As I make my way around the world, and accumulate photography gear in the process, I have discovered a few apps that that are really helping me along the path to better photos.

1. Eye-fi

This is the only app that I have that is gadget dependent, but when you are traveling, having the ability to wirelessly upload your photos is a beautiful gift that saves on space and time. The Eye-Fi card (which works with wifi enabled cameras) can upload your photos straight from your camera to your tablet. It’s great for quickly sharing photos from your camera to the world with out the pain of copying your photos onto your computer first.

(please note a 16GB Eye-Fi card runs in the rage of ~$50. While the app is free, the device that it works with is very convenient.)

2. Flickr and Picasa

You’ve uploaded all of your photos, and you want to share them with the world! too bad that Nana doesn’t do social networking. Well, there is an app for that too. Flickr, the Yahoo! based photo storage, and Picasa, Google based, allow you to upload your images for sharing. When visiting your site, viewers see a gallery of your uploaded images. Simple as that.

3. Photo Editor Pro

A free photo editing app that allows your to adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, add effects and filters, crop and a lot more. It is great for an on-tablet quick-fix for photos before you post them.

4. Sunrise Sunset

A wonderful free app that gives you sunrise/sunset times in a simple, easy-to-read format. When you are trying to plan where to be for a good sunset shot, this app is a valuable tool. Also with the option of moon and planets rise/set times, you can use this app to plan night shots and astrophotography.

5. Weather App

These are very diverse and there are MANY free options. There is nothing worse than planning a one day photo expedition to have it rained out, or lugging all of your waterproof equipment when it is nice and sunny.

Happy shooting!