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Focus On Imaging – The End!
Focus on Imaging has been running for 24 years at Birmingham NEC exhibiting the latest photographic gear – I think I’ve attended almost everyone of them as a Press Tech Journalist with special access to the cosy Press Rooms alas, there will not be anymore, this is the end. Mary Walker Exhibitions would like to announce that the 2013 Focus on Imaging Exhibition was the last. Mary Walker explains ‘Focus on Imaging will not be sold – I’m simply bringing it to an end. ‘It is with great pride that I look upon an amazing period of time in my life where I continually worked hard to run Focus on…
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iObsess – iPhone Photography Video Tutorial – By Dan Marcolina
We’re delighted to publish the latest iPhone photography tutorial by our Columnist Dan Marcolina to his great Column, iObsess with us. This time Dan puts aremaC app through its paces – to watch the tutorial – click on this link – http://portal.sliderocket.com/ACUSB/AWaremaC
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First Look Tutorial Of Analog Camera
Realmac Software released its new app this week, Analog Camera, and I was asked to take a quick look at it. So I’ve done just that!! At first look…my first thought was that there’s not much to this app…but that’s being really unfair as the more I used it, the more I was impressed with its simplicity. This is a great app to grab some snaps…apply one of the eight filters…and share it with your peeps. Analog Camera’s interface is designed to help you get into the app quickly, take your shot, use a filter…and share! It also allows the same quick access to your camera roll to do the…
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Gray’s Anatomy – I lost my iPhone! – By Richard Gray
It’s Friday again! Wow, the weeks seem to whizz past faster and faster – of course Friday’s around here mean one thing, Richard Gray’s Gray’s Anatomy column and this week is a bitter sweet recount of Richard and his escaping iPhone – don’t miss this, over to you Richard (foreword by Joanne Carter). ‘It’s every iPhone photographers nightmare – last Saturday, I lost my phone! I’d been at a music festival and had developed a small rip in my shorts, which, what with all the clambering around and stuffing things in my pockets, by the end of the day had developed into a huge hole around my upper…
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Mextures – New App For iPhone Photography
Merek Davis has announced the release of the image enhancing Mextures app for iPhone. iPhone photographers have downloaded Mextures textures more than 200,000 times directly from Merek Davis’ store and tagged 140,000 images on Instagram; now they have an iPhone app to more easily create and share visually stunning images. “Mextures users have long asked for an app,” said Davis. “I’m excited to let them know the day has come.” The Mextures app comes with more than 70 original highresolution textures made specifically for photographers by photographers. Included are light leaks, gritty and grainy film textures, dusty vintage film scans, tasteful grunge, and gradients created from actual 35mm film scans…
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SAMSUNG INTRODUCES THE GALAXY S4 MINI
Samsung Electronics have announced the Galaxy S4 Mini, a powerful, compact version of its bestselling smartphone, the Galaxy S4. The Galaxy S4 Mini delivers the superior performance, intuitive ease-of-use and sleek design of the Galaxy S4 in a portable chic and compact design. Simon Stanford, Vice President of IT & Mobile Division, Samsung Electronics UK & Ireland said: “Demand for the Galaxy S4 has been phenomenal since it launched in April and we hope to build on this success with the Galaxy S4 Mini. This new handset is the ideal smartphone companion for anyone who wants a compact device packed with innovation.” With a 4.3” qHD Super AMOLED display, the…
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Adobe Kuler – New & Free
This is a brand new app from Adobe that lets you ‘capture color inspiration anywhere you find it. Capture colors from a mural, garden, or wherever you happen to be with a snap of your iPhone camera. Browse, create, and customize themes for your designs – all on your phone. The color themes you create with the Kuler app can be synced to the Kuler website, an online community for color enthusiasts, for use with other Adobe applications such as Illustrator and Adobe Ideas’. This app looks very interesting indeed. Click here to download.
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Hipstmatic Oggl – Updated Again
The latest version of Oggl has just hit the Apple App Store Version 1.1.1 – this version fixes several bugs, including a bug that could cause images to disappear from the photo library immediately after being shot. This is a free update to a free app, you can download/update here. We have detailed the earlier update Version 1.1 below for your interest. Version 1.1 included the following • Add an artist statement to your profile • Tap-and-hold to focus, then drag to set exposure • Double-tap to love photos in feed • Invite codes are no longer needed • Battery usage improvements • Performance improvements • Other bug fixes
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A Picture’s Worth With Davide Capponi
A Picture’s Worth… is where we ask mobile photographers that have taken or made, as the case may be, powerful mobile art to explain the processes they took. This includes their initial thoughts as to what they wanted to create, why they wanted to create it, how they created it, including all apps used and what they wanted to convey. We also ask these incredible artists to explain their emotions and how the image projects those feelings. We have published a few A Picture’s Worth articles recently, if you have missed those – please go here. In this A Picture’s Worth today, Davide Capponi talks us through his incredible ‘My…
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Analog Camera – First Look!
There’s a new app out there today, Analog Camera, that’s designed by its developers to keep things simple…from capturing images, processing them, and then sharing them…all very quickly and with little fuss. Analog Camera retails for $0.99/£0.69 and you can download it here. Curious about what makes this app standout from like apps, I downloaded it today and gave it a test run. I will have to say that I was impressed that it does just what the developers said it would. I found that the interface easy to use…setting up my shots came easily and the Auto Crop to square function allowed me to quickly compose my…