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Pure Innovation – The Ultrascope, Powered by a Lumia Smartphone.
The Open Space Agency (OSA) and Microsoft have teamed up to create a prototype of an amazing 3D printed observatory called the ‘Ultrascope’ that is powerful enough to take pictures of outer-space. The device will be available to the masses in the next few years, see the video below, which features James Parr, founder of the OSA who designed the incredible model. Called Ultrascope, and supporting devices such as the 41-megapixel Lumia 1020, it has the potential to completely reinvent astrophotography, making it possible to capture professional-grade celestial images, right from your back garden, for a fraction of the price of traditional space telescopes. Once 3D-printed and assembled, the…
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Portrait of an Artist Interview with Alon Goldsmith by Jennifer Bracewell
We are delighted to publish our seventh Portrait of an Artist interview to this very special column, edited by Jennifer Bracewell. This week Jennifer has interviewed Alon Goldsmith a mobile photographer that I have long admired, like so many and it is a real pleasure to read and view this wonderful interview, take it away Jen (foreword by Joanne Carter). (We also have a dedicated Facebook group set up for this Column too – please join us here. Jennifer regularly adds and contributes to this. In addition we have set up a Flickr Group dedicated to this column. We would like you to send all your portraiture here and we…
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Alessia Glaviano – Vogue Italia’s Senior Photo Editor – Exclusive Interview with Joanne Carter
‘In the age of social networks it’s becoming harder for an image to stand out and become iconic’. Alessia Giaviano Photo Editor of Vogue Italia talks with Joanne Carter at TheAppWhisperer.com. ‘I agree with Fred Richin (Photography and Imaging at New York University‘s Tisch School of the Arts and co-director of the NYU/Magnum Foundation Photography and Human Rights educational program) when he says that ‘in the era of the image, the image loses power’. We are delighted to publish this interview with Alessia Glaviano Senior Photo Editor for Vogue Italia and L’Uomo Vogue. Born in Palermo, Italy, she is now based in Milan, having lived and worked for many years…
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Alternative Processes – The Center for Fine Art Photography – Call For Entries Competition
As our regular readers will know, we have been looking at alternative post processing of mobile images for sometime. We have a Flickr group dedicated to this and we will be publishing tutorials and additional information soon to help you make hard copies of your mobile images using alternative processes. We have published several articles already to our new section, see here. We have today discovered a wonderful new competition from The Center for Fine Art Photography. The entry date for this competition is July 2, 2014 and it will run until July 15, 2014. All subject matter and alternative processes are welcome, including Daguerreotypes, Cyanotypes, Chrysotypes, Chlorophyll Process, Chemigrams,…
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Portrait of an Artist Interview with Rob DePaolo by Jennifer Bracewell
We are delighted to publish our fourth Portrait of an Artist interview to this very special column, edited by Jennifer Bracewell. This week Jennifer has interviewed Rob DePaolo and has created a really fabulous and interesting read with stunning imagery. (We also have a dedicated Facebook group set up for this Column too – please join us here. Jennifer regularly adds and contributes to this. In addition we have set up a Flickr Group dedicated to this column. We would like you to send all your portraiture here and we will select images for curation and showcases as well as commentary – this is the Flickr Group link). Don’t miss…
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Chelsea Matiash – The Wall Street Journal’s Photo Editor – Exclusive Interview with Joanne Carter
‘I view mobile photography as a blessing and a curse’ says Chelsea Matiash, Photo Editor at The Wall Street Journal. ‘I think it really is a testament to how valuable photographs are and how drawn we are to images, people really feel the need to visually record their world’. Matiash speaks to Joanne Carter, at theappwhisperer.com, expressing both her professional and personal views and the impact of smartphone photography and Citizen Journalism upon the industry today. (All images ©Chelsea Matiash and taken with an iPhone) ‘Lower East Side, New York, 2013’ – ©Chelsea Matiash The obsession by many to record literally everything about their lives has led Matiash to…
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Mobile Photography Interview – A Day In The Life Of Daniele Martire – A Fabulous App Addicted Creative!
Welcome to our very exciting interview column on theappwhisperer.com. This section entitled “A Day in the Life of…” is where we take a look at some hugely influential, interesting and accomplished individuals in the mobile photography and art world… people that we think you will love to learn more about. This is our 112th installment of the series. If you have missed our previous interviews, please go here. Today we are featuring Daniele Martire, an automation and management engineer, currently working as project manager, in Milan. He is also a freelance concert photographer, web designer, iphoneographer, self-student of Japanese language and culture, music addicted and Asian movie fan. Martire’s work…
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Mobile Photography Interview – A Day In The Life of Brett Chenoweth – A Talented and Well Connected Artist
Welcome to our very exciting interview column on theappwhisperer.com. This section entitled “A Day in the Life of…” is where we take a look at some hugely influential, interesting and accomplished individuals in the mobile photography and art world… people that we think you will love to learn more about. This is our 107th installment of the series. If you have missed our previous interviews, please go here. Today we are featuring mobile photographer Brett Chenoweth. Chenoweth has been a working and nationally exhibiting artist for over 20 years. He earned a B.F.A. in photography with a minor in art history from Washington University in St. Louis in 1986 and…
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Portrait of an Artist Interview with Andrew B White by Jennifer Bracewell
We are delighted to publish our second Portrait of an Artist interview to this very special column, edited by Jennifer Bracewell. This is an outstanding interview with Andrew B White, filled with great images too. (We also have a dedicated Facebook group set up for this Column too – please join us here. Jennifer regularly adds and contributes to this. In addition we have set up a Flickr Group dedicated to this column. We would like you to send all your portraiture here and we will select images for curation and showcases as well as commentary – this is the Flickr Group link). Don’t miss this fabulous interview, over to…
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Portrait of an Artist Interview With Maria Flourou by Jennifer Bracewell
We are so excited and delighted to publish our first interview to our wonderful new Column ‘Portrait of an Artist‘ edited by Jennifer Bracewell. This is an outstanding interview, filled with great images too. Don’t miss this, over to you Jen, (foreword by Joanne Carter). “I first noticed Maria Flourou’s work on Instagram a couple of years ago. I was so impressed with her gorgeous work. Maria weaves wonderful tales with her introspective self-portraits. They are incredibly creative, thought provoking, sometimes a bit disturbing. She also does lovely portraits of her children and others. I chose Maria to be my first interviewee because I think she’s an amazing talent…
