Visual storytelling with the Storehouse.co App

Storehouse.co is an iOS app and a web publishing platform for creating visual stories. I have used the app only for a short time and published a whopping four stories, but I used it to create my narrative before publishing my stories on this blog. Storehouse.co is to Instagram, as Medium is to Tumblr. Every user gets a profile, and my stories can remain private, or I can publish them to my Storehouse. co profile page. Not only can I create photo journal-type narratives, but I could also lose hours reading the wonderful photo adventures of the many users of the platform.

Tell stories with photos and videos. Whether you're on the iPhone or iPad, creating stories has never been easier or more fun. Seamlessly combine photos, videos, and text into a beautiful story.

The app is the only way to upload videos and images to a story. Once an account is created, you create a story by uploading and laying out photos and videos and entering some descriptive text.

The app has a social media aspect to it. I linked Storehouse to my Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook accounts. Storehouse will then check if any of my followers or people I follow use Storehouse. I can select whom I want to follow from that list or browse through the public feeds for interesting stories to read or people to follow.

Tapping the white circle brings up a story editor. I can import images and videos from the iOS photo library, Instagram, Flickr, or Dropbox or shoot straight from the app. This is easier done on the iPhone. It takes a lot of work to keep the iPad steady while taking a photo.

Once images are imported, I can add text or layout and resize the photos. The image editing interface is simple: tap and drag. A blue outline around a selected image allows the user to crop or reposition the image. Storehouse supports up to 50 photos and videos per story, but videos must be 30 seconds or less. I can pinch to zoom in and out or drag to pan the photo. The images are edited non-destructively. I can undo all my changes. Fonts are limited to Normal, Header, and Quote. The Quote font is the largest and is best used to make a text stand out. Once you have your story how you want it, you can tap the publish button to push it out to the world.

Tapping the little house button brings you to the main feed. From here, you can tap to read a story. It's easy to show appreciation to your fellow Storehouse authors by posting a comment. Once you get to the end of a story, you can tap the call-out icon to post a comment. There is a button for reporting either the story or a rude comment. I've never used the re-blogging feature.

Although both apps contain the complete feature set, the stories and photos are stunning on the larger screen of the iPad Air.

Author: Khürt Williams

A human who works in information security and enjoys photography, Formula 1 and craft ale. #nobridge