Comments on: Ten apps for taking photos and editing images on the iPhone

By: Jick

Jick — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:28:07 +0000

Wow, Great Applications. Thanks for Sharing.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:08:35 +0000

Adobe releases PHOTOSHOP.COM for iPhone

By: umar

umar — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:32:45 +0000

i really needed some hot image editing apps…thanks mate

By: acidburn

acidburn — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:14:34 +0000

Nice list, but CameraBag’s been in the top ten for over a year. Easily the best one you missed.

By: Holly Brown

Holly Brown — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:53:45 +0000

thanks for the info, this was the final selling point in my decision to get the iphone! due for an upgrade on October 12, you sold me! :O)

By: Padma

Padma — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:57:01 +0000

You can find SpotColor at http://www.liquidthought.com/spotcolor

By: kris Gebhardt

kris Gebhardt — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:19:41 +0000

FotoMuse v1.2 great new photo program!! Now Fine Art Photos Possible …

http://www.cameratown.com/news/news.cfm?id=8007

By: Mose Long Jr

Mose Long Jr — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:24:56 +0000

Why don’t IPhone 3GS have a flash on the camera.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:11:55 +0000

Hey thanks for mentioning this app. please tell us more about fun app. I have a husband , two kids and my mother and I’m the only one who does everything. This app. lets me show them what I really want to do to them when they start complaining about something. When they see what I do to them we all start laughing nonstop. Thanks again!

By: Quang Le

Quang Le — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:13:44 +0000

Hey all, I’ve been working with this app. called Shoot It! Its sort of like a photo app. It basically makes and sends postcards of what ever images are uploaded to your phone for a dollar each. Whats pretty cool to is that you can alter your photos what what ever apps you want, and then send them out, through the mail. Any, if you want hit me up, if you are interested, I can actually get you some free credits to send some cards out if you want,

http://www.shootit.com

lemme know your thoughts on it

Quang

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:34:01 +0000

This list seems to have not included my favourite camera app for iPhone.

ShakeIt is my favourite.

Takes funky retro styled polaroids which you shake to develop.

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=313968697&mt=8

By: Gustav

Gustav — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:08:39 +0000

Don’t forget Snapture -
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=331042784

Nice thing about this app is the whole screen is the shutter and it takes the picture when you remove your finger, not when you press it. Sounds menial, but try it – it avoids camera shake from touching the shutter button.

By: Gustav

Gustav — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:06:25 +0000

How can you, as a pro photographer for over 30 years, complain about the multitude of iPhone apps to have to research?

How many models of cameras are there? How many lenses are there? Which brand? Does this brand of lens have a mount for this camera? What are the MTF ratings for this lens? etc. etc.

As an iPhone owner and amateur photographer, I must say it’s much easier to find a decent iPhone app than find a good camera/lens/lighting system.

And as for complaining about the quality of the camera – it’s actually one of the better cell phone cameras out there. Not the best, but one of the cameras. And as one of the apps espouses, “the best camera is the one you have with you.” My iPhone goes with me everywhere. My camera gear does not. I’d rather have a lower quality image than none at all. And if you are a good photographer, you can still get nice photographs with “the worst camera you have ever seen.” Pro photographer Chase Jarvis, creator of Best Camera, seems to agree.

By: Dodger

Dodger — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:12:33 +0000

Try imsense’s imviewer app – developed from HDR IP (clearly not HDR on an iPhone), but pretty effective and getting better with each update.http://itunes.com/App/ imviewer

By: Marcus

Marcus — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:58:46 +0000

I really miss PhotoForge in this top 10. I use it a lot and it’s like a small Photoshop;) Great App

By: Zoom question

Zoom question — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:03:17 +0000

Re the zoom app, do the zoomed pix end up at less density(is that the right word?) that non-zoomed pix? IOWs, it used digital zoom right, so won’t it end up being grainy etc?

By: The fungs

The fungs — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:43:15 +0000

ToThe personage that is rediculiousht, how about not looking at the iphone camera through the eyes of a professional.
Use the thing as it was meant to be used, for a bit of fun!
And stop bitching about the number of apps. At a couple of bucks each you should be able to afford a couple each week.
The ones that make no sence, or are just shit, trash em, they are cheaper than a cup of coffe.
P.S Stop your moaning you misserable shit.

By: stan schnier

stan schnier — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:54:50 +0000

sorry-didn’t see the comments underneath….duh.

By: stan schnier

stan schnier — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:23:31 +0000

try clicking on the big blue letters-and I thought I was a computer mo’.

By: George G

George G — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:23:53 +0000

It’s a shame the iphone doesn’t just come with all these built into it. Each app costs around $2 and there are separate apps for panorama and zoom etc.

By: heather

heather — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:38:39 +0000

shall i remove the exclamations, listen to the articulation. shes 20 something and thinks 35 is old.

By: heather

heather — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:30:10 +0000

wow! both barrels!!!

By: John Beebe

John Beebe — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:50:51 +0000

The Killer App that I don’t understand why it does not exist would be a way to download hi res (or at least higher res) images to the iPhone. Many pro and amateur photographers have gorgeous richly detailed photos that they would love to share on their iPhone but can’t because the are automatically downsized when loaded to the phone.

If anyone knows of such an app or develops it, I will pay real money for it.

Cheers

By: j's an idiot

j's an idiot — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:31:21 +0000

Links to store on each one… Just click the name of the App at beginning

By: rediculoushit

rediculoushit — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:16:54 +0000

Sara;

Thank you for such an informative and insightful response to my post. Your graciousness is overwhelming, however, I do find that your ability to comprehend what you read seems to be rather lacking.

To help in overcoming your comprehension issues, let me reiterate what I originally wrote.

I didn’t say at any point that I didn’t understand the processes required to either comprehend the apps or the phone. What I said was that there were too many of them out there to make a successful selection without buying and testing all of them to find one that works best for my use.

No where did I mention an inability to operate a computer, and no where did I suggest that the iPhone, as a whole, was beyond me. My comments were restricted to the camera included with the phone.

Now that I have addressed your comprehension skills, allow me to assist you with your communication skills with others, as it appears this is also an area where those who guided your developing years through childhood seem to have let you down once more.

If you wish to reply directly to someone else’s comments, it is suggested that you actually read what they have to say, understand the idea that they are projecting, and think your answer through before committing it to the Submit button.

Finally, on a personal note, I would suggest that you establish a daily schedule where you can get away from your computer and spend some time being with other members of society. Doing so would go a long way to assist in your limited abilities to comprehend and interact.

While one can’t expect miracles, implementing my advice to you here may help you to become a well-rounded and well-respected individual, instead of the pompous, crass, stupid as_hole that you appear here.

Thank you for your time,

Sincerly,

ridiculoushit

By: Sara Tiscareno

Sara Tiscareno — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:11:42 +0000

Rediculousshit

Well I just have to say I have one Iphone and I love the crap out of it and the apps.

I think if you can not comprehend the apps or phone perhaps you should go back to the regular phone.. Not only that maybe you need some damn computer training.

Apples are the best products out there. I know this because I am a total technology freak and everything has glitches!!!

Maybe you should go back to Apple and write down the directions.

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:36:21 +0000

I think autostitch better than pano. With autostitch I can use pictures that already exist in my camera roll and point autostitch to them in any order. It also handles multiple rows of photos(for example 2 x 6 grid of photos)

By: H.

H. — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:59:13 +0000

Haha… “The best camera is the one that’s with you” is a quote from Chase Jarvis (it’s his photography mantra)
… thats why he created the “Best Camera” App.

By: Free iPhone Apps

Free iPhone Apps — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:54:40 +0000

Thank you very much for this very informative post! I’m currently using Photogene, and i’m glad to have discovered other similar iphone apps.

By: Emmanuel Valdez

Emmanuel Valdez — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:23:14 +0000

How about best camera games? I nominate FaceFighter!

By: Mark Pajari

Mark Pajari — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:01:36 +0000

“The best camera is the one that’s with you…” I love that. You nailed it Fred.

My iPhone is always with me. And it literally does hundreds of things. Somewhere in that long list, is a phone and a camera. Certainly I would rather have my big Canon DSLR with all my lenses with me all the time, but that’s not practical.

Ergonomics and resolution are just two of the shortcomings of the iPhone as a camera. But all these apps that are being discussed here turn a bad iPhone image into an average one. Or an average iPhone image into a pretty good one.

I know a number of serious photographers that take a shot everyday with their iPhone and post it to Flickr or Facebook after doing some quick, creative editing with one of these apps. Some of these images are amazing! Not because they are necessarily high up the quality scale, but because the camera was present when a great shot presented itself, and the photographer knew enough to record it with what was sitting in his or her pocket.

By: Fred Bockmann

Fred Bockmann — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:58:34 +0000

One of my favorite camera quotes is “The best camera is the one that’s with you”

I have a Nikon D200 with a bunch of glass – for serious shooting. Also a Nikon S550c when I want something to throw in a pocket, should a decent shot resent itself.

And I have an iPhone 3GS which is always with me. The iPhone is the last camera I would use if I had the others with me – but when it is the only camera I have at the moment it is the best!

I would never use a 3 megapixel camera (iPhone) for serious shots – but I have gotten some amazing pictures with it.

By: Padma

Padma — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:33:59 +0000

Check out SpotColor for the iPhone.

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=330915425&mt=8&s=143441

This is a fun app that lets me add a lot of drama to my pics and share them easily.

By: Carlos Augusto Lima

Carlos Augusto Lima — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:33:55 +0000

If we a resolution like in the Nkia N95, i could say tha we can take photos with I Phone, otherwise this not works such a lot of Apps if, how i said, we have not resolutinon!

By: DeanJ

DeanJ — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:28:39 +0000

These camera apps all seem great, but when is somebody going to arrange for a better camera roll, so i can create new rolls on the fly, catalog rolls on my iphone and also see when (time & date) and where my photo was taken if you have GPS in your iphone/ipod – without downloading to a computer first!
Thanks to all.

By: juangrande

juangrande — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:28:46 +0000

Great article but I can’t believe you didn’t include CinemaFX that has to be one of the most awesome Apps for artistic photo enhancement available. If you have a good eye and shoot with the intent of using one of the CinemaFX filters for the end result you can create some amazing images!

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:26:13 +0000

Certainly agree with other posters about CameraBag and Quad Camera. Those alongside the Flickr app comprise all the photo apps I need…and are particularly good at emulating the lomography style of ’shoot from the hip’.

By: Mark Pajari

Mark Pajari — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:16:33 +0000

I have a number of these apps on my iPhone, and some are better than others at certain things (zoom, borders, different camera simulations, etc…) but if you are used to Photoshop (and who isn’t?) Photoforge, mentioned by TrevorML’s post, is the most Photoshop-like. It offers RGB, CMYK and cieLAB curve adjustments, traditional USM sliders, a legitimate clone tool, brushes, and a wealth of special effect filters among other things. Worth $3 in my opinion.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:10:39 +0000

Thanks Jim, this was pretty helpful – there are some many camera apps out there! I use Best Camera and I’m happy with it – it has almost everything i need.
The only feature I see missing in it and in almost all these (great) apps is the possibility to share the pictures to Facebook for example. I got Facebook iGift4u (http://itunes.com/app/igift4u) to do that and it solves my problem. It’s a pretty versatile app that let you send virtual gifts to Facebook friends, but it also let share any picture on Facebook (your wall but also friends’ wall). I typically use Best Camera (and other similar manipulating/creating images) first, then I share the results with iGift4u. Cool combination!

By: Adrien Costall

Adrien Costall — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:22:41 +0000

Great list! Best Camera and Camera Zoom 2 are indeed fantastic. I also have a lot of fun with “3D Camera” (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=316966270&mt=8).

By: John

John — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:09:40 +0000

Can you differentiate which are useful for both new iPhones as well as the original? Or, are all of them only good with the latest hardware?

By: dan

dan — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:57:59 +0000

mill colour is the best by a country mile.
that is all.

By: rediculoushit

rediculoushit — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:15:54 +0000

I truly have a hard time with iPhone Apps.

In reality, I have a hard time with the whole iPhone thing in general, as I feel more like a member of a cult, rather than an owner of a phone, but that is another comment for another blog.

Here’s the thing; as a pro photographer for over 30 years I can honestly say the camera include with iPhone has to be one of the worst I have ever seen. They have an ergonomic design that is insane for any right-handed user, have a light metering system that makes no sense at all, and having tested the three iPhones that are currently owned by my family, I can assure you that they are not consistent.

Probably any app that I may pick would be an improvement to them, but there are just so many of them available, researching and picking one that would best suit the usage of the camera would be like taking on a full-time job.

This post is a perfect example of all that is wrong with iPhone apps. I gave up counting the number of different camera apps listed in both the post and comments sections after I got to 32. Maybe to some, gaining a life is defined by researching iPhone apps, but frankly, doing that isn’t my thing.

The results of trying to get some direction in this by viewing postings like “The Loop” are two-fold; a) I am now starting to actually believe that I have become an unwilling member of a cult, and b), due to information overload, I end up not buying any of the apps at all.

Sorry, Jim, but it ain’t working for me. I’m looking for some direction with this, and your post and comments are just handing me back a world map. (Ya, I know. Use it in good speed.)

By: Jim Dalrymple

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:40:40 +0000

LOL!! Jewel? Okay, that link is fixed.

Some good free app suggestions too.

By: Ken S.

Ken S. — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:32:27 +0000

Surprised you didn’t include any free apps. I would also recommend:

FlashForFree
CropForFree
HDRforFree

Also, the link for PerfectlyClear takes you to a song by Jewel on the iTunesStore.

By: r4 ds

r4 ds — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:53:29 +0000

i think Best camera and Quad camera are my favourite apps for taking photos on iphones. they are user friendly and unlike other applications they dont hang up the phone.

By: praveen M

praveen M — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:40:48 +0000

I liked PhotoScatter app. PhotoScatter (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=321718584&mt=8) allows virtually seamless uploading of photos to the most popular Social Networking and Photosharing sites, such as:

Facebook
Flickr
Shutterfly
Photobucket
Twitter
& Picasa.

By: At last...

At last... — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:11:36 +0000

You missed “Darkroom”, though to be fair, they’ve been in “Apple Approval Limbo” for many weeks now… Only JUST approved (again, finally!), and working well for me. Not much in the way of EDITING, but we shall see… Pay and free versions…
http://appshopper.com/photography/steadycam-premium

The makers have some further info here if it helps:
http://www.stepcase.com/help/darkroom/

Thanks!!

By: Ouriel Ohayon

Ouriel Ohayon — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:57:35 +0000

Hi Jim

i like this selection

i made a widget out of it for your blog it is available here http://bit.ly/top10cameraapps

We can also make a nice widget for your post if you wish

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:46:15 +0000

I like TwinShot3D for 3D photo taking- it supports different a multitude of different color glasses.

+1 for ColorSplash too.