Technical Tutorials
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Technical Tutorial – icolorama – ‘Simplifying the Creation of Art’ by Jerry Jobe
Yesterday we published Jerry Jobe’s fifth iColorama tutorial ‘Taking a closer look at the brushes’ – if you missed that, please go here. Today, we’re delighted to publish Jerry’s sixth very comprehensive iColorama tutorial. It’s outstanding, please enjoy, over to you Jerry. (Foreword by Joanne Carter). “It’s been a while since I wrote about iColorama, and this awesome app continues to add new features to get your creative juices flowing. So much is added, as a matter of fact, that it makes it difficult to realize I haven’t covered all of the features that have been present all along. So last week I was messing around and created…
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Technical Tutorial – iColorama – ‘Taking A Closer Look At The Brushes’ By Jerry Jobe
We’re about to publish Jerry’s sixth iColorama tutorial but before we do that, here is the fifth one and the sixth will follow very closely behind…over to you Jerry – (foreword by Joanne Carter). “About six weeks ago I began the discussion of the Brushes submenu of iColorama with the then-new artist brushes, added with release 3.2. Now there’s been a new release of this great app (3.3), with additions to the 531 existing brush tips, three new HDR presets, a Flow function under the Effects submenu, and Stamped Brushes. Today we’ll take a look at these new Stamped brushes, as well as catch up on the other types…
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iPhone Photography Tutorial – ‘Atmospheric Mobile Photography Shooting’ – By Paul Brown
We’re delighted to publish Paul Brown’s atmospheric workflow tutorial for mobile photographers. This tutorial focuses mainly on the fog that we have all been experiencing in the UK this week but of course, it’s not country specific – we are sure you’ll find this tutorial incredible useful wherever you find yourself. We have published several of Paul Brown’s workflows recently. Please take a look at our Paul Brown archive here. Over to you Paul (foreword by Joanne Carter)… “What are the most atmospheric conditions you can take a photograph in? For me, my iPhone tapping finger starts twitching at the hint of fog. So when the weather forecast predicts…
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LoryStripes – Technical iOS Photography App Tutorial – By Jerry Jobe
We’re delighted to publish the latest mobile photography Technical Tutorial by our fabulous Tutorial Editor Jerry Jobe, this time on the new and popular iOS photography app, LoryStripes. Don’t miss this, over to you Jerry. (Foreword by Joanne Carter). We’ll wrap up our look at the apps of Ben Guerrette/Pixite with a walk through LoryStripes. It’s remarkably similar to Tangent (using “ribbons” instead of shapes), but instead of allowing for patterns and seven different blend modes, it allows for 3D perspective and masking. Like Tangent, the opening screen is very minimal. You can choose to take a photo, load a photo, get a little information about the app, or tap…
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iPhone Photography Tutorial – ‘Social Media Sharing For Mobile Photographers’ By Paul Brown
We’re delighted to publish Paul Brown’s Social Media Sharing workflow tutorial for mobile photographers – it’s an area that we all either take for granted or know not enough about, hopefully for the latter of our readers, it will be all the more clearer after reading this. We have published several of Paul Brown’s workflows recently. Please take a look at our Paul Brown archive here. Over to you Paul (foreword by Joanne Carter)… “iPhone photography and social media very often go hand in hand. Many iPhoneography apps have built in social sharing functionality. In some cases the social media capability far exceeds the photographic functionality of the…
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Tangent – Technical iOS Photography App Tutorial – By Jerry Jobe
We’re delighted to publish the latest mobile photography Technical Tutorial by our fabulous Tutorial Editor Jerry Jobe, this time on the very popular iOS photography app, Tangent. Don’t miss this, over to you Jerry. (Foreword by Joanne Carter). “Ben Guerrette is one prolific programmer. In addition to Deco Sketch, covered over the last two tutorials (Part 1 and Part 2), he and his new team at Pixite have developed two other apps that I’ll be covering over this next two weeks. Both have their drawbacks and their pluses, yet both are valuable additions to your photo editing toolkit. The first is Tangent, like Deco Sketch, it’s not an…
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Deco Sketch – Technical IOS Photography App Tutorial – Part 2 – By Jerry Jobe
It’s with great pleasure that we publish Part 2 of a Deco Sketch tutorial by our wonderful Technical Tutorial Editor, Jerry Jobe. This app is from the same developer as the equally popular Tangent app. If you missed Part 1 please go here. Deco Sketch retails for $2.99/£1.99 and you can download it here We’re quite sure you will enjoy this a lot. Over to you Jerry…(foreword by Joanne Carter). “In Part 1 of the Deco Sketch tutorial, we were working with a blank canvas, creating abstract techno images. In Part 2 we’ll see how you can add the lines and shapes from Deco Sketch to a photo, giving…
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Deco Sketch – Technical iOS Photography App Tutorial – Part 1 – By Jerry Jobe
It’s with our greatest pleasure that we publish the latest tutorial by our wonderful Technical Tutorial Editor, Jerry Jobe – this time on the very popular app Deco Sketch. This app is from the same developer as the equally popular Tangent app. We’re quite sure you will enjoy this a lot. Over to you Jerry…(foreword by Joanne Carter). “Writing these tutorials is a tricky business – sometimes. Some apps are limited in scope, and are therefore easy to cover. Others are more comprehensive, and it’s just a matter of breaking the features down into multiple tutorials. But there’s a third class of app. An app that does some…
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Technical iOS Photo Watermarking/Text App Tutorial – ‘Phonto’ – A Few Words on Words – by Jerry Jobe
It’s with great pleasure that we publish Jerry Jobe’s latest Technical Tutorial, this time based on the uber popular photo text/watermarking app Phonto, don’t miss this – over to you Jerry (foreword by Joanne Carter). Phonto is free and you can download it here (although there are in-app purchases available). ‘Sometimes, when you come to the end of your workflow, you may feel the need to say a few words. While most artists are primarily visual, sometimes a verbal boost is just what is needed. A title, a quote – perhaps even a letter or two – will help you in your creative process. Phonto, by youthhr, is one…
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ClassicSAMP – iOS Technical Photography App Tutorial By Jerry Jobe
We’re delighted to publish our latest Technical Tutorial by Jerry Jobe, this is the second of a two-part tutorial based on two apps, Fotomecha and ClassicSAMP, they take multiple exposures and put them into grids. We published the first part featuring Fotomecha last week, if you missed that, please go here. Fotomecha retails for $0.99/£0.69/download ClassicSAMP retails for $1.99/£1.49/download Over to you Jerry (foreword by Joanne Carter). ‘Last time I discussed Fotomecha, an app which shoots multiple photos and combines them into a single image. Now I’ll cover ClassicSAMP by misskiwi, an app with the same basic function but a few twists. There’s no splash screen or menu for…





























