Photography Apps

TouchRetouch HD

Available in the App Store (Currently $.99)

This app allows users to remove an unwanted section from a photograph right on a device.  It is truly like magic.  Of course, depending on the starting image, the results will differ.

BeFunky Photo Editor

Available in the App Store (Currently Free)

Be Funky is an easy-to-use, however powerful, photo editing tool.  There is currently no login required. Users can import photos from the camera roll or Facebook or take a photo using the camera app. Many effects can be applied to the photos, however it is simple to undo them if you change your mind.  Also included in the free version are many editing tools, such as rotate, crop, contrast, sharpen, etc. A nice variety of frames can enhance the final product.  Users can save their final photo to the camera roll and, in turn, access them in other apps.

Sphere - 360 Photography

Available in the App Store (Currently Free)

Create a panoramic photo or virtual tour with this amazing free app.  It is available for the iPhone and iPad.  The developers offer a few great tips here.  Once you get the hang of it, you can create interactive images.  In the example below, swipe the preferred direction on an iPad and navigate with the mouse on the computer.

Photo Editors

While working with a great resource, Thinglink, I realized teachers may need a supporting resource if they do not have a Photoshop license when wanting to combine several images together into one.  Two free photo editing tools, Canva and PicMonkey, work well in conjunction with Thinglink (view my previous post here). The two photo editing tools allow users to create a collage and save the final image for uploading into Thinglink.

PicMonkey

It is not necessary to sign up for PicMonkey, but users may want to create an account and upgrade to Royale status for $33/year for additional features and an ad-free work environment.  Find help articles for PicMonkey here.  Copied below is an example of a collage created with PicMonkey.  The images were inserted by browsing my computer and then patterned papers were imported from the PicMonkey color swatches.

Canva

Canva can be used for much more than just collages.  Social media, presentations, blog graphics, facebook covers, documents, and cards can all be created in Canva and helpful templates are supplied for the user needing a creative push.  Sign up for Canva here and find help articles here.  Below is an example of what I made with Canva when combining several app images I had on my computer.  The text graphics and background pattern were imported from the Conva library.  View their promo video here.

After adding links to the image in ThingLink:

Note the small circle tags that indicate links.