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5 photography apps we love…

In December 2024 we retired the Stockimo app, but we’re still accepting Smartphone photos. You can read the latest update here. If you’re looking to upload your mobile phone photos to ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏyou can sign up here.

This blog article from 2016 has been kept live for archival purposes.

 

Editing photos you’ve shot on your phone can massively improve their impact; you can quickly turn photos from ok to WOW! But with thousands of apps available at your fingertips, how do you know which one to choose? We wanted to share five of our favourite photography apps with you…

1.
Available on iOS and Android
Price: Free
Snapseed is one of the most popular editing apps out there and a great all rounder. You can quickly use ‘Auto Correct’ to enhance your photo or get more creative and do your own thing using their tools and features giving you a huge amount of control over your images.

2.
Available on iOS and Android
Price: Free (with in app purchases)
Another very popular app with mobile shooters. VSCO Cam features some amazing presets, manual focus, adjustable camera speed and also a social media aspect with online sharing which can help boost your online network.

3.
Available on iOS
Price: £2.49
Stackables main focus is on applying effects and filters through the use of blending unlimited layers. It’s packed with over 200 effects so your options to create something unique and creative are endless! No two edits will be the same, you can create something as simple or as complicated as you like.

Double exposure
© nidpor / Stockimo / ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏStock Photo

4.
Available on iOS
Price: £2.99
Enlight prides itself on being a one stop shop for photo editing. From basic adjustments to creating creative masterpieces, Enlight combines a huge range of tools into a single app. As well as this it also boasts a very intuitive help tool which will definitely help save you time!

5.
Available on iOS
Price: Free (we’ll pay you!)
Forgive me for blowing our own trumpet but I’d be telling a lie if I didn’t include our own mobile app within our faves – of course it’s great, we made it!

Ok ok, I know it’s not an editing app but here you can earn some cash with all those ‘WOW’ photos you’re creating with the other four apps I’ve mentioned.

If you’re a keen mobile photographer and haven’t already signed up to Stockimo then download the app and sign up! It’s quick and easy to upload…

  1.  Just log-in, hit upload and select the coolest photos from your camera roll.
  2. Add a caption, a few tags and answer a couple of quick questions and your photo will be sent to our team of raters.

Find out more here and if you’ve got any questions then email the Stockimo team or tweet them ().

Love
© mateosale / Stockimo / ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏStock Photo

Do you have a favourite that’s not listed here? Leave a comment and tell us which apps you love to use.

Alex King

Cameras have been a constant in Alex's life. Her dad was a photographer so it's no surprise that Alex found herself peeking through a lens too. With over seven years experience shooting family portraiture, Alex has a passion for making connections and bringing out the personality behind the faces. It's the side of photography which is often neglected yet vitally important.

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