Top 5 Apps For iPhone Photography – Photo App Lounge – With Lisa Waddell
Welcome to our new Photo App Lounge section of theappwhisperer.com. This is a very small area on our site where we ask highly accomplished iPhone photographers what their top five photo apps are and why.
We previously asked Dixon Hamby for his top 5 apps, if you missed that you can read it here. Kicking us off today is Lisa Waddell from Houston, Texas. Lisa’s work is extraordinary, botanical in a sense and also so mysterious and creative in other ways too. And, it’s not just the way she creates the image, it’s in the titles too. Each title has been so carefully chosen to match the image. When you read the title you learn a little more about the image.
We caught up with Lisa in between shoots and asked her what her top five photo apps are, this is what she said:
Copyright Image – Lisa Waddell – ‘Helter Skelter’ – Apps Used – Hipstamatic (Float/Adler9009), Iris Photo Suite (Craquelure filter), Moku Hanga
Number 1 – 645 PRO
My camera app of choice is 645 Pro. There are so many features to like about this camera; not the least of which is the owner’s manual located on the camera itself! (Because I did not transition from traditional photography to mobile photography I was a bit intimidated at first. The manual helps…lots!)
Number 2 – Iris Photo Suite
For an overall photo editor I rely on Iris Photo Suite. I’m sold on the cropping and re-sizing tools; the masking and layering tools are easy to use with good effect; and it has a nice, albeit, basic set of effects.
Number 3 – FX Photo Studio
When I’m looking for a variety of effects I look to FX Photo Studio. I appreciate the fact that it is well organized; has almost 190 effects from which to choose; and favorite combinations of effects can be saved for future use. The creative possibilities are limitless with this app.
Number 4 – ScratchCam
To achieve the grunge look Scratchcam, without a doubt, is my go-to app! I love the editing options; the fact that you can save your favorite edits; and the ability to download new effects from within the app itself. This app is a one trick pony but it does it very, very well.
Number 5 – Decim8
If I want to create an abstract Decim8 never disappoints. I’m impressed with its limitless ability to deconstruct photos; the range of effects; and the ease of use. Again, it is a one trick pony but it does it very, very well.
You can read more about Lisa here
Copyright Image – Lisa Waddell – ‘Suspended in Time’ – Apps Used – Hipstamatic (Float/Adler 9009), Iris Photo Suite
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photographer, photography journalist, editor and curator and the founder and editorial director of TheAppWhisperer.com, an independent international photography publication established in 2009.Her journalism, criticism and commentary have appeared in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Vogue Italia, LensCulture, Popular Photography, Android Magazine, NikonPro, DPReview, Which Digital Camera and Which Camera. She has lectured internationally on photography and mobile art, served as a juror for international photography awards, and exhibited her own photographic work across the UK, Europe, South Korea and the United States.Alongside her editorial work, Joanne's photographic and postgraduate research explores death, grief, memory, representation and social inequality through contemporary photography, participatory practice and visual research methods, with the longer-term aim of developing this work through doctoral research.Through TheAppWhisperer, she continues to publish independent photography journalism spanning contemporary photographic practice, mobile imaging, photographic apps, computational photography and emerging imaging technologies.Joanne is available for editorial commissions, photography projects, judging, curatorial work, speaking engagements, consultancy and selected collaborations.
2 Comments
Egmont van Dyck
Greetings dear Joanne,
I think this is going to be a fantastic new division of your wonderful website. Though I have a few I use often, I am always on the lookout to see what others are using and how they apply it to their art.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend,
Egmont
Joanne Carter
Thank you so much Egmont, really pleased you’re enjoying it.