For many people mobile phones and tablets have become our digital hub on the go. With each revision, these devices are becoming more and more powerful and useful. When I’m traveling, both near and far, my iPhone and iPad are an essential part of my travel kit that allow me to both stay connected and get stuff done. To stay productive on the road I take advantage of a number of apps and services. I thought I would share a few of my go-to apps today that I use for travel and photography.
*Note: I personally use an iPhone and iPad as my mobile tool of choice. My recommendations will therefore be based on the devices I use. Many of the apps that I am recommending are cross platform compatible, or will have an alternative app that will let you accomplish the same thing on another operating system such as Android.
Instagram
This probably goes without saying but I absolutely love Instagram. I love getting inspiration from the things people post. It could be sharing a neat new restaurant, a behind the scenes look at someone’s job. There’s a ton of creative posts too that inspire me in my photography. When I’m traveling I tend to share a lot of photos so my friends and family can stay connected with us while on the road. You can follow my Instagram feed here.
VSCO Cam
Snapseed
iMoves GPS Tracker
500px
ND Timer
InstaSize
Over
Panasonic Image App
Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki says
I use some of these apps but I will have to check the others out. I just downloaded VSCO Cam and so far love it!
Olga says
I love Evernote as well! Just downloaded VSCO Cam, looks like its going to come in useful! However, I must say that I will always remain a camera, rather than a smartphone, photographer… 500px looks like it could be an incredible source of inspiration!
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Nick Nieto says
Yeah I agree. I love using a dedicated camera for my work as well. Most of the images I send through VSCO Cam are actually images I’ve taken with our Lumix GX7 camera that I got onto my phone via a quick wifi transfer.
Margo says
love this! I never knew about 500px, definitely checking it out now! 🙂
Nick Nieto says
The quality of the photos on 500px is really amazing. I highly recommend just exploring. I have sat down to kill a few minutes and wasted an hour.
Chantal says
Oh Instasize. Just what I need!
Amy Lynne Hayes says
I use Instagram and VSCO, and tried Snapseed in the past. I haven’t tried 500px yet, but it looks like a great resource!! I have Evernote, but so far have not made single note in the app lol. I am such a fan of the old-fashioned notebook and paper. I’m sure if I spent a little time exploring its capabilities though I’d love it – I hear such great things about it for organization!
Nick Nieto says
I go back and fourth. When I’m working at my desk I use a notebook and pen to do rough brainstorming. But if I want to refer back to my notes I typically digitize it into evernote. It took a bit of practice to get myself in the habit of using it. But once you get into it there really are a bunch of benefits.
Amy Lynne Hayes says
It’s on my list of things to do… that list on the yellow pad of paper next to the pencil that makes old-fashioned check marks lol.
Leslie says
Thank you for the tips!!
Nick Nieto says
Your welcome 🙂 glad you liked it
Jenn says
I have been wondering how people get full sized images on instagram! thanks for sharing, these are some great apps!
Nick Nieto says
There are a number of apps that will let you export. instasize was the first one I came across and it seems to work pretty well. Plus you can do collages with it too if you want to share a couple different images in a single post.
Nick Nieto says
I forgot to mention my favorite instagram viewer on the iPad / Retro. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/retro-for-instagram/id719610790?mt=8
Jamie G @ SnapGinger says
I love Snapseed, I can’t wait to try some of the others!
Courtney @ Adelante says
This is such a helpful series! I’ll need to check out some of these apps!
Nick Nieto says
I’m glad you liked it. Thanks! Let me me know if you find any that you like too!
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Paola Ysabel says
I use VSCO and Snapseed a lot! They’re awesome editing apps! 🙂 I use Squaready to keep my photos rectangular when posting on Instagram. 🙂
Brittny says
Awesome! I’ve been trying to figure out how to get full sized pictures on to Instagram for awhile. I think the link to your Instagram feed has a typo, so you know. It gave me an error when I tried to find it, so I just went and typed it out. 🙂
Brittny
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Sandra Dötsch says
I saw pictures of GPS trackers lately quite often and I like the idea! I need to find such an app for android and a ways – like you said – that it’s not gonna kill my battery^^
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