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Mobile Photography / Art ‘Why I Create Self Portraiture with my Smartphone’ by Tania Konnerth from Germany
Our TrueView Interview section is an area where we ask one singular question, to mobile photographers and artists and it is captured to video. This time, we asked accomplished Mobile Photographer and Artist, Tania Konnerth from Germany to consider and answer ‘why I create self portraiture with my smartphone’. It is an interesting question to ponder, there are over 1.8 billion photos shared around the internet each day, many of these are selfies. The difference, we feel in our questioning is that we are asking artists. Therefore, do artists take self portraits because it gives them the opportunity to view themselves from the outside? That a considerable amount of other…
Mobile Photography/Art Pic of the Day (639) via Instagram
Here’s day six hundred and thirty nine of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pic of the Day section on Instagram with this hashtag #theappwhisperer. To ensure your image receives our attention, please upload it to Instagram with this hashtag #theappwhisperer Today, we congratulate @stefaniapecchioli – Stefania Pecchioli with this breathtaking image entitled ‘My Own World’. Please view more of her body of work here. [Please visit our Artist Directory and find out how we can add you too!]
New Apple iPhone X or iPhone 8/Plus – Which Should You Buy As An Mobile Photographer?
Our readership here at TheAppWhisperer.com are predominately preoccupied with smartphones as photographic devices and rightly so. The artists that we represent are some of the very best mobile photographers in the world. So the question on everyone’s mind, after the Apple keynote yesterday, is should I upgrade and which model should I upgrade to? With more choice than ever, this is by no means an easy question, we consider the key points below:
Apple iPhone 8 & iPhone 8 Plus: A New Generation of iPhone
Apple today announced a new generation of iPhone: iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. The new iPhone features a new glass and aluminium design in three beautiful colours made out of the most durable glass ever in a smartphone, Retina HD displays and A11 Bionic chip, and is designed for the ultimate augmented reality experience. The world’s most popular camera gets even better with single and dual cameras featuring Portrait Lighting on iPhone 8 Plus, and wireless charging brings a powerful new capability to iPhone. Both devices will be available for pre-order beginning Friday, September 15 in more than 25 countries and territories, and in stores beginning Friday, September 22.…
The Future Is Here: Apple iPhone X
If you have been following our Twitter feed @TheAppWhisperer you would know that Apple have just announced the iPhone X – pronounced ‘ten’. Sporting an all-glass design with a beautiful 5.8-inch Super Retina display, A11 Bionic chip, wireless charging and an improved rear camera with dual optical image stabilisation. iPhone X delivers an innovative and secure new way for customers to unlock, authenticate and pay using Face ID, enabled by the new TrueDepth camera. iPhone X will be available for pre-order beginning Friday, October 27 in more than 55 countries and territories, and in stores beginning Friday, November 3. “For more than a decade, our intention has been to create an…
Apple Special Event – Today
It is not much longer to wait until we find out, for sure, what Apple has in store for us today. We will be covering the complete press event (as always), on our uber popular Twitter feed @TheAppWhisperer – if you’re not following us already and 25,000 of you are, then please do so, we don’t want you to miss a single thing. With Apple’s online store already down in preparation of this event, excitement continues to build. Ten whole years of iPhone have lead to this moment where we and many others expect Apple to announce the ‘iPhone 8/plus/X’ complete with OLED display, wireless charging and fail recognition. We…
DxO Mark Roll Out New Mobile Camera Smartphone Test Suite
DxO Mark have this morning released a major update to their DxOMark Mobile test suite for evaluating smartphone camera image quality. This new version allows DxOMark tests to cover many of the new features and technologies found in current and upcoming generations of smartphone. DxOMark’s new Mobile protocol addresses these new smartphone photo capabilities by providing: An all-new Zoom sub-score based on extensive testing at multiple focal lengths. An all-new Bokeh sub-score using a scene carefully designed to allow comparisons. Low-light testing down to 1 Lux. Motion added to the test suite for more accurate evaluation of camera performance in real-world situations. Expanded lab and outdoor test scenes. With the…
Mobile Photography / Art ‘Why I Create Self Portraiture with my Smartphone’ by Catherine Caddigan from the United States
Our TrueView Interview section is an area where we ask one singular question, to mobile photographers and artists and it is captured to video. This time, we asked accomplished Mobile Photographer and Artist, Catherine Caddigan from the United States to consider and answer ‘why I create self portraiture with my smartphone’. It is an interesting question to ponder, there are over 1.8 billion photos shared around the internet each day, many of these are selfies. The difference, we feel in our questioning is that we are asking artists. Therefore, do artists take self portraits because it gives them the opportunity to view themselves from the outside? That a considerable amount of…
Mobile Photography – The Evolution of Zoom Camera Technologies in Mobile Devices – White Paper
I have been engrossed in this white paper by Corephotonics Limited, the pioneer and worldwide market leader of dual camera technologies for mobile devices. Corephotonics’ primary mission is to perfect the mobile camera photography experience and to provide superior image quality by combining their novel optics, mechanics and computational photography technologies. Corephotonics’ comprehensive technologies excel in addressing some of the most challenging deficits of existing smartphone cameras. They develop and deliver end-to- end multi-aperture solutions supporting the most professional photography capabilities, such as optical zoom, superb low-light performance, Bokeh and depth features, and optical image stabilization, all in an incredibly slim form factor. They partner with manufacturers at early design…
Mobile Photography / Art – Deco Sketch is Back and Better
For over four years Deco Sketch has languish in app obscurity but now it is back. Developer Ben Guerrette has revitalised Deco Sketch and there’s more to come. Sporting a new and highly motivated work force, Deco Sketch is primed to be one of your key, go to, apps once again. Featuring over 130 geometric styled brushes, each one customisable with 15 adjustable settings. If you haven’t tried Deco Sketch yet for yourself, please do, it retails for $2.99 and can be downloaded here for either iPhone or iPad. While You’re Here ….we have a small favour to ask. More people than ever are reading TheAppWhisperer.com and we could not…
