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Photography
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iPhone
Photo Editor
iPhone Photo Editor
What are the best photography apps for iPhone?
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Best photography apps for iPhone
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Camera+
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Feb 18, 2022
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Snapseed
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Feb 19, 2021
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VSCO Cam
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Apr 4, 2020
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ProCamera
$4.99
Apr 30, 2016
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Adobe Lightroom (mobile)
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Camera+
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Camera+
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Camera+
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Macro mode
Allows more close-up shooting of focused subjects than default iPhone camera.
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Does not detect faces or zones
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Manual controls
Manually adjust focus, as well as aperture, ISO, and shutter speed to a certain extent.
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No video recording mode
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Can save as lossless TIFF images and other high quality formats
Those interested in lossless formats will be able to save as a lossless TIFF. Alternatively one can save as more standard high normal or optimized quality JPEG formats.
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No panorama mode
There is no panorama mode offered in the app, meaning if that is a needed feature a different app will need to be used making this not an all in one solution.
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Extensive editing suite
Lots of filters and other editing features (brightness, contrast, saturation) built in.
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No HDR
There is no way to do HDR in this app asides from manually doing it yourself and processing it in a 3rd party app, which can cause alignment and ghosting as problems.
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Features presented as exclusive modes cannot be used together
For example burst is a mode, and so is the timer, but you can't do burst photos with a timer, or burst mode with a stabilizer. None of the following may work with each other in tandem: Normal, Stabilizer, Timer or Burst. This limits the functionality of the app, which may not be understood before purchase.
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Not free
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Snapseed
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Snapseed
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Snapseed
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Clever Interface
Snapseed interface is controlled with swipes, up and down to choose the option and left and right to choose the intensity. It does take a bit of getting used to, but once you have the interface is very nice and easy to use.
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Limited social integration
Snapseed supports sharing with email, Facebook, and Twitter, but leaves out important networks like Instagram and Flickr.
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High quality photo editing
Snapseed includes many features of high end photo editing software, auto correct, image tuning and other effects. Snapseed makes editing your photos easy and gives the photographer many options to choose from in how they present their images. Scrolling up and down lets the user choose from different effects and tools, swiping left to right determines the intensity. This app includes many effects such as tilt shift that are hard to find elsewhere.
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G+ integration
Google has also integrated most of Snapseeds features into the G+ app as well.
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Free
With the acquisition of Snapseed by Google, the app was lowered in price from $4.99 to free.
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Selective adjustments
In order to make adjustments to just one part of an image, tap and hold the box on the top right corner of the screen.
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VSCO Cam
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VSCO Cam
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9
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Pro
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Adjustable filter intensity
Any filter can be applied on a scale of 1-12 and filters can be applied in layers over each other.
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Lack of direction
Instead of doing a great job at one thing, this app spreads the focus over a number of mediocre features. Overall, everything is good, but this app doesn't stand out.
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Easy and polished UI
The VSCO cam has a minimalistic approach to the interface. The color scheme is mostly black and grey, and many buttons don't have labels.
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Option to tap any part of the screen to take a photo
With VSCO cam, a mode can be selected where a photo can be taken by touching anywhere on the screen, not just one specific button.
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15 in app tools
This app has many of the tools users expect and more. These include exposure, temperature, contrast, saturation, sharpening, and more.
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Social media integration
VSCO Cam integrates with Titter, Instagram, Facebook, and G+ for quick sharing.
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In-app camera roll
The VSCO camera roll can be kept separate from the primary one, or combined.
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High quality filters
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Optional social network
VSCO Cam has an in-app sharing platform, but it doesn't force users to join. For those who opt in, the experience is much like Instagram but without spammy likes or ads.
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ProCamera
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ProCamera
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Pro
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Balanced features to user experience and ease of use
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No panorama mode
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Apple watch compatible
The apple watch provides a preview, remote trigger, change mode (picture to hdr, record video, low light+) possibly more.
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No face detection or zones
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Exif data faulty or non-compliant
A better file renamer was unable to read Exif data from files produced from procamera.
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In-app-purchases (IAPs) make this app mildly expensive
Add ons available as of today March 11th, 2016 include: VividHDR$1.99 Low Light and Slow Shutter $2.99 So total price could be as high as $9.97
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Adobe Lightroom (mobile)
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Adobe Lightroom (mobile)
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Instagram
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Instagram
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Simple Interface
Instagram's user interface is designed to be easy to pick up for users of all skill levels. Simple controls make it quick to snap photos and selfies at a moments notice and then make them look cool before sharing on Instagram and other social networks
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No chronological feed
Recently it has been fixed for some IPs but it doesn't solve the exact issue with loading posts by time.
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Fun filters
Instagram offers seventeen different filters that can be used. These filters can be used in many different photographic situations to add dramatic effects and fix some common exposure problems. Instagram filters are very easy to use and make editing photos fun. Each filter can be applied on a scale of 0%-100%.
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Filled with children
Instagram is extremely popular with middle school and high school kids.
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Huge and enthusiastic community
The Instagram community started with the iOS version of the app. It grew to a large number of users before adding an Android version later on. Never a shortage of interesting photos to look at and photographers to follow, as well as being very easy to share your photos with the community and your friends.
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Awkward framing
Photos shot in Instagram must be in a square format. Uploaded photos must be cropped to be square shaped.
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Filters cannot be layered
Instead easily being able to apply 10% of one filter and 10% of another, users have to take a screenshot and reupload the picture in order to do this.
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Easy to use film-like filters
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Only for simple photo adjustments
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Raw format support
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Live histogram
Use 3D touch to display live histogram
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