Mobile Photography and Art – A Picture’s Worth with Tricia Dewey from Texas, US
‘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 Tricia Dewey to tell us more about her image featured here. Dewey has detailed her thoughts below, we think you’ll find this invaluable…
“The story behind this image is pretty simple. I created this image on a day when there were severe thunderstorms in our part of Texas. Dark and gloomy skies with rain and hail. Fortunately, there were no tornados. Staying home and working on my iPad, the mood of the stormy day crept its way into this piece.
I love making gelatin monoprints for backgrounds and creating my own elements for use in my digital art. I photograph these with my iPhone, and then will blend them together to create a digital background. My subjects lately have been abstract figuratives that are actually photographs of people’s shadows (primarily mine and my husbands), or figures created in Procreate on the iPad. I photograph people’s shadows with Slow Shutter Cam to get the interesting shapes. I use either Superimpose or Leonardo to blend all the different layers together, adding some of my handmade elements. For this piece I wanted a painterly effect so I used Brushstroke for that. For texture I used Stackables. I usually finish my work in Procreate, adding linework, brushstrokes, whatever I think the piece needs. For “Rainmaker” I decided with all the lightning and thunder, that the lines around the head would symbolise this”.
©Tricia Dewey
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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)
