Nick Tippmann
Post originally was posted on Colby Brown Photography and was given permission to repost here.
Quick recap for those who don’t know who Colby Brown is and why his opinion matters to us. We originally did a Spot Light article over on TheDroidGuy on not only who he is, but how Android and photography are coming together. Since than he has absolutely blown up on Google+ as he had just over 16,000 followers, and as of this post now has over 700,000 followers. Here is a snip of who he is…
I am a full time professional photographer and photo educator that specializes in landscape, travel and humanitarian photography. I have the privilege of working in some of the most beautiful locations around the globe as well as with organizations such as National Geographic and The Sierra Club from time to time.
Here is his Top 20 Android Application for Photographers, in no particular order.
DSLR Controller (BETA) Full control of your Canon EOS DSLR from your phone or tablet through USB !DSLR Controller is the first and only app that allows you to fully control your Canon EOS DSLR from your Android device with only a USB cable. No computer or laptop required, no root required, only a compatible mobile device, a compatible camera, and the right USB cable.
Adobe® Photoshop® Touch Transform images with core Photoshop features in an app designed for tablets.Combine images, apply professional effects, share results with friends and family through sites like Facebook, and more – all from the convenience of your tablet.Use Photoshop features designed for the tablet such as layers, selection tools, adjustments, and filters to create mind-blowing images. Sync projects with Adobe Creative Cloud* and open layered files from Adobe Photoshop Touch in Photoshop.
Pano Pano is an award-winning app that lets you take beautiful, seamless panoramic photos straight from your phone, no other software necessary. Pano has gotten rave reviews from hundreds of thousands of users around the world.If you do not have ICS, which has this feature built in, then this is your next best bet
QuickPic The best free photo gallery and picture browser & viewer in Android. Allows you to view and create high quality slideshows, include and exclude folders for easier scanning, protect images and video with passwords, play animated gifs and standard videos, rote, shrink, crop and set images as wall paper and much more…
Vignette Application that allows you to take as well as edit images.- 84 effects & 59 frames
– Retro/vintage styles
– LOMO/Diana/Holga toy camera styles
– Polaroid/instant camera styles
– Cross-process, tilt-shift, photobooth, double exposure and more.
Camera Zoom FX Application that allows you to take as well as edit images.- Combine effects using non-destructive editing
– Process at full camera resolution (up to 8mp if avail)
– 20 Color FX: vintage, lomo, cinematic, funky, pencil…
– 13 Frames: thin, rounded, lens, polaroid, filmreel…
– 12 Distort FX: fisheye (like fxcamera), mosaic, twirl…
– Create stunning collages: e.g. 2×2 passport style combination shots
HDR Camera+ Take images with vivid colors and rich detail. High quality full resolution HDR!- Full resolution
– Real HDR: exposure bracketing and tone mapping
– HDR images fused and tone mapped on device within seconds
– Hand shake compensation, no need to be rock-solid while shooting
– You can control tone-mapping parameters: contrast, micro-contrast, color vividness, exposure
– Save original exposure bracketed images
PicasaTool PicasaTool helps you to manage your Picasa web albums with simple yet powerful user interface designed specifically for Android powered smartphone. Google+ uses Picasa as its backbone for photos. This tool helps you manage your images on G+ as well. Offline web album, Picasa web album management, Photo editor(effects, redeye, contrast, draw…), Photo uploader, Multiple Google accounts login and more…
SmugHolio for SmugMug HD Have some of your photography work stored on SmugMug? Then this application is for you. It allows you easily download your images from SmugMug to your phone or tablet, show off your photography work straight from the app, easily upload images to your SM account and more…
The Photographer’s Ephemeris TPE is a map-centric sun and moon calculator: see how the light will fall on the land, be it day or night, for almost anywhere on earth. Ideal for landscape, nature, travel and outdoor photographers, TPE’s map-based approach means you can search for any place name on the planet or position the map pin exactly where you want it. Advanced features include: automatic time zone and elevation detection, correction for atmospheric refraction and height above the horizon. You can even determine when the sun or moon will be visible from behind nearby hills and mountains.
Sun Surveyor Predictor, tracker and seeker of Sun & Moon positions for any location and time!Sun Surveyor predicts Sun & Moon positions (azimuth, altitude, time) with its modules: 3D Compass, Map View, Camera View (Augmented Reality) and Details (Ephemeris). Sun Surveyor is useful for film and photo location scouting, solar panel positioning, gardening, real estate, Earth Science geekery, and more! Plan for every sunrise and sunset!
Star Chart Now you can have a virtual star chart in your pocket! Look through the eyes of your Android device* to see a virtual window into the whole visible universe.All you have to do is point your Android device* at the sky and Star Chart will tell you exactly what you are looking at. This is helpful with astro and night photography.A great FREE option is Google’s own Google Sky Map
DOF Calculator Depth of Field Calculator for Photographers. Calculates Hyperfocal Distance, Near Focus Limit, Far Focus limit, and Depth of Field(DOF). Supports most SLRs, DSLRs and Compact Cameras from Canon, Nikon, FujiFilm, Kodak, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Samsung, Sigma, Sony, Four Third System, 35mm Film, Medium Formats, and Large Formats.
gAnalytics Allows you to access your Google Analytics stats from any Android mobile device.
Wifi Analyzer A great app that lets you view all necessary information about your wifi connect or those around you. Very handy when you are in a public area and are looking for a strong open wifi connection to use.
Air Droid AirDroid is a fast, free app that lets you wirelessly manage & control your Android device from a web browser Over-The-Air. This app allows you to transfer, organize and manage nearly everything that has to do with your Android device. As long as your desktop and Android device is connected to the same network, you can easily connect through any web browser.
Any.DO: To Do List One of the best task managers on Android.
KAYAK Flight Hotel Car Search Compare flights, hotels and rental cars, track flights, get cheap travel deals.Compare flight, hotel and car rental deals, Track your flight status, View and manage your trip itinerary, Look up baggage fees, Access airline numbers and airport info.
Chrome Beta(4.0 and up) The first fully featured desktop browser from a mobile device. This is still in beta, but is very impressive so far. Features: Open and switch between unlimited tabs in an easy-to-view stack, Sign in to Chrome to sync your bookmarks and view tabs you have open on your computer, Send pages from desktop Chrome to your smartphone or tablet with one click and read them on the go, even if you’re offline, Browse privately in Incognito mode.
Did you favorite Android Application make the cut? If not, let us know which you prefer and why…
Source: Twenty Apps Every Android Photographer Should Have by Colby Brown
