iPhone apps for photography
There is no doubt that the iPhone has changed the mobile industry and how we use our phones hand-held devices in every day life. With Apple’s App Store, the iPhone has become a tool box full of goodies in any professional environment, and photographers are some of the many people who benefit from it.Below is a list of the iPhone apps that I use in my everyday photography life. There are several more photography apps available in the app store so be sure to check out as many as you can to see which ones would be most useful to you!
Hipstamatic - $1.99
Hipstamatic is such a great app for taking pictures with your iPhone. It offers a few different vintage looks for your photos to take you back to the good old film days.
Adobe Photoshop Express - Free
A favorite among photographers, Adobe has taken its mighty photo editing software and made it available on the iPhone. The best part, forget the $699.99 price tag, it’s free!
CameraBag - $1.99
This is basically a collection of nifty photo filters that add some great looks to your iPhone photos. It’s my favorite so far, and I use it fairly often. I just wish the photo appeared fullscreen when seeing which filter you like.
Best Camera - $2.99
Commercial photographer, Chase Jarvis, is one of the most widely known photographers in the industry. He has developed this useful app for adding multiple filters on a single photo to get mixed and different results each time. The app also allows you to email and share your photos online.
iFlashReady - $0.99
For older iPhones without a flash, this app is a great addition to your arsenal. It offers three separate levels of added brightness for photos taken in low-light situations. Sometimes, the results are quite similar to the HDR look.
Easy Release - $9.99
This is an absolute must for anyone who photographs people! Model releases are important so that photographers can license or sell a photo of someone they have photographed. Forget the days of having to be sure you have releases stashed in your camera bag. You’ve got all you need in your pocket, include property releases.
Strobox - Free
This is a neat little app that lets you create lighting diagrams right on your iPhone. Whether your brainstorming or documenting your lighting setups, the diagrams look professional. You can also email your diagrams to anyone else who may be involved with the production.
Gorillacam - Free
Want to create a timelapse photo series but don’t feel like setting up all your gear. Or maybe you want to do a timelapse of you while your working a photoshoot but don’t have the extra camera. This app is the answer to those scenarios.
DSLR Camera Remote Lite - $1.99
Trigger your camera with your iPhone and view live results. Here’s how it works. Plug your camera into your computer via its USB connection. Run the software on your computer that connects it to your iPhone over your wifi connection. There’s no wifi network in your area? Create one using your computer’s wireless card, and your all set.
Golden Lite - Free
With this app, you are able to track the precious golden hour that photographers find to be such a great moment in the day for going out and snapping a few frames at their scouted location.
Square - Free
Although I have yet to use this app, I have to say it is definitely one of my favorites. It allows you to receive payments from people after linking it securely to the bank account of your choice. Emailing receipts is also a wonderful option that is offered. On-the-spot payments a great because you can get them done and over with instead of waiting sometimes up to a month. Square will mail you a free card scanner that plugs directly into your iDevice’s headphone jack. No merchant account is necessary and you will only be charged 2.75% + $0.15 if the card is present.
Dropbox - Free
Dropbox allows you to store all kinds of files with their cloud service. Their app allows you to access those files and send out links to individual documents, photos, etc. It’s a great way to store and send out price lists or other information pertaining to your photography business. Clients love when they can access or receive information in a timely manner.
