Tuesday, September 13, 2011

iPhone HDR

iPhone Tip 101:

In the workshop last weekend we talked about differences between ProHDR and TrueHDR. On Sunday morning I made these photographs with the iPhone on a tripod. The True HDR is a bit more saturdated which gives the iamge more contrast. The Pro HDR is more neutral then Pro which makes it a bit softer. Saturation increases contrast and contrast increases saturation. Something to think about when shooting and then making adjustments in your images. The True HDR was set ot the enhanced mode to emphasize the saturation and contrast.

Stay tuned for more iPhone tips in the coming days. 

Pro HDR

Ture HDR


Monday, September 12, 2011

Renaissance Fine Art and Design Gallery

Gallery framed in Grunge
Fun opening and show in Carmel this weekend. Workshop could not have gone better other then maybe another day or two to cover the material. I am going to start teaching Photoshop and Lightroom next time I am in Carmel. This is very important if you are going to print your iPhone work, not to mention the more traditional files from larger resolution cameras.

Played around with the gallery window today for the posted image.


We are planning an intermediate workshop for November in Carmel - please check Renaissance Fine Art and Design for more information. Should be there in about 10 days.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Carmel iPhone Workshop

Car Detail - Carmel, Indiana
Just finished the first day of the 2 day iPhone workshop in Carmel, Indiana. There are 16 participants in this workshop from as far away as Washington, DC and Asheville,  North Carolina. This is the first of several workshops I am co-teaching with Teri Lou Dantzler, iPhoneopgraphywithTeriLou. The next workshop  is Nov 4-7 at the Pacific Northwest Art School located on Whidbey Island.
Workshop participant
Workshop Participant
We were lucky enough to have an antique car show just outside the workshop location - we stopped early so the participants could photograph the cars and use those images to process in class tomorrow....
Workshop Particpant

Friday, September 9, 2011

Paris - Bank Machine

Paris, France
A slice of life made from a moving car traveling through Paris using the  iPhone4.


Thursday, September 8, 2011

Whoops

Saturn 6, Coney Island
 When I left to drive to Carmel, Indiana the other day I inadvertently left my iPad and iPhone hard drive at home....this makes today's post a 'best of' - or in other words the best of what I have with me....a few images from Coney Island.....

Coney Island

Carousel, Coney Island

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Carnaby Street


'All you need is Love'.......

This image from late 2008 when I first started with the iPhone. We were out walking in London and ended up on Carnaby Street....This has always been one of my favorite early images from the early iPhone days. This was, in all likelihood, an hdr application and Photo Forge. Photo Forge was the early leader in processing applications.

I did a bit of re-processing in Filterstorm this morning....

These two images are an example of local image management to call attention to a particular part of the frame. In this case the 'LOVE' balloon on the top image was lightened, added contrast and sharpened to pop the balloon out from the buildings. Additionally the background was slightly darkened with slightly increased contrast...Quite simple and effective way to manage your image whether it be the iPhone or a more traditional camera.





Sunday, September 4, 2011

Friday, September 2, 2011

Green

green door, slicker and shovel, iPhone4
Image photographed in Portree on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, January 2010 - we got caught in the worst snowstorm they have had in the last 40 years...

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Carnival

Carnival 2, Bath, Maine
'Memories they can't be boughten
They can't be won at carnivals for free
Well it took me years
To get these souvenirs
And I don;t know how they slipped away from me'.....John Prine