Photography is the favorite past-time of many people. A
phone with a camera is a great way to fulfill your need for artistic
self-expression, especially if you are not handy with a brush.
If you want to improve the quality of your photos, but have no money to invest
in expensive photography software, and you only have your trusty iPhone, all
you have to do is visit the App Store.
Snapseed and Succeed
Currently free at the Store, but no less a strong contender. Google´s stab at
photo editing apps is equipped with a significant number of options, such as
(but not limited to) color balance option or selective enhancement of your
photos. It may be tough to handle at first, but the time put into mastering it
pays off in the long run.
Your own little virtual Darkroom
The App Store states it is free. However, this app requires that you pay for
additional content. Moreover, it does not store your edits in a separate folder
on your phone, thus liberating space within your device for other things, which
is a nice feature.
The ultimate thing that sets this app apart from the rest of the herd is its
filter implementation. Namely, in other apps, you can´t choose which parts of
the picture you want to edit while leaving the others untouched – with Darkroom
you can. Ultimately, thoughtful design and platform-aware functionality make
Darkroom an easy-to-use app and a serious contender within the mobile editor
realm.
VSCO – an acronym for excellence
This is a formidable app which offers you the option of variety for free or
immense variety for an annual subscription fee of $20. You can download the
core version of the app, but you also have the option of buying additional
filter and effect packs as you desire.
While this app is perhaps the most reliable one on this list, it can be quite
hard to master with its numerous options that can fluster users, or its complex
sharing option.
Enlight-en your photos!
Despite being the priciest of the bunch at $2.99, you certainly get what you
pay for in this case. The app has many options for you to choose for, such as
the option to edit certain parts of the photo, while leaving others intact. The
easy-to-use interface makes the app easy to master for both novices and professional
photography lovers, and its vast number of tools allows for a very versatile
work environment. If you do get overwhelmed at any point though, the app´s help
section will come to the rescue.
TouchRetouch with just a swipe
Coming in at $1.99 in the App Store, this app is a simple, yet an effective
little gem. Its function is to remove any detail in your photo that you don’t
like with a mere swipe. However, the cropped detail is not left empty for you
to fill but instead filled up with pixels found in the surrounding area of the
erased spot.
