Mobile Photography & Art Flickr Group Showcase – 29 November 2015
This is a remarkable mobile photography and art showcase on so many levels, an epic array of dazzling range and achievement. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do. If you would like your work to be considered for entry into our weekly Mobile Photography and Art flickr group, please submit it to our dedicated group, here. If you would like to view our previous Flickr Group Showcases (please go here). Many congratulations to the following featured artists this week: Beezzz_, columnsovsleep, Luison, Meri Walker, Angie Lambert, Sheldon Serkin, Kathryn, Eliza Badoiu, Lasteg Vadim, Jim Perdue, Elsa Brenner, Labarussiat Claude, Laura Peischl, Michelle Robinson, Dominique Torrent, Louise Whiting,…
Ultimate Hardware Gift Guide for Mobile Photographers / Videographers / Artists with Sales This Weekend
As well as the mobile photography /video / art apps that we just mentioned that are on sale this weekend (see here), there are also some good bargains to be had in the hardware department. We have listed some of the best deals below, take a look:
Mobile Photography /Art – 40% Off Pencil by FiftyThree
We know many of you are desperately trying to get your hands on an Apple Pencil and rightly so but we also wanted to mention that the Pencil by FiftyThree, which has been a hugely popular stylus to mobile photographers and artists for the past few years, is currently available with 40% off the market price. This means you can currently pick one up for $39.95 instead of the more usual $59.95, saving you $20 on each pencil, for a limited time. Click here to view and/or order via Amazon.
Mobile Photography/Art – Saturday Poetry – ‘Silt Whisper’ by Ailbhe Darcy
I am introducing a new section, simply titled, Saturday Poetry. Each Saturday I will publish a poem and I will also try to link a mobile photography image, that has been uploaded to our Instagram hashtag #theappwhisperer during the week. This week’s poem, Silt Whisper is by Ailbhe Darcy, it is from her book Imaginary Menagerie. “One-Eyed Jack is an American board game, played with cards and poker chips It’s the two-eyed Jacks (clubs or diamonds) that are the official wild cards. Silt Whisper begins with a signal that breaking and making rules could be significant in the poem. Hearts and spades are the official one-eyed jacks, and we all…
Mobile Photography/Art – Pic of the Day (248) – via Instagram – TheAppWhisperer
Here’s day two hundred and forty eight of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pic of the Day section on Instagram with this hashtag – #theappwhisperer. Furthermore, each month we will also offer an overall prize to the image that receives the most love. To ensure your image receives our attention, please upload it to Instagram with this hashtag – #theappwhisperer Today, we congratulate @imagomimago_ with this image. Please check out her Instagram feed here for more stunning imagery.
APPart – Mobile Art – Pantone Color of the Day – ‘Aragon’ – TheAppWhisperer
Many of you have already seen our new segment to our APPart column here at TheAppWhisperer, edited by Bobbi McMurry. We would like to inspire all mobile artists to create one image a day using the selected colour of Pantone’s ‘Color of the Day’ – see here (we will announce the colour each day). As well a ‘Color of the Day’, Pantone also link that colour with adjectives and/or nouns. For your information Pantone’s ‘Color of the Day’ was originally created by renowned astrologer Michele Bernhardt – you can read more about her here. Today’s Pantone color of the day is ‘Aragon’ (17-1532) and the accompanying descriptives are ‘Communicator,…
Mobile Photography/Art – Pic of the Day (247) – via Instagram – TheAppWhisperer
Here’s day two hundred and forty seven of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pic of the Day section on Instagram with this hashtag – #theappwhisperer. Furthermore, each month we will also offer an overall prize to the image that receives the most love. To ensure your image receives our attention, please upload it to Instagram with this hashtag – #theappwhisperer Today, we congratulate @mitrydate with this image. Please check out their Instagram feed here for more stunning imagery.
DxO to Update One App Software Bringing Apple Watch Support and More
DxO announced yesterday (24 November 2015) a new update to their app software for the DxO One, designed to be paired with an Apple iPhone (it can function as a stand-alone camera, albeit without a viewfinder). Version 1.2, which we understand is due out in December 2015, will introduce new camera controls including a continuous shooting mode, access to advanced capture parameters and photo information with a simple swipe and one-tap access to hyperfocal distance in manual focus mode, as well as the ability to reposition the magnification loupe for critical focusing. If you’re a fan of selfies, then this update will please you as they are available in each capture setting…
Adobe’s PaintCan: A Nifty Addition to Beginner Paint Apps
We are delighted to publish Jerry Jobe’s latest mobile photography/art tutorial for our reading and viewing pleasure. This time Jobe takes a look at the app Adobe’s PaintCan app. Read his thoughts as he puts it through its paces (foreword by Joanne Carter). Take it away Jerry… PaintCan is free and you can download it here “Painting apps can take several different forms. There are the auto-painting apps, that apply the brush to the canvas in a specific, software-driven way. Glaze, Brushstroke and the AutoPainter series are among the auto-painting apps I’ve covered. There are those that allow you to “trace” photos, but the user completely controls the brush strokes…
APPart – Mobile Art – Pantone Color of the Day – ‘Mauve Orchid’ – TheAppWhisperer
Many of you have already seen our new segment to our APPart column here at TheAppWhisperer, edited by Bobbi McMurry. We would like to inspire all mobile artists to create one image a day using the selected colour of Pantone’s ‘Color of the Day’ – see here (we will announce the colour each day). As well a ‘Color of the Day’, Pantone also link that colour with adjectives and/or nouns. For your information Pantone’s ‘Color of the Day’ was originally created by renowned astrologer Michele Bernhardt – you can read more about her here. Today’s Pantone color of the day is ‘Mauve Orchid’ (16-2111) and the accompanying descriptives are…
