Android Photo Apps
The Best Photography Apps For Android Phones
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It's time to unlock your Android device's full photographic potential. From pictorial collages to magic retouching tools, we've gathered the photo apps you need on your Google-powered phone or tablet including photographer-favorite VSCO Cam. Many of these apps can be downloaded for less than the price of a pack of gum and will have you feeling like a pro, no expensive camera required.
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VSCO Cam
The pro photographer favorite VSCO Cam (free) has finally arrived on Android for devices running 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and later.
Fine-tune your photos with filters, adjustable preset packs, and the precision slider. In the library, users can easily access their image's geolocation, filter data, and more. Don't be fooled by the minimal user interface — there are some pretty advanced photo-editing tools packed in here.
DMD Panorama
The extra social features of DMD Panorama (free) make it stand out from the crowd. See where others have taken panoramic shots nearby, and share the finished product with friends as an immersive 3D viewer.
Sun Seeker: 3D Augmented Reality Viewer
Sun Seeker ($7) helps you find where the sun is, or where it will be, with the help of augmented reality. Great for landscape photos.
Easy Release
A good resource for those using models, Easy Release ($10) allows subjects to sign a release form on any mobile device.
Color Splash FX
Taking a step away from photo filters, Color Splash FX (free) allows you to color in (or take away color from) areas on your snapped image. The result is a unique perspective on an otherwise run-of-the-mill photo.
Diptic
Let your images tell a more in-depth story with Diptic ($1), which allows you to group your images together in a plethora of different editorial-style layouts. Adjustments and editing tools help you perfect your look.
Camera Zoom FX
For more serious control of your images, there's Camera Zoom FX ($3), which provides filters, editing tools, touch exposure and focus, adjustments, and stabilizers to help make every photo look like it came out of a high-end DSLR.
Magic Hour
Magic Hour ($2) is a lesser-known filter app, but it's one that deserves its moment in the spotlight. Magic Hour doesn't just provide a set number of filters — there's a large marketplace of custom and unique apps to choose from, built by the Magic Hour community. Browse through, and you're sure to find one that will make all those other filter-app users sit up and take notice.
TouchRetouch
TouchRetouch ($1) lets you delete objects from an image with crazy ease — kind of like the magic wand tool and clone tool in one.
Instagram (free) isn't going anywhere. Beautiful and free filters, easy uploading, and a huge community make this a must-have app on your Android device.
Snapseed
Snapseed (free), the award-winning iOS app, is now on Android. Standout features include the variety of filters, edit tools, and selective adjust tools like edge detection that applies changes to objects within the perimeter.
Paper Camera
Use effects in real time — you know, as you take the picture — with Paper Camera ($2). Make an image that looks hand-drawn without having to go back into the picture later to add the effect.
Vignette
Create dreamy pictures that rival your mom's best snapshots from the '70s. Vignette ($2) uses effect filters, which can be modified even further by filter color and intensity.
HDR Camera
If iPhone users love HDR, then why can't their Android friends? Pick HDR Camera (free) to get high-resolution photos that don't look like they were taken on a phone.
