Last night you went to a party, you took a bunch of photos with your mobile phone to remember the happy event and now you would like to understand if there is any application through which you can apply effects to make them more beautiful and captivating? If the answer is yes, then I would say that you have landed on the right guide, at the right time. In fact, with this tutorial of mine today I intend to show you all those that in my opinion represent the best photo effects app. Happy?
Before indicating which are the best resources in the category, however, it is necessary to make a small but fundamental clarification: although the applications in question allow to obtain rather satisfactory results, they are far from being cataloged as professional resources. These are mostly applications that can be used without problems by everyone, even by the less experienced in terms of new technologies and photo editing, and which allow to obtain good results but certainly have very little to do with the most complex and advanced tools. the prerogative of industry experts. However, this does not mean that you will not be able to edit your images as you see fit.
The applications I am about to suggest are in fact ideal for those who, a bit like you, need to embellish their shots by applying various kinds of photographic filters, pictorial effects, glitter, glows and so on and so forth. In the end you will see, you will get a noteworthy end result that will literally blow your friends away. But now just chat and let's take action! Make yourself comfortable, grab your smartphone and concentrate on reading the instructions below. Have fun!
Photos (Android / iOS)
Let's start this excursus among those that in my opinion represent the best photo effects apps talking about Photor, a no-cost resource (but offering in-app purchases to add more features) available for Android and iOS. It is undoubtedly one of the most popular applications in this area by users around the globe. It offers many interesting features, including, of course, the ability to apply fantastic effects to photos taken on the spot or to those taken from the gallery.
To use it, first download, install and start the app on your device and then choose whether to take a photo at the moment (photo camera), whether to modify one already saved in the device roll (Modification) or whether to create a collage of images (Collage) ... but this last option shouldn't interest you at the moment!
Once you have taken or opened the photo to act on, use the tools below to make all the necessary changes. Pressing on the voice Effects you can select and apply one of the many effects available by pressing on Rule you can manually intervene on different parameters of the photo (brightness, contrast, saturation, etc.), by tapping on Cut out you can crop the image and so on. In all cases, the changes made will be shown to you in real time preview but to actually apply them you will have to press on the symbol of the check down. By tapping on the symbol "X" you can cancel them instead.
Finally, save your edited image by pressing on the item To save at the top right then choose whether to share the photo on social networks, whether to export it to another app or, again, whether to save it in the roll of the device.
As for the function to create photo collages, select the model you prefer among those available, the photos to use and save / export the final resolution as seen above.
Pixlr-o-matic (Android / iOS / iPadOS)
Another app in the category that I think you should try is Pixlr-o-matic. Haven't you ever heard of it? No problem, I'll "update" you. This is a nice free application available for both Android and iOS / iPadOS, chock full of effects and color filters that can be selected and added to the shots. The peculiarity of the application is, apart from the immensity of the quantity of filters, its interface which closely resembles that of an old photographic studio.
You ask me how to use it? I'll explain it to you right away. First of all, download, install and start the application on your device and then choose whether to take the photo you want to intervene on from the phone gallery (select fresh to take the last photo taken or Gallery to select the one you prefer manually) or whether to take one at the moment from the device's camera (chamber).
Now start scrolling through the list of available filters by swiping from left to right on the list at the bottom. As you select them they are applied in real time on your image. To add further effects, step on the button with i two sheets which is at the bottom and select the ones you prefer among the many proposed. If you want, you can also apply a frame by pressing the button with the cornice located at the bottom right and selecting the one you like best.
At the top of the app screen you will find the button with the cutter, useful for changing the size of the photo; there ruota d'ingranaggio, which you can press to manage the filters and effects available and download new ones; and the button with the two arrows, to apply filters, effects and frames randomly.
When you are satisfied with the final result, press the button with the freccia rivolta verse il basso which is in the bottom right corner of the screen and choose to save your creation by pressing the button with the once again down arrow and selecting the final size that the image should have from the menu you see appear. Instead, by tapping on the button with the large arrow you can return directly to the home screen of the app, while pressing on the one with the small arrow you can access the editor again.
Prism (Android / iOS / iPadOS)
Are you looking for an application that allows you to transform your shots into real paintings by applying them to some special effect? Then you can't not try Prisma. It is one of the most famous apps of the category currently in circulation.
The application offers its users a very wide range of high quality filters that are applied in an extremely precise way to the photos to the point of transforming them into real works of art that seem to be the result of hours and hours of careful work. of a great artist. It should be noted that it also integrates a sort of social network through which to share the shots. It's free (but offers a monthly subscription plan that starts at € 7,99 to use all filters and download HD retouched images) and is available for Android and iOS / iPadOS.
To use it, download, install and start the app on your device, then press the button Next twice consecutively (so as to view the screens that introduce you to the main features of Prisma) and then tap on the (X) which is located at the top right, so as to close the screen that advertises the subscription version.
At this point you decide whether to take a photo at the moment by pressing on the symbol of white dot placed in the center of the screen or whether to take an image already saved in the gallery by tapping on the item Gallery placed at the bottom. Then select one of the many filters available at the bottom of the screen. To do this, just press on it. So wait a few moments for the chosen filter to be applied and you can immediately see the final result.
You can then choose whether to share the edited photo directly or save it on your smartphone by selecting the share icon and then choosing the option you prefer.
Snapseed (Android / iOS / iPadOS)
Another nice photo effect app that I want to recommend you to try is SnapSeed. This is one of the most complete, versatile and popular mobile photo editing tools of all time. The app is distributed by Google (which acquired the software house in 2012) and includes a wide range of useful tools to perform the most disparate photo editing operations as well as manual controls of various kinds and guides in real time through which it is possible understand how the application works faster. There are of course also countless artistic effects that can be used to personalize the shots even more. It's free and available for Android and iOS / iPadOS.
To use it, download, install and start the app then presses on the screen of your device at any point and choose whether to take the image on which to go to act from the device gallery, whether to take a photo at the moment or whether to open it directly. last image saved in the roll.
Now, scroll down the list of effects present at the bottom (if they are not shown to you automatically press the item first Effects) and select the one you think will do the most for you. Then confirm the application by tapping on the symbol of check or remove it (and possibly apply another one) by tapping on the symbol "X".
Pressing on the voice instead Instruments you can access the complete list of tools made available by the application to make changes to the image: Calibrate Image, Details, Curves, White Balance, Crop, Rotate, Perspective, Expand, Selective, Brush, Correction and HDR these are just some of the items related to the various tools that can allow you to adjust the parameters of the photos in depth. Also in this case, you can apply the changes made with each tool or remove by pressing, respectively, on the symbol with the check or on the symbol "X".
Once you have achieved the desired final result, tap on the item Export at the bottom right and choose whether to save the changes made on the photo in use (in case you have chosen to open the photo from the gallery), whether to save the image as a copy of the original (always if you have chosen to intervene on a photo already present in the device roll) or, again, whether to export the image with permanent changes. You can also choose to share the shot (Share…) or open it in another app (Apri in ...).
More photo effects apps
Haven't the apps for applying effects to photos that I suggested in the previous lines been able to attract your attention in a particular way? I'm sorry but if you want some advice… don't throw in the towel yet! Before finally giving up on the fact of not being able to embellish your shots you rabbit to give one look at the further list of apps specially used for the purpose that I have prepared for you and that you find below. You will see, in the end you will finally be able to find a resource capable of doing for you.
- PicsArt (Android / iOS / iPadOS) - fantastic app for photographic effects through which it is possible to go and intervene on the images already saved in the roll of the device but also to take new ones using filters of various kinds directly in real time. The only thing you need to take into account is that to use it you need to create an account. Free (with in-app purchases to add more features).
- Afterlight (Android / iOS / iPadOS) - this is a free app that makes available to its users a whole series of tools and filters through which to modify and embellish the photos by intervening on various parameters: exposure, brightness, contrast, exposure and so on.
- VSCO (Android / iOS / iPadOS) - if you don't feel like changing every single parameter of your photos you can try this app. In fact, it is a resource that makes available to its users a good number of preset models that allow you to correct the main defects in your shots quickly and easily. It also comes with a bunch of beautiful effects to use to enhance images.
- Photo Lab (Android / iOS / iPadOS) - another great application from the category full of all sorts of special effects, all organized by type, to edit and enhance photos. It also allows you to create eye-catching photo montages and take pictures with the camera. Free (but with in-app purchases to add more features).
- Litely (iOS / iPadOS) - nice app for Apple devices with lots of filters for good quality photos. It also integrates several tools for image editing by intervening on compensation, exposure, brightness and much more. Free (but with in-app purchases to add features).
