Mobile Photography – Brand New App -SWRLY Giveaway worth $2.99 each
There’s a brand new universal (for iPhone and iPad) app on the streets called SWRLY by accomplished BrainFeverMedia app developers. SWRLY is a modern take on the orginal swirly lens, the Petzval, created in 1840 by Josef Petzval – one of the foremost optical physicists of his day. This lens design was one of the first portrait lenses and is characterised by a unique swirly bokeh effect. Many of the earliest photos (daguerreotypes, tintypes, etc) were captured with Petzval lenses. The characteristic look developed with this app is of course over 170 years old and optical lens design, in general has developed considerably since then but the reason this app is of interest now, is directly due to the distinctive ‘look’ it produces.
Would you like a code to try this app yourself? If so, please join our Twitter followers here, like us on Facebook here and Instagram here then post a comment to this post (so we can obtain your email address), perhaps you’d like to give us some feedback, tell us how we’re doing, what you’d like to see…and hopefully, we will then be able to send you a code. All winners are selected at random.
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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)
36 Comments
Jordi V. Pou
Would love to try this app. Thanks for all this giveaways Joanne.
pentha
Beautiful app,it would be nice to try it out for the giveaway.
Karen Axelrad
Looks interesting. I’d like to try it.
Bill Reiff
I have shot with a Petzval lens, so it would be interesting to see how this app does.
Janice
I already like and follow your posts. They’re always interesting and helpful; thanks for all you do!
Aaron
Very interested in trying app, thanks!
Katie
Ooh! Another interesting app to try out. Thanks Joanne!
Heth
Would love to give it a try!
Himanshu Roy
I love to try this app.
bruce barrett
This one really reminds me of those style lenses….cool
Denise
Looks fun! Would love to try!
Stephen
I would like to try this free app!
Thank you
Geri
Would love to give it a try. I know the work you put into this site and you provide such an awesome resource for all mobile photographers. I already follow on all three platforms.
Armineh Hovanesian
I’d love to get a code, if they are still available. Thank you.
nicoletta
It would be nice to have a code, thank you anyway.
Mark
Brain fever apps never disappoint! I have all there apps and all are 5 stars … this one also looks like a winner … thanks TAW for a chance of winning this app … appreciate this site and it’s resources
Susan Detroy
Joanne do you know I am a great fan and I look forward to possibly using this new app. I’ve been experimenting with the last two that I down loaded and having a great time.
Thanks for all your work it’s been extremely motivating and fun to be able to use new tools.
Annie Helmsworth
Looks interesting, would love a code to try it out.
Pam Blackstone
Yes please! Sounds very interesting.
Oola Cristina
Would love to be included in the drawing and have this app in my toolbox!
Emma
Would love to try this app. Thanks!
Carlos
Love the work coming from BrainFever Media. As a photographer, love finding new tools through TAW to explore and share the world around me. Thank you Joanne and TAW Team. Ya’ll have a great weekend. Cheers.
Ginger Lucero
I would love to give this a try.
Chris Montcalmo
Oooh, I love BrainFeverMedia apps, I’d love to try this. Thanks!
Craig Paterson
BrainFeverMedia create great apps, and I’m sure this will be another winner. I just found your site tonight and it has a great deal of useful info and tips. I can’t wait to read more. Thank you 🙂
Tina
Love the Brain Fever suite of apps! And your work.
Lily
If not for TAW, I will never learn of cool new apps such as this one! Thank you!
Shayna
@theappwhisperer rocks! Always the best info and great giveaways somwould love to try this one. Big fan of Joanne, @theappwhisperer and Brain Fever!!
Kate Hailey
I have loads of their apps and have loved them. I saw this the other day and definitely would love to give it a try, if there are any codes left.
Thanks for all your work Joanne!
Ginny
Yes please. Liked, followed, thank you!
Dale
Thank you so much for the opportunity to win SWRLY! It would be so cool to play with this app! You guys rock with the best app information out there! xx
Gianluca Ricoveri
Hi Joanne,
This look very interesting, I’d love to have a code if possible
Thank you
Joanne
Patrick Widdess
I’d like one please.
Jessika Johansson
This looks absolutely lovely. Thanks for posting about it, Joanne. And, of course, I would love a promo code.
Pavandeep
I would love to try out this app. Been a fan of BrainFeverMedia and have everything they’ve offered. Personally, I like your site a lot. It offered content that pushes the type of photos one can make and for me personally, I would like see content that is country or region specific. What I mean is, considering mobile photography is done worldwide, could it be different environments have unique aesthetics? It’s something I think would be very intriguing. Anyway, hope to win and try this app out, as the effects are gorgeous.
Carlos Bernal
Dear Joanne: I do not know for how long the promotional codes of some apps remain available. I would like to be able to access the SWRLY and ShutterSnitch apps if that were possible. If they are not available, I will try to acquire them in the future, as they seem to be very interesting for me. Thank you very much for your attention and I will try to be alert to the upcoming promotions. As always, a lot of thanks for your initiative in the diffusion of photographic technique using the best tools.
Greetings from Barcelona
Carlos Bernal