Mobile Journalism – New Column Opening Soon on TheAppWhisperer.com
There are as many dimensions to mobile photography as their are traditional photography and that’s all good! To that end and coming from a Journalistic viewpoint as that is what I am in combination with being a Portrait Photographer, we have decided to open a new section within theappwhisperer – this will focus entirely on Mobile Journalism. The BBC as well as many other media outlets have supplied smartphones to many of their field reporters. It’s not all about photography, it’s about filming and recording too. It’s a huge area and one that we are going to fully embrace to ensure that you are kept up to the minute with…
Fourteen Female Photographers You Should Know Right Now…
PhotoShelter have put together a great article, highlighting fourteen outstanding female photographers and their work. Of course, this list is not exhaustive, we could add plenty more – specifically female mobile photographers that you should know now. Nonetheless, the creativity, style, ingenuity and integrity of these photographers is second to none. Perhaps, the one that hits home most to me, is the the work by New York based Sara Naomi Lewkowicz. ‘Sara rose to prominence with her domestic abuse essay in Ohio entitled “Shane and Maggie” while pursuing a Master’s degree at Ohio University. Like Donna Ferrato’s work from a generation prior, Lewkowicz bore witness to the often hidden violence…
iOS Photography App – Fast Camera – Temporarily Free Today
Fast Camera is just that, fast, the developers describe it as ‘lightning fast’ – perhaps – not sure how you measure that but it can shoot up to 1,200 pictures a minute. It’s a good solid, stable app packed with features including timelapse video, stop motion, timer and stealth mode. Usually Fast Camera retails for $4.99/£2.99 – click here to download for free.
Dragon Dictate 4 for Mac Giveaway – Each Worth $199/£124
Dragon Dictate for Mac, version 4 – the most powerful, accurate and personalised voice recognition software for the Mac available on the market today. Dragon Dictate for Mac, with convenient, customisable features, makes it easier and faster than ever to dictate and edit text and to control desktop and web applications, simply by speaking. Dragon Dictate for Mac has improved accuracy with new and improved speech recognition technology, and now features the ability to transcribe text from any single speaker’s pre-recorded audio file, combining both voice recognition and transcription offerings into one powerful product. We have several copies of this to giveaway, either digital codes or boxed and wherever you…
Global Roll Out of LG G Pro 2 Kicks Off in Asia
LG Electronics (LG) today announced the start of sales of G Pro 2 in the Asia Region in markets including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippine, Vietnam and Indonesia among others. The device was first introduced to a global audience at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last month where the smartphone was well received for its innovative UX features, superb display and advanced camera functions. “With its 5.9-inch Full HD IPS display, versatile camera functions and user-oriented UX features, we expect the LG G Pro 2 to make a strong impression with Asian customers.” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “Asian consumers have…
iOS Photography App – CameraBag 2 – Temporarily Free Today
CameraBag 2 is a hugely popular packed with features. ‘CameraBag 2 is hi-fi, because it’s built on the same 32-bits-per-channel Analog Engine that powers CameraBag 2 for Mac/PC, designed for professional photographers. This means your photos retain their smooth color gradations even when they’re heavily edited’. Uusally CameraBag 2 retails for $1.99/£1.49 but today it’s free, click here to download.
‘Impossible’ Interview with ‘Elegia’
We’re delighted to be working closer with The Impossible Project team as we continue to branch out and expand our reach with all things related to mobile photography. Analog post-processing of mobile images is becoming more and more popular and we’re going to make sure our readers are fully briefed on this very exciting development. The Impossible Project is in many ways leading the way, but there is also a growing community of mobile artists and photographers experimenting with other analog post processing techniques in an attempt to make their mobile images stand out even more, in galleries, magazines and the like and we have viewed some outstanding images and…
iPhone Photography Course – The Art of iPhoneography Self-Portraiture by Susan Tuttle
We’re delighted to publish details of this new online mobile photography course by accomplised photographer and author, Susan Tuttle. We have featured Susan’s images several times in our Flickr Group Showcases. Susan’s iPhoneography has won many awards and recognitions from venues like the prestigious American Aperture Awards (AX3) where her work took first place in the Nudes category (2013), the Mobile Photography Awards where she received several honorable mentions (2012 – 2013), and the Paris Mobile Photography Awards where her iPhoneography won first place in the Self-Portrait category (2013). Her mobile photography has been exhibited internationally in London, New York City, Prague, and Paris. This course offers an opportunity for…
Creative iPhone Photography & Mindfulness Yoga Retreat with Karen Divine and Mary McCann
I’m so pleased to publish this wonderfully sounding four day Mindfulness and Photography Workshop on behalf of Karen Divine. The event begins on the evening of Thursday May 29th and runs until the afternoon of Sunday 1st June 2014 on an island in the Casco Bay of Maine. Karen describes the retreat as ‘beginning with a practice of gentle yoga and meditation to cultivate the open and relaxed state that allows our stories to be revealed. We will engage in visual and written exercises designed to expand perspectives and unlock the creative possibilities using the little camera and processing apps on our iPhones’. To book or to find out more…
Incredible Time Lapse Video of Paris – Created with over 30,000 Images
Huffington Post UK have picked up the most incredible time lapse video of Paris created by Mayeul Akpovi. He took over 30,000 images to create this video and the detail is totally outstanding. This video would make a fabulous tourist incentive, that’s if you’re not already very keen to go. Thanks to Mike Hardaker of 645 PRO fame for pointing out there’s a ‘making of video’ – we have attached that below too. This is not a mobile photography creation but it’s inspiring nonetheless of course. Here’s a list of the gear Mayeul used to create this video: Canon 5D Mark III Canon 5D Mark II Canon 24-70mm f2.8 L…
