Melo Villareal
Looking to spice up your next picture session with your Android Smartphone? There’s an app for everything nowadays, and here’s a good list of interesting options to get you started.
Camera Awesome for Android
1) Camera Awesome
This is a fantastic all-in-one camera tool, offering various composition guides and shooting modes, detailed settings, and even support for using your GPU to get extra features like slow-motion video recording. (download here)
Camera Zoom Fx for Android
2) Camera Zoom FX
Another great full-featured camera app, this one is aimed at being more intuitive and streamlined to use, while still offering a wide selection of options and settings to fully customize the pictures you’re taking. It’s great for capturing moments quickly, as it works very fast and the interface has been designed with speed in mind as well. (download here)
Photo Editor by Aviary for Android
3) Photo Editor by Aviary
With various effects, transformation options, stickers and detailed adjustment settings, this is one of the top photo editor apps on the market at the moment. It can really help bring out the best in your pictures, without making them look fake with overdone effects. The app is particularly good if you post your pictures to social media, as it has options that can ease the sharing of your photos on various social sites. (download here)
Snapseed Android App
4) Snapseed
Snapseed is packed full of interesting effects and adjustment options, and while its interface may need some time to get used to, it’s definitely worth the patience. This app is one of the most powerful tools for a creative photographer, and as long as you have a clear idea of what you’re trying to do with your pictures, the tools for that are somewhere in Snapseed’s menus. Keep in mind that you may need a little practice to fully make use of all features available in Snapseed, especially the more complex ones, and it’s not an app that you can just pick up and start using right away. As we said earlier though, your patience will definitely be rewarded if you’re after a tool that will give you every feature you could possibly need. (download here)
VSCO Cam for Android
5) VSCO Cam
One of the most popular camera apps at the moment, and for a good reason. VSCO Cam gives you a wide array of effects and filters for your pictures, including some very precise ones that you can’t find in any other app on the Android market. The app also allows you to easily share your pictures to social media, and gives you precise control over the strength of the various filters it applies to your photos. You can easily bring your photos to the exact level you’re going after, and more complicated edits can also be done quite easily and hassle-free. (download here)
Camera FV-5 App for Android
6) Camera FV-5
This app is aimed at more experienced photographers, although it should still prove useful to those without any comprehensive skills as well. It offers a great selection of controls and special settings, and gives you detailed information when taking a picture as well. Adjusting every setting is easy with the help of speedy, intuitive menus, and you’ll find everything exactly where you expect it to be. (download here)
Pixlr Express for Android
7) Pixlr Express
Pixlr originally started as a web app that simulated Photoshop, and it’s grown far beyond that nowadays. It’s currently also offered on mobile devices apart from its old online version, and the mobile app is just as fully featured as the original tool. You’ll get great options for customizing your photos, and you’ll be able to make powerful modifications with just a few easy taps on your screen. If you’re an advanced user looking for more comprehensive features, you’ll find those as well, and everything is easy to adjust once you’ve found the option you’re looking for. (download here)
Adobe Photoshop Touch for Android
8) Adobe Photoshop Touch
The biggest name in the world of photo editing is also available on mobile – and it’s exactly as powerful as you’d expect if you’re familiar with the desktop version. Photoshop Touch might be a bit cut down in features compared to the desktop, but everything that’s been left out is gone for a good reason – typically because it’s inconvenient to use/not applicable on a mobile device. Photoshop Touch is one of the fastest and most powerful tools for photo manipulation on the Android market at the moment, hands down. (download here)
