App Art School – Compositing Techniques in Affinity Photo with James Ritson
Welcome to our brand new section within TheAppWhisperer.com entitled – App Art School. Within this section we publish a range of tutorials from beginner, intermediate to professional editing techniques to help you adjust your photo art in the best possible way. This session covers making selections, quick masking, selection refinement, canvas resizing, sky replacement, fill layers, tonal blending, custom shortcuts, quick opacity toggling, non-destructive retouching, cutting out objects, scaling/rotating, textured brush masking, channel-contrast blending, brushwork, live filters, blend modes and adjustment layers—a fair amount to sink your teeth into! Whether you’re curious about compositing or simply want more non-destructive techniques under your belt, there will be something for you here.…
Mobile Photography/Art Pic of the Day (1,334) via Instagram
Here’s day one thousand, three hundred and thirty four of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we select one image a day for our Pic of the Day section on Instagram, with this hashtag #theappwhisperer. Today, we congratulate @diane.neubauer – Diane Neubauer with this image entitled ‘Owl Masquerade’. To view her instagram profile please go here.
Mobile Symphonies Exhibition – Special Awards Announced!
We are very excited today to announce the Special Awards of the Mobile Symphonies Exhibition. We have three categories and these include the Gold Record Award representing our Best in Show ~ this image gained the majority of votes from our esteemed jury. The second award is Best Pairing awarded to the image that most closely matches the chosen song, music or album. Finally, the third award is entitled Best Score and the criteria is based on the originality, creativity and composition of the image. The three winners are! GOLD RECORD – Sarah Bichachi for ‘Blackbird’ BEST PAIRING – M. Cecilia São Thiago for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ BEST SCORE – Armineh…
App Art School – How to use Google Photos in 2020
Less than 15 minutes long, this video talks about Google Photos – what it is, how to use it, the core features, some common scenarios for using it, a deep dive into shared albums and how to use them with Google Assistant Displays, worth a listen… Google Photos was also listed in our Best Free Android Photography Apps (No Subscription) in 2026 If you want to dive right in to the main topic chapters, just follow the links below Setting up Google Photos What can you do with Google Photos
A Visual Tour of Alec Soth’s Bookshelf
If you’re anything like me, you will have read more books than had hot dinners, the former was always a priority. Alec Soth (of whom I am a huge fan) is not too different. In this unqiue video he gives shares a tour of his bookcase, it’s truly original, enjoy! Alec Soth (b. 1969) is a photographer born and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His work is rooted in the distinctly American tradition of ‘on-the-road photography’ developed by photographers like Walker Evans, Robert Frank, and Stephen Shore. Concerned with the mythologies and oddities that proliferate America’s disconnected communities, Soth has an instinct for the relationship between narrative and metaphor. His clarity…
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Mobile Photography/Art Pic of the Day (1,333) via Instagram
Here’s day one thousand, three hundred and thirty three of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we select one image a day for our Pic of the Day section on Instagram, with this hashtag #theappwhisperer. Today, we congratulate @catherinecaddigan – Catherine Caddigan with this image entitled ‘sorting out her life’. To view her instagram profile please go here.
Jeff Mermelstein: I made over 1 million iPhone photos
This is a fascinating video by photographer Jeff Mermelstein, edited from over one million iPhone photographs. In this unique video Mermelstein answers questions about these overseen text messages, anonymity and the vast amount he’s learned from New Yorkers over the past few years. Jeff Mermelstein was born in 1957 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and studied at Rutgers College and the International Center of Photography. His career combines personal photographs with assignments for publications such as LIFE, The New Yorker, and The New York Times Magazine. In the tradition of other photographers such as Helen Levitt, he has photographed street life in New York City extensively as well as September 11th…
Mobile Photography/Art Pic of the Day (1,332) via Instagram
Here’s day one thousand, three hundred and thirty two of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we select one image a day for our Pic of the Day section on Instagram, with this hashtag #theappwhisperer. Today, we congratulate @janisbrandenburg with this image entitled “walking into the future”. To view her instagram profile please go here.
Apple introduces eighth-generation iPad with a huge jump in performance
Apple today introduced the eighth-generation iPad, featuring the powerful A12 Bionic chip that brings the Neural Engine to the entry iPad for the first time. Starting at £329, the upgrade packs even more value into the most popular and affordable iPad, featuring a stunning 10.2-inch Retina display, advanced cameras, and great all-day battery life. Customers can order iPad today, with availability beginning Friday, September 18. “We’re excited to offer customers an even faster and more powerful experience with the eighth-generation iPad,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “With its beautiful 10.2-inch Retina display, the performance boost from the A12 Bionic, great cameras, and so much more,…
Apple unveils all-new iPad Air with A14 Bionic, Apple’s most advanced chip
Apple today introduced an all-new iPad Air — the most powerful, versatile, and colourful iPad Air ever. Now available in five gorgeous finishes, iPad Air features an all-screen design with a larger 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, camera and audio upgrades, a new integrated Touch ID sensor in the top button, and the powerful A14 Bionic for a massive boost in performance, making this by far the most powerful and capable iPad Air ever made. The new iPad Air will be available starting next month. “Today we’re excited to introduce a completely redesigned and far more powerful iPad Air, debuting Apple’s most powerful chip ever made, the A14 Bionic,” said Greg…
