Bon APP-etit

August 25, 2018 03:12 pm | Updated 03:13 pm IST

American photographer Alfred Stieglitz once said, “In photography, there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.” Thanks to advancements in technology, everyone carries around a camera with them these days in the form of their mobile phone. Besides, social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook have filled people with new-found motivation to take their best shot at photography. Here are some apps that can help you preserve your memories well.

Foodie - Camera for life

Food photography has seen a boom over the past few years, especially in a country such as India which boasts of a wide variety of dishes and cuisines. This app features more than 30 professional-quality filters such as Yum, Positano, Tropical, Picnic, Sweet, Fresh, and so on, to help you enhance your pictures. Another useful feature is the smart guide for taking top-down pictures of a dish. The app also enables you to shoot videos. If a selfie is what you have in mind, you can use the timer to capture the perfect picture. ( http://bit.ly/2MKrUAB )

Snapseed (photo editing)

Developed by Google, this powerful app is one of the best solutions for enhancing your pictures and making them look fabulous. It includes 29 tools and filters such as HDR, perspective, brush, healing, and so on, and can open both RAW and JPG files. Other features include lens blur to add bokeh effect to images, glamour glow, granny film, vintage, face enhance and face pose, among others. The masterpieces can be easily shared directly on different social media platforms from within the app. ( http://bit.ly/2w6HtJo )

Artista Cartoon and Sketch Cam

Not everyone is good at sketching, but why should that come in the way of unleashing the artist within? This app will enable you to showcase your creativity by using various in-built effects to edit your photos. Comprising more than 50 filters, ranging from art-related ones such as Vinci and Picasso to others like kinetic, cosmic and vision, Artista encourages users to experiment and turn their photos into pieces of art. You can also use the selfie feature for instant photo editing while applying various filters. ( http://bit.ly/2wcW7yT )

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