Morning Ride

Mornign Ride

The original image was an ektachrome image scanned into the digital world and processed on the iPad.

To learn this process and so much more about your iPhone and Ipad take a Last Pixel Show workshop. Below find links to two August workshops. Additionally I teach one on one in my home studio.

August 11, 12: Cape Cod: Contuit Center for the Arts

Aug 17-20: The Palouse, Washington State

Yosemite Falls

Yosemite Falls

'I must return to the mountains - to Yosemite. I am told that the winter storms there will be easily borne, but I am bewitched, enchanted, and tomorrow I must start for the great temple to listen to the winter songs and sermons preached and sung only there'.........from a letter written by John Muir in 1869

The Last Pixel Show is presenting destination iPhone/iPad workshops. Click here for more information. 

Iceland Church

Iceland Church

Just finished the weekend workshop at Foto Care in New York City. I was running through a few processing tips using today's image and was really liking the results. This is not at all rare in workshops as one usually starts pushing sliders to make sure the results show on the screen - and of course - happy accidents happen. This is something to remember - don't be afraid to push those sliders as far as possible to see the outer limits of what they do....it is a valuable learning tool.

I did a bit more work on this image this morning and decided to post to the blog. As I was moving rather quickly in the workshop all I can remember is PhotostudioHD, Artista Haiku, Sketchmee HD, possibly a bit of ArtistaOil, NIK Color EFX4, PhotoKit Sharpening and I did some retouching in Snapheal for the Mac. Not my usual workflow - hardly ever use this many applications......

The old adage holds true - if you want to learn something......teach it.....

check out The Last Pixel Show  for destination, one on one and online iphone/ipad training.

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.

Cape Flattery, Washington State

Cape Flattery, Washington State

 'If you want to learn something the best way is to teach it'

I have only been teaching for a short time am enjoying putting myself in a position of teaching someone how else how to do something.  And one of the side benefits is in preparation for a workshop there are always many many aha moments...It is similar to the study group things we all did as children.....learning and applying what we learn. This is why I like the workshop atmosphere......always getting back a bit more from the folks in attendance.....push the envelope - keep pushing - keep learning...........

New Orelans, Mardi Gras

New Orleans Graveyard, iPhone4s

A tribute to Mardi Gras..................

'I been in the right place
But it must have been the wrong time
I'd of said the right thing
But I must have used the wrong line
I been in the right trip
But I must have used the wrong car
My head was in a bad place
And I'm wondering what it's good for'....Dr John

Dr. John, New Orleans Jazz Festival, DSLR Image

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. 

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

Self Portrait

Self Portrait

I was invited on to a new Facebook Page all about iPhone Portraits hence today's posts. Over the past few years I have come up with quick combinations for shooting portraits, both quick street images and, of course, self portraits...most of the time I use the Hipstamatic Camera, Johns Lens and Kodot Grizzled film. If time permits I might use either ProCamera or Camera+ to take advantage of being able to throw the background out of focus.

This particular image was made using the IP internal camera...I played around in Filterstorm, NIK Snapseed, MacPhun PhotoStudio and Photo FX and came up with this workflow....My evil twin? Self-Portraits can be fun....

Come learn iPhone Photography with The Last Pixel show. Last Pixel is doing what we believe are the first iPhone location workshops with the first one being in Napa, California in April...Click HERE and look at  our website for more information...

Like us on FACEBOOK for more information on upcoming events.

Cape May, Postcard from the Edge #2

Postcard from the Edge #2

Having some fun with my 'new wave' postcard look....I guess you could call this research and development....

Transfer Images to a Mobile Device

I have been asked several times how to transfer images at high resolution between mobile devices and/or a desktop/laptop computer. There are several ways to do this from one image to the entire camera roll on your iPhone or iPad. Although not the way I would transfer my entire camera roll it is a practical way to move an image you might want to begin processing on your mobile device. First of all you need to purchase the PHOTO TRANSFER APP from the App Store.

1. Open transfer and choose SEND or RECEIVE. I chose RECEIVE for this tutorial.

2, The pick which device you want to transfer from. I chose APPLE COMPUTER. Transfer then gives you a type link and an IP address. There are times when one would work better then the other.

   

Below is the dialog with the IP and web addresses......

YOU ARE NOW READY TO GO TO THE LAPTOP OR DESKTOP TO FINISH THE TRANSFER.

5. Type the address of choice into your browser - I usually use Safari - it seems to work better - but there are times when I use Firefox if Safari is not working.

 6. You will then get the window below asking about resolution and also which folder you might want to put the image in. The resolution choices are high and medium - always choose high..The lower dialog box on this screen is for transferring/uploading images from the computer to the mobile device but this is for another tutorial. Hard to see but this dialog also gives the choice of folder for storage - also allows the creation of a new folder should that be your goal. NOTE: No matter what folder you choose there is always a copy in your CAMERA ROLL.

7, In my mac a window a dialog appears with a magnifying glass (upper right) which allows me to  navigate to the image or images just downloaded.

 That's all for today folks...Email with any questions.

The Last-Pixel Show teaches location iPhone/iPad workshops. Go to our website for more information.