Heather Powazek Champ

My favourite iPhone photography apps

I think the Lifehacker selection of photography apps for the iPhone is lacking. I should note that I don’t mind paying for apps. Whether it be .99¢ or $9.99, if it makes your life easier, then it’s worth it. Without any further ado, three photography apps I can’t do without and one confession:

Photogene ($1.99) My greatest issue with the Lifehacker list is that there’s no mention of a robust editing app. Snapture sounds like it might have some basic editing, but I want more. Given how often my iPhone gets the orientation wrong, having a tool to change the orientation in camera is key. I also can crop and colour correct an image.

Autostitch ($2.99) I love this app. View more of my Autostitch photos.

Diptic ($1.99) This is my recently purchased photography app. For those time that you want to arrange multiple images, then this apps for you.

Confession: TrueHDR ($1.99) is a nice little app that can work wonders when you’re trying to take a photo where there’s extreme contract between elements in the image. Yes — Haitch-Dee-Arr! If the end result is a little too Dr. Seuss, you can bring it into Photogene and fiddle with the colour.

What are you favourite iPhone apps? What am I missing in my toolbox for better iPhone photography?

Thanks for sharing your favs! I’m going to try AutoStitch & Diptic.

I love ToyCamera (http://artandmobile.com/toycamera/ -specifically Vintage Warm, Low Saturation and Hi Contrast B&W in square format), Mill Colour (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mill-colour/id318704758?mt=8) and Photo Booth (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photo-booth-classic-plus/id348669925?mt=8)

Posted by Dawn on 9 August 2010 @ 4pm

I use the first three plus Hipstamatic. More and more my iPhone photography has been the regular camera and bringing the photo into PhotoGene. I’m intrigued by what I see with See This, but I don’t have an iPhone 4 so that will have to wait.

Posted by laanba on 9 August 2010 @ 4pm

I’ve been using Pudding Camera lately which is a free version of Hipstamatic. The only drawback is it’s all in Korean but that hasn’t kept me from using it yet!

Posted by Lili on 10 August 2010 @ 8am

Very cool. Thanks for sharing this list. There were a few I was unaware of!

Posted by Matt on 11 August 2010 @ 3pm

No one talks about Camera+ … is just cause it’s not that good? I like the interface and all options for creativity…

how about you guys?

Posted by Bruno Alexandre on 12 August 2010 @ 1am

For HDR effects, I like ProHDR because you can tweak saturation, brightness, and warmth within the app before saving. I also sometimes use the HDR effect in Camera+ if I didn’t get two different exposures of a scene. Unfortunately the app has been pulled from the App Store.

I love ShakeItPhoto for “fauxlaroids”, but have to admit the higher-res camera on the iPhone 4 makes the fauxlaroids a bit too detailed now, oops.

PictureShow and Swankolab are fun to use to emulate analog photos with light leaks, cross processing, and other color effects.

Posted by Jezlyn on 12 August 2010 @ 1am

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Posted by My favourite iPhone photography apps - meish dot org: life, unfolding on 2 September 2010 @ 7am

Good point about the frustrating in-camera orientation issue, thanks Heather.

I have found that Autostitch can simulate double/multiple exposure on film:

http://peterbryenton.typepad.com/phi_one/2010/07/double-exposure.html

Posted by Peter Bryenton on 3 September 2010 @ 3am

I’ve just tried Diptic, thanks:

http://peterbryenton.typepad.com/phi_one/2010/09/jaguar-bits.html

Posted by Peter Bryenton on 3 September 2010 @ 4am