photography apps

Dresses, cafes, and our favorite dinosaur movie . . . no stone is left unturned when it comes to 3D technology. The 3D revolution has begun, and you can get in on one of the biggest trends in tech without all the complicated computer modeling or an expensive printer. Bring your photos to life with 3D camera apps that'll make your snaps pop!

Most of these apps use stereoscopy, a technique that creates the illusion of a three-dimensional image using two two-dimensional images. Check out these eye-popping photo apps for iOS, and share your best 3D snaps with us.

• Jittergram (free) — This is probably our favorite app of the bunch, because it has the best UI and the fastest processing time. Make a 3D stereogram, GIF, or stop-motion animation, and then share through Twitter, Facebook, or email.
• 3D Camera ($2) — The app's camera has advanced alignment tools to ensure anaglyphs are all lined up. There are also advanced controls for stereogram alignment dots, image size, and color. Create wigglegrams, GIFs, and anaglyphs, and then share on Facebook or Twitter.
• 3D Photo Creator ($2) — In addition to having 3D photo creation tools, this straightforward app shows you how stereoscopy works.

Check out three more 3D photo apps after the break.

Now that our smartphones have (almost) officially replaced our digital cameras, there's a whole lot of pictures that need to be organized. This is where PhotoSocial ($2) comes in handy; the new app easily allows you to view, organize, and share your photos.

PhotoSocial has successfully put a stop to the endless finger scroll. With the hundreds, if not thousands, of photos stored in your phone, it can be hard to find that exact picture you're dying to share at a moment's notice. Using its stream-view to sort your photos, albums can be organized by day and event, making it simple to navigate your photo library. You can then send entire albums instantly with a web link — ditching those (confusing) photo streams for good. And because your private link requires no log-in, download, or hassle, relatives will be thrilled by its simplicity, and your friends won't have to wait in anticipation to be "tagged." It's almost like PhotoSocial read our minds . . .

It's happened to all of us: you hand your phone to a friend to show off just one photo and it results in their swiping through your whole photo library, embarrassing images included. No matter how innocent, not so innocent, or just plain goofy, we all have photos on our phones that we'd prefer to keep under wraps.

To the rescue is a new app, Safe Slide, that makes it possible to hide mobile photos on the sly, no deleting required. Use Safe Slide to select which photos remain visible on your iPhone, so that when you hand it over to a friend, colleague, or family member there's no fear of them seeing silly photo shoot outtakes or NSFW pictures.