# Light-Painting Photo Apps The PABLO App Helps You Create Masterful Light-Painting Photos On iPhone By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2016-09-14 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lightpainting-photo-app References: [techtimes](http://www.techtimes.com/articles/177310/20160913/pablo-new-lightpainting-photo-app-ios-will-turn-users-modern.htm) & [hipablo](http://hipablo.com/) PABLO is an innovative new smartphone photo app that is designed to make it possible for creative and budding iPhone photography enthusiasts to go about creating fantastic works of light-painting photography. Available for download on iOS devices, the app allows users to embrace light-painting, a photography technique wherein the source of light is moved and a long exposure deployed to make it possible for photographers to depict shapes and words by using light, or indeed cast light on specific subjects. While light-painting is generally a technique only used by confident and advanced photographers, the PABLO makes it more accessible for all. With things such as filters already becoming very common and even becoming old, light-painting could be the next frontier for Instagram addicts. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 45% | Activity: 61% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Light-painting Photography:** PABLO app and similar technologies can disrupt the traditional photography market by making it accessible to non-professionals, thus creating a new trend of light-painting photography. - **Smartphone Photography Apps:** With the rise of smartphone usage, there is an opportunity for innovative photography apps to provide unique and creative experiences to users, like the PABLO app. - **Long Exposure Photography:** Light-painting photography requires the use of long exposure techniques, which could become a new trend in photography as new technologies like PABLO make it more accessible to a wider audience. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Mobile App Development:** Companies in the mobile app development industry have an opportunity to develop innovative photography apps that tap into the rising popularity of smartphone photography and offer unique experiences to users. - **Photography Equipment Manufacturing:** Manufacturers of photography equipment could capitalize on the rising popularity of light-painting photography by developing new products that help users capture and create these unique works of art. - **Social Media:** Social media platforms like Instagram can benefit from the rise of light-painting photography as users share these new and creative photos on their platforms, potentially attracting more users and advertisers to their platform. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Smartphone Photography Editing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adobe-photoshop-app-for-iphone.md) - [Power-Unlocking Camera Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photon-camera-app.md) - [Photographer-Inspired Photo Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-leica-lux-app.md) - [Creative Imaging Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pic-2-planet.md) - [Efficient Photo-Enhancing Mobile Applications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/immersity-app.md) - [Photography-Ready Smartphone Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandmarc-prolight-kit.md) - [AR-Enabled Art Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cupixel.md) - [Time-Lapse Content Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timelapse-content.md) - [Camera-Branded Photography Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leica-lux-app.md)