On many smartphones, the camera app includes several options to improve the photos taken, also based on the light and the place where we are, so as to always take very nice shots to see and share on social media. If our smartphone has a too basic camera app or we want to apply even more beautiful effects, in this guide we will show you the apps to be used to take beautiful photos from smartphones, with any device and with any type of sensor (it is not necessary have a lot of Megapixels to make beautiful shots!).
Using the apps indicated on the camera app included in the phone we will be able to give a touch of class and style to any shot, without much effort (in most cases a touch on the screen is enough to immediately get the desired effect) .
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App to take more beautiful photos
We install and use one of the following apps, so that we can take beautiful photos to immediately share on Instagram, Facebook or any other social or chat in which we are present.Retrica
The most popular app for making beautiful photos on smartphones is Retrica, available for free for Android and iOS.
This application allows you to apply numerous filters divided into different themes: Chic, Allure, Cinema, Retro, etc.
All filters are available for free: just select the one you like, using one of the two buttons below, to preview it on the camera frame. To see all the filters and choose the preferred ones, you need to scroll them all to the right and then touch the gear button that leads to the selection of the usable filters. In addition to the filters, Retrica offers more than 20 formats for taking photos in collage mode, always directly and without having to intervene in post production. In addition to adding effects, the app allows you to correct the basic parameters of the photo, so as to also apply a slight photo retouching to all the shots taken.
Candy Camera
A good alternative to Retrica is the Candy Camera app, also available for free and downloadable on both Android and iOS.
With this app we will be able to apply color filters as on Retrica also loves numerous special effects to obtain a shot made in cartoon, X-ray or mosaic; always in the app there are numerous effects for selfies, to photograph themselves by correcting imperfections of the skin and face; we can also add stickers, bubbles, stars, lights and other types of effects on the photo.
In the Candy Camera interface we can quickly choose the proportion of the photo (with options to create collages), set the self-timer, take a snapshot on the screen without necessarily having to press the central button, activate continuous shooting to take more photos in a second.
Definitely one of the best apps to replace the camera of our smartphone and make really beautiful photos.
YouCam Perfect
If we are looking for a camera app optimized for beautifying selfies, we recommend you try YouCam Perfect, available for free for Android and iOS.
By starting the app and activating the front camera we will be able to apply many effects in real time, so as to beautify our face or make the photos taken in the company unique. In addition to the special effects, it also offers a valid photo editor, so as to be able to improve the colors, the rendering of brightness and contrast, by using dedicated menus or via a simple button (which automatically applies the necessary corrections).
If your passion is selfies, this is the app to use to be able to take photos comparable to a professional SLR.
Camera360
To make our photos truly artistic we can also use the Camera360 app, available for free for Android and iOS.
Using this app we will be able to modify every type of shot by applying one of the 600 advanced filters available within the editor, so as to create small digital pictures. In addition to the application of photo filters, the app allows you to remove skin and face defects from selfies, so you can immediately get perfect skin on the shots, ready to be shared on Instagram or other social networks. If we care a lot about our person and our selfie photos, we recommend you try this app now, we will not be disappointed!
With Instagram we can apply numerous effects to all our shots, with lots of real-time modes to add nice or funny details to the photos taken through the app. To find out more, we recommend you continue reading our article on How to use Instagram .
Snapseed
If we are looking for a more serious and complete photo editing tool without giving up photographic filters, we recommend you try the Snapseed app, created by Google and available for free for Android and iOS.
With it we will be able to modify in real time all the main parameters of the photos already taken, so as to find the perfect settings to make beautiful photos from smartphones even before sharing them. In addition to correcting the fundamental parameters of photography, it offers numerous effects and filters, to be applied both during the shooting of the subject and afterwards, thus creating small masterpieces to be shared quickly on social networks or in chats.
Being made by Google, it is safe and we can use it as a real photo editing app, like the ones seen in our guide to the best apps to edit photos on Android .
Conclusions
If photos and selfies are the essence of our social profiles, we must try all the apps recommended above, so that we can find the right one for us and make beautiful photos from smartphones, regardless of the phone model in our possession.If we want to combine a quality photographic smartphone with the app filters and our excellent hand, we invite you to read our guide to the best smartphone camera: which one takes the best pictures .
If, on the other hand, we want to learn the basics of professional photography, to make beautiful shots on our own, we can continue reading on our in-depth analysis. How to take better and not blurry photos with your smartphone .
