Mobile Photography Book ‘A Small Amount of Courage’ by Karen Divine
Karen Divine is an internationally recognised artist with more than a dozen prestigious awards for her iPhone art. She is also an established member of the mobile photography community and last year published a beautiful book entitled ‘A Small Amount of Courage’. Inside this elegantly bound hardback book are 64 images, loosely based on the 64 Hexagrams of the iChing. If you’re unsure of the understanding of iChing, please read the following: "The I Ching is based on Yin and Yang, the two fundamental ordering principles in Taoist philosophy and cosmology. Typically, one formulates a question for the I Ching and then tosses three coins a total of six times.…
Pic of the Day (9) – Instagram – TheAppWhisperer
Here’s day nine of our brand new Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pick of the Day section on Instagram with the #theappwhisperer. Furthermore, each month we will also offer an overall prize to the image that receives the most love. On day 1 we congratulated @endtimewatcher for their fascinating portrait, day 2 consisted of an incredibly atmospheric shot by @the_real_mccoy -‘Colonial Dance’, day 3 we enjoyed a stunning street shot by @ilein, ‘Emotional Weather Report’, day 4 we congratulated @lorenka with her incredible mobile artistry image ‘bring me your alibis’. On day five we welcomed @jackvanheugten…
Valentine’s gift collection announced for 2015 by Proporta
In the run up to Valentine’s Day 2015 Proporta is unveiling its gift selection for him and her. From ladies Ted Baker SS15 iPhone cases to luxury iPhone 6 leather sleeves, the collection provides a wide variety of gift ideas suitable for all tastes. Furthermore, Proporta offer gifts with a personal touch thanks to their two personalisation options… Customers can either create their own case by using Proporta’s online tool to upload an image from their computer, Facebook or Instagram, or they can submit text to Proporta’s laser engraving team to have any quote, name, lyric or message engraved directly onto the case. To find out more, go here.
The Homeless CEO – BBC World Service – TheAppWhisperer
I’m delighted to publish this article on behalf of my friends at the BBC World Service about an incredible mobile photographer called Cillin aka @homelessceo. He visited London a few weeks ago and together they made a 2’00 montage of his voice and his images and have just put this out on the BBC World Service YouTube channel (see below). Born 30-something years ago in the UK to an Irish mother and a Sri Lankan father, Cillín (pronounced Killeen) is an Australian entrepreneur and Harvard University dropout who spent ten years in Europe (Germany & Switzerland) before moving to his current place of residence in the UAE. Cillín currently splits…
Memoir ‘It’s What I Do by Lynsey Addario, Part 1’
This is wonderful, MacArthur Genius Grant winner Lynsey Addario’s relentless pursuit of complex truths drive this heart-pounding and inspirational memoir of a photographer’s life. Lynsey Addario was just finding her way as a young photographer when September 11 changed the world. One of the few photojournalists with experience in Afghanistan, she gets the call to return and cover the American invasion. She makes a decision she would often find herself making—not to stay home, not to lead a quiet or predictable life, but to set out across the world, face the chaos of crisis, and make a name for herself. Addario finds in photography a way to travel with a…
Pic of the Day (8) – Instagram – TheAppWhisperer
Here’s day eight of our brand new Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pick of the Day section on Instagram with the #theappwhisperer. Furthermore, each month we will also offer an overall prize to the image that receives the most love. On day 1 we congratulated @endtimewatcher for their fascinating portrait, day 2 consisted of an incredibly atmospheric shot by @the_real_mccoy -‘Colonial Dance’, day 3 we enjoyed a stunning street shot by @ilein, ‘Emotional Weather Report’, day 4 we congratulated @lorenka with her incredible mobile artistry image ‘bring me your alibis’. On day five we welcomed @jackvanheugten…
iOS Mobile Photography App Tutorial – Shift – by Jerry Jobe
We are delighted to publish this very interesting tutorial of the new app by Pixite Apps called Shift. Jerry puts it through its paces and laments the quality found in many of the other apps by this developer, don’t miss this. Over to you Jerry. (Foreword by Joanne Carter). Shift retails for $0.99/£0.79 and you can download it here. “As I’ve said multiple times, I’m a big fan of the Pixite apps. I just finished covering Union, and before that I’ve shown you Tangent, LoryStripes, Fragment and Matter. All of them produce wonderful effects with a clear user interface to get the most from your fantastical creations. Now I’m in…
Pic of the Day (7) – Instagram – TheAppWhisperer
Here’s day seven of our brand new Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pick of the Day section on Instagram with the #theappwhisperer. Furthermore, each month we will also offer an overall prize to the image that receives the most love. On day 1 we congratulated @endtimewatcher for their fascinating portrait, day 2 consisted of an incredibly atmospheric shot by @the_real_mccoy -‘Colonial Dance’, day 3 we enjoyed a stunning street shot by @ilein, ‘Emotional Weather Report’, day 4 we congratulated @lorenka with her incredible mobile artistry image ‘bring me your alibis’. On day five we welcomed @jackvanheugten…
Mobile Photography – Portrait of an Artist – Ninth Video Showcase – TheAppWhisperer
Welcome to our ninth Portrait of an Artist Showcase! This Showcase complements our Portrait of an Artist Column edited by Jennifer Bracewell. Every two weeks Jennifer will review and curate work that has been submitted to our dedicated Flickr group. In addition, to creating a showcase video which features a sampling of submitted work, we will also highlight a few images that have caught our attention… offering some thoughtful commentary about technique, composition and subject matter. This week Jennifer has selected her favourite images and reviewed them. We hope you enjoy this. If you are not a member of our Facebook group… we highly recommend that you join us! This is our…
Rob Pearson-Wright Wins The Terry O’Neill Award Mobile Photography Category -TheAppWhisperer
Huge congratulations to Rob Pearson-Wright for winning The Terry O’Neill Award Mobile Photography Category yesterday. The Terry O’Neill Award is one of the world’s most respected and leading photography prizes. It attracts thousands of entries every year from around the globe. The distinguished judges offer a unique opportunity to showcase your talent to titans of the industry, many of whom operate in the commercial world and commission work. Pearson-Wright was interviewed by Eleanor Cunningham on London Live yesterday and you can watch the full interview here.
