5 Top Photo Apps to Make Your Photos Stand Out from the Crowd
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Transform your images into extraordinary, artful photos. Here are 5 photo apps that will help you make your photos pop, so they stand out from the crowd of regular, cookie-cutter filtered images, and don't look tacky. If you're an Instagram user, your photos will look different and unique in the stream of photos, when you use other apps to make your photos, and then share your photos on Instagram!
Wood Camera
wood-camera
Flexible, fast photography app with an intuitive work flow and an elegant interface. Use the in-app camera to shoot with 22 lenses in real-time or import photos. Crop, and rotate. Add and tweak effects, texture, tilt-shift and frames.
What makes Wood Camera stand out
Create unique and interesting effects with Wood Camera's customisable filters that give the user more control over the final look.
Photo sharing
Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and Instagram.
Platforms
iOS devices.
Snapseed
Snapseed
Powerful, intuitive and sophisticated photo editing with a gesture based interface. Add drama, grunge, tilt-shift, frames, vintage film or make selective adjustments. Auto Correct analyzes your photo and automatically adjusts color and exposure. All effects can be fine-tuned and adjusted to taste. Excellent in app help makes it easy to learn Snapseed.
What makes Snapseed stand out
Versatile & powerful. Innovative touch based interface that's easy-to-use.
Photo sharing
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Flickr.
Platforms
iPhone, iPad, Windows, Mac OSX.
Pixlr-o-matic
Pixlr-o-matic
Turn your photos into art in three easy steps. Begin by picking a moody filter, then add a special effect (such as bokeh, scratches, rainbow or a vignette) and finally a border. Use the Shuffle effect for a random combination.
What makes Pixlr-o-matic stand out
Autodesk's Pixlr-o-matic is easy to use and free.
Photo Sharing
Facebook, Flickr, Imm.io and Dropbox.
Platforms
Android, iOS devices, Windows, Mac OSX.
Hipstamatic
Hipstamatic
Hipstamatic brings the romance of the analog experience into the digital age. With this unique camera app you can emulate analog photography by swapping your lens, flash, and film to create artistic photos. Shake the camera for a random combination. Hipstamatic creates beautiful, artful results and offers incredible versatility and control. "Digital photography never looked so analog"
What makes Hipstamatic stand out
The feeling of shooting with an analog camera.
Photo Sharing
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, and Tumblr. Order analog prints right from the app.
Platforms
iOS devices.
TouchRetouch
TouchRetouch
Remove undesirable elements from your photos by painting over them with your fingers with TouchRetouch. It works like magic.
What makes TouchRetouch stand out
Fast, easy and can save the day photo.
Photo sharing
Facebook, Flickr, Picasa and Twitter.
Platforms
iOS devices, Samsung Bada and Google Android.