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Mobile Photo Editing Apps

Mobile Photo Editing Apps

It is now indispensable for photography enthusiasts to share the photos they take with DSLR cameras or mobile devices on social media.

However, sharing effective photos is not easy for everyone. Those who want to present a more heartwarming and lively photo need external photo editing applications.

Looking at virtual stores, there are many applications on the subject, but most of them cannot provide users with the desired features.On the other hand, it seems difficult for users to take the time to try hundreds of applications and find the best one. That being the case, we wanted to make your job easier and we discussed mobile photo editing applications with their prominent features.

Ali Kaplan

Pixlr

This application signed by Autodesk, which has a simple interface, seems to have been further simplified with the latest updates and has managed to become a user-friendly application.

In this application, where you can easily perform basic photo editing, there are 4 main categories in which you can make changes to your photos. You can make your photos unique by using the tools in the Adjustment, Effect, Overlay and Border menus.

One of the points where the application is successful is the “double exposure” option. You can combine the photos you have taken before and perform multiple exposures using the options available in the application.

Snapseed

Snapseed, developed by Google and received many awards as the best photo editing application, is extremely simple to use.

The application's home screen is designed quite simply and welcomes you with the "open photo" icon. Once you have determined the photo you want to edit, you will see operations such as cropping, fine-tuning, converting or rotating at the top of the screen. Additionally, thanks to its brush feature, you can make regional edits and it shows a high level of performance in this regard.

The application, which allows you to highlight your photos with completely different colors with the filters at the bottom of the editing screen, saves each edit you add separately. The number at the top right represents the number of edits you have applied. From this section, you can preview the effect of any effect or edit you add.

PicsArt

Picsart app is not just a photo editing app. This application, which has over 100 million downloads, is also a photography platform. So much so that the feature that distinguishes the application from its competitors and plays a major role in its success is the competitions held between users.

Although the Picsart application may seem complicated at first, in its current version on the opening screen, the options include photo editing, collage making and drawing. It is possible to add all the basic edits to your previously saved or instant photos by using the application only to edit photos, without creating an account. You can add drawings, text, effects, frames, etc. to your photos. When adding elements, it is useful to know the layer logic that we are used to in desktop programs.

The producers also try to keep the application fresh. You should definitely visit the blog page where competitions, interviews and lessons are included.

Adobe Lightroom

Providing great convenience for photographers, the mobile version of Adobe Lightroom stands out with its useful and professional features.

Before you start photo editing, you need to transfer (import) the photos on your phone to the application. Thanks to RAW format support, you can also edit your high-sized professional photos within the application. Lightroom, which makes mobile photo editing more professional, contains very powerful editing tools. Just like the desktop application, it allows you to make quality adjustments such as exposure time, white balance, contrast and saturation.

PhotoDirector

You can quickly make your photos shareable on social media by using the PhotoDirector application developed by a company called Cyberlink.

The application stands out because it has the practicality and speed that mobile photographers need rather than professionals. However, the fact that the application has a wide variety of editing tools makes it stand out from its competitors.

Creating photo collages and editing photos has become very practical by using the buttons on the opening screen. You can also get free frames, templates and collage schemes online with the "template" option on the opening screen. We recommend you take a look at this section. There are many materials here that will be useful for you to create fun and impressive photos.

There are so many options in the photo editing section that this application is especially successful in giving an HDR look to your photos. The application, which makes it easier for you to intervene in regional interventions with the preview screen that opens in the corner of the screen, is not very successful in this regard, despite everything. However, it seems that it will be useful for mobile photographers as it offers practical and fast intervention.

This article is taken from the 14th issue of GezginFoto Magazine.

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