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Each filter has an
intensity slider that
goes from 0 to 100.Hueless
When monochrome is just a filter away, what is the point of a dedicated
B&W camera app? In Hueless lies the answer, discovers Aditya Nair.The Grey Escape
T
here are days when you don’t
want to think too much... when
a world devoid of colour seems
easier. Perhaps you miss the old
days of film. Or, you are one of
those people who only shoot monochrome
with their phones. There are many reasons
to see in black and white. Yet the advice
given to photographers is always shoot
in colour then convert it, if you must.
While I maintain that this is good advice, for
Hueless, I will gladly break the rule.These Aren’t the Filters You are Looking for
I must admit that I was tricked into
downloading this app by the colossalbeing in the clouds that we call the
internet. My curiosity spiked when I read
headlines that seemed to suggest ‘Fantastic
Photographic App with Five B&W Filters.
I had to try the app for myself to see how
the filters would vary from what other filter
apps gave you as options. As it turns out
the five filters are—Red, Yellow, Orange,
Green and Blue. Hueless isn’t a filter app but
rather a camera app that lets you recreate
the experience of B&W photography with
real life filters on your iOS device. You can’t
use images from the Camera Roll and edit
them. I suppose I wasn’t the only one fooled
because the app’s description now has a
disclaimer that points this out.You can save your
favourite combinations as
presets for easy access.All photographs by Aditya Nairtest