Picture and Video Editing Apps for Salon Owners

Do you look at the Instagram feeds of other stylists with eyes turning greener than Elphaba? If you feel like your pictures and videos will never be the quality and as eye catching as those popular stylist profiles and pages than keep reading, because we are unleashing some of the best hidden gems to get your pictures and videos looking their best. With just a few quick tips and these apps in your arsenal you can have a beautiful, professional, and client catching profile of your dreams.

Tips

First, there are a few tips you need to know before you venture into the land of apps. Apps can do many things such as brighten and add contrast but if you start off with a not so stellar and cluttered image it will still be a cluttered image even after editing. Look at the images below and notice which one is more appealing? By being aware of your surroundings and having a clean and bright background you can dramatically improve the image you start off with.

PICTURE APPS

Now that you have that stellar image it is ready to be primped and spruced up until it is just right. Here is a run down of some great apps to help you turn a good photo into a great one.

Instagram – If you remember the old Instagram editing and filtering effects and haven’t even bothered looking at the new and improved Instagram then we highly encourage you to explore and play in the effects and tools available right in Instagram. They have streamlined and made it easier to use and have improved with filters making editing pictures easy peasy. From Instagram you can sharpen, blur, tint, crop, and so much more so be sure not to overlook it when you are wanting to edit your photo.

Photo Editor by Aviary – With online and a phone app, Aviary makes editing photos easy and accessible. Once you edit a picture in the Aviary app it saves to your phone and it also gives the option to publish to popular social feeds such as Facebook and Instagram. Aviary is part of the Adobe family of products and has truly amazing features for a free app. You are able to tweak and perfect your photos with overlays, stickers, effects, frames, blemish erasers, and color splashes. Photo Editor by Aviary is available for both iPhone and Android users. Take a look at this stunning before and after.

VIDEO APPS

Video is the way of the future. More and more people are choosing to consume video over other means of media and advertising. For more information on the impact of video on your salon business click here. Video editing may seem like it requires advanced technological expertise, but with a few apps you can be the video guru.

Hyperlapse – An in-house feature app from Instagram to help stabilize and speed up video. One negative is that it is only available on iTunes currently.

Microsoft Hyperlapse – Another great option for stabilizing and lapsing video is Microsoft Hyperlapse.

Boomerang – Another in-house product of Instagram, Boomerang is more of a melding between picture and video creating mini, captivating moments that loop.

What apps will you try? Do you think that these will help you build up your social presence and help clients gain an insight to your talents? If you haven’t started your salon business yet, what are you waiting for? Contact us now.