Hey everyone! Each time I post my favorite iPhone apps I get comments asking for Android tips. My pal Sarah from Arrow & Apple Photography creates the most beautiful photos with her Android phone, so I invited her to share her tips and favorite apps with you today! Enjoy....
For basic shooting, I really love the using the app Camera FV-5. If you're used to controlling your exposure manually on your camera, then you'll like this app a lot. Here is what the screen looks like as you are shooting - see all of the exposure and focusing options? Love it!

Okay, so the first editing app is kind of a no-brainer - I'm SO glad we finally have Instagram available for Android users! It's been a little addicting, but I love the social platform of it as well as the filters. Here are some of my Instagram faves.

My very favorite editing app is Magic Hour. Again, if you like the creative control over your photos, you'll love this app. My favorite feature of Magic Hour is being able to change your color curves in photographs and save your own filters, and you can download other people's filters as well, but don't be afraid to play with the curves! Here's an example of editing with curves in Magic Hour, and also a few photos I edited!

Another great photo editing app is Pixlr-o-Matic. You have a lot of light play options with this app, as well as tons of downloadable filters! Here's a few photos that I edited in Pixlr-o-Matic.

And then what are photos without a few fun add-ons, right? If you'd like to add some labels to your photos, Labelbox is a fun app to use. And if you feel like being artistic, a good app that I like is Sketch-N-Draw. You can paint whatever you like over your images!

Don't be afraid to make photo cocktails! Try combining layering different apps by saving one version and then applying another filter over it. Here are three combinations I like...
Little photo is my fav
Posted by: bethany | May 05, 2012 at 07:09 PM
Hello!
I don't have android, but I loooove using these effects. I usually use Pixrl-o-matic online, but I would like to try new things. Do you know if the other apps have web pages so I can use them?
Thank you! You are all so inspiring :)
Posted by: Antonella | May 05, 2012 at 07:10 PM
Totally staring this in my GReader. So addicted to apps! My current favorites are Instagram (of course) and Cymera. I LOVE Cymera. So many fun filters, boarders, effects, etc. Plus it's free!!!
Thank you so much for writing up this post, Sarah!
Posted by: Angie | May 05, 2012 at 07:26 PM
How fun! And so awesome that Android apps are finally catching up with iPhones ~*
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Posted by: Tabetha | May 05, 2012 at 07:27 PM
Favorites are fxcamera and Retro Camera!
Posted by: Kat | May 05, 2012 at 07:30 PM
These pictures make me miss Phoenix. Bad.
Posted by: Whitney W | May 05, 2012 at 07:43 PM
Thanks so much! I see so many iPhone app posts - glad I got some love for my droid :).
Posted by: Gina_AcuteDesigns | May 05, 2012 at 07:54 PM
waaahh those are so gorgeous! It's great they have ones for android now , too. Iphones shouldnt hog em all ;)
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Posted by: rory | May 05, 2012 at 08:02 PM
Oye. Desperately need a smart phone.
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Posted by: Natasha Fatah | May 05, 2012 at 08:18 PM
This just made my day! Thank you. I have been looking for a way to jazz up my photos and get so bummed that I have an android. These look awesome :]
Posted by: Allison | May 05, 2012 at 08:20 PM
Ooo, thank you! I'm stuck with an Android for the rest of the year, so we don't have the luxury of millions of photo apps.
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Posted by: Angela Marie | May 05, 2012 at 08:34 PM
Ahhhh thank you so much for this post! I have an android and I have been searching for great photo apps. Really great pos as always <3
Posted by: Tonya | May 05, 2012 at 08:58 PM
cool. I love it. :) http://lovesimplegreen.blogspot.com/
Posted by: irene wibowo | May 05, 2012 at 09:20 PM
I have just got instagram crazy since it became available for android. But these are some other fun ones too. Off to download and try! Thanks. :)
Posted by: Shaina Longstreet | May 05, 2012 at 09:26 PM
Finally some suggestions for us Android girls. Thanks!
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Posted by: Rachel | May 05, 2012 at 10:07 PM
yay! thanks for this post! another great one is Camera 360
Posted by: ericaJ | May 05, 2012 at 10:37 PM
Thanks so much for this post! I have an Android phone and I love finding out about cool new apps! Im definitely going to try them out!
Posted by: evon | May 05, 2012 at 10:59 PM
I really wish I had an android phone :) I'm stuck with an old Nokia brick, since my old phone died!
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Posted by: Viveca Johansen | May 06, 2012 at 12:18 AM
I love my Android for apps like these! :) Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by: Vivi K | May 06, 2012 at 12:18 AM
love photo filters and all those apps! they really make a difference in photos and jazz up my blog :)
Posted by: Em {pushups with polish} | May 06, 2012 at 12:18 AM