Music,. iPad and the Olympus OM-D

Best Buy Theater - NY City

Thanks to Dan Burkholder I purchased the Olympus OM-D 4/3rd's camera....I am enjoying using this lightweight camera to shoot music and then processing on the iPad and desktop Mac.

This image was made in New York City on October 14, 2012 at the Best Buy Theater........

iPhone/iPad App-stract

NYC App-stract

'Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one'............Albert Einstein

The Last Pixel Show is doing destination iPhone Photography Workshops. Click here for more information..... Next workshop starts April 5 in Nappa, California - there are a few spots still open....Come learn how to create using your iPhone/iPad - and learn from all the workshop participants....

'If you want to learn something - you should teach it'.....

Gallery Show

Renaissance Gallery, Carmel, Indiana

A bit more shameless promotion for my gallery show that opens in New York on Tuesday, March 6. There is an artist reception from 630PM - 830PM. The show will take place at Foto Care, 43 West 22nd Street, NY, NY 10010.

On March 10-11 there is an iPhone/iPad workshop, also at Foto Care. Click HERE for more information.

New York City, iPhone Gallery Show/Workshop

I am proud to announce an iPhone New York City Gallery Show and Workshop, both being hosted by Foto Care. The show will contain landscape images from Scotland, Ireland, Iceland, Death Valley, Zion National Park as well as Rock and Roll images shot on film, scanned, and processed using my ipad...hence the name: 'Music, Iphone and Other Neighborhoods'. Images will be printed on canvas as well as more traditional substrates.

The gallery show will be followed by a weekend workshop covering all aspects of iPhone/iPad from capture through printing.

Apple Mountain Lion

iPhone4s, Brooklyn Bridge

Apple Mountain Lion is coming - I am not sure when but it is coming. Below find a couple of previews for this new software. Not sure why they are releasing another operating system this quickly but it does seem to have some cool new features....Just hope it does not mess with my third party applications too much...

The second link below talks about making a USB install drive for new upgrades to your operating system. As most of these from Apple will not be on disk the USB install will be helpful in upgrading hardware without the APP Store or internet...It is also helpful to have your last operating system on an external disk should one of you pieces of third party software not upgrade quickly - this happened recently with my print RIP. Luckily I was able to boot up with the old version and still be able to print...

http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/17/airplay-mirroring-mac-os-x-10-8-mountain-lion/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+osxdaily+%28OS+X+Daily%29

http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/17/make-bootable-os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-usb-install-drive/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+osxdaily+%28OS+X+Daily%29

Check out The Last Pixel Show for location iPhone destination workshops.

Come to my New York iPhone Workshop at Foto Care, March 10-11, 2012. 

iPhone Cable Release Tip

Under the George Washington Bridge

There are three camera applications I frequently use that allow the use of a cable release to trigger the exposure. When I say cable release I mean an iPod remote headphone adapter as pictured in the link below.The three camera applications are the iPhone internal camera, Pro Camera and Camera+. Simply push the +/plus on the remote and it will trigger the camera.

http://www.amazon.com/iLuv-663883-IRVW-3rd-Party-Headphone-VoiceOver/dp/B002RL9WE0/ref=pd_cp_e_1 

Both of these cameras will also trigger using the + on the side of the phone, err camera but having a cable release helps reduce shake specifically if using the HDR setting in the iPhone internal camera. Can be a useful tool in low light also.


Also on my 4s if you hold down the +/plus it triggers rapid fire while in Camera+. if you hold down the +/plus or -/minus that also triggers rapid fire in ProCamera. I am not sure this works on previous iPhone iterations....I am told in the iPhone internal camera holding down the -/minus will focus the camera but I have not tested that as yet...

Anyone else have knowledge of other camera application that do something similar? Also I happen to use the remote shown above but it will also work on most headsets that have +/-...

New York, Street Walking

New York, Walking....

When walking around New York it is fun to do some no-look shooting - just holding a camera at your side and shooting whatever catches your eye...always amazed at what one is able to capture. I have done this with various point and shoot cameras but now that the iPhone camera will fire using the +volume button it has become my camera of choice. Always revealing to see the images......

Rye Playland, Out to Sea #2

Out to Sea - Version 4

I have this workflow exercise  I do where I will process images (both big boy and iphone) in various ways on various platforms to see just what is possible. This is done by taking iphone images to the desktop and vice-versa...having so many applications now available for the mac makes this a lot of fun...

Today's image was posted a few days ago but I also processed today's image completely on my  desktop Mac Pro using MacPhun Photo Studio, Dramatic Black and White with a bit of NIK Snapseed and Color EFX4 thrown in for good measure...

I guess the lesson here is do not be afriad to push sliders and workflow as far as possible in both directions....this is helpful in learning just what your limits are....no telling what is slight ahead or behind....

Below is the image progression that led to today's post...

Out to Sea V3

Out to Seas - V1

iPhone, iPad, Sharpening

Rye Playland, Unsharp Mask

Took a day trip with my friend David to The Rye Playland which is about 10 miles from my house. Personally I love closed amusement parks with a preference for those parks that have been abandoned - not the case with Rye. Unfortunately the park was gated for the winter so we ended up shooting through or over the fences...reminder to bring a small ladder next time. But I digress...

While processing this iPhone4s image I decided to leave it fairly straight ahead and simply used an unsharp mask applied with a mask and opacity brush to highlight areas I wanted to direct the viewer to see first...with the side effect creating space in the image....The areas sharpened were the foreground boards, the building under the ride and the ride and poles in the middle...Each part of the image was sharpened with a different opacity which gives the image the perception of depth.

Most images need some form of sharpening to bring back details lost in digital conversion. While this might not be necessary when viewing on a screen sharpening becomes increasingly necessary when making a print. Of course there are many individual workflows that work without sharpening.......purely a matter of choice and a good tool to have in your arsenal...

Rye Playland, Original Image

To learn more about sharpening and much more The Last Pixel Show is hosting several iPhone/iPad workshops this year. Click on the link above for ore information.

Additionally have a look at th efollowing links for more information of online training and one-on-one learning opportunities.


http://iphoneographywithterilou.blogspot.com/
http://iphone-antics.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/TheLast.PixelShow

Here they are side by side...

The Last Pixel Show, Workshops

Out to Sea-Rye Playland

The Last Pixel Show iPhone/iPad workshops are up and running for 2012. If you want to simply take family snapshots, straight ahead landscapes or explore your artistic side this is the place to learn. The Last Pixel Show starts with the basic set up of the iPhone and explores capture, resolution, folder structure, transfer of images and various applications that allow one to mold an image to personal taste.

At this time Last Pixel is offering two location workshops, Napa, California (April) and The Palouse (August) in Washington State. CLICK HERE and get more information on our website.

There are other options available if you can't make on of the locations websites. See below for links to local and online workshops:

Teri Lou Dantzler is offering online training:
 http://iphoneographywithterilou.blogspot.com/

Harry Sandler is teaching in New York City:
http://www.fotocare.com/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=day&id=20120310&eventid=143&full=full&Itemid=111

JUST ANNOUNCED: Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, New Jersey:
http://www.petersvalley.org/store/html/product.cfm?id=115


"If I could I would take every workshop Teri Lou and Harry offer. Not only did I learn tremendously from their collective, amazing talents, but I also came away believing in my art and vision. Since I first owned an iphone I have been using it as one of my cameras. Now it is my camera of choice thanks to the skills I learned from both Teri Lou and Harry. I love how they presented the workshop materials and the camaraderie between the other workshop participants was also a highlight for me! I can't wait to take another workshop from them!
.......Cecily Caceu, 
Portland Oregon


Here are some thoughts that you can use: Harry and Teri manage to pack a lot of good information into their workshops. They make the info meaningful because they are very patient and generous teachers, willing to work one on one with students to address specific areas of interest while also giving a overview of this constantly evolving subject. Recommended!...Dorthy Alig, Indianapolis

Bryant Park, New York City

The original of this image was made using an iPhone3gs...seems archaic as far as iPhone Photography goes but I really miss the simplicity of the older iPhone....there are times when making it better is not always better...but that is yet to be seen....

Still in a bit of shock with the Giants winning the Super Bowl.....might even go downtown for the parade tomorrow.....

New York, First Snow 2012

NYC, First Snow

How can I resist putting up an image of the first official snowstorm of 2012....This is the view from the bedroom window.....I posted an image last year from the same spot....iPhone 4s, TrueHDR, Filterstorm -

Bryant Park, New York City

Bryant Park - New York City - Ice Skating

It is that time of year again. The tree at Rockefeller Center is lit and the ice is up and running in Bryant Park. It is truly a fun time skating under the Empire State Building.....Only in New York Kids - Only in New York...Time to break out the Christmas Music...

iPhone 4s

Panoramic - Lower Manhatan - from Brooklyn

Yesterday was one of those special fall days in New York City, clear blue skies, a few clouds - perfect weather for an iPhone 4s test run. Luck was with me as I was visiting family in Brooklyn who live in a very tall building with a fantastic view of Manhattan.

After some coffee and a croissant I went up on the roof and made a 5 vertical image pano using the TrueHDR camera application. Long story short I only used the darker image for the final pano....the wind was blowing which made it difficult for them to resolve without blur. What was I thinking - you can't hand hold TrueHDR - so many other choices but....

Check out the image size above - yes I left the boxes checked again but there was no resample. This is the native size out of the iPhone after changing to 240DPI and the ProPhoto color space. Pretty neat......new sheriff in town...

There are many many new detail with this iPhone4s.....most people are talking about the iCloud but for me, thus far, it is being able to speak into the phone to text and send emails....oh, and yes, the camera rocks...

Below are details from this image - first one at 100% and the second at 200%..

100%

200%

Only in New York Kids

Was driving in the city and caught this one out the window of the car......really liking the new NIK Snapseed and photoforge 2 - also noticed in forge2 you can use blue-tooth and move an image to another device....

Image Management:

iPhone camera - no hdr
converted to black and white in Photoforge 2
image adjustments and frame in Snapseep

New website is live and finished. Has links to my two blogs and some new work. Finally have a website where I can make my own changes from anywhere in the world.


http://harrysandler.com is the address.....feel free to use the email link in the footer -

Mermaid Parade

Coney Island, Mermaid Parade 2010

I decided to post the same image on both blogs today in honor of the upcoming Mermaid Parade. Image management for this was:

Photograph made with Mamiya 645, Phase One 65+, 80MM lens
Used transfer to move the image into my iPad2
Filterstorm
Toon Paint
Iris
Seedsnap

Coney Island

Coney Island Pier

Could not have asked for a better day at Coney Island today. Mist and fog rolling off the water most of the day.....and Nathan's Hot Dogs did not disappoint...

Image above captured with ProHDR (hand held)
Autopainter
Filterstorm
Photoforge for sharpening
Iris for grunge and blending

Early iPhone

75 Rock

 Doing some organizing on my hard drives tonight I started seeing some of my early New York City iPhone images pass by on the screen. Can't remember what applications (it was severely limited) I used but most likely it was photoforge, ProHDr, Perfect Photo and Photostudio.

HBO Building - 42nd Street

Bryant Park Skaters