TheAppWhisperer’s Press Trip to Leica HQ, Wetzlar and Beyond! Part 1
Many of our readers will be aware that last week I was whisked away to the comfort of Leica HQ, Wetzlar, Germany, by telecom brand, Huawei. Lens and camera manufacturer Leica, originally announced in late 2016 their joint research and development centre with Huawei; working on optical and software systems. Now, this all takes place in the The Max Berek Innovation Lab. The Huawei P20 Pro that I was presented with has three cameras within this device and are co-engineered between Huawei and Leica. A spokesman for Huwawei explained “There has been significant technological collaboration between Huawei and Leica around many aspects of the camera, including optical design, imaging quality,…
Mobile Photography & Art – Flickr Group Showcase – 30 September 2018
“A husband hits his wife to silence her. A date rapist or acquaintance rapist refuses to let the “no” of his victim mean what it should, that she alone has jurisdiction over her body. Rape culture asserts that women’s testimony is worthless, untrustworthy. Anti-abortion activists also seek to silence the self-determination of women. A murderer silences forever. These are assertions that the victim has no rights, no value – is not an equal“, an extract from Rebecca Solnit’s book ‘The Mother of All Questions’ and it’s highly appropriate today. No, I will not be silenced. No, I will not allow my FB page to go black. Right now, we are…
Mobile Photography / Art – Saturday Poetry – ‘Ghosts and Fashion’ by Elaine Equi with Kate Zari Roberts
This weeks Saturday Poetry, matched with mobile photography/art is entitled “Ghosts and Fashion’ by Elaine Equi. Equi was born in Oak Park, Illinois, in 1953. She received a BA and an MA in English from Columbia College, where she taught a poetry workshop for several years after graduating. Along with her husband, Jerome Sala, she was active in Chicago’s performance poetry scene. Equi’s first book, Federal Woman, was published in 1978 by Danaides Press. She has written over ten books of poetry, including Sentences and Rain (Coffee House Press, 2015); Click and Clone (Coffee House Press, 2011); Ripple Effect: New and Selected Poems (Coffee House Press, 2007), which was shortlisted…
Mobile Photography/Art Pic of the Day (899) via Instagram
Here’s day eight hundred and ninety nine of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we select one image a day for our Pic of the Day section on Instagram, with this hashtag #theappwhisperer. To ensure your image receives our attention, please upload it to Instagram with this hashtag #theappwhisperer. Today, we congratulate @clarisse_debout – Clarisse Debout with this image untitled. To view more of her work, please go here
‘Wide Awoke’- Are Female Artists Worth Collecting? with Joyce Harkin from Scotland, UK
This time in our latest ‘Wide Awoke’ article, with Joyce Harkin, we speak behind the video, have a listen… Several weeks ago, we announced our brand new ‘Women’ section within TheAppWhisperer and we kicked off with our first ‘Talking Points’ with the incredibly talented mobile artist, M. Cecilia Sao Thiago,where she visually channeled the creative argument of ‘what if I wasn’t me?’, envisaging herself as an artist whilst physically being a male, as opposed to female.Catherine Caddigan another accomplised aritst also contributed with a great ‘Talking Points’ entitled ‘What do we reveal to the camera’. We followed that up with a fabuolus insightful video fromSusan Detroy,with her perspective vis-Ã-vis the women’s…
Mobile Photography/Art Pic of the Day (897) via Instagram
Here’s day eight hundred and ninety seven of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we select one image a day for our Pic of the Day section on Instagram, with this hashtag #theappwhisperer. To ensure your image receives our attention, please upload it to Instagram with this hashtag #theappwhisperer. Today, we congratulate @john_nieto – John Nieto with this wonderful image, entitled “Golden Gate Bridge”. To view more of his work, please go here
Affinity Designer for iPad – We Have Apps To Share, Worth $19.99 Each
Affinity Designer for iPad is without question, professional graphic design software. It has been built in conjunction with some of the world’s leading designers. It takes all the power and precision of their desktop version and converts it into a stunning, immersive mobile experience. Affinity Designer retails for $/£19.99 in the Apple App Store, and all updates are free. If you would like the opportunity to win a free code. Then please join our Twitter followers here, like us on Facebook here and follow us Instagram here then post a comment to this post (on our website – so we can obtain your email address). Not sure what to comment?…
Mobile Photography/Art – App of the Day – Leica FOTOS – ‘Gallery in your Pocket’
We curate mobile videography, photography and art apps here at TheAppWhisperer as we do images, only highlighting ones that are worthy of your time and experience and will allow you to work at a more rewarding level. Today, our App of the Day is the newly redesigned Leica FOTOS app. Compatible with any Wi-Fi enabled Leica camera, the new app delivers features that enable photographers to capture images remotely, transfer, edit and share images quickly, easily, and on-the-go. It’s easy to connect to the new app to transfer RAW photos to your phone; see every detail and check exposure through immersive viewing; remotely control your camera to capture the most…
Mobile Photography/Art Pic of the Day (896) via Instagram
Here’s day eight hundred and ninety six of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Daysection via Instagram. Each day we select one image a day for our Pic of the Day section on Instagram, with this hashtag #theappwhisperer. To ensure your image receives our attention, please upload it to Instagram with this hashtag #theappwhisperer. Today, we congratulate @lookingglass4250 – Amy Ecenbarger with this wonderful image, entitled “The Dance”. To view more of her work, please go here
Mobile Photography & Art – Portrait Of An Artist – ‘The Magical Self’
Welcome to our new Mobile Portrait of an Artist Challenge. The theme for our brand new challenge is “The Magical Self”. The purpose of this challenge is to dwell in the magical world within, where we can be a character, a dream, an idea or an illusion. The end of Summer gives way to the magical part of the year, not Halloween, not Christmas, but an authentic expression of the magic in each of us. Dates for submission are from September 26th through November 10th, 2018. Please read the following instructions: All submissions must be posted ONLY to our specific Portrait of an Artist Flickr Challenge group – link here. …
