Stuff - UK (2020-02)

100 BEST APPS

Power up your phone’s camera

with apps to snap away like the star

photographer/cinematographer

you always knew you were

SPECTRE

This app’s creators

have form in the

camera space, also

being responsible

for the excellent

Halide. Spectre is

far more focused,

using its computing

smarts to shoot

long exposures. It’s

perfect for creating

rivers of light, or

removing pesky

crowds from

otherwise perfect

tourist shots – as

long as you have

a tripod.

£2.99 / iPhone

PIXALOOP

Cinemagraph apps,

where you freeze

all but one bit of a

video, are common;

but Pixaloop works

in reverse, creating

animations from

stills. It doesn’t

work with every

shot, but with a

few taps and drags,

landscapes can

have billowing

clouds and flowing

water, candles can

flicker, and hair can

wave in the breeze.

from £free /

Android, iOS

FILMIC
FIRSTLIGHT

There are echoes
of Snapseed in this
stills snapper. Like
Google’s app, it has
an emphasis on
gestural control,
letting you swipe
across and upwards
to set focus and
exposure. There’s
a lot beneath the
surface too, with
custom functions
and analogue-style
filters if you’re
prepared to pay
$1 a month.
from £free / iPhone

APOLLO: IMMERSIVE

Portrait mode on iOS captures

depth information, and Apollo

makes use of that to assign

realistic lighting effects in post.

During the last year, realism

was ramped up significantly

with individual light sources

casting real-time shadows.

The results can transform even

the most mundane snap into an

atmospheric wonder.

£2.99 / iPhone

ADOBE PREMIERE RUSH

Adobe’s video editor finally

coming to Android is a big deal

for anyone working across

platforms. Although Android

has desktop-grade video

editors, this app is designed

for you to do basic work on

your phone then transfer the

results to your actual desktop.

Top stuff for pros – or anyone

aspiring to hit Hollywood.

£free / Android, iOS

As if there were

any doubt about

how ludicrously

powerful modern

iPhones are,

DuetCam enables

you to shoot using

both cameras at

once. So whether

recording an

interview or

capturing your

reactions to an

event, you’ll get

two videos, which

you can later edit

into something

amazing.

£2.99 / iPhone

SHOOT

SMART

DUETCAM