Today there are applications for absolutely everything. With a smartphone today you can do almost anything and in the field of design it was not going to be different. There are very good programs that are used to edit images, videos, calculate photographic parameters ... And with the tremendous development that the cameras of these terminals are undergoing (Sony Xperia Z2 has introduced the 4K technology to the camera of your device), it is increasingly interesting to know the tools that we have to work with them.
That is why I have recapitulated ten of them that can be of great help to you in your day to day as photographers. Here you have a set of infallible programs for both PC and next-generation mobile phones, which will surely save us from trouble on more than one occasion. Don't you know them yet?
- Adobe Photoshop: It is the program par excellence. If you don't know him yet ... Danger, although it is never too late if happiness is good. With it you can create totally professional montages and compositions. In fact, it is the most used program in the world for graphic design.
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom: This application is designed specifically for professional photographers. It helps us especially in the organization of images, especially in the tasks of viewing, editing and managing digital photos including backup copies on DVD.
- AdobeBridge: Its function is organization. Among its strengths are the batch renaming, the ability to categorize the photos using color labels or star ratings for images.
- Lightin Diagram Creator: It is a very good planning tool for our studio photography sessions. It allows us to draw up diagrams for the placement of lights, reflectors and all those accessories that we have.
- Pocket Light Meter: The photometer is the device that has the function of measuring light. The cameras normally have one integrated, but many times this is not enough so it is interesting to use an external device. If you do not have one, this application can help you a lot and its operation is very simple.
- Dropbox: It allows files from different computers to be stored in the same folder, giving us security and agility. There is a premium mode and a free one. Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry or IOS are also available.
- Instagram: This application helps us share photos (and even videos) with other users on social networks such as Facebook, Tumblr, Flickr and Twitter. It also offers photo editing tools. It is highly recommended.
- Adobe Photoshop Express: It is the little brother of Photoshop, created for smartphones. With this application you can apply a wide variety of effects with an amazing result and in a very simple way.
- PhotoBuddy: This jewel will help us to configure very interesting elements of the camera of our Smartphone. From depth of field, exposure, HDR ... Its price is very low
- DOF Calculator: It will allow us to calculate the depth of field taking into account the focal length, the aperture of the diaphragm and the distance between the subject to be photographed. It is available for Android and IOS.