Apps

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Droid

Pro -Like Shots / Camera Plus Pro
App Store / Camera Zoom
Google Play
Continuous Shots / Photoburst
SnappyCam Pro / Fast Burst
Panoramas / Photosynth / 360
Post Production / PhotoShop Express
Metering / Pocket Light Meter
Collections / Collect
Sun Schedules / Sunrise, Sunset
Pop Art / PopKick
Pointillist Art / PixelWakker
Topographic / PicLab HD / PicLab HD
Sketch Images / Sktchy
Photo Organizing / Frametastic
Photo Editor / Handy Photo / Handy Photo
Camera Addition / Camera+
The Camera app that comes on the iPhone by default is not brilliant: yes, you can use it to take some decent shots, but it doesn't offer you much creative control. This is where Camera+ excels. The app has two parts: a camera and a photo editor, and it truly excels at the latter, with a huge range of advanced features.
Tip: Camera+ doesn't just limit you to editing new pics - you can quickly import your existing photos into the Lightbox so that you can breathe new life into them.
Adjust facial features / Facetune
Color Adjustments / Gelo
A splash of colour can alter the look of an photo dramatically. Give your iPhone shots some extra oomph with this cool app for the iPhone. Gradients have become a lost art in iPhone photography, but Geló fills that gap in the market well. It needs a little more patience than your average photo app, but persevere and the results are excellent.
Creative Apps / FxCamera
If an app-maker claims on its website that its app "makes you creative", incredulous eyebrows will be raised. But when the app is FxCamera, the hugely popular and highly-rated photography and photo-effects app from Bitcellar, you can take that bold claim a touch more seriously.
The killer feature here is Voice Picture, which enables you to record a voice message at the same time as you are taking photos. This is done via the on-screen shutter button which, when swiped to the right and held down, allows you to create a kind of spoken caption for your image. You can even share Voice Pictures on Facebook. Tip: You can use FxCamera as a normal camera and improve your images with its auto enhance feature. / FxCamera
If an app-maker claims on its website that its app "makes you creative", incredulous eyebrows will be raised. But when the app is FxCamera, the hugely popular and highly-rated photography and photo-effects app from Bitcellar, you can take that bold claim a touch more seriously.
The killer feature here is Voice Picture, which enables you record a voice message at the same time as you are taking photos. This is done via the on-screen shutter button which, when swiped to the right and held down, allows you to create a kind of spoken caption for your image. You can even share Voice Pictures on Facebook. Tip: You can use FxCamera as a normal camera and improve your images with its auto enhance feature.
Cloning / Clone Camera
A smart photo-compositing app that allows you to double up on your images. Clone Camera lets you produce a 'photo' of a scene with the same person in it multiple times. It's simply a case of taking up to four photos of the same person in a different location, and then selecting the areas you want to stitch together into the final photo.
Tip: The app works best if you have a tripod, or can otherwise keep your device still / Clone Camera
A smart photo-compositing app that allows you to double up on your images. Clone Camera lets you produce a 'photo' of a scene with the same person in it multiple times. It's simply a case of taking up to four photos of the same person in a different location, and then selecting the areas you want to stitch together into the final photo.
Tip: The app works best if you have a tripod, or can otherwise keep your device still
Retro Look / Retromatic
'50s-inspired photo app Retromatic enables you to import your photos, cut them out using an instant alpha tool, and then apply vintage effects to them. It’s quick and easy to use, and looks great, although expect frustration if you want to do anything more than the basics.
Retro Look / Hipstamatic
A camera app that allows you to take photos which look like they were taken by a vintage camera. / Unfortunately this is an iPhone only app for now…
Re-imaging / Photoshop Touch
The Photoshop family continues to grow, with its latest addition bringing the formerly tablet-only Photoshop Touch to Apple and Android smartphones. It's an effective re-imagining of Adobe's killer desktop app, carrying over many of its most compelling features, including layers and adjustments. One of the best image editors around. / Photoshop Touch
The Photoshop family continues to grow, with its latest addition bringing the formerly tablet-only Photoshop Touch to Apple and Android smartphones. It's an effective re-imagining of Adobe's killer desktop app, carrying over many of its most compelling features, including layers and adjustments. One of the best image editors around.
Multi Features / Creative Bloq[AJ1]
Excellent user interface makes PhotoWonder one of the speediest smartphone photo apps to use. It also has a good collage feature with multiple layouts and photo booth effects. The filter selection isn’t huge, but many are so well-designed that you’ll find them far more valuable than sheer quantity from a lesser app.
Tip: The 'Vintage' filter works magic on photos of buildings or scenery. Combine with 'Sweety' for a dreamy retro effect. / Creative Bloq
Excellent user interface makes PhotoWonder one of the speediest smartphone photo apps to use. It also has a good collage feature with multiple layouts and photo booth effects. The filter selection isn’t huge, but many are so well-designed that you’ll find them far more valuable than sheer quantity from a lesser app.
Tip: The 'Vintage' filter works magic on photos of buildings or scenery. Combine with 'Sweety' for a dreamy retro effect.
Various Features / LINE Camera
Sleek and easy-to-use, LINE Camera comes with a solid range of filters, borders, icons and stamps. You can also add text to your pictures in over 100 fonts and 20 colourscolors, making this free smartphone photo app one of the best for typography. / LINE Camera
Sleek and easy-to-use, LINE Camera comes with a solid range of filters, borders, icons and stamps. You can also add text to your pictures in over 100 fonts and 20 colourscolors, making this free smartphone photo app one of the best for typography.
Editing / PhotoShop Express
As you would expect from Adobe, the interface and user experience of the Photoshop Express photo app for Apple and Android devices is faultless. It fulfils all the functions you need for picture editing and will probably be the one you turn to for sheer convenience.
However none of the filters really jump out, and some are surprisingly naff for an app that comes from the developer for designers. / PhotoShop Express
As you would expect from Adobe, the interface and user experience of the Photoshop Express photo app for Apple and Android devices is faultless. It fulfils all the functions you need for picture editing and will probably be the one you turn to for sheer convenience.
However none of the filters really jump out, and some are surprisingly naff for an app that comes from the developer for designers.
Fonts, etc. / Ampergram
Combining typography with popular photo editor Instagram led Phillip Pastore to create Ampbergram, a cool app that enables you to create endless typographic compositions using cool photos of fonts. You can capture and tag your own letters, or use the app's already stellar offerings generated by the community. / Ampergram
Combining typography with popular photo editor Instagram led Phillip Pastore to create Ambergram, a cool app that enables you to create endless typographic compositions using cool photos of fonts. You can capture and tag your own letters, or use the app's already stellar offerings generated by the community.
Fonts, etc. / Phonto and Word Foto
More fun apps to add text to your photos / Phonto
Phonto is available on Android and will add text to your photos.
Double Exposure1 / GoldfrApp
A bit of fun to end with. At first glance we got a bit confused and thought this was a music app... That's because it was released by electronic music duo Goldfrapp in anticipation of the release of their sixth studio album, Tales Of Us.
The app combines two of your photos using the 'double exposure' photography technique; creating an illusory joint image. Images created can then easily be saved to your camera roll and shared with friends via email, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. / GoldfrApp
A bit of fun to end with. At first glance we got a bit confused and thought this was a music app... That's because it was released by electronic music duo Goldfrapp in anticipation of the release of their sixth studio album, Tales Of Us.
The app combines two of your photos using the 'double exposure' photography technique; creating an illusory joint image. Images created can then easily be saved to your camera roll and shared with friends via email, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Social Media / Instagram
The famous photo sharing app that lets you take photos, add filters to them and then share them on social media sites. If you haven’t tried it, you should check it out so you know what everyone is talking about! / Instagram
The famous photo sharing app that lets you take photos, add filters to them and then share them on social media sites. If you haven’t tried it, you should check it out so you know what everyone is talking about!
View Photos / FlickStackr
This is a handy app to connect with Flickr. You can manage your Flickr account or just browse other members beautiful photos under the “Explore” section. You can also save your favorites in “stacks” so you can go back and take another look whenever you like. / Flickr
This is the official Yahoo Flickr app for Android. More information can be found here:
View Photos / 500px
An app to view the gorgeous photos on 500px, a website that calls itself “the premier photography community for discovering and sharing inspiring art.” Check out the “popular” section to see some wonderful photography. / 500px
An app to view the gorgeous photos on 500px, a website that calls itself “the premier photography community for discovering and sharing inspiring art.” Check out the “popular” section to see some wonderful photography.
Photo Editing and Filters / Snapseed
Pixlromatic
Camera Awesome
Laminar
Photo Forge 2
Mextures
There are many photo editing apps out there with fun filters to help make your photos special. Listed are three that have a lot of features and are easy and intuitive to use. There are a lot of other choices out there, but these three are a good place to start. / Snapseed
Pixlromatic
Camera Awesome
There are many photo editing apps out there with fun filters to help make your photos special. Listed are three that have a lot of features and are easy and intuitive to use. There are a lot of other choices out there, but these three are a good place to start.
Photo Editing and Filters + extras… / VSCO Cam
This is a very interesting app that has the usual editing tools but also has a feed, called a “grid” where you can check out excellent photos, and a journal section with articles and pictures about photography / VSCO Cam
This is a very interesting app that has the usual editing tools but also has a feed, called a “grid” where you can check out excellent photos, and a journal section with articles and pictures about photography
Design / Phoster
Make your own poster with the Phoster app. There are a lot of interesting templates that you can use to make a poster. You can share your poster on social media or even print it out. / Unfortunately this is an iPhone only app for now…
Education / Photo Academy
This is a great app for learning about photography. There is a section called “How to Shoot” that features all sorts of categories like animals, landscapes and sports. It will tell you the best settings for shooting aquariums, deserts, water and many, many more. There is a “shoot diary” where you can load your images and take notes. There is also a photo 101 section to acquaint yourself with such things as aperture, ISO and white balance. / Photo Academy
This is a great app for learning about photography. There is a section called “How to Shoot” that features all sorts of categories like animals, landscapes and sports. It will tell you the best settings for shooting aquariums, deserts, water and many, many more. There is a “shoot diary” where you can load your images and take notes. There is also a photo 101 section to acquaint yourself with such things as aperture, ISO and white balance.
Education / Nikon Learn and Explore
For Nikon users, this app will give you information on topics such as the fundamentals of photography, shooting techniques and image editing. There are also images to browse for inspiration. / Unfortunately this is an iPhone only app for now…
Metadata / Koredoko
This app will allow you to look at your metadata for the photos on your iPhone. / Jpeg Exif Viewer
This is an Android app that will display metadata
Fun / Halftone
This app will allow you to create cartoon like images. Fun! / Unfortunately this is an iPhone only app for now…
Special Camera Effects / Slow Shutter
Hueless
Slow shutter does what it says – it allows you to take a photo at a very slow shutter speed. Hueless is a camera app that takes black and white pictures. These are fun apps to add to your arsenal. / Camera FV-5 Lite
This app has a slow shutter speed capability among other features. Unfortunately Hueless is not available for Android phones.
Photo Collages / Diptic
An easy way to make photo collages. You can combine up to as many as 9 pictures in one frame. / Diptic
An easy way to make photo collages. You can combine up to as many as 9 pictures in one frame.

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