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Top 10 Professional Image Editing Apps for Android (and 10 worthy mentions)  

If you’ve looked for a list of the top image editing apps for Android lately you’ve probably been disappointed. Fact is, most of these lists are outdated (literally years old) or crowd sourced and feature mediocre apps at best. Well today’s Darkroom Tutorial aims to change that.

DroidEdit member/writer Jacob Dix has compiled a comprehensive list of 10 “must have” Android editing apps as well as 10 “worthy mentions”.

So how is this list different than the rest? Jacob is an active Mobile Photographer who has selected these apps with a focus on their professional editing tools, output resolution and overall quality. This list is compiled from the perspective of a mobile artist…not a blogger.  

Read the FULL TUTORIAL where Jacob (@jacob606) shares his top 10 MUST HAVE image editing apps for Android.  

Device/Platform: iPhone / Android Topics Covered: Creativity, Creative Slump Intro It happens to everyone. Some days you’re on fire with ideas and some days you can’t come up with one solid concept to run with. Creativity is a cycle of peaks and valleys and running into a creative slump every now and then is perfectly normal. The important thing is how long you let that creative slump take over though. Lesson Focus In today’s Darkroom Mobile Photography Tutorial we’ll be sharing 20 tips that will help revitalize your creative side and help push you out of that creative slump. Many of these tips can be utilized in every day but some may take a bit more focus. Either way, there are plenty here to help you get back on track with creating amazing work in no time.

Read the FULL TUTORIAL where Adam shares 20 tips that will help revitalize your creativity, get your juices flowing again and out of that creative slump.

Intro We all love a good silhouette shot. A beautiful sunset with darkened tree in the foreground or a cityscape with the added mystery of a darkened figure. Silhouette shots are dynamic and most time beautiful to view. The darkened subjects allow the viewer to create their own story and thereby deepening the message of the photo. Lesson Focus In this tutorial, Anna will walk through three steps for setting up a classic silhouette shot. STEP 1 - Find A Background That is Dynamic. Whether it is a landscape or cityscape, both will work for this type of shot. Sky shots are a no brainer when it comes to silhouettes. Any type of background will work but it is important to pick a background that will make your silhouette stand out.

photo by Belinda Gregg @bindyboo

STEP 2 - Pick an Interesting and Recognizable Subject. Remember that your subject will be mostly dark so most detail will be lost. Try shooting something that has interesting angles or a person in a dynamic pose. Take care if you have more than one item silhouetted when you frame your subject. Because of the nature of the darkened subjects the outlines can become muddled if they are too close together or touching. Objects that have good negative space can make great silhouettes like a park bench or the limbs of a tree.

photo by Anna Cox @annacox

STEP 3 - Position Your Subject

For this type of shot your subject will need to be lit from the back which is in reverse to how we normally shoot. Sunrise or sunset is the easiest time to take this shot, when the sun is low in the sky but any type of strong light will work. If you want a halo effect, position your subject directly in front of the light and the light will "leak" around them creating a glow. Also, don't forget to turn your flash OFF.  The flash will even out the light and you will lose the dramatic effect of backlighting.

photo by Nei Cruz @n_cruz