Mobile Photography – A Picture’s Worth with Jane Schultz – TheAppWhisperer
‘A Picture’s Worth‘… is where we ask mobile photographers that have created powerful mobile photography/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 we asked Jane Schultz to tell us more about her wonderful image ‘1000 Empty Glasses’. Jane has told us all we wanted to know. We think you will enjoy this very much.
If you would like to contribute to this section or if you have seen an image that you would like to learn more about, just email Joanne@theappwhisperer.com and we will get it all set up). Foreword by Joanne Carter (over to you Jane).
“I do a lot of self portrait edits. There’s no one to please and I have a readily available canvas. The edits tend to be deconstructive in nature, taking apart and challenging traditional portraits. Sometimes, they are my canvas for an art project, while other times they are expressive in nature revealing an inner self.
This image has a dual meaning, stemming from its title (“1000 Empty Glasses”) and the lyrics that accompany it (“I look up at these mirrors sometimes And I can’t see myself”, by Marillion). First level, the iPhone is a mirror, the photo the canvas. When I am done, my true image has disappeared and is represented by something quite different. Outer appearance dissolves into inner meaning. Next layer, I reflect on the social impact of photo sharing sites, in this case including the sexy selfie and the duck face. As users, we drink it in glass after glass, post after post. We shower attention on on each other, we achieve recognition, and we are changed in the process. What this leaves us does not truly fulfill us, so we continue to seek more. I started this edit months ago using Angelace and I’m not sure what else. It was shelved until just recently when I edited it primarily with iColorama, finishing it with Filterstorm.
Where I can be found:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/phot0bug/
‘1000 Empty Glasses’ – ©Jane Schultz
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)
One Comment
Cattis C
Lovely!!! Thanks for sharing dear Jane!
I’ve always been a big fan of yours and it’s so inspirational to see inside of another artists workflow, especially one like yourself with unlimited creativity!