If Apps were shoes my two favourites would be well worn, with almost-holes in the soles. You know the shoes that really should be tossed in the garbage, but you just can’t because you’ve worn so much love into them and you think you could just get one more wear out of them? Please tell me you have those shoes?
My two favourite photography apps get used every single day. Every day. I use them for everyone of my photo a day pics, but for every other photo I take on my phone too. So without further ado, let me introduce to you my firm favourites…
ONE: Camera+
Oh, if you’ve been reading this blog you knew that already, didn’t you? I love Camera+. I take every single photo in it. I don’t use the iPhone camera App at all, instead favouring this App for taking photos. I know that it probably has many of the same features as the camera App on my iPhone but I just prefer it. Why do I love it? This is why…
♥ Well, I’ve been using it so long it’s a habit, for one
♥ I like the control I have when taking a photo – I can change the focus, the lighting etc just by clicking the screen
♥ I can shoot a few pics of the same shot and then quickly delete
♥ Usability is very user-friendly. I find it really easy to navigate
♥ It’s got easy editing. I don’t use the filters anymore because I find they’re a bit heavy but I will sometimes use the clarity feature or the miniature filter for some effects
More on Camera+ here.
TWO: Afterlight
I don’t know what I did before this App was released. It’s really beautiful. Here’s why I’m having a love affair with Afterlight…
♥ There are so many filters to choose from
♥ And they’re subtle. If you find they’re not subtle enough, you can turn them down a little more.
♥ It has a pretty font on the opening page. Fickle, aren’t I?
♥ It’s a good looking App. Yep, more fickle than you imagined.
♥ It does pretty much everything – sweet frames, type on photos, instant film effects…
♥ I can tweak my photos perfectly – brightness, contrast, etc etc
More on Afterlight here. And I wrote this about it a while back when it was called Afterglow.
Which photography Apps get used over and over again on your phone? Do tell!
I use camera+ all the time. I’ve downloaded others (including Afterlight), but I keep coming back to camera+.
I use BOTH of those. I love putting the frames on photos….I’m kinda addicted to it too.
Agree. I like them. Really enjoying Photoshop touch as well. Beautiful light leaks.
It’s funny, DH is not a man who likes to pay for apps. When I got my iphone, he told me to buy that app. And like you I use it for (almost) all my photography. The only time I use the iphone camera app is for panoramic photos, which Camera+ doesn’t have.
My faves are Instagram, PS Express, Camera+
I love Afterlight as well. Thank you for sharing as always I love hearing which apps you love using.
Thanks for reading Vicki. x
i’ve always used the camera app that came with the phone but i just got camera awesome. i’m stingy and don’t usually pay for paps!!!
Or apps. 😛
I’ll take a look at Camera Awesome. x
My boyfriend favors Snapseed but I’m not so good at it. Too technical I think. I used Camera+ plus for awhile but for now I’m just pretty much on PicTapGo. Then I use ABM or Rhonnadesigns for embellishments.
I use Snapseed and PS Touch. I love the effects I can create with Snapseed. I also use Over when I need to put text on my photos 🙂
I only use Snapseed – LOVE IT!
Oh I love your photos, must try it. I have it but rarely use it.
Thank you! I get a bit excited when you like them. I feel like a celebrity has just liked it!
I would love Afterlight but use an android phone. All the afterlight apps available at the moment for android are bogus. Full of ads, spam, bugs, etc.
Damn. I wonder why they even have to be different?
I don’t think they’ve released an official Android version, so the several “afterlight” apps that are available are fakes. One is a video walkthrough of the official iphone one, but the other two I saw were just completely dodgy.
I LOVE Aviary. The options are great and easy to use, it can add life to the pic. Sometimes I take a pic of something magnificent and the phone doesn’t quite pick up what I Saw in person. Aviary takes care of that.
Sounds brilliant!
I love this app too 😀
I am a big lover of Afterlight as well. Every single photo I edit has had something done to it in Afterlight. I am also a MASSIVE fan of the Mextures App. The filters and changes you can make with this app are incredible! I use one of their grit layers over every single one of my photo a day pictures. Actually, I’m so in love with photo editing apps, I’m about to start editing all my photos from a recent holiday on my phone only. Stuff Photoshop. 🙂
Mextures, I have. I really need to play with the Apps I have but don’t use!
You need to! Mextures blows my mind. 🙂
I love camera + but have not tried Afterlight I will give it a try,I love a beautiful mess for editing pics,thankyou for your imput x
PicsArt, mostly just for cropping/rotating but also the occasional freestyle collage, and PixIr-o-Matic for the filters, frames/vignettes etc. But definitely going to be looking into Afterlight now!
Ooh I’ll have to try Afterlight! I like A Beautiful Mess and Instacollage too… for something different 🙂
Those are also MY two favourite photo editing apps – I recommend them to everyone! A Beautiful Mess is lovely too for adding font.
Agree!
Pictapgo is my go to!
I see a lot with that hashtag. Must be a good one.
Afterlight are my worn out shoes!
I use Camera+ to take all if my pictures as well. I have a few go-to filters in that app that are my worn out shoes. I love that you can now adjust the intensity of the filters and even layer them. I like to use filters to enhance my photos rather than overwhelm them so that new feature made me so happy. I have many other photo apps but I seem to forget about them precisely 5 minutes after downloading them. There is a new app I just got called LVLCam which helps you take photos perfectly straight and level ahead or from above. Pretty handy.
Are you and I twins? I have lots too but forget about them and go back to my favourite shoes!
VSCO and Photoshop Express….cant live without them.
I have VSCO, but not Photoshop Express. Must do something about it.
I’m addicted to Snapseed. I love being able to pick a specific area of a pic and change the brightness or contrast in that particular spot. It’s amazing.
I have Snapseed, I should use it more. I didn’t know about the sections. Thanks for the tip.
I’m using an Android Smartphone and my top two photography apps are Aviary and PicsArt. VSCO and Afterlight are not yet available in the Playstore but I’m still hoping that it will be up soon. What I like about Aviary is the VSCO-ish filters.
I loveee Aviary!! xx Brilliant
Do you all know about Rhonna Designs?! It will change your photography life!!! A wee bit expensive to begin with… but the chalk and text overlays, frames and Design packs she has on her app are incredible!! She is one talented lady!!
Hey! I am a fan of this app
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http://www.learnphoto.ca/apps. It gives assignments to work on and examples. Great when feeling like you’re in a rut or just need some new inspiration. Tons of ideas! Jody Kennedy