EyeEm
photo filters are the main theme of a large number of applications However, these tend to be increasingly social, even creating networks where you can meet other users and their works, just like Instagram, recently also launched for Android However, although it is the most famous, it is not the only tool of its kind. There are alternatives such as EyeEm, with all the abilities you would expect from atool photo retouching, and some more curiosities.
EyeEm has a design that makes it easy to use, very intuitive and simple , and similar to Instagram It has a tab bar where the different sections of the application are distributed. From left to right we find: Albums, dedicated to collecting all the photographs taken by the user and of the topics in which they are interested; Friends, where the contacts and their photographs are ordered; Popular, to find the most commented topics in this application; and Around you, which displays photos taken near the user's current position thanks to GPSgeolocation technologyof smartphones.
The first thing that is required as soon as you start EyeEm is choose themesthat may interest the user to continue.And it is that one of the keys of this application are the tags to mark events, places and themes Something you already do Instagram with hashtag or tags like those in Twitter, but in EyeEm They are sorted by colors A point in favor of this application that makes things easier when it comes to finding other photographs similar to your tastes Username
But to have access to all its possibilities it is necessary to reregister and create a user account To do so, just enter the Menu and choose the option Sign in Here you can associate an account of email or from Facebook to this application. Once this is done, it is always possible to complete the profile with a personal description and a mote or nickfrom the Edit Profile menu, located inside SettingsAll this favors the possibility of getting more followers, since it is a social network more where it is possible to follow the creations ofother users, or have them follow yours.
But don't forget the filters and effects that this application offers. Pressing the button with the camera icon of photos enters the shooting mode, where you only have to focus and photograph what is going edit and share But, if desired, it is always possible to click on the lower left button to choose an image already taken and stored in the gallery of the terminal. In one way or another, the user always has 14 filters with classic effects that play with saturation, color, and light, and 11 different frames that, in this application, can be applied to any filter, not as on Instagram, where each filter has its own frameHowever, EyeEm does not have the effects seen on Instagram as Lux or Tilt–Shift, to lighten and blur the photos, respectively. After this, all that remains is to choose the image theme and share it on other social networks as Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Flickr or Tumblr
In short, an application very complete and capable of facing Instagram EyeEm acts as a social network where interests, themes, places and events are the main criteria for finding professional-looking photos thanks to the filters that it has . In addition, another point in its favor is the no limitation of framing, being able to find photos panoramic or squareBut the best thing is that all of this is completely freeThe EyeEm application is developed for both mobile phones Android and for iPhone, and is available through Play Store and iTunes , respectively.
