As Photographer Chase Jarvis once said “The best camera is the one you have with you” and if you happen to be carrying around a Windows Phone 7 device  the team at WP Central have compiled some of their favourite photography apps to add some creative flair to your snaps.

Thumba Photo Editor

Price: Free (trial) or $0.99 for Full Version
Link: Get it here

Thumba allows you to apply 20 different effects to your photos as well as the usual image editing functions such as cropping, resizing, colour adjustments as well as coming with a handy before/after view to see exactly how your image changes when you make an adjustment.

Sketch Camera

Price: $1.49 for Full Version
Link: Get it here

Sketch Camera gives users the option of applying one of 12 different “hand-drawn” effects to existing photos or firing up the camera and applying the effect straight away. It does seem quite a high price for some limited functionality, though, and there’s not even a free version to try out first.

Fhotoroom

Price: Free
Link: Get it here

Fhotoroom is the closest thing Windows Phone users can get to Instagram at the moment. It features the usual dazzling array of filters and effects, photo sharing to the usual social media suspects such as Facebook and Twitter as well as being able to see the photos of other Fhotoroom users. All for the bargain price of… err… nothing.

AutoPanorama

Price: Free
Link: Get it here

If you don’t have access to the panorama modes provided in HTC and Nokia phones then this app can help you stitch together some breathtaking scenery shots of your own. Just point, shoot and slowly sweep the camera along the landscape to automatically capture and stitch together photos to capture the scene.

Pictures Lab

Price: Free (trial) or $2.99 for Full Version
Link: Get it here

Again we have another photo editor here, again with its own in-app camera, again with more filters, adjustments, borders and effects than you can shake a stick at. Like Fhotoroom this one allows sharing to other services although it comes with a hefty $2.99 (well, not that hefty in the grand scheme of things) price tag. It does however have a free version for you to give it a whirl before parting with your money.

Apict

Price: Free (trial) or $0.99 for Full Version
Link: Get it here

It makes your photos look like old school polaroids complete with a handwritten description. It also has the added bonus of making the sound of a polaroid snapping and printing your photo, which more than justifies the $0.99 price tag!