Tag: apps review.

  • AppsApril#21 iColorama S

    AppsApril#21 iColorama S

    iColorama S is another app with a wonderful array of editing options.  My sister’s dog and my creatures are the subject matter for today’s review.  iColorama S has a simple to use interface … IMG_1319 Each option opens a range of choices … I enjoyed this app, but am not convinced that it is unique enough to purchase it over some of the others reviewed so far.  If it was one’s only editing app – great, but more than likely you have a collection already and this may not be a ‘must have’ addition! Thanks for checking in again today!  Hope to see you again next time!
  • AppsApril#18 Zitrr Camera

    AppsApril#18 Zitrr Camera

    So, next cab off the rank is the Zitrr Camera.  Here’s the camera screen … IMG_1191   There are a number of options – level (turned on in this screen shot), seven different screen set up options (including rule of thirds, diagonals, square, golden etc) and different camera types. There are options to use the usual iPhone camera set up, video, self timer, burst, anti-shake, interval and scan.  Quite a versatile range!! White Balance can be auto or locked, and filters are switched on by ‘pulling’ a red lever.  There are 12 filter options – lomo, pastel, feather, crude, intense, haze, old paper, sketch, lux, toon, poster and comic.  With this range there are filters that match Vintage (AppsApril#15), Luminance (not all options, but some – AppsApril#3) and a number of the others I have reviewed so far. The gallery set up is straight forward … IMG_1190   Settings enable location identification, volume on the shutter, sounds, and back up and sharing choices. I stayed in bed and checked out what Zitrr could do from my view point there … Some zany effects!! The wardrobe never looked so interesting!! I also took the opportunity to capture Cayleigh Cat – asleep on my bed and enjoying the opportunity to ‘lie in’! She is an active sleeper (in fact pushes me across the bed at night!). Cute but!! Some vintage and drawing effects feature here. Overall – I think this is a pretty handy app – not my favourite, but useful and intuitive to handle.  Give it a go I’d say. So that’s it for this review, thanks for reading it!! Catch ya next time!    
  • AppsApril#17 PowerSketch

    AppsApril#17 PowerSketch

    PowerSketch was my first drawing app. By Wondershare, 2012, there is also a PowerCam and Panorama camera app in the set. Opening screen … IMG_1153 Straight forward and effective.  Magic Shot opens the camera. Flash and camera reversal buttons at the top, filter choices, settings button, effects and gallery access buttons at the bottom. The Edit button opens Camera Roll or the Gallery.  Remember to flip on the auto save to Camera Roll button – much easier for retrieving files off your phone.  Gallery accesses the in app images. The Button with 2 arrows up from it opens this screen and provides access to a range of sharing options. IMG_1154   I started with this image … IMG_1025and played with the options.  Love the way you see the effect in action as you take a photo, no delays while you snap and swap filters.  No processing delays either – its quick! This is what a range of the filters look like … Fun! There is also a PIP filter – picture in picture – that inserts a hand holding a square that holds the effect selected (remainder of photo is as per the original image).  For some strange reason you cannot do this to camera roll photos. Not sure what the issue is there, but it is a neat effect – worth testing out. The verdict – better than SketchMe in my opinion, and if you like drawing effects – a bit of fun!! Thanks for visiting and reading this review – hope to see you again tomorrow!! Cheers!  
  • AppsApril#15 Vintage camera

    AppsApril#15 Vintage camera

      IMG_1133   A really easy starting menu for this app too! Vintage camera offers 30 styles of ‘vintage scenes’, 15 sets of ‘faded times’ options and a range of antique frames and borders. I used the images I have been collecting of my feet to produce these … Original and 2 filters.  Another example … Instructions pop up pretty immediately … IMG_1131Straight forward process. I am disappointed that the vintage effects are all VERY vintage – there is an option to manage the image age, the texture strength, the image strength, to fade the photo and enhance the image though – probably worth more exploration. These four were particularly cute! The share options are extensive and include the usual suspects – FaceBook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram. Overall verdict?  Pretty flexible and interesting, but I think I like CameraFX and PhotoCat better for options and ease of use. I’ll keep it in a folder on my photography apps page, but not busting to trot it out regularly at this stage. Before I go … while I am on the topic of feet – I made this collage of feet images, desaturated it and saved it to camera roll, but cannot remember which app I used. It’s official, I have TOO many!!! Thanks for checking this review, hope you found it useful.  See you tomorrow? Thanks for coming over!  
  • AppsApril#11 LUMO

    AppsApril#11 LUMO

    LUMO is designed by 99centbrains with the intention of enabling the photographer to add brilliant bursts of colour to one’s photos. The home screen opens up to a choice of 3 cameras. IMG_0976   It also has an instruction overlay that is somewhat hard to remove … IMG_0977   Once you have selected a camera, you can choose between adding the effect to an existing photo or taking your own.  For the purposes of this review, I took my own shots, but I suspect it might be more funt o play with adding some excitement to the shots in your camera roll. Camera one produces images that look like this … Camera 2 adds an odd light flare to the bottom right … IMG_0941   And my favourite, Camera 3 produces some strange effects … Bit Holga-ish I thought. Well, that’s it for LUMO. Hope you enjoy it and look forward to seeing you in the next instalment! Thanks for coming over – why not leave a comment down below and register for Blog updates??