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iOS 27 for Photographers: What Really Matters
Every major iOS release arrives with an impressive catalogue of new features, but for photographers, the real measure of an update is much simpler: does it make the iPhone a better photographic tool? That question has become increasingly important because the iPhone we use today bears very little resemblance to the camera phone that first appeared in 2007. Mobile photography has matured enormously since then, and so have the expectations of the photographers using it. Image quality has improved beyond recognition, sophisticated editing can take place entirely on the device, RAW capture has become part of a professional mobile workflow, and the iPhone has established itself as a camera in…
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10 iPhone Camera Apps That Put the Photographer Back in Control
10 Photography Apps That Refuse to Take the Photograph for You10 Photography Apps That Refuse to Take the Photograph for You No Magic Buttons. No Automatic Perfection. These Apps Put Creative Decisions Back Where They Belong — With the Photographer There is something slightly peculiar about contemporary smartphone photography. We have never carried cameras this capable before, yet we have also never carried cameras quite so determined to decide what a photograph should look like on our behalf. Press the shutter on a modern smartphone and the resulting image may already have been assembled from multiple exposures, sharpened, denoised, tone-mapped, locally adjusted and interpreted before we have even had the…
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The Best Film Photography Apps for 2026: Essential Tools for Analogue Photographers
Hidden Gems, Specialist Tools and Brilliant Independent Apps for Photographers There was a time when discovering a new photography app felt genuinely exciting. The App Store was less predictable; developers experimented freely, and photographers could stumble across a tiny piece of software that changed the way they exposed, composed, processed or simply thought about photographs. As mobile photography matured, however, the landscape became dominated by increasingly familiar names. Lightroom, Photoshop, Snapseed and the major camera applications occupy enormous amounts of attention, while a quieter ecosystem of independent developers continues building tools for photographers with very particular needs. Some of those applications are far more interesting than their relatively modest visibility…
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The Best Photography Apps 2026: Essential Tools Beyond the Camera
Discover the best peripheral photography apps for 2026, from PhotoPills and weather forecasting to location scouting, tides, astronomy, wildlife identification and professional planning tools. These are the apps that help photographers before the shutter is ever pressed. There was a time when preparing to make a photograph meant packing a camera, checking that there was film in the bag and perhaps glancing at the weather forecast before leaving home. Photography in 2026 can look rather different. Long before I press the shutter, my smartphone can tell me precisely where the sun will rise, when the light will strike a particular building, whether cloud is likely to obscure it, what time…
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The Royal Photographic Society’s 2026 Bursaries are still open for submissions. RPS Bursary funding supports a wide range of project costs, including research, travel, equipment, and publication. In addition, both bursaries offer the unique opportunity to have the finished work published by the award‑winning RPS Journal team and The Guardian. Discover their available bursaries below: Joan Wakelin Bursary In partnership with The Guardian Closing Soon 14 July – £2000 An annual £2000 bursary to support a photographer with a compelling proposal for a photographic essay addressing an overseas social documentary issue. We are seeking applicants with a strong creative vision and a clear plan for how their images will be used to tell impactful, visually…
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How I Did It!™ Who Moved My CHEESE?! SnapSeed Version 3.0 – SnapSeed 3.0 August 8, 6:30 PM EST
SnapSeed 3.0 may have launched to groans and grumbles, but it’s not all doom and gloom! In this webinar, I’ll walk you through the new interface, highlight what’s changed (and what’s still great), and share tips for getting the most out of the updated tools. Whether you’re sceptical or just stuck, see how SnapSeed 3.0 can still be your go-to photo editor. We’ll turn frustration into fascination—one swipe at a time. Remember that moment when you opened SnapSeed 3.0 and thought, “Wait… where did everything go?” You’re not alone! With the release of SnapSeed 3.0, Google “moved our cheese” —but don’t worry, they didn’t take it away. All of the…
Presenting Digital Art’s Week! August 4 – 8, 2025 at Castle Hill in Truro Massachusetts
As we all know, digital art is a growing form of artistic expression that uses a combination of smartphones, iPads, camera apps and post-processing apps to generate new imagery. Simply, it’s the process of taking and editing photos on a smartphone or an iPad. There is a vast variety of apps available for post-processing a photographic image, or for “drawing” and “painting” using these devices. And this is why we are delighted to present Digital Art Week at Castle Hill in Truro, Massachusetts to help you learn more. Knowing many of these tutors personally as well as their high-level work, TheAppWhisperer fully endorses these workshops. We have detailed the workshops…
Inside the Audio Lab: How Apple developed the world’s first end‑to‑end hearing health experience
Inside the Audio Lab: How Apple developed the world’s first end‑to‑end hearing health experience The new hearing health features on AirPods Pro 2 are not available in all regions. Hearing Tests and Hearing Aid features are regulated health features that require regulatory approval and will be offered after authorization is received. For more information, visit apple.com/airpods-pro/feature-availability. Apple’s state-of-the-art Audio Lab in Cupertino, California, supports the innovative work of its acoustic engineers. They use the lab to conduct user studies in various listening rooms and test new features in its anechoic chambers, which completely absorb reflective sounds and isolate external noise. The Audio Lab is the hub for the design, measurement,…
Behind the Scenes Filmmaking Techniques with an Apple iPhone
This video contains secrets to help you create professional looking films with your iPhone. You’ll find very simple techniques using the ultra wide camera – just changing perspective can really make a difference to your film. In addition there’s a tip to gain height as well as lighting effects. Take a look… Please help… TheAppWhisperer has always had a dual mission: to promote the most talented mobile artists of the day and to support ambitious, inquisitive viewers the world over. As the years passTheAppWhisperer has gained readers and viewers and found new venues for that exchange. All this work thrives with the support of our community. Please consider making a…
Shooting and Editing ‘Otherworldly Photos’ in Night Mode with Maria Lax
Here’s a really cool video from Apple with Creative Landon and mobile photographer Maria Lax from Finland. Lax demonstrates how to find your light source initially and then focusing on composition and story telling, there’s also some really good shooting and editing tips. Take a look… Please help… TheAppWhisperer has always had a dual mission: to promote the most talented mobile artists of the day and to support ambitious, inquisitive viewers the world over. As the years passTheAppWhisperer has gained readers and viewers and found new venues for that exchange. All this work thrives with the support of our community. Please consider making a donation to TheAppWhisperer as this New…
