I’m quite a loyal App user. I’ll find one and use it forever and a day, until I find something else to replace it with. I generally don’t flirt between a few – rather sticking by my one favourite {particularly when it comes to photography apps}. For over a year now it was Camera+. We did lots together; trips to the beach, traveled parts of the world and it even came to dinner with me {more than once}.
But now… there’s a new photography App in town. And I say ‘new’ like I knew exactly when it was conceived. It honestly could have been around for months or even years and I just didn’t know about it.
But once I did, it was love. LOVE.
I like simple, and this is simple to use. Easy. Yes, my aunty Nancy could use it {with a quick 5 minute lesson as she still hasn’t moved into the world of smartphones}.
Why do I love it? I love it because it’s simple. Have I said that already? I don’t have to strain my brain to use it {I know a few apps that do that and I just want to go to sleep}. But I also really love the array of filters, they’re really my style. They’re more subtle than Camera+ {which made all my photos feel a bit same-same}. You can easily turn the filter down if you think they’re too much, so you just get a hint of whatever filter you use. Afterglow really rocks.
Other added bonuses are that you can add textures, and use a whole host of frames. Circles and hearts, oh my!
{Image credit: Afterglow}
The filters are in two groups – the original and guest filters {which I assume are created by guests}. Below I’ve taken my photo of a cardboard robot and ran each filter over it so you can see how each looks. At the moment I’m playing favourites with Russ, Dreamy, Hollow, Idaho, Nico and Captain. But it really depends what your photo is and what effect you’re after.
You can get Afterglow in the App store for $0.99. Unfortunately it looks like it’s only available for iPhone-type products.
