Google will soon offer tools to photographers for online sharing

**Mumbai:**Internet giant Google today said itwould increase its focus on photograph sharing here byoffering tools to help both professionals as well as amateursto share their images.

Currently, Facebook, Pintrest and Flickr lead the onlinephotograph sharing market, of which Google aims to corner alarger pie.

“Recognising evolving needs of photographers, Google Plusis focused on not only providing services to help peopleshare special moments, but also useful photo-editing tools,” Google India marketing director Sandeep Menon said here todayat an event marking World Photography Day.

Google Plus offers a range of features like back up,auto enhance and highlight to help users edit photographsonline and share it with friends, he said.

“The world of photography has seen a paradigm shift inthe past couple of decades. It has moved away from isolateddark rooms to highly interactive social platforms,” renownedphotographer Raghu Rai, who was also present at the eventsaid.

PTI