Gradient tools can give an image a specific focus and emphasis.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOM-HgSTng These features are included in the Photogene photo editing application for the iPad. With this program you can also crop an image, change certain colors, remove red eye and add texts.http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photogene-for-ipad/id363448251?mt=8# Learning each of the different features of Photogene will allow you to master the application and use it later to greater effect.

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To begin, open the Photogene application on your iPad and choose an image you would like to edit. When you are viewing the selected image on the main editing page, locate the "Enhance" button on the bottom-right side of the menu bar, to the right of the "Text" button. This will bring up the enhance menu.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOM-HgSTng

The enhance menu has three different gradient tools to choose from: "Vignette", "Blur" and "Gray". Tapping on any of the options makes two concentric ovals and a submenu appear. The submenu allows you to adjust the radius of each of the ovals. You can also manually adjust the ovals by dragging them with your finger.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOM-HgSTng

The "Vignette" option provides a black gradation between the ovals, the "Blur" a blurred gradation and the "Gray" a colorless gradation. Try experimenting with all three gradients.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOM-HgSTng