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PictureBook – ‘Black Day Dolls’ – By Benamon Tame
We’re delighted to publish Benamon Tame’s sixteenth article to his column PictureBook with us here at theappwhisperer. In PictureBook Benamon concentrates on the the story behind the image. As Benamon himself describes it: ‘As Photographic artists we do not just capture stories but create them, the journey behind and the image we present. PictureBook draws on Images selected from my own story series but will also look at the work of the other story tellers within the community’. Don’t miss this uber creative article from Benamon, fabulous piece. Over to you Benamon. (foreword by Joanne Carter). The Black Day Dolls ‘The Black Day Dolls’ – ©Benamon Tame One…
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Analog Camera – iOS App Review
On May 29, 2013, Realmac Software released their newest app, Analog Camera. Toting their new app as, “the fastest and easiest way to take, process and share photos…” as well as “…designed to be fluid and effortless to use.” Receiving this app same day as its release, I’ve had some time to take a close look at what this app can do. In many ways it does achieve what the developer set out to do while there are a couple of areas that could use some tweaking. When you first open Analog you’ll be presented with the three screens featured in the screenshot trilogy above. This is all of the…
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Mobile Masters – iPad ebook Now Available – And Currently Free
The Mobile Masters iPad ebook is now available to purchase from the Apple iTunes store. It is packed with techniques, passion and vision from some of the worlds greatest iPhone photographers. This iPad eBook is a companion to the Mobile Masters Sessions held at Macworld expo. We’ve had a review sample of this book for some time now and have been thoroughly impressed. Features include step by step ‘app stacking’ secrets revealed, personal video interviews discussing how iPhone photography has changed them and photography in general. Hand selected portfolio of additional work from each artist, image tutorial videos, indepth text descriptions with direct links to each app mentioned and more.…
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Mobile Masters ebook Available Soon!
Over 50 of the worlds most notable iPhoneographers reveal their techniques, passion and vision in a compelling interactive format by the author of iPhone Obsessed and AppAlchemy, Dan Marcolina @marcolina and an theappwhisperer Columnist too. This iPad eBook is a commemorative companion to the Mobile Masters Sessions to be held at Macworld Expo on January 30, 2013. (some tickets still available) And contains the work and views of most all the speakers and many more leaders in this mobile movement. You can be a part of of the book by tagging up to 5 of your BEST photos with #mobilemasters in Instagram. the winners will be included in the eBook.…
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iObsess – AppAlchemy Pocket – iOS Interactive eBook – Christmas Special From Dan Marcolina
Our wonderful Columnist and award winning print, web and video creative Dan Marcolina has updated his new pocket guide ebook to booster his range of outstanding interactive literature. This pocket edition is a condensed edition of the iPad eBook AppAlchemy (available here n the iPad app store) which contains more detail and interactive information and more reviews. But if you don’t have an iPad this is the way to go! Download this on an iPad and get a FREE sample of the iPad version. AppAlchemy features overviews of Marcolina’s 28 essential apps and 7 image formulas with detailed step by step video tutorials. Over 3 hours of video instruction altogether.…
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SlickFlick – iOS App Review
SlickFlick is a social sharing photo app that allows you to create stories based around your images. Stats Developer: Curious Quests Ltd Category: Entertainment Updated: November 30, 2012 Version: 2.1 Size: 12.6 MB Rating: 12+ Price: Free/download Our Rating: 4/5 **** What Is It? It’s a beautiful app created by an ambitious team of developers and backed up with £100,000 by a group of media & entertainment investors, to forge a new craft of telling stories with photos. The app can be loosely described as an Instagram for animated picture stories. Is It Easy To Use? Once you’ve downloaded the free SlickFlick app, you need to register…
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Pixelmator 2.1 Cherry Review
Pixelmator 2.1.1 Cherry Review – Mac App Store Available exclusively through the Mac App Store Pixelmator 2.0 is a graphics and image editor for Mac OSX and has a number of attractive features, including an impressive array of retouching and paint tools, and sleek interface. Packing a raft of effects filters, paint and retouching tools it is a well-specified utility. That said, it’s not a full blown application to rival Photoshop and lacks some fundamentals such as layer styles and adjustment layers (effects filters largely take care of the latter) but there’s a huge demand for a user-friendly yet nimble application that can cope with a number of day-to-day…
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AppAlchemy – Dan Marcolina’s New Interactive iPad Book – Now Available
We’ve seen several previews of this brilliant new inactive iPad book ‘App Alchemy’ by Dan Marcolina and now it is available for all in the Apple App Store to enjoy. Today is launch day and it has launched at a special price of $4.99/£2.99. This will increase to $8.99/£6.99 tomorrow, so we recommend you download it today. To do so, click here. We previously interviewed Dan in our incredibly popular A Day In The LIfe Series, if you missed that you can read it here. AppAlchemy is a 100 page interactive iPad ebook on Experimental Photography Processes with iPhone apps. It features overviews of Marcolina’s 40 essential apps and 32…
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London 2012 – Official Mobile Game Review
We’re all getting quite excited over here in the UK with the Olympics starting is 25 days time and this new app is just the thing to curb that excitement in-between times… Stats Category: Games Updated: June 19, 2012 Version: 1.0.2 Size: 143 MB Developer: NEOWIZ Our Ratings Graphics/Sound: 5/5 User Interface: 4/5 Gameplay: 5/5 Re-use/play value: 5/5 Overall Rating: 5/5 Price: Free/download NB: We tested the free version, the paid for version is $2.99/£1.99 and comes with 5,000 stars which you can use to purchase game items and customise your character further. With the free version, you can purchase additional items at any stage within the app. What…
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PlaceBox Review – New Travel App For iPhone
PlaceBox is essentially a Google powered app with a twist… Stats Category: Travel Updated: June 18, 2012 Version: 1.3 Size: 3.3 MB Developer: LinkDotz Rated: 4+ Our Ratings Graphics/Sound: 4/5 User Interface: 4/5 Gameplay: N/A Re-use/play value: 5/5 Overall Rating: 4/5 Price: $0.99/£0.69/download What Is It? PlaceBox helps you to find places on location. If you have travelled to a new place you can find local restaurants, petrol stations, coffee shots etc. You can also record your travel experiences by taking photos within the app and making notes. Is It Easy To Use? Yes, the interface is simple to use, with colorful icons depicting the various options.…
