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Learn to Make AI ART Less Artificial
Learn to Make AI ART Less Artificial Our creative world has just imploded. This Thursday at 11 am (east) I am sharing many ideas and workflows that I have been exploring to control the fallout with “image to image” prompting. I am trying to circumvent some common arguments against AI Art creation by controlling the evolution of an image with a more hands-on workflow. If you are just curious or just starting with AI or even if you have worked with it for a while I am confident you will pick up some useful information. The free 1-hour zoom session will be helpful for designers, illustrators and photographers. I am…
URBAN ECHOES: The Art of iPhone Street Photography
URBAN ECHOES: The Art of iPhone Street Photography For generations, street photography has captivated audiences with its raw and unscripted documentation of candid moments in urban settings. The genre has undergone substantial creative evolution over time, yet the core objectives remain: to capture the essence of daily life through a lens of authenticity and an imaginative eye. Inspired by the mid-twentieth-century masters of street photography, I set out to create images with my smartphone that reflect my interpretation of the urban landscape. I am a long-time user and champion of iPhone photography. For more than a decade the device has been a constant companion for me, capturing life’s moments and helping me to…
How to develop RAW files non-destructively with Affinity Photo 2
How to develop RAW files non-destructively with Affinity Photo 2 In Affinity Photo 2, you can now use the Develop Persona in a non-destructive RAW workflow as your ideas emerge. Read on to find out more about this new and highly anticipated feature. Non-destructive RAW editing is finally here, and now in Affinity Photo 2 for both iPad and desktop, you are able to return to and redevelop your image at any time. To get started and to be able to jump back into your RAW image development in the Develop Persona, we need to look into some settings available on the context toolbar. Upon opening your RAW file, you’ll…
Mobile Photography & Art Flickr/Instagram Showcase – 5 February 2023
Mobile Photography & Art Flickr/Instagram Showcase If you’re looking for the very best of mobile photography and art throughout the world this week, you’ve come to the right place. Thank you to each of the talented artists for submitting your works to our showcase this week. If you would like your work to be considered for entry into our weekly Mobile Photography and Art Flickr showcase, please submit it to our dedicated group, here. Alternatively, if you’re an Instagram user just tag your images with #theappwhisperer and we’ll pick you up. Many congratulations to all of our featured artists this week, including: @sunflowerof21_365, @joy_sussman, @corinne_beausoleil, @aniraz95, @mitry_date, @bonobostonecreations, @hipstabell, @vastumarco, @lorenka, @king_of_kits, @fleurschim,…
Saturday Poetry – ‘The Poem is a Dream Telling you it’s Time’ by Marwa Helal
This week’s Saturday Poetry, matched with mobile photography/art is entitled ‘The Poem is a Dream Telling you it’s Time’ by Marwa Helal. This poem uses syntax to explore simultaneous fields of thought and existence. It also reflects on how poems are a tool of both transformation and travel through time and space. The practice of poem-making results in its own and new form(s), and, if successful, includes the changing and transport of both the writer and reader. I have matched mobile art by @sandarroch with this poem, entitled ‘Morning Sky Painting’. If you would like to be featured in our Saturday Poetry section, please ensure you include the hashtag #theappwhisperer…
Apple reports first quarter results
Apple® have announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 first quarter ended December 31, 2022. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $117.2 billion, down 5 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.88. “As we all continue to navigate a challenging environment, we are proud to have our best lineup of products and services ever, and as always, we remain focused on the long term and are leading with our values in everything we do,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “During the December quarter, we achieved a major milestone and are excited to report that we now have more than 2 billion active devices as part…
18th Street Arts Center Launches Innovative Statewide Arts Project to Advance the Well-being of California Communities
18th Street Arts Center (18SAC) has been awarded $3.3 million by the California Arts Council as one of 14 administering agencies for its California Creative Corps (CCC) program. The 35 year-old Santa Monica organization is one of only three agencies chosen to conduct CCC projects statewide. The project design leverages the organization’s decades-long experience in activating place-based arts and cultural strategies as exemplified in its Culture Mapping 90404 project, which documented the rich history and culture assets of the 90404 ZIP code in Santa Monica. With 90404, 18SAC commissioned artists to create work informed by the culture map; resulting in performances, exhibitions, murals and public art, a film, walking tours…
MoMA is now on Bloomberg Connects!
MoMA now has a guide on Bloomberg Connects, a free app for art and cultural institutions. The guide is a great resource whether you’re at the Museum or at home. The Museum of Modern Art today announces that the MoMA App is now available on the App Store. The new application for the iPhone and iPod touch provides users with instant access to 32,000 works of art in the Museum’s vast collection of modern and contemporary art; a dictionary of art terms and a database of artist bios; calendar information for exhibitions, film screenings, and events; and a variety of audio tours, including special tours for children, teens, and the…
All-new OnePlus 11 puts portrait capabilities to the test with extreme drone-shoot in Scotland’s most remote village
Matt Porteous: Award-winning photographer behind the Prince and Princess of Wales official family portraits captures the UK’s most isolated community in one of the world’s most challenging photoshoots The OnePlus 11’s exceptional portrait camera was able to help capture Knoydart’s thriving community spirit and the natural beauty of the Highland village. January 30th 2023, UK: To celebrate the upcoming release of the OnePlus 11 5G and showcase its camera’s outstanding portrait capabilities, OnePlus is using the power of technology to visually profile the UK’s most remote community, Knoydart. By capturing portraits of its residents and their incredible way of life upon its wild and spectacular terrain – in one of…
Mobile Photography & Art Flickr/Instagram Showcase – 29 January 2023
Thirty years ago Donna Tart’s Ancient History was published, a book that she wrote for a period of eight years. It’s a book I constantly reread, it’s inspired by my love of Greek mythology. Told in Dickensian detail “I just thought I was writing an old-fashioned, very bizarre book that was to no one’s taste except my own. I was writing it for myself and my friends,” Tartt expressed. It’s a literally thriller, powerfully well-paced and absolutely unputdownable. If you’re looking for an escape, go here. Mobile Photography & Art Flickr/Instagram Showcase Thank you to each of the talented artists for submitting your works to our showcase this week. If…
