Top 5 iPhone Photography Apps – Paula Gardener

Today, we are featuring photographer Paula Gardener. Paula is a very talented mobile photographer based in Kent, England. As well as being the principal photographer and owner of Jahsharn Photography, Paula is incredibly passionate about photography. ‘All my photographs tell a story…’, she says, ‘the interpretation might change depending on who’s reading it. Nevertheless it’s a story.’

We caught up with Paula in between her busy schedule, balancing her photography business with the demands of family life, and and asked her what her top five photo apps are, and this is what she said…

Time Stands Still, copyright 2012, Paula Gardener, Jahsharn Photography™

‘I always shoot with the iPhone 4 camera, however my post work flow always starts with Snapseed. It is so versatile in its approach to editing. You have more control over the subtle or extreme filters within the app. As a photographer I’ve used software like Adobe Lightroom and I feel Snapseed mimics a lot of the process I would do when using Lightroom.’

$4.99 / £2.99 / download

‘I love Decim8 however you have to be able to assess what images would work well with this extreme deconstruction type editing. It’s pretty much a sit back and let it do all the work for you kind of app. However with this said the results can be amazing, I’ve used this for a lot of my portrait work. Definitely a keeper!’

$0.99 / £0.69 / download

‘This app came out recently and it has really blown me away! It is so user friendly, with basic editing functions! The results however are far from basic looking, the right filter can really transform an image instantly. Moreover it’s the first app for me that has a large selection of subtle and non-intrusive borders. That can truly complete an image.’

Free to download

‘This has to be the king of grunge when it comes to those types of filters. Again very user friendly, letting switch on and off filters and decide how much you want it to effect the original image. Until recently I didn’t realise you could tap on each affect to change the appearance in contrast. A truly remarkable app!’

$1.99 / £1.49 / download

‘I use this app mainly to tone down the effects from other apps. Additionally I use it to combine two effects on the same image. For example I will use an app like Watercolour on an image and use ScratchCam on a duplicate image subsequently blending them both together to create a perfect combination.’

$2.99 / £1.99 / download

More of Paula’s work can be found at Jahsharn Photography.