iPhone Photography - if you can dream it, you can create it!

Times Square one year ago - discovering the possibilities

Remember the days when you had to spend $99 to update Photoshop? and then you had to spend another $99 to update each 'plug in' that you used with it? Well that has all changed, at least for those of us who use applications to process our images. In the last few weeks an amazing number of apps have had incredible updates, free of charge. It truly feels like Christmas and the true spirit of giving.

I remember a short year ago dreaming of the possibility to process my images with opacity brushes, thinking how great it would be to brush and blend this way. Now many applications have that option. Before I even imagined it, I discovered an application that could remove unwanted items similar to the Photoshop's content aware ability for a mere 99 cents. Also a short time ago, I hoped for the possibility of masking with a magic wand and the ability to use layers. Today even that is possible.

Of course there are a few things I still wish for that aren't possible - yet! More ways to make selections would be one of them. I still don't see any marching ants...lol!

I am so excited that the developers have worked hard to create applications that allow us to capture and process amazing images. The possibilities are incredible, inspiring and limitless. I would like to thank them all for helping me become a better artist because of the tools I now can carry in my pocket and will soon be traveling to far and exotic places with. I will continue to dream big, knowing that there is someone hard at work and with the ability to make my dreams come true.

Many thanks to the Photography Application developers - Happy Holidays to you!



The Last Pixel Show is now putting together their 2012 iPhone Photography workshop list and calendar. Please vote on the destinations you are most interested in, found on the side bar to the left.


The next iPhoneography Classes Available February 13th 2012! I will be out of the country and unavailable for most of January 2012. upon my return I will have fascinating images from many Asian countries.

Bryant Park on a snowy morning

Bryant Park, NYC

In December I took a trip to NYC so I could experience a bit of the Christmas season there. My hotel was right across from Bryant Park, a perfect location to see all the sights. I arrived late in the afternoon so it was dark and cold before I could venture out. An ice skating rink, large blue lite Christmas tree, vendor booths and a restaurant were in the park and it was full of people. I captured a few images but found it difficult to capture it well with the people walking into my shot.

I then ventured on in the direction of Times Square and Rockefeller Center. I had a terrific time mingling with the people while walking with my head up and mouth agape in awe of the big city decorations, sights and sounds. As I returned to the hotel it started snowing, which was absolutely beautiful. No where else is quite like NYC.

The next morning I decided to wake up at 5:00am so I could be out the door at 5:30am and hopefully beat the crowds to some of the more famous locations particularly Rockefeller Center. When I arrived, the only people in sight were about 5 security guard protecting the tree. So I took out my iPhone and started to extended my tripod legs when one of the guards rush over to tell me that "no tripods were allowed". I laughed. How could my tripod with an iPhone cause any problems at 6:00am? A rule is a rule so I hand held some images and slowly walked back to the hotel.

 

When I arrived back at Bryant Park I saw this postcard like scene. The table and chairs looked as if they were just waiting  for a couple to arrive. The snow from the evenings fall was just enough to cover the ground and give it a crisp appeal. So for this image I set up my tripod and went "click". (Well not really but you get the picture!)

Captured with Pro HDR
PperfectPhoto to sharpen
Artista Haiku
Iris to blend in multiply
Iris to apply auto level
PerfectPhoto to sharpen

iPhoneography classes from beginner to advance are available. Please contact me for further information. teri@terilou.com Please join my Facebook Group iPhoneography with Teri Lou

Target Billboard

Target Billboard - Times Square, NYC

This morning I wanted to post a different type of Hipstamatic image. This is actually 5 Hipsta's captured from a busy street corner last month. I purposely captured the images knowing that I wanted to stitch them together afterwards.
If you plan on stitching images together, you must be sure to overlap the captures by at least 1/3 and preferably 1/2 with bordered Hipsta's. These images were captured with the Dream Canvas film and therefore the border is very wide. If you don't overlay enough the stitching program won't have enough detail to know where to stitch. Personally I do most of my captures for stitching with a tripod. This way the iPhone is steady and oriented from the same location.
I use the app AutoStitch for all my stitching. It works wonderfully. You can also crop the stitch within the app. However with this image I like the black border and left it as is.

iPhoneography classes from beginner to advance are available. Please contact me for further information. teri@terilou.com Please join my Facebook Group iPhoneography with Teri Lou