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Official Statement From GhostBird Software Regarding Yahoo! Acquisition
Yesterday we announced that Yahoo! had purchased the developers of Kitcam and PhotoForge2 apps in order to strengthen photo editing and filter options for Flickr. We requested additional information from GhostBird and have published their official response below. The main point being really, is that if you have KitCam or PhotoForge2 apps on your devices, you will be able to continue to use them in their current versions. But you will not be able to update the apps. If you have previously purchased these apps, you will be able to re-download them via iCloud.
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Yahoo! Picks Up KitCam and PhotoForge To Strengthen Flickr
KitCam and PhotoForge have long been favorite apps of many iPhone photographers – sadly these apps are no longer available or at least currently available in the Apple App store as Yahoo! has acquired the developers – GhostBird. Ever since Flickr upgraded their photo sharing site they’ve been on the look out to offer more, they were seriously lacking in the photo editing space and by picking up PhotoForge they can fill that niche very nicely. KitCam too is/was a fabulous filter app, so it looks like the entire GhostBird portfolio and their team have been gobbled up. We have requested additional information and at soon as that’s forthcoming we’ll…
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Karen Messick – Extension of the I – Interview – A Highly Creative And Talented Mobile Photographer
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, 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 Karen Messick. Karen is an award-winning photographer who has embraced photography as a…
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A Day In The Life Of MaryJane Sarvis – The Most Astounding Mobile Photographer And Artist
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 seventy third installment of the series, if you have missed our previous interviews please go here. MaryJane graduated from Bennington College majoring in painting, printmaking and ceramics. Growing up with a passion for Matisse and the many other colorists who involved textiles in their paintings, she chose to continue her evolution as an artist by developing methods…
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A Day In The Life Of Michelle Robinson aka Mich Mutters – An Incredibly Creative And Talented 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 sixty eighth installment of the series, if you have missed our previous interviews, please go here. Today, we are featuring Mitchell Robinson, also known as Mich Mutters. Michelle lives in Australia and is a mother and lover of art, photography and general creativity and you can see this so clearly in her imagery. She has an amazing…
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Extension Of The I With Rad Drew – A Photographer With A Highly Creative Fine Art Twist
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. We think you’re going to enjoy this, a lot. Today, we are featuring Rad Drew, we previously interviewed Rad in our A Day In The Life of Series, if you missed that you can read it here. For most…
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A Day In The Life Of Rad Drew – A Highly Creative And Professional iPhone Photographer
Welcome to our very exciting new column on theappwhisperer.com. This section entitled ‘A day in the life of …’ and this is where we’ll be taking 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 fortieth installment of the series, you can read the others here if you have missed them so far. Today we are featuring Rad Drew. For most of his life, Rad has had a camera close by. His love of photography took him to Indiana University where he studied fine art and earned a degree in…
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iPhone Photography Tutorial — How to add Texture, Tone, and a Hint of Rusty Color to your Image – By Rad Drew
Our new mobile iPhone photography tutorial section is in full swing and we’ve received much acclaim from the mobile photography community, thanks to all. If you’ve missed our previous tutorials you can read them here. This is my first tutorial for theappwhisperer.com (of many), we hope 😉 Joanne will very soon by publishing my A Day In The Life of article, so look out for that. I can tell you a little about myself here, photography has been a love for years. I earned a degree in Journalism with an emphasis in photography and shot for years with a 1972 Nikkormat FTN, switching to digital only 6 years ago. And…
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A Day In The Life Of Johnny Ecko aka Squarepixel – An iPhone Photographer Tremendously Talented With An Expert Eye For Art
Welcome to our very exciting new column on theappwhisperer.com. This section entitled ‘A day in the life of …’ and this is where we’ll be taking 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 the thirty-third installment of the series, you can read the others here if you have missed them so far. Today, we are featuring Johnny Eck aka Squarepixel. Johnny was born in 1969 and has three children; twins 9 years old (a boy and a girl), and a boy 7 years old. He has recently divorced, but…