phone or tablet apps

PHOTOPILLS

This is the most recommended app by club members. PhotoPills is your personal assistant in all photographic matters. It provides remedies to answer most of the questions when planning and shooting your creative ideas: 2D Map-Centric Planner: Sun, Moon Sunrise/set, Twilights, Golden Hour, Blue Hour, Moonrise/set, Supermoon dates, Moon Calendar; Calculators: Long Exposure, Timelapse, Spot Stars, Star Trails, Hyperfocal Table, DoF, FoV; Widgets: Sun, Moon, Milky Way. iOS or Android.

Compass∞ for Ios

This phone app, by Camera LLC (TX) is great when outside away from home. And it’s free. It provides direction and GPS coordinates, in addition to elevation readings.

SKYCANDY

Your sunset adventure starts here. Use SkyCandy to know if the sky will be vivid and colorful at sunrise or sunset, and skip the boring, gray sky. Free. SkyCandy is great for photographers, or anyone at all that enjoys a beautiful sunset! iOS or Android.

GURUSHOTS

The first-of-its-kind photo game for anyone who loves taking photos. Join daily photo challenges, get instant feedback & see how you rank in Real-time compared to others. GuruShots reinvents the way people interact with their photos, making it more fun, exciting and rewarding. iOS or Android.

THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S EPHEMERIS

This is the second most recommended app by club members. The Photographer’s Ephemeris (TPE) helps you plan outdoor photography shoots in natural light, particularly landscape and urban scenes. It’s a map-centric sun and moon calculator: see how the light will fall on the land, day or night, for any location on earth. This software is available for free on the desktop, after you sign up for an account. iOS or Android.

Digital Compass for Android

 When travel or lost your way then check your direction by digital compass for Android with GPS map. It’s free with ads. It looks like real compass. It shows not only North, South, East and West but also the azimuth and angle. 

PHOTOGRAPHER’S COMPANION

This application will help you to abandon the automatic mode of your cameras that does not do everything and control everything. For more experienced photographers, it can simplify the settings by doing the calculations for you. iOS or Android.

INSTAGRAM

Our club has an Instagram page. You should too. Bringing you closer to the people and things you love. Connect with friends, share what you’re up to, or see what's new from others all over the world. Explore our community where you can feel free to be yourself and share everything from your daily moments to life's highlights. iOS or Android.

STELLARIUM

This software is available for free on your desktop, or for a small fee as a phone app. Stellarium Mobile is a planetarium app that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars. This award-winning astronomy application will let you explore the sky and identify stars, constellations, planets, comets, satellites such as the ISS, and other deep sky objects in real time in the sky above you in just a few seconds, just by pointing the phone at the sky! Club member Jim Long has recommended this software prior to planning a night shoot. iOS or Android.

NATIONAL PARK TRAIL GUIDE

This app is a must when you travel to a US national park. It contains over 5,000 trails in the national park system. With GPS tracking, you’ll never get lost. Available for free on your desktop, iOS or Android.

FLICKR

Upload, edit, and share your photos from any device, anytime. First 1000 photos can be stored for free. You can store more for a monthly or annual fee. iOS or Android.

ISS DETECTOR

Have you seen the International Space Station? It is visible with the naked eye! This is the easiest way to spot the station.
ISS Detector will tell you when and where to look for the ISS. You get an alarm a few minutes before a pass. You will never miss it. ISS Detector will also check if the weather conditions are right. A clear sky is perfect for spotting. iOS or Android