Aperture for Mac – Updated
‘Aperture combines the control and speed pros want for demanding photo tasks with the easy learning curve iPhoto users need to step up to an advanced photo tool. It has been fully optimized for the Retina display on the new MacBook Pro, letting you browse and edit high-resolution images with remarkable clarity and resolution. And with a new unified photo library, you can now move seamlessly from iPhoto to Aperture — and back — without having to import, export, or reprocess your photos. Aperture is packed with innovative adjustment tools to refine your images, including a revolutionary Auto White Balance that uses skin tones to correct color casts, and a professional Auto Enhance that…
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Apple Releases New Budget iPod Touch Without Rear Camera
Apple have very quietly dropped a brand new iPod Touch into the Apple Store. It’s a 16GB model and 4-inch Retina display and retails for $229/£199. This budget model does not have a rear camera that’s the biggest sacrifice at least to us. It does sport a dual-core Apple A5 processor and the same screen as the four-inch iPhone and iPod Touch. You can use it for FaceTime communication thanks to its front facing camera. It’s only available in silver currently and you can read more about it here. If you can afford a little more you can pick up the iSights iPod Touch with a 32GB hard drive and…
Evolution Of The iPhone Camera – Tested …
The developers behind Camera+, one of the most popular iPhone photography apps available have tested every model of iPhone camera and have taken a set of comparision shots, to detail how improved the camera is now. They tested three scenarios, macro, skyline and low light macro. The differences are striking but perhaps the greatest difference can be seen between the 3G and 3GS and not a lot of difference between the iPhone 4S and 5, but there are definite signs of improvement. To read the test in full, head over to the Camera+ blog here. Macro Comparison Skyline – iPhone 5 Skyline – iPhone 3G Join…
Nokia Lumia 928 VS iPhone 5 & Samsung Galaxy S III – Video Shootout
Nokia have published a video demonstrating the video quality of the Lumia 928 complated with the Apple iPhone 5 and the Galaxy S III in low light conditions. The Lumia 928 will be unveiled next week by the company, it will come with a 8.7 mp camera with Carl Zeiss optics and optical image stabilisation. Inside it will run Windows Phone 8 OS and will come preloaded with a stack of Nokia’s preloaded apps. Take a look at the video below, but don’t be too surprised by the outcome…
Xtrafolio – Professional iPad Photo Portfolio Tutorial – Getting Started
I have had this app on my iPad ever since it came out feeling it would give me the presentation tool that I wanted to use with my iPad. And…I will have to admit that I was immediately intimated by its interface and kept putting off using it. So…when The AppWhisperer asked me to do a series of tutorials on this fine app, I agreed realizing that this was what I need to do to “get over it” and start using the power of Xtrafolio. The plan is to give you a tutorial series showing you how to set it up and then dig into all the features that make…
A Day in the Life of Cedric Blanchon – A Mobile Photographer Who Packs A Punch!
Welcome to our very exciting 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 world… people that we think you will love to learn more about. This is our eighty eighth installment of the series. If you have missed our previous interviews, please go here. Today we are featuring Cedric Blanchon, he was born on 12 January 1980, at Troyes in France (about 200 km from Paris). After studying as a painter decorator, he joined his current company, where he still works. He was a Champion of English Amateur…
New iPhone 5S Rumored To Have 12-Megapixel Sensor And More…
Tinhte.vn a Vietnamese site that has been reliable in the past with Apple iPhone rumors has mentioned that the new iPhone 5S will come with a 12 megapixel sensor, better low light shooting capabilities as well has HDR shooting and ‘other features’. The information coming out right now is still very scant, but I would well imagine that the sensor will be increased and as well as that a lower aperture for improved low light conditions is quite likely too. If you recall, when the iPhone 4S was announced back in October 2011, the rear camera was increased from 5 megapixels to 8, with improved video capture of 1080p, from…
Apple Releases iOS 6.1.3 Software Update
Yesterday Apple released their latest iOS software update, this update addresses and fixes a passcode security bug that was orginally picked up by JailBreakNation in February. JailBreakNation discovered a ‘work around’ to ‘bypass the passcode lock on any iPhone’running the then latest software iOS 6.1. Apple have now fixed this up, so if you’re worried that your images are not as secure on your iOS device as you would like, then don’t hesitate and download this update. We found it took around 15 minutes to complete the process.
Alt Photo – Temporarily Free
According to the developers Alt Photo allows you to ‘recapture the nostalgia of Kodachrome or go all the way back to scratched Tintype. With Alt Photo, you can give any picture the right look, whether it’s subtle or stylized’. This app usually retails for $0.99/£0.69 but it is currently free. Click here to download. (with many thanks to our wonderful tipster Danny)
Apple App Store Tops 40 Billion Downloads with Almost Half in 2012
Apple today announced that customers have downloaded over 40 billion apps, with nearly 20 billion in 2012 alone. The App Store has over 500 million active accounts and had a record-breaking December with over two billion downloads during the month. Apple’s incredible developer community has created over 775,000 apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users worldwide, and developers have been paid over seven billion dollars by Apple. “It has been an incredible year for the iOS developer community,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “Developers have made over seven billion dollars on the App Store, and we continue to invest in providing them…
