A Day in the Life Ali Jardine – An Incredibly Creative iPhone Photographer & Artist
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 fourth installment of the series. If you have missed our previous interviews, please go here. Today we are featuring Ali Jardine. From the moment Ali got her first iPhone in 2009, she knew that Phone photography and art was her passion. Today she shoots and edits using her iPhone 5. It is a challenge that constantly pushes her to…
Gray’s Anatomy – Silence is Golden – By Richard Gray
Another week has come and gone but just before the weekend starts we have the pleasure in publishing the wonderful words and wisdom of none other, than our great columnist, Richard Gray. This week Richard muses over comments received and shared on Instagram. Should we be more critical? As long as it’s constructive perhaps? Don’t miss this, over to you Richard. (Foreword by Joanne Carter). “Who was it who said: of which we cannot speak, we must pass over in silence? Oh yes, Wittgenstein. Well if the great Austrian philosopher had been on Instagram, he might also have said: if you get a narky comment, pass over it…
Instagram Upgrades To Web Feeds
Instagram has upgraded its web accessibility by allowing you to browse your Instagram feed on the web – just like you do on your mobile device. Kevin Systrom, co-founder of Instagram explains, “Your Instagram Feed on the web functions much like it does on your mobile phone. You can browse through the latest photos of people whom you follow with updates as people post new photos. Like photos by double clicking on them or pressing the like button. Or, engage in a conversation around a photo with inline commenting. Browse through pages of the most recent images to keep up on what’s happening with the people you follow in realtime.…
A Day In The Life Of Jay Desind – A Hugely Talented Mobile Street Travel Photographer
Welcome to our very exciting column on theappwhisperer.com. This section entitled ‘A day in the life of …’ and this 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 seventieth second installment of the series, if you have missed our previous interviews please go here. Jay Desind is a writer and photographer currently in his second year of traveling to many parts of the world. Mobile photography has created an entirely new synthesis of expression for him… he now does all his photography and writing on…
Instagram Laments New Terms Of Service – Major Back-Tracking In Progress
Well, Kevin Systrom has had a manic week, with the advent of the new Terms of Service that caused such an outrage on Tuesday, he then directed a revamp yesterday and has now launched an update to the app too. Firstly though, it’s important to note that Instagram have done an about turn and Kevin has announced that key sections of the service’s terms have been rolled back to its original 2010 situation. In their blog, Kevin states: “The concerns we heard about from you the most focused on advertising, and what our changes might mean for you and your photos. There was confusion and real concern about what our…
‘Extension Of The I’ – Mobile Photographer Interview With Elaina Wilcox – An Incredible Talent
Welcome to another new series of interviews and insights that we are running on theappwhisperer.com. This new section, entitled, Extension Of The I, goes deeper into the photographic aspects of mobile photography. It delves into the lives and thoughts and influences that our artists experience from their photography. No other mobile photography website reaches the depths and emotions of the mobile photographers as we do in this new series of interviews, if you’ve missed our previous interviews of this series, you can read them here. We think you’re going to enjoy this, a lot. Today, we are featuring Elaina Wilcox, we recently interviewed Elaina in our A Day In The…
Gray’s Anatomy – Easy To Laugh
I can hardly believe that it’s Friday again, but it is and it seems to come round faster every week. Richard Gray has sent through his regular Friday post for his column ‘Gray’s Anatomy’. This week Richard discusses the influx of images uploaded to Instragam and considers whether quantity is really any match for quality. Over to you Richard (Foreword by Joanne Carter). “You may have already seen the hilarious youtube sensation (no not Gangham style) to poke fun at some of the cliched images and lack of originality on Instagram. Set to Nickelback’s Photograph song, if you haven’t, click here, you’ll see it, in all its mocking glory,…
Twitter Adds Photo Filters To Android Mobile App – iOS Version To Follow
We knew Twitter would be launching an all out war shortly with Instagram and Facebook and this is just the start. So far only for the Android version of Twitter has updated to include photo filters. The iOS version is due to follow on shortly. Aviary are the powerhorses behind this update, very much as they were for Flickr earlier in the year. There are currently eight filters available for the Android version right now. You select a filter by comparing all your options in a convenient grid view or by swiping through each version. There’s the facility to make your photos pop with balanced light and colors by tapping…
A Day In The Life Of Elaina Wilcox – A Very Talented Professional Photographer Turned Mobile Photographer
Welcome to our very exciting column on theappwhisperer.com. This section entitled ‘A day in the life of …’ and this 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 seventieth first installment of the series, if you have missed our previous interviews please go here. Elaina started working as a professional photographer in the early 90’s as an event and music photographer. She moved to Austin Texas and her music photography career went into full bloom. in 2010 Elaina moved with her husband to Los Angeles…
Gray’s Anatomy – It’s Not Really A Cloud
Friday is here again and that means just one thing at theappwhisperer.com, Richard Gray’s Gray’s Anatomy Column. This week Richard discusses the recent downtime at Instagram and considers the unthinkable. Over to you Richard. (Foreword by Joanne Carter). ‘Instagram was down briefly yesterday morning. There was quite a long outage a few months ago when the world seemed to stand still. People began, quite literally, to twiddle, if not their thumbs, then their fingers, aimlessly. And the photos posted by people just prior to the outage enjoyed hours of exposure on all their followers’ screens. I had to look at a plate of sweet and sour chicken for three hours.…
