Mobile Photography – Tip Of The Day – Number 34
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Every day we will publish a short quick tip to help you with your mobile photography, this may be related to editing your image, capturing your image, printing your image, all manner of things, across the complete photographic and art mobile genre – we’ll be featuring great mobile street photography tips, great blending tips, great cloning tips, we will cover it all from some of the greatest mobile photographers and artists in the world.
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We are delighted to publish our 34th Tip Of The Day today, this time by a fabulous mobile photographer and one that we feature regularly in our Flickr Group Showcase as well as our Streets Ahead column and articles, Cecily Caceu. Over to you Cecily. (Foreword by Joanne Carter).
(If you have a mobile photography tip to share, please email it to Joanne@theappwhisperer.com)
“One of my favorite accessories for my iPhone is the iStabilizer “Flex”, which is basically a miniature tripod. The iStabilizer helps me to keep my iPhone steady when I am capturing photos. This in turn drastically reduces the amount of blurry photos that end up in my camera roll!
I also like how the iStablizer acts as a tripod (albeit a tiny one) on both flat surfaces and on any other thing that the tripod legs can wrap around, i.e. a pole, railings, tops of chairs, etc. It is very lightweight and not annoying at all to keep in my purse.
Another very cool thing about the iStabilizer is that the mount that holds the iPhone on the tripod is very secure but also very easy to get your phone in and out of. The spring loaded mount lets you use a variety of devices from iPod to most of all of the various smart phones out there.
I also love how the iStabilizer helps me frame my photos in very different ways by holding my iPhone by the legs of the tripod, instead of simply holding the iPhone itself. This lets me visualize my image more freely than when I am awkwardly trying to hold my phone.
I think you will be amazed by the clarity it brings to your images and how it will free you to create and visualize your photographs in new ways”.
Information on the iStablizer can be found here: http://www.istabilizer.com/store/products/flex.html
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
2 Comments
Beth
Great tip! After the early demise of a former tripod, I opted for the I stabilizer flex myself. It’s everything you said. However, the mount portion will not work with unconventional cases such as the PhoGo (DiffCase). This is fine because the flex tripod portion just screws into the case receiver mount. Very stable. There’s no portrait mount (as the Ollloclip Flip case offers on their adapter mount set up), but with the flex legs on the istabilizer flex device you can attach the tripod to anything vertical just by wrapping the legs around it. The same effect is achieved….ok, nearly the same. Ive only used this for a few days, so I may have some of my facts wrong. I really do love this device. Great for holding high to see above crowds or getting into awkward spots with potentially venomous creatures!
Cecily
Thanks for your comment Beth! I am not familiar with the PhoGo case that you mentioned but I do know that the Stabilizer Flex is working fairly well with my Mophie battery booster case. It is not as secure as when I use the Stabilizer Flex without the Mophie but it is better than not using it!!! I hope you are still enjoying your Flex? I do agree it is fantastic for getting shots of crowds, high above!!!