The best applications to retouch photos

The days when digital photo retouching was reserved for photographers who knew how to use software like Photoshop are now far from reality. Today, anyone can take a photo with their smartphone or tablet and retouch it on the fly from their mobile device. There are many applications that help you edit photos and improve them, we help you choose. We tell you which are the best applications to retouch photos.

Snap Seed

One of the world’s favorite apps, from simple amateurs to professional photographers. You can use its automatic mode to correct photos or access all the manual options there are: brightness, shadows, white balance, saturation, etc. It also has a function to retouch only certain areas of the photo. And you can do much more: add frames, textures, adjust the tone, add filters and of course share them on social networks. Available for iOS and Android for free.

Camera+

If you don’t like the photo software that comes installed on your iPhone, you can try Camera + , the most popular alternative. In addition to allowing you to select many settings at the time of taking the photo, it has many editing options: its Clarity function is almost magical in its correction of colors, contrast and brightness; its digital flash will illuminate dark photos; there are many effects and frames; in addition to the most common editing functions such as rotation or cropping. Available only for iOS for 1.79 euros.

PicsArt Photo Studio

It has many options and it is very easy to use, what more do you want? With an interface full of colors, the main photo editing tools are very visible and very clear: apply effects, create collages with several photos, improve the image by correcting red eyes, etc. The options are so many and so varied that the app will appeal from beginners to those who know more about photography. Available for Android for free.

Pixlr Express

This app created by Autodesk, Photoshop developers, is one of the most complete. You can do almost anything you want to edit photos: remove the red-eye effect, whiten teeth, use decorative layers, light effects, many filters, adjust the contrast, brightness and focus manually or automatically, etc. Best of all, it’s free, so it’s a must-have on your smartphone if you have Android or iOS.

VSCO Cam

If you install this app on your smartphone, it will immediately replace the default camera app. Adjust exposure, temperature, contrast, saturation, tones, rotate or crop the image, etc. You can also add filters and change their settings. When you have the photo-ready, of course, you can share it on social networks. Available free for iOS and Android.

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