The best photo filter apps for the Samsung GALAXY S4

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1.Instagram

Free - get it

here

The Big Daddy. You can't go wrong with Instagram's retro photo filters - they hide a host of photographic faux pas.

Take photos directly through the app or use the Samsung GALAXY S4's camera interface to capture your shot, then crop and apply a filter afterwards.

Capture the moment, then age it 40 years with Instagram's retro filters

The fact that Instagram is also a social network tied directly to Facebook means that sharing your snaps with the world couldn't be easier. Plus, the app is completely free.

An intimidating battalion of effects on Pixlr Express

2. Pixlr Express

Free - get it

here

Pixlr Express is like Instagram on steroids; it's just as free and gives you tons of vintage-style filters to apply, but also so much more.

Don't like the lighting in your shot? Pixlr Express lets you tweak it by applying dramatic lighting effects like colored shading and fades. If you want to draw the viewer's attention to a certain element of the shooting, use focal blur to focus the eye.

A dizzying array of effects are available, but once you've set your favourites, you can save your most flattering overlays. These stay in the app's favorites section for easy on-the-fly filter application .

Take photos through the app or import them from your gallery

3. Cymera

Free - get it

here

We're sure all of your friends are handsome – but could they be any prettier?

Cymera thinks so, and she has the smarts to make it happen. Simply take a portrait of your loved ones, then apply makeup, new hairstyles, stickers, and borders to the photo afterwards. Hours of fun.

When you're not busy sprucing up your friends, you can add filters to your snaps, make collages of multiple images, and write notes on your photos using the app's various brushes. All for free.

Fool your friends into thinking you're an artist with Cartoon Camera

4. Cartoon Camera

Free - get it

here

(or 99p for the

ad-free version

The best photo filter apps for the Samsung GALAXY S4

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Real life is fine, we guess, but have you ever wished you could live in Springfield or Bedrock or one of those primary-colored, soft-edged cartoon lands?

If so, Cartoon Camera is the photo app for you and your Samsung GALAXY S4. It takes your harsh real-world photos and turns them into cartoon works of art - choose from bright colors to dark strokes by the way. by pencil sketch effects and beyond. There is a free version with ads, or you can shell out 99p for the

ad-free app

Low tech meets high tech in Paper Camera

5. Paper camera

£1.19 - Buy it

here

If a full cartoon world isn't your thing, you might want to download the slightly more understated Paper Camera.

With a variety of effects ranging from a noir comic book style to a more serious pencil sketch, you can apply the filters on click or after the fact by choosing any image from your GALAXY S4's gallery.

Each of the filters lets you change the contrast and brightness as well as specify how strong you want the lines to be. Yours for just £1.19.

Modern fun with a vintage feel

6. Polamatic

65p – buy it

here

Polaroid cameras may be dead and gone, but their spirit lives on in Polamatic, the official Polaroid app. Take photos with your Samsung GALAXY S4, then transform them into faded, nostalgia-tinged Polaroids.

There are a variety of effects and color options to keep things spicy and you can write captions on the border just like you did before on real Polaroids. Once you're happy with your photos, save them. in the gallery of your GALAXY S4 or share them instantly on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr or Tumblr. It will only cost you 65p.

Drawing lines across all your photos will tell the app what you want to focus on

7. After Focus

Free - get it

here

(or pro edition available for purchase for

£1.11

)

If you want your GALAXY S4 photos to look like they were taken on a pro-grade DSLR, you could do worse than use AfterFocus.

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