A Day In The Life Of Alon Goldsmith – A Brilliant Mobile Photographer From Los Angeles

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Alien Nation’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed

JC – Let’s start at the beginning of the day, how does your day start?

AG – Coffee in bed. Quick peek at various photography sites. A couple of moves on Lexulous (FB Scrabble game) to get the synapses firing.

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Appstract’ – Hipstamatic, Tiny Planets, ScratchCam, Blender

JC – Do you like to head out and take photographs early on?

AG – I ride my bicycle for an hour every day before work along an urban creek and the beach. My trusty iPhone goes with me and documents the proceedings. I’ve been doing this for three years now, and still I find new subject matter to keep me engaged. That said, I do secretly worry that the well will eventually run dry. Might just have to change my route!

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Aside’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed

JC – How did the transition from traditional photographer to iPhoneographer develop? (pardon the pun).

AG – It wasn’t really a transition. More like a revelation or a revolution. Hipstamatic was the flame. It was the release for my inner square. Now I’m slowly expanding my horizons to include new formats and fangles.

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Dreaming in Color’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed

JC – Do you like to download new iPhoneography apps regularly?

AG – I download quite frequently. Usually takes a while to try them out though. Neuroses about change and learning curves and all that good stuff. But when I eventually break down and open something new, I become obsessed and there’s no stopping me.

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Hamptons’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed

JC – How often do you update your existing apps?

AG – Based on the puzzled expression on my face, not often enough!

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Leon in the Lake’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed

JC – Where’s your favorite place in the world for a shoot?

AG – Anywhere I haven’t been. That said, the tensions that inspire me to shoot are everywhere you just have to dig a little deeper to find them if you’re in the same old places.

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Machinery of State’ – 6 x 6, Snapseed, ScratchCam

JC – Do you also use iPhone photography tool apps, such as The Photographer’s Ephemeris and if so do you use it to plan your shoots?

AG – There’s that puzzled expression again. On Google as we speak. Might just use this when I grow up. Mind boggling!

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Negative Space’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed

JC – Where do you like to upload your photographs? Flickr, Instagram?

AG – I upload to various really cool Facebook sites my favorite is Hipstamatic Sardinia friendliest place on earth. And then of course, I love Instagram for an instant read on my work. Those micro ego boosts are a guilty pleasure that I can’t resist. When I’m feeling brave I upload to Pixels. Also dig EyeEm and IPA and naturally the AppWhisperer Flickr group. The problem is remembering all these wonderful forums. How about an app that manages all of that and tracks your uploads?!

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘New Barn’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed

JC – What are your favorite, at the moment, iPhoneography apps?

AG – Hipstamatic, Snapseed, ScratchCam, Iris, Blender. Just started fooling around with Camera+, Grungetastic and Simply HDR.

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Noa Lily’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed

JC – Do you take photographs with your iPhone everyday?

AG – Doesn’t everyone?!

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Outside In’ – Camera+, Snapseed, Grungetastic

JC – What are your favorite subjects?

AG – My favorite subject is whatever gets me to pull my phone out of my pocket at any given time. It’s that what jumps up and fills the square I carry around with me in my mind’s eye. People, things and places in any order or combination.

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Pier’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed

JC – What are your top five tips for iPhone photography?

AG – Get on a bike.

Look low, look high, look often.

Fall in love with tension, patterns and juxtapositions.

Don’t let your next great shot pass you by stop!

Keep your phone charged!

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Ralph & Marilyn’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed, Iris

JC – Do you edit images on your iPhone or do you prefer to do that on a desktop/laptop?

AG – Mostly on my iPhone. Sometimes on my iPad.

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Recession’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed

JC – Do you enjoy videography with your iPhone?

AG – Not yet.

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Road Kill’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed

JC – Where do you see the future of iPhone photography?

AG – It will continue to democratize the art of photography. Some interesting questions arise. How do we draw the line between great work and work that looks great? Will the “stock” app effects that we use become seen as cliché? What will define originality? Whatever the answers, it’s an exciting new world and I love playing in it.

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Shoot the Moon’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed

JC – Do you think it’s country specific, are some nations more clued up?

AG – Viva Sardinia! No really, the beauty of the iPhone is that it opens up the world to anyone and everyone. It truly is the great equalizer!

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘The Light’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed

JC – What do you hope for in the iPhone 5?

AG – Big surprises and that I get one.

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘The Shape of Things’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed, Iris

JC – What do you think of Joanne and theappwhisperer.com?

AG – Phabulous!

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Under Ground’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed, Iris

6×6
Camera+
Grungetastic
Hipstamatic
Tiny Planets
ScratchCam
Iris Photo Suite
Image Blender
Snapseed
Simply HDR

© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Waiting’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed, Grungetastic, Simply HDR

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© Alon Goldsmith – ‘Yellow’ – Hipstamatic, Snapseed

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