A Serious Photo Editor

Im a professional designer and amateur photographer and I really enjoy all the creative apps available. You already know the app store is exploding with filter apps and photo editors. With all the hype surrounding the latest hit apps I wanted to share a quick review of Filterstorm Neue - its been around for a while, but remains one of the best high-level photo editors available.

When choosing an app it is important to know how you want to use it and what you want to accomplish. If you are looking for filters and one-click adjustments there are other apps you should check out (maybe the excellent Gridditorby the same developer as Filterstorm Neue.) But if you know a bit more about photography and want to do more detailed work on your images, Filterstorm Neue is the way to go.

You can see the list of features in the app description, so I want go into telling you what all it can do. What I will tell you is that its fast, can work with and export high-res images, and that there are no in-app purchases required to access features like curves (Im looking at you Darkroom). Filterstorm Neue is for those who want to do professional grade adjustments and edits to their images, so there arent lots of fun stickers or overlays. That said there is an excellent text tool that allows you to add type to your image. You can select from a wide range of fonts, adjust color and shadows, and of course mask out areas so that the type appears to be behind objects in your image.

Filterstorm Neue is also great for creating double exposure effects, surrealist photo montages and seamlessly merging photos.

Its universal so you only have to purchase it once to work on your phone and your iPad (yes, Enlight, this time Im looking at you.) It is a powerful image editor, and like any app, to fully appreciate it you need to spend some time working with it.

With so many apps clamoring for your attention, time and money Filterstorm Neue is money well spent.

ToddHagler about Filterstorm Neue