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    Olloclip Tutorial – Creating Fish-Eye Art With Mel Harrison

    For this tutorial I used the fish eye lens of the Olloclip to take this photo of buildings in the city using the 6×6 app. I loved the lines and the way the fish eye curved the buildings. I thought this would be a good image to work with and decided on a painterly effect to contrast the modern lines of the buildings. Take a look at the steps below and see if you can also create something like this. All the apps I’ve used are available with links at the end of this article. Final Image   This is the final image, the one I am going to show…

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    Olloclip – Macro iPhone Photography Techniques

    Macro iphoneography can be an extremely challenging and satisfying activity. It is not a technique that can be done “on the run” but if you take the time to slow down, seek out the little details the universe has blessed us with, and get down at their level then you will reap the rewards… There are a few choices for macro lenses for the iPhone, some are also compatible with the iPad and iPod touches. The photos shown in this tutorial were taken with the Olloclip. Focus Copyright image – Mel Harrison Practice your focus: The Olloclip macro lens needs to be manually focused, by moving the phone around until…

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    Olloclip Tutorials – Selection Of Short Tutorials Demonstrating What Can Be Achieved – Number 5

    The Olloclip is an indepsenbile device to many iPhone photographers. It is incredibly simple to use and as it’s so small can always be carried with you. We have put together a selection of short tutorials, showing exactly how simple it is to use the Olloclip to create stunning images. Take a look below… ‘Covered’ To construct this image, I attached the Macro lens of the Olloclip to my iPhone 4 and opened the Camera+ app, which I used to capture the shot. I then selected Freeform and Crop, as can be shown in the image on the left. With the image cropped and still within Camera+, I selected FX…

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    Olloclip Tutorials – Selection Of Short Tutorials Demonstrating What Can Be Achieved – Number 2

    The Olloclip is an indepsenbile device to many iPhone photographers. It is incredibly simple to use and as it’s so small can always be carried with you. We have put together a selection of short tutorials, showing exactly how simple it is to use the Olloclip to create stunning images. Take a look below… "Allium" To construct this image, I attached the Macro lens of the Olloclip to my iPhone 4 and opened the Camera+ app, which I used to capture the shot. I then selected FX Effects and then Redscale. I moved the Intensity to around 70%. Final Image This is the final image and demonstrates just how well…

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    Olloclip Tutorials – Selection Of Short Tutorials Demonstrating What Can Be Achieved – Number 3

    The Olloclip is an indepsenbile device to many iPhone photographers. It is incredibly simple to use and as it’s so small can always be carried with you. We have put together a selection of short tutorials, showing exactly how simple it is to use the Olloclip to create stunning images. Take a look below… "Stealing The Limelight" To construct this image, I attached the Macro lens of the Olloclip to my iPhone 4 and opened the Lomora 2 app, which I used to capture the shot. I then selected R/B film and there was no further processing of this image. This is the final image and demonstrates just how well…

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    Olloclip Tutorials – Selection Of Short Tutorials Demonstrating What Can Be Achieved – Number 1

    The Olloclip is an indepsenbile device to many iPhone photographers. It is incredibly simple to use and as it’s so small can always be carried with you. We have put together a selection of short tutorials, showing exactly how simple it is to use the Olloclip to create stunning images. Take a look below… ‘Missing The Point’ To construct this image, I attached the Macro lens of the Olloclip to my iPhone 4 and opened the Camera+ app, which I used to capture the image. I then selected Clarity. Step 2 Next, while still in Camera+, I selected Hipster from the FX Effects menu and moved the intensity to 71%.…

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    Olloclip Tutorials – Selection Of Short Tutorials Demonstrating What Can Be Achieved – Number 4

    The Olloclip is an indepsenbile device to many iPhone photographers. It is incredibly simple to use and as it’s so small can always be carried with you. We have put together a selection of short tutorials, showing exactly how simple it is to use the Olloclip to create stunning images. Take a look below… ‘Hideaway’ To construct this image, I attached the Macro lens of the Olloclip to my iPhone 4 and opened the Camera+ app, which I used to capture the shot. I then selected Square and Crop, as can be shown in the image on the left. With the image cropped and still within Camera+, I selected FX…

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    Olloclip Tutorial – Creating A Stunning Macro Photography Shot

    In this tutorial I will show you that by using the Macro lens of the Olloclip along with a handful of photography apps and a lot of skill, you too can create a stunning close-up flower image. I selected this subject because my daughter picked a yellow poppy from our garden and gave this to me, she knows how I like to photograph flowers.  Read the tutorial below to see if you can also create a similar image with the Macro Olloclip lens. Final Image This is the final image, the one I am going to show you how to create. Step 1 – Original Image With the Macro lens…

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    Olloclip Tutorial – How To Create A Stunning Art Inspired Image Taken With The Fish-Eye Lens

    In this tutorial I will show you how to take and make a stunning art inspired image taken with the fish-eye Olloclip lens. Final image This is the final image, the one I will show you in the steps below how to create. Step 1 I took the original image using the Lomora 2 app with black and white film setting and my Olloclip fisheye lens. Next I opened the image in the BlurFX app. To do this, select New from the top bar within the app and select your photo either from your Camera Roll or Photo Stream. I then selected the Median Setting and selected Clean to highlight…

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    What Is The Olloclip?

    Welcome to our new Olloclip section on theappwhisperer.com, this section will look directly at how the Olloclip can improve your iPhone photography and indeed become part of your workflow. We will include tutorials as well as tips and tricks and comparison articles. As well as that we will talk directly to some very well known iPhone photographers about how they use the Olloclip and the stunning images they capture with it. First off, for those that are not too familiar with the Olloclip we thought we would include some basic information to help you become acquainted. Check it out below… The Olloclip is a quick-connect lens solution for the iPhone…