tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64253758465867385712024-03-14T02:42:17.089-04:00Karen L Messick iPhone AdventuresA photographers iPhone adventure...creating images...Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.comBlogger238125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-78899501071367310792017-03-11T16:23:00.003-05:002017-03-11T16:23:36.198-05:00On, LOSS, LOVE...LIFE and LIGHT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Whew its been a long winter painting inside the house I live in, moving furniture around, packing art and non essentials that I stripped off the walls to paint so when the beach house sells I can move quickly on getting this one on the market. It has also been a difficult couple of weeks, losing a good friend, who I would "speak" with almost every day. Well not really "speak" with, because she had COPD, and had radiation for esophageal cancer and it was difficult for her to speak. So we text most every day, about simple things, like the weather, her physical challenges, my daily to do list, her family visits, her pets, where her beloved husband was in his worldly travels and life in general. So when she passed I missed her thoughts, her "voice", her kindness and support for my adventures and dreams. When I expressed to her that it seemed like I would never get to Hawaii, she always said I will get to Hawaii, she could see me there.<br />
We met several years ago, she reached out to me because she wanted to learn more about using her iPhone as an artistic tool so I traveled to her to help her learn. After that first visit we became friends and I would visit when I could. Who knew such a strong friendship would grow as a result of our original iPhone lesson? But more than the daily conversations, she got me, she knew my heart! So when you lose someone who really gets you it's a big loss.<br />
Recently over the past three weeks, I have been supporting my family with my nephews health issues. It is so sad, difficult and exhausting to see such a young talented person in trouble with their mind. Observing the struggles of your loved ones during such times is creatively draining. Creativity needs space, a quiet mind and introspection, when you are doing doing doing...it is my sense that my creativity is suppressed.<br />
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...but slowly I am coming back to center, the day light is now longer which is great and there are signs of spring in the garden. I have already made one day trip to the beach house to see how the renovation work went over the winter and will head back next week to get the interior back together. I am hoping I can get the beach house back on the market in April to sell this summer. I will get to Hawaii when the time is right...this I know. Seems I have been needed here...for now. <br />
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Today I have had a window of personal time and have been working on some admin stuff for the two travel workshops I have scheduled this year <a href="http://blog.karenlmessickphotography.com/p/scroll-down-for-all-details.html">The Palouse</a> and <a href="http://blog.karenlmessickphotography.com/p/the-nude-as-art.html">The Nude as Art</a> and a presentation coming up in April, <a href="http://www.coastalcameraclub.com/activities/photo-beach-bash/">The Beach Bash sponsored by The Coastal Camera Club</a>.<br />
Some presentation ideas that were rumbling around in my head led me to write this blog..<br />
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So now to the <i><b>"Light."</b></i> How do you teach someone to <i><b>"See Light?"</b></i> We walk around the planet in light and darkness all the time, but to "See Light" in photography and how it interacts with potential subjects, is different as we use a tool with limited capabilities in capturing the light we humans see. How do you teach someone what a subject looks like in different light, well show them!!<br />
See what they like better...analyze the difference...so its a good exercise to get in touch with the light and its qualities...in order to "see" better in photography, after all Photography is about light! <br />
My presentation at the <a href="http://www.coastalcameraclub.com/activities/photo-beach-bash/">Beach Bash</a> was requested to be "The Art of Seeing." in one hour really? So I am trying to drill it down..not to a lot of pretty pictures but ones that will turn the proverbial light bulb on. So as I sit at my kitchen table today working on some admin stuff on the laptop, I had the idea to make a shot of a simple subject I made the other day when I liked the light on it, late afternoon streaming in from my dining room window into the kitchen, I liked the shadows the shapes the contrast of a simple "old style" wall mounted telephone cord...HA! Simple right! Well here's the difference from today mid day diffused light..<br />
I used my iPhone for ease of use as a simple controllable capture device. I ran each image through Snapseed Black and White and applied the same "dark" filter...and here's the difference.<br />
Now does that help you see the light???? Whats your choice? Which image attracts you more?<br />
and I would just say there are no rights or wrongs, It is just <i><b>Different LIGHT!</b></i> Different purposes.<br />
So that's it on <i><b>"LIGHT." </b></i>Hope to see you somewhere along my path! Now back to work! <br />
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-75346041567612166912017-02-21T20:55:00.001-05:002017-02-21T20:56:45.624-05:00Catching up!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It is going to be a great year in iPhone Photography! My two classes at Johns Hopkins are booked full and my iPhone workshops at <a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/categories/C6">Capital Photography Center</a> are booking fast! In addition to the "Getting Started" sessions, we have added two iPhone Photography walk~ a~ bouts this spring!<br />
My iPhone Photography presentation scheduled for The Garden Club of America's annual meeting in downtown Baltimore on May 5th is also booked! Yay! Who knew the iPhone would be such a game changer for photography in our modern lives. I read a post on FB tonight by a photographer who said he had been shooting for 46 years and just did not understand why anyone would want to capture images with an iPhone. That he had one and was never even tempted to use the camera in it. I thought gee that is too bad its so much fun! How do you know until you try??<br />
Well no worries here, unless some new better technology comes along I will always embrace creating images with my iPhone! It is just plain fun! <br />
On a recent workshop I was happy to see the renovated East Wing at the National Gallery of Art has officially reopened. After conducting my last iPhone workshop there I made a few images while cruising the new space.<br />
I just love the second floor sitting area with the expansive windows looking out on Washington, D.C.<br />
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The installation above caught my eye! I knew the Hipsta pac, Fashion would create a cool effect with the neon, so I decided to shoot it with the combination Tachman Lens and Runway Film.<br />
Walking further along the new space, I noticed another installation I liked. While standing at an angle to avoid capturing my own reflection, I enjoyed the graphic nature of all the architectural features and reflections that came into the composition. <br />
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-17186909837836718202016-12-01T14:21:00.000-05:002016-12-01T14:21:48.204-05:00"Make the "Stuff" you stand in front of more interesting"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I just love getting inspiration from other photographers and artists and one never knows where or how it will come. A good friend who attended <a href="http://naturevisions.org/">Nature Visions</a> posted on her Facebook page one of her favorite quotes from the keynote speaker<a href="http://bobkrist.com/photography/"> Bob Krist</a>, who is a tremendously talented travel photographer, she wrote <i>"Stand in front of more interesting stuff."</i><br />
Well a bit out of context but I can imagine what it was in reference to...creating compelling images.<br />
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So as I read that, I was inspired to think:<br />
<i>"Make the stuff you are standing in front of more interesting!"</i><br />
I was at the beach when I read her post in the morning and when I went out for a beach walk in the late afternoon, I was challenging myself to, <i>"Make the stuff I was standing in front of more interesting."</i><br />
What do you do with sand, and windblown dead plant life? Study it! Look at the, shapes, textures, light and how it interacts with your subject, look at how you can put the material into the frame so that it makes a pleasing or dynamic composition. Then make a correct exposure, then shoot it again..then go home and do your best processing! Monochrome or color with software effects..it does not matter, its what makes the image work.<br />
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I don't believe you have to be in exotic locations or have amazing subjects to create a compelling image! In your own back yard there are subjects and light situations that can work! But you have to stretch your imagination, "see" the opportunity. See how to make the image! See light!<br />
In other words, challenging yourself to,<br />
<i>"Make the stuff you are standing in front of more interesting."</i><br />
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<i> </i>When you can do this you can create compelling images anywhere you are standing! I will admit though the beach is a pretty cool place! But I was the only photographer out there looking for images on a simple beach walk on a bright sunny bluebird sky afternoon. So get out there, take your iPhone and see the stuff you are standing in front of in a more interesting way, then work hard with your skills to make it compelling! <br />
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It has been a great and busy fall season of iPhone education, teaching two courses at <a href="http://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/non-credit-programs/odyssey/">Johns Hopkins in the Odyssey Program</a> and one at<a href="http://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/non-credit-programs/osher-lifelong-learning-institute/"> Osher </a>as well as weekend workshops at <a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/">Capital Photography Center. </a><br />
Look for spring course listing in a couple weeks! I will be teaching in Odyssey in the spring and maybe Osher again...and as always at Capital Photography Center!<br />
Hope to see you in a class!! I have three more spots open on December 18 at Union Station. <a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/classes/quantity/fc5159f2e8d3fa36cb8b2eb513e85cfd59c34e27/17329">Click here for more info: </a><br />
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Also we will be adding an iPhone photography walk about next spring at Capital Photography Center, that will be fun! <br />
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-87981635236862100522016-09-09T12:51:00.000-04:002016-09-09T12:51:36.594-04:00Creating a Photo Series on your iPhone ~ Hipstamatic ~ Stackables<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's no secret, I love the beach and I love the app Hipstamatic for shooting in certain situations where you want a very unique look. I went for a walk on the beach late in the afternoon and loved the fading light, tide pools and the sparse amount of people enjoying the beach.<br />
My idea was to use Hipstamatic loaded with the Fashion Pak while adding exposure using the shutter speed dial in Classic Mode, I wanted a bit of an ethereal look in my images.<br />
The latest Hipstamatic update added an in App "Settings" menu under the Photos Icon in the lower left of the Classic screen: Tap the photos icon, then Tap Menu, Then Settings, it is a bit obscure but there.<br />
There are new features for 1. Capture: Raw original unfiltered image in a 2x3 orientation along with the Square Filtered image, adding more complexity to the app and for, 2. Saving: as separate files or versions. You will need to make choices there in the settings based on your preference for Capture and Saving...<br />
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Hipstamatic now has a lens preview switch, a small toggle next to the shooting screen, which allows you to see what the image will look like with the selected film and lens combo. It was a big update on September 1: there are lots more updated features. This app, though adding improvements, has gone from a really cool simple to use app, to a somewhat complex to a new user app. I still enjoy shooting in classic mode, as I love the large screen feature of shutter release...though the pro mode shooting side of the app is pretty cool too!<br />
So much for updates, back to creating the images: After I captured the images I wanted, I took the images into the Stackables app applied a texture filter and saved it as a formula in the app so I could apply the same filter with the same opacity to the series I shot.<br />
I then finished the series by adding my name using the app Impression. So give it a try..create a series with intent, a point of view and consistency...<br />
<a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/categories/C6">Check out my Getting Started iPhone workshops at Capital Photography Center in Washington, DC</a><br />
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-8249368401681429082016-09-07T10:56:00.001-04:002016-09-07T10:57:52.401-04:00Snapseed new feature " Face" rocks!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Labor Day was a great day in South Bethany, De. Just being at the beach again is enough! But I also enjoyed a super beach picnic dinner with neighbors Don and Elayne and their children Matt and Michele. Don grilled awesome chicken, Elayne cooked corn on the cob and prepared some fabulous pasta shells stuffed with manicotti cheese...and we sat outside on the picnic table.<br />
Now that's an American Labor Day!<br />
After dinner, as the evening was coming on Elayne asked if I would take a family pic as Matt is now living in San Francisco, Snowy their family dog is now 14 years old, and they have their beach house on the market: it may be the last time they are all together at the beach. So I obliged, actually I was honored! I used their iPhone but I also wanted to use mine as no picture is ever done when you take it, it needs processing, even an iPhone pic benefits from some aesthetic tweaks!<br />
So...I was excited to try a new feature in my favorite processing App, Snapseed. Google just added a new feature called "Face" in the artistic filter section of the iPhone app.<br />
I decided to give it a try on the one pic I thought was best of their family. Well I was blown away by its ability to do the work. It has three adjustment features: Face Spotlight: Eye Clarity and Skin Smoothing. I applied differing degrees of each and was pleased with the result.<br />
Below are the before and after images.<br />
I also enjoyed making a Monochrome file and a vintage file of the same image with the "Face" adjustments already applied. I think it works great in the monochrome conversion as well.<br />
<a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/categories/C6">Join me on my next iPhone class September 18 in Washington DC. Sponsored by Capital Photography Center! </a><br />
<a href="https://aapnoncredit.jhu.edu/ShowSchedule.awp?&Mode=GROUP&Group=.PDA&Title=Photography+and+Digital+Arts">Or in Baltimore at Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus this fall..</a>one session is full and one has a few spaces so hurry! <br />
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-6662079561179583452016-08-31T14:44:00.000-04:002016-08-31T14:44:03.012-04:00The value of "Play" in your photography..Hipstamatic Classic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last night several members from the <a href="http://www.baltimorecameraclub.org/">Baltimore Camera Club</a> went to the Maryland State Fair to create images. It was a great time with friends, music, lights and lots of energy there! I decided to go without the big camera. So with my iPhone in hand I selected the Hipstamatic App, loaded with the Fashion Lens/Film combo: Tacman Lens (adds motion and energy) and Runway film. I thought it would be perfect for the feeling I wanted to represent in my images. I also experimented with the shutter speed control dial that was added to the Classic Camera interface in January. I have not really experimented with it to any degree of difference but thought this would be a perfect time to play with that feature. I also used the multiple exposure feature that is built into the Classic Camera of Hipstamatic...So the combination of shutter speed control, multiple exposure and the Fashion Pak gave me the exact results I was hoping for, crazy fun images with lots of energy! I then finished the images in Snapseed for saturation, and sharpening. <br />
I was really playing with the idea I wanted to communicate and used some cool features the App has to offer...just for fun! Don't take your photography so seriously that it becomes work or route, experiment have some fun with the art!<br />
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-30135477121643429042016-08-15T21:00:00.000-04:002016-08-16T11:32:35.045-04:00Capturing and Teaching High Dynamic Range Imagery on the iPhone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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High Dynamic Range photography is not new, but teaching the concept to non photographers is always a "wow" when they see it in action. It is a part my curriculum when conducting the <a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/categories/C6">"Getting Started in iPhone Photography" </a>workshops sponsored by Capital Photography Center and my sessions at <a href="https://aapnoncredit.jhu.edu/ShowSchedule.awp?&Mode=GROUP&Group=.PDA&Title=Photography+and+Digital+Arts">Johns Hopkins in their Odyssey Program.</a><br />
I like to capture images with Bracket Mode, even though there are numerous quality HDR apps available. It's easy, it's effective and I can just keep shooting, no need to stop and process while capturing the images. I like to process later; when I am shooting, I just want to shoot. I use the Pro HDR X app to process the two captured images from Bracket Mode. Pro HDR though still available in the app store will not handle the larger 12mp files from the newer iPhones.<br />
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When using Bracket Mode you have to make a few simple settings within the app. You have to turn on "Auto Save" images. When you purchase it from the App store, it downloads with the default not to save them, don't ask me why...so you could shoot and never see a file, so make sure you fix that setting, by tapping on the cog like icon on the lower right of the App interface. Camera technique is also important during the capture process, a very steady hand is critical, so when the images blend they will overlay and create a sharp image file.<br />
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Below are two examples of the power of this app and its ability to Auto-detect the brightest and darkest part of an image. I will also be teaching two sessions at <a href="https://aapnoncredit.jhu.edu/ShowSchedule.awp?&Mode=GROUP&Group=.PDA&Title=Photography+and+Digital+Arts">Johns Hopkins this fall in the Odyssey Program </a>and hope you can join me there or at Capital Photography Center in DC.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blended image in Pro HDRx and then further processed using Snapseed for sharpening, saturation, and contrast.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captured with Bracket Mode in Auto Mode (for the brightest area of the scene~ the sky)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captured with Bracket Mode in Auto Mode (for the darkest area of the scene~ the foreground and under the roof of the gas station)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blended image in Pro HDR X and then further processed using Snapseed for sharpening, saturation, and contrast.</td></tr>
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-39323169722083563282016-03-02T19:52:00.001-05:002016-03-03T15:12:42.225-05:00The Conservatory ~ Apps: Glaze ~ Camera + ~ Leonardo ~ Snapseed ~ BracketMode ~ Pro HDR x ~ Impression<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captured with BracketMode: Blended using Pro HDR x: Processed in Snapseed: Artistic filter rendered in Glaze: enhanced using Leonardo and signed using Impression</td></tr>
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Sharing new ways to capture images on the iPhone with students is so much fun! I just love to see their faces when they blend their first HDR image, they capture using BracketMode and blend using Pro HDR x. It's always an "Oh Wow! Today I had a group of students in a local conservatory and we worked mainly on capturing macro images with our iPhones, but I also had a student who wanted to expand her knowledge on shooting and capturing bracketed HDR images. The images here are an assortment from today's workshop.<br />
<a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/classes/quantity/c80403e2dfe746b023bf251b6d19a0fdec81c0d4/13992"> Join me in Washington, DC for my next "Getting Started in iPhone Photography" at the National Portrait Gallery, March 13, just a few spots open.</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orchid: Captured using the Macro feature in Camera+: Processed in Snapseed: Artistic filter applied using Glaze: Enhanced using Leonardo: signed using Impression</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captured with BracketMode: Blended using Pro HDR x: Processed in
Snapseed: Artistic filter rendered in Glaze: enhanced using Leonardo and
signed using Impression </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cactus Flower: Captured using the Macro feature in Camera+: Processed in Snapseed:
Artistic filter applied using Glaze: Enhanced using Leonardo: signed
using Impression</td></tr>
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-25102891431374629892016-01-12T20:22:00.000-05:002016-01-12T20:45:28.146-05:00Tips for creating "Sharp" iPhone images~<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Often I am asked how I get such "sharp" iPhone images...so I thought I would share a few tips which often help my students.<br />
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<u><i><b>1. Protect your lens!!!</b></i></u> I know this device is so easy to "throw" in a handbag with car keys and wallets, or for the men in pockets with change and keys, but I often say..."would you treat a $1500.00 DSLR lens that way? Of course not, it gets a lens cap then into a camera bag....so even though the mobile device is not a $1500.00 DSLR lens, if you want "sharp" images you must treat it so!<br />
Protect it!<br />
How?<br />
a. Use a <a href="http://www.mophie.com/shop/juice-pack-air-iphone-6?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=JPA-IP6&gclid=Cj0KEQiA5dK0BRCr49qDzILe74UBEiQA_6gA-s32ab5GpvGko6_vs7jQveg4xOaTe0X0HiSmSlQi-XsaAv-o8P8HAQ">Mophie Battery </a>pack! It keeps the lens recessed due to the packs design, so if you lay it on a table the lens will not be vulnerable to scratches.<br />
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b. Put it into a<a href="http://www.verabradley.com/product/all-in-one-crossbody-and-wristlet-for-iphone-6/classic-black/1004213_203525.uts?N=60009"> protective cloth</a> (<a href="http://www.verabradley.com/product/all-in-one-crossbody-and-wristlet-for-iphone-6/classic-black/1004213_203525.uts?N=60009">I love my Vera Bradley Cross Body Pouch</a>) or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Caseflex-iPhone-Black-Neoprene-Pouch/dp/B00NBSW6F0">neoprene pouch</a> before putting it in your pocket or handbag!<br />
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<u><b><i>2. Clean your lens:</i></b></u> I always use a micro fiber lens cloth to wipe the lens off each day I use it to capture images. I keep it in the pouch where I keep my phone stored. <br />
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<i><u><b>3. Capture technique matters:</b></u></i> <br />
a. Don't use the volume button to trigger the shutter, when you push on the button you inherently shake the camera (or phone).<br />
b. Shoot with an app that allows you to use a focus point on screen like Camera+ for maximum sharpness, and remember to use it.<br />
c. Tap gently on the shutter button in the shooting app. There is no need to push hard on the screen on any shutter button: just a real soft gentle touch and release and it will fire.<br />
d. Camera holding technique, I use a rock steady grip on my iPhone cradling it in both hands for maximum stability when I shoot, as if I was hand holding and shooting with my big camera, I also stabilize my body.<br />
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<b><i><u>4. Processing technique: </u></i></b><br />
a. I use Snapseed on every image I create on my iPhone sharpening them up to about 25% (no more). The sharpening feature can be found under the details filter menu in Snapseed. In addition every image gets a little bit of Structure, anywhere from 10-20%, also under the details menu in Snapseed.<br />
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<b><i><u>I hope these few tips, help you improve the sharpness of your mobile phone images.</u></i></b><br />
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-19855090195211781592015-12-13T13:13:00.004-05:002015-12-13T13:13:26.838-05:00Gifts for your favorite iPhone Photographer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vermont Fall<br />Captured using Camera+, processed in Snapseed, artistic filter applied in Photocopier.</td></tr>
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Its winter, but it feels like spring! Some of the azaleas in the garden have lone blossoms and the hellebore plants are putting out new shoots.<br />
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But it is the season of giving and I was asked by <a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/">Marie of Capital Photography Center</a>, to put together a list of some of my favorite iPhone gift ideas. I thought I would share it with you here. All of the items on this list I use and enjoy!<br />
So if you have an iPhone photographer in the house I hope you will gift them a small item from this list.<br />
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Here are TEN GREAT GIFT ideas.</div>
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1. An iTunes Gift Card is tops for buying more photo apps!</div>
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What’s better than an iTunes Gift card for downloading more
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2. Touch sensitive gloves for navigating your iPhone screen
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3. A set of awesome lens attachments from INMACUS: Here</div>
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4. Nothing is better than Mophie for keeping your iPhone
going long after the battery is run out. Mophie has a great selection of cases
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6. For your Vera Bradley fan a cross body iPhone case is
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8. If your iPhone Photographer is also an audiophile Bose
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11. A microfiber lens cleaning cloth is always needed to
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<a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/classes/quantity/87ad16d692b0d1adce7582e5a9bebef77464aa62/12318">Oh and maybe a workshop with me!</a><br />
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<a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/classes/quantity/87ad16d692b0d1adce7582e5a9bebef77464aa62/12318">Join me December 20, at Union Station for my Holiday Getting Started in iPhone Photography workshop only four spaces left! </a><br />
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It has been a while since I wrote a post but now that summer is over and fall almost gone, I have a few minutes to compose an iPhone blog.<br />
So ~ What is a Photo Essay? Wikipedia says: A photo essay <span class="st" data-hveid="59">is a set or series of photographs that are intended to tell a story or evoke a series of emotions in the viewer. OK, so last week I wanted to get in a long walk on the boardwalk in Ocean City, Md. I did not know how far exactly my objective of walking from one end to the other was but it turned out to be four miles. I did not want to carry my big camera gear for an unknown, health walk, so I took my iPhone and restricted myself to shooting with the INMACUS Wide Angle attachment and Camera+ only. I do this sometimes with my big camera forcing myself to "see" only through one fixed focal length lens and make images. It is a great exercise in creativity. </span><br />
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<span class="st" data-hveid="59">As I began my walk it was obvious to me that the story I would tell through the images I made that day was one of a resort town after the season. As I walked I poked the lens of the iPhone through wrought iron bars that restricted access to pool areas closed for the season. I could never have done that with my big camera, I was able to get shots because of the lens attachment and the size of my iPhone. The pool series evolved:</span><br />
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As I walked on the boardwalk I saw other images that spoke to the idea of a closed summer resort town, such as the empty restaurant seating and shuttered storefronts.<br />
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Further on the boardwalk there were more signs of a past summer season.<br />
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Broken signs, empty signs, became a series...<br />
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The normally crowded boardwalk had the infrequent bicyclist or kids on skateboards and the usually crowded to overflowing parking lots of the old motels were absolutely empty.</div>
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Next summer I will be presenting on iPhone Photography at the NECC Conference in Amherst, Mass. July Friday 15, Saturday 16, and Sunday 17. If you live in the area or are a part of the Council, I hope to see you there. </div>
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-68386434966957683992015-08-26T12:55:00.001-04:002015-08-26T12:55:38.851-04:00Shooting with the INMACUS Wide Angle lens ~ Camera+<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Recently I received a couple products in the mail from the folks at <a href="http://launch.inmacus.com/18mm-hd-wide-lens-kit.html/">INMACUS.com</a> to work with on my iPhone 6. Yesterday I had a chance to open the package on the 18mm HD Wide Angle kit and have some iPhone photography fun while also getting in my daily objective of 10,000 steps. So I went out to a local park with great trails and barns nearby in the Cromwell Valley.<br />
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The images below are straight out of the iPhone..no processing for purposes of evaluation.<br />
My thoughts on the lens: I loved it! For $59.90 US I think its a great addition to any iPhone photographers accessories!<br />
It comes in a package with a small lens cap, a circular polarizing filter which works with the standard iPhone lens fitted with the "Rapid Grip Adapter", and an HD Closeup which I did not try out yesterday...as I continue to work with each filter I will add a post for my results.<br />
This lens was as sharp to my eyes as the iPhone without any lens adapters edge to edge! I was amazed at that! I did detect a very small amount of vignetting, which is no surprise with an attachment and a wider angle. It was so small that it did not bother me because it can easily be fixed in post with either Touch Retouch or the new Spot repair in Snapseed......and it could have been because I had not seated the attachment exactly. It does clip over the iPhone easily and seats well over the original iPhone lens.<br />
So here are a few images to compare with and without the HD 18mm attachment. For all the images I stood in the same spot and made two shots one with the native lens and one with the wide angle attachment as noted. I enjoyed some of the close up distortion with the wide angle as well as the ability to get more in the frame. Sometimes you just can't back up far enough using the native lens and this solves that problem as in the image of the tree.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Straight shot iP6 lens with INMACUS 18mm HD wide angle attachment Camera+ for capture</td></tr>
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-22997098306241839072015-08-24T12:23:00.002-04:002015-08-24T12:23:38.684-04:00Shooting the Sunrise: Apps: Camera+ ~ Photo Fx ~ Snapseed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I love standing at the edge of the ocean before sunrise and on my last day at the beach this August I did just that before packing up and heading out. It was a short week and I did not even take my big camera, but as the sun began to rise I could not help but capture a few images with my iPhone, it was a beautiful morning. Today I had a few minutes to share my steps on the capture and processing the image I made that morning.<br />
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<u>Capture:</u> I am an avid Camera+ user when I want a clean file to work with, one that is closest to the kind of file I might get from shooting with my DSLR. (No pre-applied filters just a straight shot.) The really big advantage for me using Camera+ is the ability to choose and lock focus and choose and lock exposure. I chose the exposure I wanted by moving the exposure reticle around the screen until I saw the exposure I liked then locked it while I locked my focus as well, then all you have to do is keep firing the shutter button. I made the exposure to capture detail in the sea, knowing the area just above the horizon would blow out and I could YES, Fix it in Post!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 1: Original Capture<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 2: Original with Levels (in PS) showing blow out in highlights just to demonstrate my thoughts and for purposes of confirming my capture. (Note: Non of the processing of this image was done in PS)</td></tr>
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<u>Processing:</u> Photo FX by Tiffen is one of my favorite landscape processing apps because of the Grad Filters.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 3: Access the main "Grad Menu" by tapping on the Grads/Tints icon,<br /> then tap on the bottom right image to open the Strip Grad menu.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 4: Once in the strip grad menu there are sub menus of colors. <br />I used the Chocolate strip grad by tapping on the icon image identified as chocolate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 5: When you tap on the chocolate strip grad icon this screen appears. As you can see the filter has been applied over the entire image. But I only wanted the effect on the bright area just above the horizon. By tapping on the dashed circle icon at the bottom of the menu screen a new option appears on the screen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 6: By dragging the shaded gray circles on the screen at the top and bottom <br />of the image you can reposition the strip grad filter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 7: Grad strip filter adjusted to area desired.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 8: In addition to adjusting the placement of the grad strip you can also adjust the color and opacity of the grad by tapping on the blue adjustment icons to the immediate left of the dashed circle icon. When you tap on that it brings up a color picker. By moving the circles around on the two color graphs you can choose the color you want.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 9: When its time to save your adjustments you can tap on the lower right save icon in image 8 and either add these adjustments as a layer and proceed with further adjustments by choosing add layer or you can save to camera roll. I save the adjusted image to my camera roll for further processing in Snapseed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 10: Further processing in Snapseed, using Tonal Contrast: Ambience, Saturation, Warmth, Details and Structure. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 12: Histogram in PS of final image showing detail and color now in the bright areas above the horizon.</td></tr>
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-32007271460564266462015-05-22T22:24:00.000-04:002015-05-22T22:24:34.152-04:00Barcelona Street Photography ~ Hipstamatic ~ Snapseed ~ Diptic ~ Phonto<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Barcelona is a fabulous city filled with opportunity for street photography!<br />
I chose to capture nearly 95% of my street images with Hipstamatic, using the Film Rasputin and Lens Sergio. I love shooting with the Hipstamatic large screen feature engaged so all I have to do is tap the screen to release the shutter. I also like to turn the sound off so as not to attract attention.<br />
There are several places on the web I like to check out for Hipstamatic info and get combination ideas: one is a blog called <a href="http://hipstography.com/en/news-en/the-monti-hipstapak-initial-reactions.html" target="_blank">Hipstography</a> and the other is the<a href="http://blog.hipstamatic.com/" target="_blank"> Hipstamatic official blog</a>.<br />
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The image above was further processed in Snapseed to make the monochrome conversion. When street shooting it is a good idea to make a series of images all processed with consistency.<br />When shooting, use the same film lens combo and when processing, make note of the adjustments so they can be applied consistently to create a series of images as in the collage below. <br />
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This collage was made using DipTic and Phonto for the script. When using DipTic to make a collage with square images, modify the Aspect adjustment feature to 4:4 and choose a border that works well with the image colors and modify the border size to compliment the collage.<br />
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I also made a small book on Blurb using all monochrome images...the link can be found below. <br />I used Lightroom as the interface with Blurb and it worked well.<br />
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-26999556738671970082015-04-07T15:54:00.002-04:002015-04-07T15:54:58.615-04:00Farm Dreams ~ Camera+ ~ Stackables ~ Impresso ~ ImageBlender ~ Snapseed ~ Impression<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Rainy day at the beach so I have some time to made good on a promise I made about writing a tutorial on my image "Farm Dreams" I posted on Facebook the other day....so here goes....<br />
As with all images Capture is important, given subject and light. So my choice to capture the original image was with Camera+ in late afternoon light striking this side of the barn. The farm was a good way off the road and knowing that Camera+ has a zoom feature as well as an exposure and focus feature, I chose to capture the image with Camera+. When I captured it I knew that a zoomed in iPhone image would not give me the best quality for a "straight" shot, but I did not care about the quality just the capture, as I had intended to use processing applications to create a painterly look.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 1 original capture with a little tweaking in Snapseed.</td></tr>
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I always run my original capture through Snapseed as a basic processing application for clarity, structure, ambience, white balance etc.....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 3 Added texture filter Lacerations in Stackables to the Tintype filtered image and one more texture "Soft Clouds" at a very low opacity and saved to camera roll.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 4 Added my signature with Impression and saved to camera roll.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 5 This is Image 4 processed with the Impresso app...Choosing the preset "Portrait Perfect" and then adding an area of adjusted brush strength.</td></tr>
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After making the image adjustments in Impresso I saved it to my camera roll for further editing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 6 Blended with Image 5 and 4 in ImageBlender</td></tr>
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After saving the blended image I then took the image back into Snapseed for contrast, brightness, detail and structure adjustments to arrive at the Final edited image.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final Edited Image "Farm Dreams"</td></tr>
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I love getting comments on Facebook from friends that see my images...and I just loved the interpretation of Carol Tharp when she wrote "Reality ripping away at your dream!" Awesome insight, tho I never wanted a farm in many ways this may be true....about reality anyway! <br />
and thank you.....Jean Pineda Quimpo...who commented on my FB page "Hope we can get some tutorials on your piece." <br />
Have fun shooting and using your iPhone for creative endeavors! Hope to see some of you on an iPhone or Big Camera workshop one day! or find me on FB! </div>
Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-53697535952418497352015-03-22T20:46:00.001-04:002015-03-22T20:46:09.678-04:00Hipstamatic Oggl ~ TinType ~ Alt Photo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hipstamatic Classic has long been one of my favorite shooting apps and one I teach in my intro to iPhone Photography workshops. Lately I have been revisiting two other App products by Hipstamatic LLC, TinType and Oggl. TinType launched in the fall of 2014 and Oggl launched in May 2013. TinType is a full resolution, one trick, pony, producing effects reminiscent of daguerreotypes, tintypes, with a few processing choices, such as blur, grain and frame, but for .99 in the App store it is worth giving it a try if you are running iOs8 or later and like those looks. It has potential but does not have the variety of looks as in the App Alt Photo by Alien Skin Software. (Even tho Alt Photo has not had an update since Dec 2012 it still functions on iOs 8 using the iP6 producing a full resolution file.)<br />
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Oggl on the other hand is an immensely deep App that requires a subscription either $3.99 for three months or $9.99 for a year. Oggl will allow you to import images from your camera roll then allow you to apply any Hipstamatic combo of Film and Lens that you have purchased using the Classic Hipstamatic App. <br />You can also shoot with Oggl making exposure choices by moving the on screen reticle around the scene while composing your image. The one thing you can't do using Oggl is shoot with Oggl and have a 'standard' unfiltered image file delivered to your camera roll. For those that like to shoot Oggl with their iPhone and process on the iPad this poses a problem...because each file shot with Oggl will have the recent combo applied while saving. I sent a note to the developer requesting the possibility an update that would make saving an unfiltered image file to your camera roll that was shot with Oggl. If that happened you could then shoot with Oggl and process the image on your iPad with Oggl options. <br />
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The one thing you can do in Oggl by choosing exposure is create two images with different dynamic light range. In the hotel cafe I visited this past week, I saw a scene I liked and wanted to use Oggl to test capture two different exposures to then further blend in Pro HDR.<br />
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I liked the window light with blinds so I captured Image 1 for the blinds and while holding my iPhone in the same spot and as still as I could, quickly moved the exposure reticle to create a second exposure for the light on the sofa in Image 2.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 2. Oggl shot exposed for the dark interior light.<br /> (outside light blows out and detail is lost in the blinds)</td></tr>
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In this shot now you can see the interesting light falling on the sofa but the blinds are beginning to lose interesting detail.<br />
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In this the combined processed image below, using Pro HDR you can see both detail in the window blinds and the interesting light falling on the sofa. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 3. Combined processed images in Pro HDR allows both the inside light on the sofa and the bright outside light to have detail as well as the light on the window blinds. </td></tr>
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Seems fitting since it is snowing that I make this post on Snow Daze by JixiPix and Stackables by Samer Azzam, for processing a couple images I made in Washington, DC at the National Police Memorial. The image above was captured using BracketMode by CogiTap Software, delivering two exposures to the camera roll, one light for the dark areas in the scene and one dark for the bright areas in the scene.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bracket Mode capture image for bright sky</td></tr>
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The two images captured by Bracket Mode were blended in Pro HDR by eyeApps LLC selecting the Actions: HDR from Library menu option, to achieve one exposure, then adjusted for tone and color and saved to camera roll.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Combined Bracket Mode exposures in Pro Hdr</td></tr>
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Then I imported the blended image into the app Stackables and applied one layer of adjustment called Bleached in Blend mode "Color" which rendered the image into a monochrome file. I saved that image to the camera roll.<br />
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Then I opened that image in Snow Daze by JixiPix and applied both a cloud filter and a snow filter, making adjustments to each until I achieved my desired look.<br />
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Once I had the look I wanted in Snow Daze I saved that image and then imported that image into Stackables to finish it off.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First layer in Stackables: Filter Cotton Clouds: Blend Mode: Overlay Opacity: about 50% Then hit the + icon to add another layer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second layer in Stackables: Filter Memoir (in app purchase) Blend Mode: Hard Light Opacity: about 55% then I added one more layer by hitting the + icon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Third layer in Stackables: Filter Winter Frost: Blend Mode: Color Opacity: about 30%</td></tr>
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Thats it...here is one more image I made in a similar process and added a frame effect in PhotoToaster. If you like working with apps on your iPhone, I would love to see you in one of my iPhone workshops sponsored by Capital Photography Center.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sorry, that it has been a while since I made an iPhone Blog post. Yes, I am still using my iPhone for photography but just have been too busy to make posts..hopefully I will have more time this year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As the year 2015 rolled over I realized it has been four years since I bought my first iPhone and started "apping up" images...and what fun it has been!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here is my list at this time: </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1. Camera+ by tap tap tap: Camera+ continues to be my go to native camera replacement app. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2. Hipstamatic by Hipstamatic LLC: I still love this app for its analog look, large file size and amazing combos of different effects...and the developer continues to make updates as iOs systems update.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3. Average Camera Pro by Dominik Seibold: This app was developed to get the most out of low light shooting, but I love it to make multiple exposure effects and over time the developer has continued to update as iOs systems update.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">4. Slow Shutter Cam by Cogitap Software: Yep, its my slow shutter camera app for long exposure, pans and swipes with lots of options, such as Motion Blur, Light Trail, Low Light and now Time Lapse with intervalometer. The developer continues to make enhancements and updates as iOs systems update. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/categories/C6" target="_blank">You can find my iPhone workshops on the Capital Photography Site. Please click here for more information on my workshops. </a></span></span></div>
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-82565657792669357152014-10-30T10:32:00.001-04:002014-10-30T10:32:33.578-04:00Processing Steps: St. Johns Anglican Church ~ Hipstamatic ~ Snapseed ~ Glaze~ ImageBlender ~ Leonardo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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St John's Anglican Church, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia is a much photographed subject! It's charming red roof and architecture is just fabulous...but there are some composition issues with distracting subject matter, like telephone wires and poles, houses etc..that make it tough for "straight" shots so I decided to shoot it with my iPhone from a slightly different perspective.<br />
I used Hipstamatic to capture the original image below, crouching low to put the fall vegetation in the foreground as a good base to the image and to minimize the roof tops of the background structures.<br />
<a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/classes/quantity/9df2f1b38eabaac126468ccba77a80651811cf48/6879" target="_blank">Join me for my "Getting Started" iPhone Photography workshop sponsored by Capital Photography Center on November 9 at the National Portrait Gallery. </a><br />
Or catch up with me at during one of my presentations at <a href="http://naturevisions.org/" target="_blank">Nature Visions Photography Expo Nov 15-16.</a><br />
Here's the process that I used to create the opening image: <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 1. Original file captured with Hipstamatic Inas 1969 film and Jane lens combo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 2. Original file processed with Snapseed using the HDR Scape filter to pop the tones.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 3. Iteration 1 created in Glaze using the Workshop Mode and saved</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 4. Iteration 2 created in Glaze using the Workshop Mode and saved.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 5. Iteration 2 blended in ImageBlender with image 2. the HDR version of original image and saved.</td></tr>
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-24697507442929105682014-10-23T11:18:00.000-04:002014-10-23T12:20:51.348-04:00The Lone Tree ~ Hipstamatic ~ Snapseed ~ Vintage Scene ~ Glaze ~ Leonardo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was reminded ever so gently by a fellow iPhoneographer Whit, who has followed my blog for a while that I had stopped posting...Well thanks for the reminder, it has been such a busy travel year, I have not really had time to sit down with any consistency and contemplate the writing of another blog post for a while, but now that fall is here and winter not far away, I am planted once more in one spot and today am moved to write. </div>
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So here it goes: Lone tree images have been pervasive in art and photography forever and I too love a lone tree image and make them when I am moved by the scene. </div>
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Today I really had a question about why we like to make and view lone tree images? What psychological significance does a lone tree image have? What meaning is there behind the creation of a lone tree image?</div>
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So I did some searching and found this very unique article written by <b>Kim D. Coder</b>
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It blew me away the depth to which the subject matter of trees in general has deep roots in our human psychology...so if you have a mind to read check out the article here: <a href="http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/SERVICE/LIBRARY/index.php3?docID=128&docHistory[]=2" target="_blank">Trees and Humankind: Cultural and Psychological Binding</a> While it does not address the lone tree specifically, it did open my eyes to trees and humankind in general, I took away many inferences for myself. </div>
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Now back to creating the image above: It was a rainy day....I had received mention of a lone tree in a text correspondence, so I figured I was supposed to make or find a lone tree image this day. I had lunch with Whit in Vermont and before lunch I looked at my map and charted my path after lunch. I saw a point on the map where I was heading toward Lake Champlain name Lone Tree Peak...yet another Lone Tree sign so I told Whit I was heading there after lunch. As it turned out he was too so we headed that way. After a few stops we parted he went on to see his mom and I rambled to the shores of Lake Champlain, where this little tree stood deeply rooted in the rocky shore and I said "Got it!" I didn't make many images that day because of the heavy rain, but the iPhone allowed me to capture this one.</div>
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So this image is a result of those events.</div>
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I started with Hipstamatic: Jane Lens and Inas 1969 Film: That combo is my go to when I want as "straight" a shot out of Hipsta I can get. </div>
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Then I ran the original file through Snapseed and applied the HDR Scape filter to some degree (I always back it down from the preset strength to my liking) and applied a little Ambience from the Tune Image filter, as well as a little sharpening and structure and arrived with this image:</div>
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My next thought was to strip the color from the image file, it was a grey rainy day and I wanted to get that feeling across so I ran image 2 through Vintage Scene by JixiPix and applied a save Preset filter I had developed some time ago. </div>
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I liked this moody image and now I wanted to run it through Glaze for the painterly and textured effect I know I can get out of Glaze. After running several custom presets and iterations in Workshop mode I arrived at the image below.</div>
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Now I thought it needed a little more pop and I ran Image 4 through Leonardo applying the Clarity filter to some degree. Image 5 is the final result. On occasion I use ImageBlender and blend the Glazed image with the original file but in this case I did not.</div>
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So if you got this far.....I invite you to join me at <a href="http://naturevisions.org/" target="_blank">Nature Visions in Virginia November 15 and 16</a>. I will be presenting a program on advanced iPhone Photography and will share my processes with you!</div>
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This image was also processed the same way and was also taken the same day with Whit where we stopped at a long lane of trees.</div>
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-6517244655595457842014-08-20T12:16:00.000-04:002014-08-20T12:21:04.831-04:00iPhone in the Palouse<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I enjoyed my two weeks in the Palouse, one scouting, the other leading a tour group through the amazing land of Eastern Washington State. I must admit I had to really concentrate on getting my iPhone out to shoot as I was moving fast on my scout and often just wanted to get a shot with the big camera, but every so often the iPhone came out too! Sometimes the shot needed minimal processing and other times my vision was for heavier processing.<br />
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In the end, I enjoyed using Hipstamatic as a quick default shooting app using the Jane Lens and Inas 1969 film. Sometimes I ran that captured image back into OGGL for further filtering with Hipstamatic options.<br />
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Walking through the town of Colfax one day I noticed this architectural detail and Hipstamatic was again my app of choice.<br />
I will be reviewing how to set up and shoot with your Camera + and Hipstamatic Apps and more in my "Getting Started in iPhone Photography" workshop this Sunday August 24 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.<br />
For more information and registration <a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/classes/quantity/16a9a9e7651af478df0487e126c2bf55ba6a1c95/5600" target="_blank">Click Here</a> </div>
Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-72145628689791243322014-06-04T11:36:00.000-04:002014-06-04T11:36:53.584-04:00Color or Black and White? ~ Camera+ ~ Snapseed ~ AltPhoto<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For the last two weeks I have been grounded pretty much at the house as I have a complete bathroom remodel underway (ugg) with construction starting at 8 until 4. So, I have been out in the garden earlier than I normally would have been or been at all, as in the past years, at this time, I am usually enjoying the beach landscape in Delaware, before the rental season begins. <br />
In the morning I have been capturing a few iPhone images as the garden unfolds in spring. I love color but for some reason I have been leaning to processing these images in black and white. While pondering why I liked the images in black and white, I looked at these two images I made this morning, and decided that the black and white images distilled the morning light. While the color of the bloom is beautiful I liked the black and white file. The black and white image tended to draw me into the flower, I did not get the same visual intrigue with the color file. Do you have a preference?<br />
If you always work in color give black and white a try. AltPhoto and Snapseed are all you need to make some great conversions. <br />
My upcoming iPhone classes are posted on the <a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/categories/C6" target="_blank">Capital Photography Center</a> website as well as <a href="http://www.horizonworkshops.com/workshops.html?cr=202" target="_blank">The Horizon Photography</a> website. Hope you can join me!<br />
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-6065203183749162082014-05-15T11:05:00.001-04:002014-05-15T11:05:50.196-04:00Cafe Paris~ Inspiration! Camera+ ~ Artista Oil~ Artista Sketch ~ Glaze ~ ImageBlender ~ Snapseed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last week I had the great pleasure of working with a client who wanted to master GLAZE and do some iPhone work. Their home is like a large studio with white walls, soft white sheer curtains and beautiful windows with lots of natural light. As I worked with my client my eyes were just seeing small still life vignettes everywhere! So we used the natural light and set up a few stills to process on the iPhone. This was one of them. The beautiful china cream pitcher with Cafe Paris on it by Bernardaud and the blue checkered breakfast napkin, just begged to be photographed, so I arranged a little comp by the window with the soft drape of curtain behind it.We placed a white foam core board behind the curtain to balance the interior light. <br />
Staring with Camera+ and choosing an appropriate exposure using the lock exposure feature we made a few comps. I liked this one. <br />
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2. To begin the processing, I brightened it a bit and used a
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3. Next I wanted to add a bit of color to the comp. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container"><tbody>
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used Artista Sketch to accomplish this, by choosing a sketch look I
liked and changed the sketch color to yellow which I thought would work
nicely with the blue of the napkin and china. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4. To the original image #1, I blended in ImageBlender image #2 to soften the effect of the blue border toning.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5. Next I blended image #3 with #4 in ImageBlender choosing an appropriate blend mode to achieve the look I had in mind. Then I ran that blended image through Glaze and achieved the look in this image.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6. To finish off the image I used Snapseed and boosted saturation and sharpness as well as applied the border. I used Impression to add my copyright and toned it blue to match the image. </td></tr>
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-47502986399487465622014-04-16T12:03:00.001-04:002014-04-16T12:43:46.060-04:00Whats your Muse? Apps~Hipstamatic ~ Glaze ~ BracketMode ~HDR Pro~ Leonardo ~ Snapseed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Often, I ponder what it is that moves me to see and then create an image......waxing introspectively....<br />
On my recent workshop at The National Gallery of Art, men inspired me, doing what they do in this beautiful environment...as I was working with the group explaining BracketMode and HDR Pro I spotted this gentleman with his camera. I was curious about this older man walking around the gallery putting his camera to his eye and shooting images...at any age photography is a gift and a camera a good companion! I quickly grabbed a BracketMode shot while he stood still looking at the tree with his camera to his face. BracketMode allowed me to capture the light inside with detail on the wall, as well as the beautiful light falling on the outside building wall. I wondered what image he made....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captured: BracketMode Processed:HDRPro, Snapseed</td></tr>
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After the workshop was over I found him in another section of the gallery and made this image. Waiting until I found just the right composition which allowed me to fit him in between the two paintings hanging on the wall. He was alone with his camera, his thoughts and marvelous art! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captured: Hipstamatic, Jane lens Inas 1969 film Processed: Glaze, ImageBlender, Leonardo, Impression</td></tr>
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The same day one of my young students, who I was terribly impressed with....captured my "Yes" when I saw him holding his iPhone up to capture the condensation of the perpetual condensation display....and once again...the joy of photography came to mind...from the very young with his iPhone to the older gentleman with his DSLR. Amazing....how we see so differently through the lens!!! any lens! and the joy it brings. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captured: Hipstamatic, Jane Lens Inas 1969 film Processing: None</td></tr>
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While showing a workshop student a composition using Hipstamatic, of a man seated, seemingly as part of the stone building structure, an art object himself, we got down low and and made this composition. He never knew we were there. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captured: Hipstamatic Processed: Glaze, ArtistaSketch, ImageBlender, Snapseed, Leonardo</td></tr>
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And after the workshop I strayed into the West wing and captured the Gallery Guard as he was directing traffic and warning people to put their beverage bottles away, again, waiting to catch him in a position separated from the escalator so that he was in a good position to offset his person against the wall in front of him, and waiting for that crossed hand behind the back stance that caught my eye initially.<br />
It is always fun to shoot with the iPhone, then app it up! <a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/classes/quantity/81a8a2bdef2bd6d84dc938957e7af407ecf0a60e/3973" target="_blank">I have only two spots left for my all day workshop sponsored by Capital Photography Center on May 4th. Hope someone can join me there. For more info Click Here.</a> <a href="http://capitalphotographycenter.com/classes/quantity/d614c34cb58132ca8ea4fbbd24b3942d70b2eef8/5598" target="_blank">My next "Getting Started" class is June 1 at the National Portrait Gallery for more info click here.</a><br />
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Karen L Messickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17145293834695653194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425375846586738571.post-16655579265961362112014-04-02T20:31:00.000-04:002014-04-02T20:31:07.753-04:00Amour - Camera+, Phonto , Snapseed ~ Processing tutorial<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Spring has finally arrived in the Mid-Atlantic. The Hellebores in my garden are lifting their blooms out of the soil. I love these early spring beauties. I cut on the other day and decided to make an iPhone image or two. I put just one stem in a small vase and used some Lowel Lights to light the flower and vase and made and exposure that would be great for the flower, then I decided to back light and blow it out a bit choosing another exposure in Camera+<br />
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Processing began in Snapseed for a little vignette and toning.<br />
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Next in Snapseed I applied, selective brightening to the center of the flower, texture, selective focus with the tilt shift filter, border and further toned.<br />
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Then I ran the image through VSCO Cam and added a slightly different toning.<br />
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Lastly I ran the image through Phonto for text and graphics.<br />
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