Travel Technology Trends: 3 FUN ANDROID APPS TO MAKE YOUR TRAVEL SHOTS POP

Teen writer, Photographer, and Traveller: ADAM BIALECKI
Publication Date: Aug 27, 2016
You can find 14-year-old Adam posting beautiful landscapes on Instagram: @aabialecki

Editing photos is a necessity for anyone who loves to share their travel memories. But with todays travel technology trends you don't need expensive photo-editing software to make your photos pop. With a few fun android apps you can turn a nice photo into a work of art. You can start by downloading these 3 apps from Google Play Store:

Snapseed by Google
Vinci by VK.com
Prisma by Prisma Labs inc.

Snapseed

Snapseed is a photo editing tool that is great for tuning your images and adding a filter or two. The best part about this app is the easily accessible settings for each individual mode which can be found by swiping up and down when you are in a mode. This may not sound too great but once you get the hang of it you can turn your photo editing time from a half hour to a few minutes.

Snapseed has many useful features. The main thing I use it for is the easy to use lens blur function which makes for a really good eye-catcher. Another great feature is the details function which can make your images look more sharp and edges of objects more pronounced. This feature also helps make clouds and water more pronounced. Snapseed also has some other great features like the brush tool which I use to fine tune parts of my image. Snapseed is probably my favourite photo editing app because of its amazing tools and features to make stunning photos.

Vinci and Prisma

Vinci and Prisma are fun android apps to use after you are finished editing your photos in Snapseed. The main focus is to turn your photos into art. These apps are similar but if you're comparing based on range of cool filters alone, I'd go for Vinci. My favourite is the 'Fire' filter which turns your photos into a fiery inferno. With good lighting this works out very well. Another favourite of mine is the 'Harvest' filter which turns your basic image into a beautiful painting. For best results try this with flowers and landscapes.

Prisma is similar to Vinci. The main difference is that it contains an important feature that allows you to change filter intensity. Most of this app's filters are great for selfies and portraits. Another plus for Prisma is It does not place a watermark on edited photos like Vinci.

All three apps are great tools for making your photos look striking. Use Snapseed for a really professional result. But if you're going for a little fun with your editing and really eye-catching results both Vinci and Prisma will do a great job.

Find these fun android apps on Google Play Store on your Android Phone:
Vinci: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.vinci.android
Prisma: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neuralprisma
Snapseed: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.niksoftware.snapseed

Have fun and happy editing! Adam Bialecki: @aabialecki