Interesting apps galore can make your images look pro in no time. Free apps like Instagram and cheap apps like Hipstamatic (<$5) are used by millions of hobby and professional photographers every day. You can crop, add frames, apply filters, and share your photos right from the app itself, plus edited photos are automatically added to your phone’s photo library. There are hundreds of photo editing applications available. You never know: you might be inspired to
get more into photography through your mobile device than through an actual camera!
A cool photo finish. In addition to being able to send any photo in your phone’s photo library to any camera shop or retailer (like BigW) to be developed in regular 4x6 prints, Instagram’s unique square format makes for beautiful, artistic prints, too.
A 21st-Century take on the “wish you were here” postcard. You can send personalized postcards to friends and family in less than 30 seconds – without stamps or trying to find a post office. Postagram is a free app that lets you upload vacation images from Instagram, Facebook, or your phone’s photo library and then add a short personal note. I’ve mentioned it in a previous Newsletter and I think it’s great! You enter the recipient’s address, and voila! — Postagram prints your photo and message on high-quality glossy paper and mails it directly for you. It is a fast, convenient, and personal way to keep in touch with those you love while you’re away.
Gone are the days of grainy, tiny images on small screens. Today, even those who consider themselves photo enthusiasts love the convenience and creative challenge of using their phones to capture their most treasured photographic moments. With all that your smart phone can do, maybe this is the year to take your vacation photography to new heights!
So unless you are an avid wildlife photographer, or otherwise have a need for access to a fancy lens, then using your smartphone to capture your travel memories is a great alternative – and it means one less thing to worry about packing – We even have some tips to help you take that spontaneous travel shot on your smartphone.
It is said that a picture paints a thousand words. Following that premise, I would say that a video clip shows a thousand pictures. But neither words nor pictures nor even a thousand videos will ever come close to the first-hand experience of being there, in person, to Witness the Wonders of Our World - while we still can, and because we still can!
Have a wonderful day,
Best regards
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