Finger Focus iPhone App Review

F I N G E R   F O C U S 

So this is my first app review and after a little contemplation, I decided to review the Finger Focus App.  Link here for Apple's review on this app.  Out of all the apps on my phone (4S), the Finger Focus app is one of the only apps that I payed for.  I say payed for - it cost £0.69 which didn't exactly break the bank!

Finger Focus allows you to create a blurred effect on photos in your camera roll or on a photo taken within the app.  The user interface is incredibly simple with only a few different settings that you can play around with.  

Why create blurry photos?  This app isn't there to ruin your photos by blurring them...obviously!  This app is simply brilliant at creating a depth of field for your photos.  Now, I don't claim for a second to know much about photography, but I know what looks good when I see it - in my eyes anyway.  Creating a depth of field is essential when you want to hi-light or emphasize an object in your photo.  This app can also be used as a tilt-shift generator which can give the 'model toy' impression.  

Lets look at how this app works.  Again, its so simple that I doubt this will take very long!

First choose your photo - either an existing one or take one within the app...

Along the bottom of the interface are a further 4 buttons.  The first deals with saturation/brightness/ contrast.  The second allows you to change the brush size, change background colour (I'm using red as you will see) and amount of blur.  The third button gives you all your saving options - including an email function and add to twitter link.  Finally, there is the settings tab.  Here you can change the resolution (I use full size) and there is a handy operation guide for first time users and those wanting to get a little more from the app.

OK...now that you have chosen a photo or taken a new picture, the app will automatically convert the entire photo to a blur:

Now simply decide which part of the photo you would like to draw attention to and 'paint' with your finger.  You can use the normal 2-finger pinch/expand technique to zoom in or out.  In the top right-hand corner of the screen there is a small tab that will let you undo any unwanted actions.  In this example, I wanted to hi-light the large leaf.  Once you start hi-lighting the area you want to be un-blurred, the remainder of the image with show up in which ever colour you decide - again, I chose red to make it clearer for me:

Once you've finished, saving your photo or emailing it couldn't be simpler.  I found this app truly brilliant for introducing a bit of depth to iPhone photos.  You can always add further editing via other apps once you've finished with this one too.  Personally I love this app.  I know its not free, which might put people off, but I say "go for it!"  I'll add a few examples of me using this app, they're not brilliant, but you should get the idea...

Pros: Simple to use, effective results.
Cons: Everything's better when its free!

App Rating:  9/10 


Here are a few examples of how I use the Finger Focus app....