Brand New 4-in-1 Olloclip – With Two Macro Lenses!
Following on soon after their previous hardware release with the Olloclip telephoto lens, the uber popular hardware iOS accessory manufacturer have now released a 4-IN-1 Olloclip device. The Olloclip 4-IN-1 lens system, the latest in the company’s line of simple, easy-to-use mobile photography tools, offers fisheye, wide-angle, and two macro (10x and 15x magnification) lenses in less than one ounce — with enhanced optics and sleek new design — all for $69.99 USD. Simple, elegant and unobtrusive, the olloclip 4-IN-1 lens connects to the iPhone within seconds. With the fisheye and wide-angle lenses on opposite sides, selecting a lens is as simple as flipping the lens over. The macro lenses…
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Mextures – iPhone Photography App – Updated
We’ve published several tutorials here on theappwhisperer.com to help you get the most out of Mextures. It’s an outstanding app and if you’ve missed those please go here. Mextures has been updated with some very interesting features as well as bug fixes. Check out What’s New below. If you haven’t downloaded Mextures yet, you can do so here. It retails for $1.99/£1.49/download. What’s New? – Graphic overhaul for iOS7 New Icon New revamped home screen Larger text for opacity slider Other iOS UI enhancements. – New inspiration feed design Larger/higher resolution images in the feed. – iOS 7 bugs squashed.
Distressed FX – Temporarily Free
Distressed FX is a hugely popular app for iPhone photography and one that we have mentioned many times on theappwhisperer.com, not least in Lee Atwell’s beautiful ‘A Picture’s Worth’ article that we published here. It has been used (among other apps) in the edit below. Distressed FX usually retails for $0.99/£0.69 but today it is free. Click here to download.
2014 Sony World Photography Awards Judge shares what she’s looking for in this year’s competition
You have seen the call for entries to the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards but how can you make sure yours is the photograph that the judges choose? WPO gives you an exclusive insight into the thoughts of our 2014 Honorary Jury members and exactly what they are looking for in an award-winning image. This week, WPO interviews jury member Isabella Icoz, Art Consultant, Turkey. To enter the competition, go here. In your opinion, what makes an award-winning image? What key elements will you look for in the entries to the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards? I generally respond to difficult work, by that I mean work that is intellectually…
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