Mobile Art – A Message from Steve and Janet Wozniak for Carolyn Hall Young
Sometimes we make magic, as long as we have hope over fear and we all know that Carolyn Hall Young would agree with that. As you know, she is very ill at the moment, in hospital. A few days ago, I wrote to Steve Wozniak of Apple and tried very hard to describe Carolyn to him and how much she loves Apple. The opportunities they have all given her by creating incredible products enabling her to continue to create art, despite her medical challenges. I also attached the TrueView video she made talking explaining what her work says about mobile photograph and mobile art (link), so he could really get…
Apple’s New Shot on iPhone ‘Color’ Campaign Including Jill Lian
I was so delighted to receive a wonderful message a few days ago from the very talented mobile photographer Jill Lian. One of her images is to be featured in Apple’s new Shot on iPhone series with the emphasis on Colour. The campaign — entitled Colors, by the Apple creative team — can be found in what has got to be one of the broadest-reaching art exhibits in the world, splashed across billboards in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Russia, UAE, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Korea, China, Malaysia, New Zealand and Thailand. Apple explained that this campaign has been built…
Art with an iPhone by Kat Sloma – Book Review and Competition!
“This books passes muster as a great instructional tool for the novice mobile artist – A Classic”, Joanne Carter, 2016 Recently in a cafe I was hungrily perusing ‘Art with an iPhone – A Photographer’s Guide to Creating Altered Realities’ by American Fine Art Photographer, Writer and Instructor, Kat Sloma, when a woman I knew touched me on the shoulder and asked what I was reading. I considered this question as I glanced up and around at all the other customers in the cafe and noticed that most of them were engrossed with their iPhones, possibly (hopefully) apping images. ‘It’s a book about creating art with an iPhone’, I replied.…
Apple Now Offers New Wide-Angle Accessory Lens with Optics by ZEISS
ZEISS and ExoLens have developed a wide-angle accessory lens kit that is available now from Apple. The first lens to be launched from the accessory lens collection is the new ExoLens with ZEISS Mutar 0.6x Asph T* wide-angle lens, which will be available in Apple stores and on apple.com starting 14 June 2016 and will retail at $199,95 US Dollar. In collaboration with its strategic partner ExoLens, ZEISS has developed the first aspherical lenses for mobile photographers that will forever raise the standard of mobile photography and videography. In addition to the wide-angle lens, ZEISS and ExoLens are also planning to launch a tele and a macro-zoom lens this summer.…
Finest Moment for Moment – Now In the Apple Store with $3 million Funding
Mobile hardware lens and case manufacturer Moment have perhaps achieved their finest moment. They have just raised $3 million in a new round of funding and also have been granted a partnership with Apple to sell their kit in 50 Apple Stores across the United States as well as online on Apple’s website. The brains behind Moment is Marc Barros, previously heading up the action sports camera company Contour. The Mobile Photography Kit is what Barros is counting on bringing more success – it consists of a case, lens and lens cap and is selling on the Apple shelves for $179.95 as you read this. To read more about Moment…
Mobile Photography App Giveaway – Mix on Pix – Watermarking
Pixtolab, developers of the very popular A+ Signature app, have launched a brand new app called Mix on Pix for iPhone/iPad. Its versatility allows you to add text, annotations, watermarks, photos and logos to your existing images. Mix on Pix follows in the steps of the popular A+ Signature app, with major improvements in features and customisation. Pixtolab was founded in 1987 and has specialised in mobile development since 2009. An independent studio, Pixtolab is driven by life partners Francois Robert and Linda Tsibucas. The developer and artist team continue their goal of creating top quality apps to help users be productive, create artworks and have fun. Robert explains “Sometimes,…
Apple Introduces 9.7-inch iPad Pro
Apple today introduced the all-new 9.7-inch iPad Pro — at just under one pound it features a new pro Retina display with greater brightness, wider colour gamut, lower reflectivity, Night Shift mode and introduces new True Tone display technology to dynamically adjust white balance. The new iPad Pro delivers incredible performance with the 64-bit A9X chip that rivals most portable PCs, along with a four-speaker audio system that is twice as powerful,¹ new 12-megapixel iSight camera for shooting Live Photos and 4K video, 5-megapixel FaceTime HD camera, and faster wireless technologies. And iPad Pro includes support for the breakthrough Apple Pencil and a new Smart Keyboard cover designed to fit the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro.…
Apple Introduces iPhone SE — The Most Powerful Phone with a Four-inch Display
Apple today introduced iPhone SE, the most powerful phone with a four-inch display, in a beloved compact aluminium design that has been updated with matte-chamfered edges, a colour-matched stainless steel Apple logo, and four gorgeous metallic finishes, including rose gold. iPhone SE offers exceptional performance with the same 64-bit A9 chip offered in iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus for blazing fast speeds, longer battery life, faster wireless, a 12-megapixel iSight camera featuring Live Photos and 4K video, and Touch ID with Apple Pay. “iPhone SE is an exciting new idea — we started with a beloved, iconic design and reinvented it from the inside out. The result is the most beautiful and powerful phone…
Apple Event Live Coverage Today – New iPhone? New Smaller iPad Pro? Lots of Excitement – Yes – Confirmed
Don’t miss our live coverage of the Apple event later on today. Apple kick off the excitement at 10 am PDT that’s 5 pm here in the UK. We can’t wait to find out what’s happening. We will be contributing live coverage here, to our popular Twitter account @TheAppWhisperer and also to our Facebook account. We can’t wait!
Apple New iPhone and iPad Pro Event – 21st March 2016
As predicted Apple have sent out invitations for their latest event to be held on 21st March 2016, with the ‘giveaway’ title of ‘Let us Loop you in’. So, what are we expecting and hoping to see? It has been widely speculated that Apple with annouce a new 9.7 inch iPad Pro – this device will join the line up with its 12.9 inch predecessor but will of course have a smaller screen and will incorporate support for the Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard. So, effectively it will be possible to purchase an iPad Pro in two sizes. In addition a new 4 inch iPhone has been reported in the…




























