’s photo sharing and circles feature makes our life a lot easier.

Now there is even more great news. With just in time for the holiday season, Google+ has released major updates to it’s Google+ photos feature as outlined below,

Google+ photos in fullscreen

Google+ photos in fullscreen (Image:Google+)

New features in Google+ photos

  • Whole new photo’s experience
  • Viewing a photo in Lightbox has been completely redesigned
  • Enhanced comment legibility (comments are nicely laid out in a whole new format)
  • Fullscreen view of the photo on the click of a button (A arrow icon on the bottom right corner)
  • Enhanced photo tagging feature with great tools to identify and tag faces
  • Download photo as the original
  • +1 a picture right within the photo view (+1 button on the bottom right corner)
  • Share the picture right from the photo view (share button on the bottom right corner)
  • A photo details option to view dimensions, filesize, camera, exposure, aperture, focal length, ISO speed, exposure bias and flash used (click options and select photo details)
  • A enhanced creative kit, rotate picture, autofix tools if you are the owner of the photo i.e if you have uploaded the photos
  • Creative kit includes seasonal tools. Due to holiday and christmas season now you’ll find reindeer, snow flakes, etc.
  • Option to report a photo (click options and select report photo. tools for fighting spam)
  • Option to report comments / flag as inappropriate (click options and select report comments. A flag icon will appear next to each comment. click on the icon to flag as inappropriate)

Google+ photos with Lightbox video

Overall the new Google+ photos is a simple, clean and organized user experience. You get the rich and interactive experience of a desktop application on the web. Great job guys!!

Enjoy uploading and sharing pictures through Google+ photos. Please also share your thoughts through comments below.

  • alena garcia

    what happened to picnik !!!!!!!

  • alena garcia

    this is WACKKKK !

  • Yessamiebracamonte

    anyare sa picnik?.

  • Donna J. Gray-Davis

    How do I get to Creative Kit from my photo in Picassa? donagraydavis@gmail.com