Despite having built up an arsenal of multi-mega pixel DSLR equipment over the years, I still find the best camera is the one I have with me. And that’s often my iPhone. (See Chase Jarvis’ book on this).
But I’m also a technocrat; so I can’t help but want to experiment with the Apps available on the iPhone. Here are some of my favorites:
Camera:
- Kitcam: Incredible functionality (almost overwhelming). But I’ve tried the others like Pro Camera, Camera+, Genius Camera etc. and this is my “go-to” app.
- Photosynth: For capturing a scene
- Groupshot: For the family photo challenged!
Post-capture Utilities:
- iPhoto: Because it’s so well integrated and I also love the web albums you can create
- Filters, effects and editing: My top choice is Snapseed; great on the iPad and Mac too.
- There are many others, of course, like Instagram, EyeEm, PicsArt Photo Studio and PhotoToaster
Share and Store:
- Cards: Simply amazing way to share digital to physical
- Postino – another good alternative
- I love iCloud and photo stream now that it’s finally matured for easy sharing.
- If you want something Apple independent then 500px feels like a cut above Flickr and Picasa. Though Google’s integration of Picasa is good with their other services.
- Beamr: For sharing full resolution photos with anyone – no registration or apps required by the recipient
Video:
- Animoto: Great bridge between photos and video
- Vine: Simple short sharing
- Givit Video Highlighter
Other
- In conjunction with your DSLR:
- ioShutterPro: For time series photography etc
- GeoTagr: Great way to log location if your DSLR isn’t enabled
Hardware:
- Belkin LiveAction Camera Grip: iPhone4/S only – helps if you have fat fingers like me!
- Check out www.iprolens.com if you’re serious about making this your only camera
Business Apps
- CaptureBoard: Free, simple whiteboard with perspective correction and GoogleDrive/Dropbox/Evernote upload
- CamScanner+: Very complete document management
- Quick Scan: QR and barcodes