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Five essential iPhone apps for photographers

#1 User is offline   Macworld 

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Posted 08 May 2012 - 05:46 AM

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#2 User is offline   JanKos 

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  Posted 08 May 2012 - 06:09 AM

Top Camera is great indeed. It is 6in1 app: Slow Shutter Cam, Pro HDR, Camera +, Photo Editor, My Sketch, Noise Master - everything in one beautiful app.
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  Posted 08 May 2012 - 06:32 AM

Just a minor point regarding the 'simulated HDR mode built into the iPhone'.

According to the iPhone Settings page for the build-in Photos app:

'HDR blends the best parts of three separate exposures into a single photo.'

So it sounds as if it's not simulated, but real HDR.
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Posted 08 May 2012 - 07:06 AM

View Postsurfbutler, on 08 May 2012 - 06:32 AM, said:

Just a minor point regarding the 'simulated HDR mode built into the iPhone'.

According to the iPhone Settings page for the build-in Photos app:

'HDR blends the best parts of three separate exposures into a single photo.'

So it sounds as if it's not simulated, but real HDR.


Real HDR could do it in one photo. i.e. the sensor would be good enough to capture a high dynamic range. Pretty much every HDR photo is simulated HDR.
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  Posted 08 May 2012 - 07:49 AM

What about ProCamera? It's better than Top Camera in many ways.
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  Posted 08 May 2012 - 08:23 AM

"All this stop-motion fun comes at a relatively steep price, though: iStopMotion for iPad is $10."

It's funny how fast things change. A few years ago one would most likely have to pay over $100 for this capability on a desktop or laptop computer and now $10 is "expensive".

One things for sure Apple learned the "developers, developers, developers, developers" mantra of Steve Ballmer very well indeed. Further they have significantly eroded the price of software and that has to have a long-term impact on what Microsoft will be able to charge for software in the future. Personally I like the $9.99 price tag for Office 2011 I bought in connection with Microsoft through my work. In the future will Microsoft even be able to charge $50 for Office?
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  Posted 08 May 2012 - 10:55 AM

Top Camera seems to be $0.99 right now.
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  Posted 08 May 2012 - 11:32 AM

I like Camera Awesome from SmugMug that has many features similar to Top Camera and is free. I also like Photosynth for panoramas. Surprisingly it is from Microsoft and also is free.
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  Posted 08 May 2012 - 12:55 PM

Top Camera is indeed on special for .99 right now. Not sure how long this pricing will last. I imagine they knew this review was running.
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  Posted 08 May 2012 - 06:16 PM

What about instagram? This photo sharing apps with amazing filters to edit photographs to perfections is a must have for iPhone users.

http://www.techendea...ion_Development
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  Posted 08 May 2012 - 06:17 PM

Huh? Essential? Really?
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  Posted 08 May 2012 - 11:03 PM

PhotoSynth is the best panorama app I’ve found, it lets you take full spherical 360x360 degree panoramas if you want, and it is free.
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  Posted 09 May 2012 - 04:01 AM

Top Camera sells for $.99 today -- thanks for the recommendation!
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  Posted 09 May 2012 - 01:06 PM

Okay, I just downloaded Top Camera. Looks promising so far, but I already have questions (e.g. how do you turn on the flash?) and I can't find any manual or support forum. Hmm…
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