Bubblegum and Camera Effects
Mobile users with Microsoft's operating system often suffer from little variety of applications they find for their smartphones And, despite the growth of Windows Phone 7 is positive, the pace of its application market continues to be slow, but constant. Thus, little by little applications are emerging that meet the needs of these users, such as performing photographic retouching
To solve this, we have found two applications that, although they are not surprising compared to other alternatives seen on the main platforms,Android and iPhone, they can calm the spirits of users. Even more so when rumored about the possible arrival of the well-known photography social network, Instagram, to this platform. Specifically, we are talking about Camera Effects and Bubblegum, both focused on the field ofphoto editing and the possibility to share modified images.
First of all, Camera Effects offers the user a good number of filters to give your photos an artistic or different touchAnd not only that, it also has frames for those images. This application surprises with its visual aspect, since it presents the buttons of a DSLR camera in the terminal screen. All this to be able to apply said filters and frames in real time, while focusing on what you want to portray. A good tool to know in advance the capture result
Its handling is really simple thanks to its design, always showing the different buttons and menus on the screen. It is worth noting the large number of filters that it has, some of which are: Warhol, Schindler, Lomo, hand drawing pencil, black and white, negative, sepia, watercolor, City, pixelated and many more. All of them are presented in the Fx button. The same happens with the frames, among which stand out: film of photos, Vignette, rain, burnt edge, old photo, puzzle”¦ Finally, we must comment on its possibilities socialAnd it is that, by pressing the button in the upper right corner, the user is allowed to publish the retouched images in the social networks of the moment: Facebook and Twitter, or send save it to the cloud of Skydrive The only negative point is that it is a paid application. It can be obtained at Windows Phone Marketplace for just under 2 euros
As for Bubblegum, it must be said that it is a good alternative to Instagram It is a kind of social network that copies some precepts of the famous application of filters for iPhone A clear example is the possibility of follow other users In this way, it is always possible to know the last snapshots shared by themIn addition, it is possible to comment on the publications and create a network of friends around the photography
How can it be otherwise, it also has artistic filters for images. This time there are only twelve, some very similar to what Instagram itself offers: Zebra, WoodStock, History, Betty, Rustic, Auroa, Wasabi, Grunge, Tilt Shit, Storm, Frosty and Cyno In addition, it has the possibility of share retouched images on other social networks like Facebook, Twitter or Foursquare But the best thing is that, this time, yes it is an application completely free It can also be downloaded from the Windows Phone Marketplace
