23 Mobile Things: Thing 10 (Sharing Photos)

Today, we learn . . . 

Instagram - I have a sometimes-used Instagram account, because I tend to share most (okay, all) of my pictures unfiltered through Facebook. (Seriously, have you seen my cat? She doesn't need to be filtered.) I find that Instagram, like some of the previously-explored apps like Flipboard, are for people who are strongly visual people, people who are visual learners, people who are visually literate, people who are visually artistic, and that's great. I tend not to be so strong in my visual skills, and I get easily overwhelmed with the onslaught of imagery on Instagram. However, that being said, I do like the effect some of the filters have on my pictures, and I like being able to share "artsy" shots back and forth with friends. This is my long-standing favorite of my personal Instagram photos:

I've heard of the new trend of "shelfies," and I have to say I'm rather fond of the idea for marketing library materials, especially read-/view-/listen-alikes.

Snapchat - Snapchat seems to be visual ephemera shared among friends. I use it to keep in touch with two friends of mine, Marie and Ryan. It feels a little like the e-photo equivalent of passing notes in school. I'm not the biggest fan of Snapchat, but I am a fan of both Marie and Ryan, so I'll keep using it. I have a feeling this is an app that drives people who are curators to their core absolutely bonkers.

23 Mobile Things: Thing 9 (Taking & Editing Photos)

Picture of superstar feline extraordinaire, Miss Zelda Miervaldis, taken by me but newly created with Aviary
("Dean" effect, "Grit" frame, two stars, and some text)

And, now, we've come to it. Thing 9 has provided use with more tools (and more excuses) to add to the vast collection of Internet cat pictures. (You're welcome, rest of humanity.)

Aviary - Fairly easy and straightforward to use. Unfortunately, no undo button as I could find. I am familiar with the filters through using Pic Stitch, which has the same filters with the same names. (I'll extol the virtues of Pic Stitch in a bit.) Here is another example of a photo creation using Aviary:

It's like micro-scrapbooking for techy (or lazy) people! 

LINE Camera - I had trouble creating and finding my first photo edit. This:

By this point, I was getting overwhelmed with possibilities for photo editing and manipulation, so I wanted to do something simple and create a collage:

LINE Camera is also straightforward and easy-to-use. There are plenty of opportunities to delete and reselect photos in the respective collage spots without having to scrap the whole collage, unlike Pic Stitch.

Pic Stitch - My friend Susan introduced me to this app, and it's maybe my favorite one because it combines filters and collages. I made a couple of mini-collages, complete with assorted filtered photos, from my library school BFF Gillian's and my vacation last year to Virginia Beach:

Did I mention photo editing apps might be great micro-scrapbooking for the tech-savvy or lazy? Definitely.