The Best Photo Apps to Try
While people who really love photography will often invest in expensive equipment, a heavy camera is not always the most practical thing in the world to carry around with you. Nearly everyone does carry their phone with them wherever they go, however, which enables you to capture a lot of moments that might otherwise get passed by. And with the advantages that many different photo apps can bring, you can now use your phone to capture some really great shots that will nearly make you forget you don’t have your real camera handy.
ProCamera8
While a phone camera can never truly replace the real thing, having an app like ProCamera8 can nearly close the gap. This app gives you a lot of control over the image you’re taking, from depth of field to color and lighting, allowing you to get better results in nearly any situation.
Oggl
Oggl is a fun app that lets you play with your images both before and after you take them. Experiment with different lenses, colors, and settings to get a variety of depths and creative shots. The app is free to download, and includes a lot of different “films” to choose from.
Snapseed
Sometimes getting the best out of a photo isn’t done in the shooting of the image, but in the editing of it. Snapseed lets you edit your photos right in your phone, so if you plan on uploading them to a platform, you can cut out the middleman, so to speak, and skip the step of first downloading them to edit.
VSCO
VSCO is a versatile app that allows you to put filters on your images, and edit your images once you’ve taken them. This is ideal for situations where the light may not be ideal; the filters can allow you to correct for the lighting or do bring out highlights and lowlights within the image very quickly, so you don’t need to spend a lot of time on your image editing later.
Filterstorm Neue
If you rely heavily on editing software such as Lightroom, you’ll love Filterstorm Neue, which gives you most of the same capabilities, but in a mobile format. Now you can shoot and edit on the go, so your uploads to Instagram and Facebook will have a much more professional look about them in a fraction of the time.
TouchRetouch
It happens to everyone; you finally get what appears to be the perfect image, except for that one spot or that one person who wandered into the background. With the TouchRetouch app, you can simply hold your finger on the screen and rid it of those unwanted images from your photo with ease.
Make the Most of Your Phone’s Camera
Don’t let a moment pass you by or feel like you need to take your expensive equipment with you wherever you go. Download these photo apps instead to get more out of your phone’s camera, and to take better pictures every time.