(4815,5,'2011-08-24 10:25:17','2011-08-24 10:25:17','This week we return with another fantastic interview from American iPhoneographer Harry Sandler. A photographer and iPhoneographer, Harry teaches 2-day workshops on using your iPhone as a camera. Harry will also make a guest appearance giving an artist talk to coincide with a show of his work at the Renaissance Gallery in Carmel, Indiana, USA on the 9th of September 2011...be sure to check it out if you can! For now, here\'s Harry\'s take on iPhoneography!   \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\n\r\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. 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And of course, as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler - iPhone with ALPA camera\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Alpa.jpeg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is out there to see what it might have to offer, and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add it into my workflow.\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you think it is important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nNot really - but it is important to try and find your own authenticity and to use all the tools in your repertoire to create your own image types. 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That’s not to say you should let everyone choose their own clothes, as your young son might turn up in his Superman pajamas and your daughter in her favorite princess dress, but allowing each family member a little bit of individuality in their clothing will mean they are ultimately more comfortable and at ease in the photograph. Try coordinating clothes with a few common elements or colors for a polished, “together” feel.\r\n<h3>Use The Environment</h3>\r\nThe environment around your house or your city is a great backdrop for casual family photos. Urban environments provide interest and quirky style, where outdoor environments provide a softer, more natural style. If you opt for a cityscape look for interesting stairwells, brick walls, train tracks, secret passages, and fun sculptures to set up your photo. If you’re going for an outdoor shoot in natural surroundings, open grassy fields, interesting trees, sandy or rocky beaches and small hills to climb make great backdrops. 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Harry will also make a guest appearance giving an artist talk to coincide with a show of his work at the Renaissance Gallery in Carmel, Indiana, USA on the 9th of September 2011...be sure to check it out if you can! For now, here\'s Harry\'s take on iPhoneography!   \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\n\r\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. I retired and immediately dumped my blackberry for the iPhone - it was after that I discovered image making with the iPhone. Eerily it reminded me of a Polaroid camera my father gave me when I was 8 years old, where I could now get instant images but with the added ability of processing and managing the image!\r\n\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\n\r\nFor one, and this will seem repetitive, it is always with me. With immediate access to different camera applications it gives me so many choices to capture an image. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, I use the iPhone as a ground glass for my high resolution technical camera. It keeps me from having to remove the digital back and put on a ground glass for composition. What that means is, I use my iPhone to see what the camera is seeing, so it basically becomes my composing screen or viewfinder. Take a look at the image below to get a better idea of how I use my iPhone with my camera. And of course, as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler - iPhone with ALPA camera\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Alpa.jpeg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is out there to see what it might have to offer, and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add it into my workflow.\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you think it is important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nNot really - but it is important to try and find your own authenticity and to use all the tools in your repertoire to create your own image types. When I teach I stress knowing where the medium came from, and paying homage to those who came before. I believe this is important wherever your creativity lies.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry4.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Shoot shoot shoot, play play play! To quote Malcolm Gladwell, get in your 10,000 hours learning your craft. Also make use of Facebook and other social media to study the work of others.</li>\r\n<li>Keep making images and learning! Get involved with other iPhoneographers, and learn from each other. </li>\r\n<li>It\'s also very important to learn how to manage your resolution, as it is often overlooked with iPhoneographers. If you are going to print your work this becomes very important, and keeping the resolution up is not that intuitive in some apps...they put the dialog in the strangest places!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"416\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry2.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us a little bit more about your iPhoneography workshops...</h4>\r\n\r\nI hold 2-day workshops in the town of Carmel, Indiana. You can read more about them <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=238585306172778 \" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneography Workshops\">here</a>. I teach beginners and up but must stress that I teach photography using the iPhone not just iPhoneography. There is a difference in my mind. I see the iPhone as a powerful and creative tool but it is just that - a tool like any other camera. My workshops cover set-up, image making, resolution, applications, folder structure, transfer of images, and we end the class with how to export and print the images.\r\n\r\nYou can check out more of Harry\'s work at the following: \r\n<a href=\"http://harrysandler.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Website\">Harrysandler.com</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://HSandler.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Blog\">Harry Sandler\'s Blog</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://iphone-antics.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhone Antics\">Harry Sandler iPhone Antics Blog</a>','iPhoneography with Harry Sandler','','inherit','open','open','','4741-revision-25','','','2011-08-24 19:14:56','2011-08-24 19:14:56','',4741,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4741-revision-25.html',0,'revision','',0),(4795,16,'2011-08-24 10:24:49','0000-00-00 00:00:00','ok','Our #iPhoneographer series continues with a great interview from Harry Sandler @Dabrucke. Read it now! http://tinyurl.com/3havzm8','','publish','open','open','','','','','2011-08-24 10:24:49','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/?post_type=tweet&p=4795',0,'tweet','',0),(4796,16,'2011-08-24 10:24:49','2011-08-24 10:24:49','This week we return with another fantastic interview from American iPhoneographer Harry Sandler. A photographer and iPhoneographer, Harry teaches 2-day workshops on using your iPhone as a camera. Harry will also make a guest appearance giving an artist talk to coincide with a show of his work at the Renaissance Gallery in Carmel, Indiana, USA on the 9th of September 2011...be sure to check it out if you can! For now, here\'s Harry\'s take on iPhoneography!   \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\n\r\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. I retired and immediately dumped my blackberry for the iPhone - it was after that I discovered image making with the iPhone. Eerily it reminded me of a Polaroid camera my father gave me when I was 8 years old, where I could now get instant images but with the added ability of processing and managing the image!\r\n\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\n\r\nFor one, and this will seem repetitive, it is always with me. With immediate access to different camera applications it gives me so many choices to capture an image. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, I use the iPhone as a ground glass for my high resolution technical camera. It keeps me from having to remove the digital back and put on a ground glass for composition. What that means is, I use my iPhone to see what the camera is seeing, so it basically becomes my composing screen or viewfinder. Take a look at the image below to get a better idea of how I use my iPhone with my camera. And of course, as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler - iPhone with ALPA camera\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Alpa.jpeg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is out there to see what it might have to offer, and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add it into my workflow.\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you think it is important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nNot really - but it is important to try and find your own authenticity and to use all the tools in your repertoire to create your own image types. When I teach I stress knowing where the medium came from, and paying homage to those who came before. I believe this is important wherever your creativity lies.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry4.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Shoot shoot shoot, play play play! To quote Malcolm Gladwell, get in your 10,000 hours learning your craft. Also make use of Facebook and other social media to study the work of others.</li>\r\n<li>Keep making images and learning! Get involved with other iPhoneographers, and learn from each other. </li>\r\n<li>It\'s also very important to learn how to manage your resolution, as it is often overlooked with iPhoneographers. If you are going to print your work this becomes very important, and keeping the resolution up is not that intuitive in some apps...they put the dialog in the strangest places!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"416\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry2.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us a little bit more about your iPhoneography workshops...</h4>\r\n\r\nI hold 2-day workshops in the town of Carmel, Indiana. You can read more about them <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=238585306172778 \" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneography Workshops\">here</a>. I teach beginners and up but must stress that I teach photography using the iPhone not just iPhoneography. There is a difference in my mind. I see the iPhone as a powerful and creative tool but it is just that - a tool like any other camera. My workshops cover set-up, image making, resolution, applications, folder structure, transfer of images, and we end the class with how to export and print the images.\r\n\r\nYou can check out more of Harry\'s work at the following: \r\n<a href=\"http://harrysandler.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Website\">Harrysandler.com</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://HSandler.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Blog\">Harry Sandler\'s Blog</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://iphone-antics.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhone Antics\">Harry Sandler iPhone Antics Blog</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.renaissancefineartandesign.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler appearing at Renaissance Fine Arts and Design\">Harry Sandler Artist Talk & Preview, Renaissance Fine Arts & Design</a>','iPhoneography with Harry Sandler','','inherit','open','open','','4741-revision-22','','','2011-08-24 10:24:49','2011-08-24 10:24:49','',4741,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4741-revision-22.html',0,'revision','',0),(4794,16,'2011-08-24 10:22:43','2011-08-24 10:22:43','This week we return with another fantastic interview from American iPhoneographer Harry Sandler. A photographer and iPhoneographer, Harry teaches 2-day workshops on using your iPhone as a camera. Harry will also make a guest appearance giving an artist talk to coincide with a show of his work at the Renaissance Gallery in Carmel, Indiana, USA on the 9th of September 2011...be sure to check it out if you can! For now, here\'s Harry\'s take on iPhoneography!   \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\n\r\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. I retired and immediately dumped my blackberry for the iPhone - it was after that I discovered image making with the iPhone. Eerily it reminded me of a Polaroid camera my father gave me when I was 8 years old, where I could now get instant images but with the added ability of processing and managing the image!\r\n\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\n\r\nFor one, and this will seem repetitive, it is always with me. With immediate access to different camera applications it gives me so many choices to capture an image. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, I use the iPhone as a ground glass for my high resolution technical camera. It keeps me from having to remove the digital back and put on a ground glass for composition. What that means is, I use my iPhone to see what the camera is seeing, so it basically becomes my composing screen or viewfinder. Take a look at the image below to get a better idea of how I use my iPhone with my camera. And of course, as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler - iPhone with ALPA camera\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Alpa.jpeg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is out there to see what it might have to offer, and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add it into my workflow.\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you think it is important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nNot really - but it is important to try and find your own authenticity and to use all the tools in your repertoire to create your own image types. When I teach I stress knowing where the medium came from, and paying homage to those who came before. I believe this is important wherever your creativity lies.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry4.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Shoot shoot shoot, play play play! To quote Malcolm Gladwell, get in your 10,000 hours learning your craft. Also make use of Facebook and other social media to study the work of others.</li>\r\n<li>Keep making images and learning! Get involved with other iPhoneographers, and learn from each other. </li>\r\n<li>It\'s also very important to learn how to manage your resolution, as it is often overlooked with iPhoneographers. If you are going to print your work this becomes very important, and keeping the resolution up is not that intuitive in some apps...they put the dialog in the strangest places!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"416\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry2.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us a little bit more about your iPhoneography workshops...</h4>\r\n\r\nI hold 2-day workshops in the town of Carmel, Indiana. You can read more about them <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=238585306172778 \" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneography Workshops\">here</a>. I teach beginners and up but must stress that I teach photography using the iPhone not just iPhoneography. There is a difference in my mind. I see the iPhone as a powerful and creative tool but it is just that - a tool like any other camera. My workshops cover set-up, image making, resolution, applications, folder structure, transfer of images, and we end the class with how to export and print the images.\r\n\r\nYou can check out more of Harry\'s work at the following: \r\n<a href=\"http://harrysandler.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Website\">Harrysandler.com</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://HSandler.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Blog\">Harry Sandler\'s Blog</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://iphone-antics.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhone Antics\">Harry Sandler iPhone Antics Blog</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.renaissancefineartandesign.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler appearing at Renaissance Fine Arts and Design\">Harry Sandler Artist Talk & Preview, Renaissance Fine Arts & Design</a>','iPhoneography with Harry Sandler ','','inherit','open','open','','4741-revision-21','','','2011-08-24 10:22:43','2011-08-24 10:22:43','',4741,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4741-revision-21.html',0,'revision','',0),(4793,16,'2011-08-24 10:19:10','2011-08-24 10:19:10','This week we return with another fantastic interview from American iPhoneographer Harry Sandler. A photographer and iPhoneographer, Harry teaches 2-day workshops on using your iPhone as a camera. Harry will also make a guest appearance giving an artist talk to coincide with a show of his work at the Renaissance Gallery in Carmel, Indiana, USA on the 9th of September 2011...be sure to check it out if you can! For now, here\'s Harry\'s take on iPhoneography!   \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\n\r\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. I retired and immediately dumped my blackberry for the iPhone - it was after that I discovered image making with the iPhone. Eerily it reminded me of a Polaroid camera my father gave me when I was 8 years old, where I could now get instant images but with the added ability of processing and managing the image!\r\n\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\n\r\nFor one, and this will seem repetitive, it is always with me. With immediate access to different camera applications it gives me so many choices to capture an image. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, I use the iPhone as a ground glass for my high resolution technical camera. It keeps me from having to remove the digital back and put on a ground glass for composition. What that means is, I use my iPhone to see what the camera is seeing, so it basically becomes my composing screen or viewfinder. Take a look at the image below to get a better idea of how I use my iPhone with my camera. And of course, as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler - iPhone with ALPA camera\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Alpa.jpeg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is out there to see what it might have to offer, and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add it into my workflow.\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you think it is important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nNot really - but it is important to try and find your own authenticity and to use all the tools in your repertoire to create your own image types. When I teach I stress knowing where the medium came from, and paying homage to those who came before. I believe this is important wherever your creativity lies.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry4.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Shoot shoot shoot, play play play! To quote Malcolm Gladwell, get in your 10,000 hours learning your craft. Also make use of Facebook and other social media to study the work of others.</li>\r\n<li>Keep making images and learning! Get involved with other iPhoneographers, and learn from each other. </li>\r\n<li>It\'s also very important to learn how to manage your resolution, as it is often overlooked with iPhoneographers. If you are going to print your work this becomes very important, and keeping the resolution up is not that intuitive in some apps...they put the dialog in the strangest places!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"416\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry2.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us a little bit more about your iPhoneography workshops...</h4>\r\n\r\nI hold 2-day workshops in the town of Carmel, Indiana. You can read more about them <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=238585306172778 \" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneography Workshops\">here</a>. I teach beginners and up but must stress that I teach photography using the iPhone not just iPhoneography. There is a difference in my mind. I see the iPhone as a powerful and creative tool but it is just that - a tool like any other camera. My workshops cover set-up, image making, resolution, applications, folder structure, transfer of images, and we end the class with how to export and print the images.\r\n\r\nYou can check out more of Harry\'s work at the following: \r\n<a href=\"http://harrysandler.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Website\">Harrysandler.com</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://HSandler.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Blog\">Harry Sandler\'s Blog</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://iphone-antics.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhone Antics\">Harry Sandler iPhone Antics Blog</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.renaissancefineartandesign.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler appearing at Renaissance Fine Arts and Design\">Harry Sandler Artist Talk & Preview, Renaissance Fine Arts & Design</a>','iPhoneography with Harry Sandler ','','inherit','open','open','','4741-revision-20','','','2011-08-24 10:19:10','2011-08-24 10:19:10','',4741,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4741-revision-20.html',0,'revision','',0),(4792,16,'2011-08-24 10:18:27','2011-08-24 10:18:27','This week we return with another fantastic interview from American iPhoneographer Harry Sandler. A photographer and iPhoneographer, Harry teaches 2-day workshops on using your iPhone as a camera. Harry will also make a guest appearance giving an artist talk to coincide with a show of his work at the Renaissance Gallery in Carmel, Indiana, USA on the 2nd of September 2011...be sure to check it out if you can! For now, here\'s Harry\'s take on iPhoneography!   \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\n\r\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. I retired and immediately dumped my blackberry for the iPhone - it was after that I discovered image making with the iPhone. Eerily it reminded me of a Polaroid camera my father gave me when I was 8 years old, where I could now get instant images but with the added ability of processing and managing the image!\r\n\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\n\r\nFor one, and this will seem repetitive, it is always with me. With immediate access to different camera applications it gives me so many choices to capture an image. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, I use the iPhone as a ground glass for my high resolution technical camera. It keeps me from having to remove the digital back and put on a ground glass for composition. What that means is, I use my iPhone to see what the camera is seeing, so it basically becomes my composing screen or viewfinder. Take a look at the image below to get a better idea of how I use my iPhone with my camera. And of course, as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler - iPhone with ALPA camera\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Alpa.jpeg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is out there to see what it might have to offer, and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add it into my workflow.\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you think it is important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nNot really - but it is important to try and find your own authenticity and to use all the tools in your repertoire to create your own image types. When I teach I stress knowing where the medium came from, and paying homage to those who came before. I believe this is important wherever your creativity lies.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry4.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Shoot shoot shoot, play play play! To quote Malcolm Gladwell, get in your 10,000 hours learning your craft. Also make use of Facebook and other social media to study the work of others.</li>\r\n<li>Keep making images and learning! Get involved with other iPhoneographers, and learn from each other. </li>\r\n<li>It\'s also very important to learn how to manage your resolution, as it is often overlooked with iPhoneographers. If you are going to print your work this becomes very important, and keeping the resolution up is not that intuitive in some apps...they put the dialog in the strangest places!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"416\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry2.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us a little bit more about your iPhoneography workshops...</h4>\r\n\r\nI hold 2-day workshops in the town of Carmel, Indiana. You can read more about them <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=238585306172778 \" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneography Workshops\">here</a>. I teach beginners and up but must stress that I teach photography using the iPhone not just iPhoneography. There is a difference in my mind. I see the iPhone as a powerful and creative tool but it is just that - a tool like any other camera. My workshops cover set-up, image making, resolution, applications, folder structure, transfer of images, and we end the class with how to export and print the images.\r\n\r\nYou can check out more of Harry\'s work at the following: \r\n<a href=\"http://harrysandler.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Website\">Harrysandler.com</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://HSandler.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Blog\">Harry Sandler\'s Blog</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://iphone-antics.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhone Antics\">Harry Sandler iPhone Antics Blog</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.renaissancefineartandesign.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler appearing at Renaissance Fine Arts and Design\">Harry Sandler Artist Talk & Preview, Renaissance Fine Arts & Design</a>','iPhoneography with Harry Sandler ','','inherit','open','open','','4741-revision-19','','','2011-08-24 10:18:27','2011-08-24 10:18:27','',4741,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4741-revision-19.html',0,'revision','',0),(4791,16,'2011-08-24 10:18:12','2011-08-24 10:18:12','This week we return with another fantastic interview from American iPhoneographer Harry Sandler. A photographer and iPhoneographer, Harry teaches 2-day workshops on using your iPhone as a camera. Harry will also make a guest appearance giving an artist talk to coincide with a show of his work at the Renaissance Gallery in Carmel, Indiana, USA on the 2nd of September 2011...be sure to check it out if you can! For now, here\'s Harry\'s take on iPhoneography!   \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\n\r\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. I retired and immediately dumped my blackberry for the iPhone - it was after that I discovered image making with the iPhone. Eerily it reminded me of a Polaroid camera my father gave me when I was 8 years old, where I could now get instant images but with the added ability of processing and managing the image!\r\n\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\n\r\nFor one, and this will seem repetitive, it is always with me. With immediate access to different camera applications it gives me so many choices to capture an image. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, I use the iPhone as a ground glass for my high resolution technical camera. It keeps me from having to remove the digital back and put on a ground glass for composition. What that means is, I use my iPhone to see what the camera is seeing, so it basically becomes my composing screen or viewfinder. Take a look at the image below to get a better idea of how I use my iPhone with my camera. And of course, as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler - iPhone with ALPA camera\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Alpa.jpeg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is out there to see what it might have to offer, and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add it into my workflow.\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you think it is important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nNot really - but it is important to try and find your own authenticity and to use all the tools in your repertoire to create your own image types. When I teach I stress knowing where the medium came from, and paying homage to those who came before. I believe this is important wherever your creativity lies.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry4.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Shoot shoot shoot, play play play! To quote Malcolm Gladwell, get in your 10,000 hours learning your craft. Also make use of Facebook and other social media to study the work of others.</li>\r\n<li>Keep making images and learning! Get involved with other iPhoneographers, and learn from each other. </li>\r\n<li>It\'s also very important to learn how to manage your resolution, as it is often overlooked with iPhoneographers. If you are going to print your work this becomes very important, and keeping the resolution up is not that intuitive in some apps...they put the dialog in the strangest places!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"416\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry2.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us a little bit more about your iPhoneography workshops...</h4>\r\n\r\nI hold 2-day workshops in the town of Carmel, Indiana. You can read more about them <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=238585306172778 \" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneography Workshops\">here</a>. I teach beginners and up but must stress that I teach photography using the iPhone not just iPhoneography. There is a difference in my mind. I see the iPhone as a powerful and creative tool but it is just that - a tool like any other camera. My workshops cover set-up, image making, resolution, applications, folder structure, transfer of images, and we end the class with how to export and print the images.\r\n\r\nYou can check out more of Harry\'s work at the following: \r\n<a href=\"http://harrysandler.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Website\">Harrysandler.com</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://HSandler.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Blog\">Harry Sandler\'s Blog</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://iphone-antics.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhone Antics\">Harry Sandler iPhone Antics Blog</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.renaissancefineartandesign.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler appearing at Renaissance Fine Arts and Design\">Harry Sandler Artist Talk & Preview, Renaissance Fine Arts & Design</a>','iPhoneography with Harry Sandler ','','inherit','open','open','','4741-revision-18','','','2011-08-24 10:18:12','2011-08-24 10:18:12','',4741,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4741-revision-18.html',0,'revision','',0),(3149,16,'2011-06-01 15:31:33','2011-06-01 15:31:33','','Twit','','inherit','open','open','','twit','','','2011-06-01 15:31:33','2011-06-01 15:31:33','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Twit.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4790,16,'2011-08-24 10:17:49','2011-08-24 10:17:49','This week we return with another fantastic interview from American iPhoneographer Harry Sandler. A photographer and iPhoneographer, Harry teaches 2-day workshops on using your iPhone as a camera. Harry will also make a guest appearance giving an artist talk to coincide with a show of his work at the Renaissance Gallery in Carmel, Indiana, USA on the 2nd of September 2011...be sure to check it out if you can! For now, here\'s Harry\'s take on iPhoneography!   \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\n\r\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. I retired and immediately dumped my blackberry for the iPhone - it was after that I discovered image making with the iPhone. Eerily it reminded me of a Polaroid camera my father gave me when I was 8 years old, where I could now get instant images but with the added ability of processing and managing the image!\r\n\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\n\r\nFor one, and this will seem repetitive, it is always with me. With immediate access to different camera applications it gives me so many choices to capture an image. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, I use the iPhone as a ground glass for my high resolution technical camera. It keeps me from having to remove the digital back and put on a ground glass for composition. What that means is, I use my iPhone to see what the camera is seeing, so it basically becomes my composing screen or viewfinder. Take a look at the image below to get a better idea of how I use my iPhone with my camera. And of course, as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler - iPhone with ALPA camera\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Alpa.jpeg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is out there to see what it might have to offer, and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add it into my workflow.\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you think it is important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nNot really - but it is important to try and find your own authenticity and to use all the tools in your repertoire to create your own image types. When I teach I stress knowing where the medium came from, and paying homage to those who came before. I believe this is important wherever your creativity lies.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry4.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Shoot shoot shoot, play play play! To quote Malcolm Gladwell, get in your 10,000 hours learning your craft. Also make use of Facebook and other social media to study the work of others.</li>\r\n<li>Keep making images and learning! Get involved with other iPhoneographers, and learn from each other. </li>\r\n<li>It\'s also very important to learn how to manage your resolution, as it is often overlooked with iPhoneographers. If you are going to print your work this becomes very important, and keeping the resolution up is not that intuitive in some apps...they put the dialog in the strangest places!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"416\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry2.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us a little bit more about your iPhoneography workshops...</h4>\r\n\r\nI hold 2-day workshops in the town of Carmel, Indiana. You can read more about them <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=238585306172778 \" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneography Workshops\">here</a>. I teach beginners and up but must stress that I teach photography using the iPhone not just iPhoneography. There is a difference in my mind. I see the iPhone as a powerful and creative tool but it is just that - a tool like any other camera. My workshops cover set-up, image making, resolution, applications, folder structure, transfer of images, and we end the class with how to export and print the images.\r\n\r\nYou can check out more of Harry\'s work at the following: \r\n<a href=\"http://harrysandler.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Website\">Harrysandler.com</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://HSandler.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Blog\">Harry Sandler\'s Blog</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://iphone-antics.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhone Antics\">Harry Sandler iPhone Antics Blog</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.renaissancefineartandesign.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler appearing at Renaissance Fine Arts and Design\">Harry Sandler Artist Talk & Preview, Renaissance Fine Arts & Design</a>','iPhoneography with Harry Sandler ','','inherit','open','open','','4741-revision-17','','','2011-08-24 10:17:49','2011-08-24 10:17:49','',4741,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4741-revision-17.html',0,'revision','',0),(4789,16,'2011-08-24 10:17:14','2011-08-24 10:17:14','This week we return with another fantastic interview from American iPhoneographer Harry Sandler. A photographer and iPhoneographer, Harry teaches 2-day workshops on using your iPhone as a camera. Harry will also make a guest appearance giving an artist talk to coincide with a show of his work at the Renaissance Gallery in Carmel, Indiana, USA on the 2nd of September 2011...be sure to check it out if you can! For now, here\'s Harry\'s take on iPhoneography!   \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\n\r\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. I retired and immediately dumped my blackberry for the iPhone - it was after that I discovered image making with the iPhone. Eerily it reminded me of a Polaroid camera my father gave me when I was 8 years old, where I could now get instant images but with the added ability of processing and managing the image!\r\n\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\n\r\nFor one, and this will seem repetitive, it is always with me. With immediate access to different camera applications it gives me so many choices to capture an image. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, I use the iPhone as a ground glass for my high resolution technical camera. It keeps me from having to remove the digital back and put on a ground glass for composition. What that means is, I use my iPhone to see what the camera is seeing, so it basically becomes my composing screen or viewfinder. Take a look at the image below to get a better idea of how I use my iPhone with my camera. And of course, as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler - iPhone with ALPA camera\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Alpa.jpeg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is out there to see what it might have to offer, and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add it into my workflow.\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you think it is important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nNot really - but it is important to try and find your own authenticity and to use all the tools in your repertoire to create your own image types. When I teach I stress knowing where the medium came from, and paying homage to those who came before. I believe this is important wherever your creativity lies.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry4.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Shoot shoot shoot, play play play! To quote Malcolm Gladwell, get in your 10,000 hours learning your craft. Also make use of Facebook and other social media to study the work of others.</li>\r\n<li>Keep making images and learning! Get involved with other iPhoneographers, and learn from each other. </li>\r\n<li>It\'s also very important to learn how to manage your resolution, as it is often overlooked with iPhoneographers. If you are going to print your work this becomes very important, and keeping the resolution up is not that intuitive in some apps...they put the dialog in the strangest places!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"416\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry2.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us a little bit more about your iPhoneography workshops...</h4>\r\n\r\nI hold 2-day workshops in the town of Carmel, Indiana. You can read more about them <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=238585306172778 \" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneography Workshops\">here</a>. I teach beginners and up but must stress that I teach photography using the iPhone not just iPhoneography. There is a difference in my mind. I see the iPhone as a powerful and creative tool but it is just that - a tool like any other camera. My workshops cover set-up, image making, resolution, applications, folder structure, transfer of images, and we end the class with how to export and print the images.\r\n\r\nYou can check out more of Harry\'s work at the following: \r\n<a href=\"http://harrysandler.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Website\">www.harrysandler.com</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://HSandler.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Blog\">Harry Sandler\'s Blog</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://iphone-antics.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhone Antics\">Harry Sandler iPhone Antics Blog</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.renaissancefineartandesign.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler appearing at Renaissance Fine Arts and Design\">Harry Sandler Artist Talk & Preview, Renaissance Fine Arts & Design</a>','iPhoneography with Harry Sandler ','','inherit','open','open','','4741-revision-16','','','2011-08-24 10:17:14','2011-08-24 10:17:14','',4741,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4741-revision-16.html',0,'revision','',0),(4788,16,'2011-08-24 10:17:11','2011-08-24 10:17:11','This week we return with another fantastic interview from American iPhoneographer Harry Sandler. A photographer and iPhoneographer, Harry teaches 2-day workshops on using your iPhone as a camera. Harry will also make a guest appearance giving an artist talk to coincide with a show of his work at the Renaissance Gallery in Carmel, Indiana, USA on the 2nd of September 2011...be sure to check it out if you can! For now, here\'s Harry\'s take on iPhoneography!   \n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\n\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. I retired and immediately dumped my blackberry for the iPhone - it was after that I discovered image making with the iPhone. Eerily it reminded me of a Polaroid camera my father gave me when I was 8 years old, where I could now get instant images but with the added ability of processing and managing the image!\n\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\n\nFor one, and this will seem repetitive, it is always with me. With immediate access to different camera applications it gives me so many choices to capture an image. \n\nAdditionally, I use the iPhone as a ground glass for my high resolution technical camera. It keeps me from having to remove the digital back and put on a ground glass for composition. What that means is, I use my iPhone to see what the camera is seeing, so it basically becomes my composing screen or viewfinder. Take a look at the image below to get a better idea of how I use my iPhone with my camera. And of course, as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler - iPhone with ALPA camera\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Alpa.jpeg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\n\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\n\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is out there to see what it might have to offer, and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add it into my workflow.\n\n<h4>Do you think it is important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\n\nNot really - but it is important to try and find your own authenticity and to use all the tools in your repertoire to create your own image types. When I teach I stress knowing where the medium came from, and paying homage to those who came before. I believe this is important wherever your creativity lies.\n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry4.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\n\n\n<h4>What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\n<ul>\n<li>Shoot shoot shoot, play play play! To quote Malcolm Gladwell, get in your 10,000 hours learning your craft. Also make use of Facebook and other social media to study the work of others.</li>\n<li>Keep making images and learning! Get involved with other iPhoneographers, and learn from each other. </li>\n<li>It\'s also very important to learn how to manage your resolution, as it is often overlooked with iPhoneographers. If you are going to print your work this becomes very important, and keeping the resolution up is not that intuitive in some apps...they put the dialog in the strangest places!</li>\n</ul>\n[/list]\n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"416\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry2.jpg\"  ]\n\n<h4>Tell us a little bit more about your iPhoneography workshops...</h4>\n\nI hold 2-day workshops in the town of Carmel, Indiana. You can read more about them <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=238585306172778 \" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneography Workshops\">here</a>. I teach beginners and up but must stress that I teach photography using the iPhone not just iPhoneography. There is a difference in my mind. I see the iPhone as a powerful and creative tool but it is just that - a tool like any other camera. My workshops cover set-up, image making, resolution, applications, folder structure, transfer of images, and we end the class with how to export and print the images.\n\nYou can check out more of Harry\'s work at the following: \n<a href=\"http://harrysandler.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Website\">www.harrysandler.com</a>\n<a href=\"http://HSandler.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhoneographer Blog\">Harry Sandler\'s Blog</a>\n<a href=\"http://iphone-antics.blogspot.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler iPhone Antics\">Harry Sandler iPhone Antics Blog</a>\n<a href=\"http://www.renaissancefineartandesign.com\" title=\"Harry Sandler appearing at Renaissance Fine Arts and Design\">Harry Sandler Artist Talk & Preview, Renaissance Fine Arts & D</a>','iPhoneography with Harry Sandler ','','inherit','open','open','','4741-revision-15','','','2011-08-24 10:17:11','2011-08-24 10:17:11','',4741,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4741-revision-15.html',0,'revision','',0),(4787,16,'2011-08-24 10:04:36','2011-08-24 10:04:36','[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\n\r\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. I retired and immediately dumped my blackberry for the iPhone - it was after that I discovered image making with the iPhone. Eerily it reminded me of a Polaroid camera my father gave me when I was 8 years old, where I could now get instant images but with the added ability of processing and managing the image!\r\n\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\n\r\nFor one, and this will seem repetitive, it is always with me. With immediate access to different camera applications it gives me so many choices to capture an image. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, I use the iPhone as a ground glass for my high resolution technical camera. It keeps me from having to remove the digital back and put on a ground glass for composition. What that means is, I use my iPhone to see what the camera is seeing, so it basically becomes my composing screen or viewfinder. Take a look at the image below to get a better idea of how I use my iPhone with my camera. And of course, as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler - iPhone with ALPA camera\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Alpa.jpeg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is out there to see what it might have to offer, and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add it into my workflow.\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you think it is important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nNot really - but it is important to try and find your own authenticity and to use all the tools in your repertoire to create your own image types. When I teach I stress knowing where the medium came from, and paying homage to those who came before. I believe this is important wherever your creativity lies.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry4.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Shoot shoot shoot, play play play! To quote Malcolm Gladwell, get in your 10,000 hours learning your craft. Also make use of Facebook and other social media to study the work of others.</li>\r\n<li>Keep making images and learning! Get involved with other iPhoneographers, and learn from each other. </li>\r\n<li>It\'s also very important to learn how to manage your resolution, as it is often overlooked with iPhoneographers. If you are going to print your work this becomes very important, and keeping the resolution up is not that intuitive in some apps...they put the dialog in the strangest places!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"416\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry2.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us a little bit more about your iPhoneography workshops...</h4>\r\n\r\n','iPhoneography with Harry Sandler ','','inherit','open','open','','4741-revision-14','','','2011-08-24 10:04:36','2011-08-24 10:04:36','',4741,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4741-revision-14.html',0,'revision','',0),(4786,16,'2011-08-24 10:04:11','2011-08-24 10:04:11','[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\n\r\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. I retired and immediately dumped my blackberry for the iPhone - it was after that I discovered image making with the iPhone. Eerily it reminded me of a Polaroid camera my father gave me when I was 8 years old, where I could now get instant images but with the added ability of processing and managing the image!\r\n\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\n\r\nFor one, and this will seem repetitive, it is always with me. With immediate access to different camera applications it gives me so many choices to capture an image. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, I use the iPhone as a ground glass for my high resolution technical camera. It keeps me from having to remove the digital back and put on a ground glass for composition. What that means is, I use my iPhone to see what the camera is seeing, so it basically becomes my composing screen or viewfinder. Take a look at the image below to get a better idea of how I use my iPhone with my camera. And of course, as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler - iPhone with ALPA camera\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Alpa.jpeg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is out there to see what it might have to offer, and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add it into my workflow.\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you think it is important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nNot really - but it is important to try and find your own authenticity and to use all the tools in your repertoire to create your own image types. When I teach I stress knowing where the medium came from, and paying homage to those who came before. I believe this is important wherever your creativity lies.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry4.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Shoot shoot shoot, play play play! To quote Malcolm Gladwell, get in your 10,000 hours learning your craft. Also make use of Facebook and other social media to study the work of others.</li>\r\n<li>Keep making images and learning! Get involved with other iPhoneographers, and learn from each other. </li>\r\n<li>It\'s also very important to learn how to manage your resolution, as it is often overlooked with iPhoneographers. If you are going to print your work this becomes very important, and keeping the resolution up is not that intuitive in some apps...they put the dialog in the strangest places!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"416\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry2.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us a little bit more about your iPhoneography workshops...</h4>\r\n\r\n','iPhoneography with Harry Sandler ','','inherit','open','open','','4741-revision-13','','','2011-08-24 10:04:11','2011-08-24 10:04:11','',4741,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4741-revision-13.html',0,'revision','',0),(4784,16,'2011-08-24 10:02:57','2011-08-24 10:02:57','','Alpa','','inherit','open','open','','alpa','','','2011-08-24 10:02:57','2011-08-24 10:02:57','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Alpa.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4785,16,'2011-08-24 09:44:41','2011-08-24 09:44:41','[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\n\r\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. I retired and immediately dumped my blackberry for the iPhone - it was after that I discovered image making with the iPhone. Eerily it reminded me of a Polaroid camera my father gave me when I was 8 years old, where I could now get instant images but with the added ability of processing and managing the image!\r\n\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\n\r\nFor one, and this will seem repetitive, it is always with me. With immediate access to different camera applications it gives me so many choices to capture an image. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, I use the iPhone as a ground glass for my high resolution technical camera. It keeps me from having to remove the digital back and put on a ground glass for composition. And as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry4.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is out there to see what it might have to offer, and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add it into my workflow.\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you think it is important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nNot really - but it is important to try and find your own authenticity and to use all the tools in your repertoire to create your own image types. When I teach I stress knowing where the medium came from, and paying homage to those who came before. I believe this is important wherever your creativity lies.\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Shoot shoot shoot, play play play! To quote Malcolm Gladwell, get in your 10,000 hours learning your craft. Also make use of Facebook and other social media to study the work of others.</li>\r\n<li>Keep making images and learning! Get involved with other iPhoneographers, and learn from each other. </li>\r\n<li>It\'s also very important to learn how to manage your resolution, as it is often overlooked with iPhoneographers. If you are going to print your work this becomes very important, and keeping the resolution up is not that intuitive in some apps...they put the dialog in the strangest places!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n','iPhoneography with Harry Sandler ','','inherit','open','open','','4741-revision-12','','','2011-08-24 09:44:41','2011-08-24 09:44:41','',4741,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4741-revision-12.html',0,'revision','',0),(4783,16,'2011-08-24 09:40:10','2011-08-24 09:40:10','[imageeffect type=\"frame\"  width=\"600\" height=\"264\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Harry Sandler\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/harry1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\n\r\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. I retired and immediately dumped my blackberry for the iPhone - it was after that I discovered image making with the iPhone. Eerily it reminded me of a Polaroid camera my father gave me when I was 8 years old, where I could now get instant images but with the added ability of processing and managing the image!\r\n\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\n\r\nFor one, and this will seem repetitive, it is always with me. With immediate access to different camera applications it gives me so many choices to capture an image. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, I use the iPhone as a ground glass for my high resolution technical camera. It keeps me from having to remove the digital back and put on a ground glass for composition. And as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is out there to see what it might have to offer, and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add it into my workflow.\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you think it is important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nNot really - but it is important to try and find your own authenticity and to use all the tools in your repertoire to create your own image types. When I teach I stress knowing where the medium came from, and paying homage to those who came before. I believe this is important wherever your creativity lies.\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Shoot shoot shoot, play play play! To quote Malcolm Gladwell, get in your 10,000 hours learning your craft. Also make use of Facebook and other social media to study the work of others.</li>\r\n<li>Keep making images and learning! Get involved with other iPhoneographers, and learn from each other. </li>\r\n<li>It\'s also very important to learn how to manage your resolution, as it is often overlooked with iPhoneographers. If you are going to print your work this becomes very important, and keeping the resolution up is not that intuitive in some apps...they put the dialog in the strangest places!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n','iPhoneography with Harry Sandler ','','inherit','open','open','','4741-revision-11','','','2011-08-24 09:40:10','2011-08-24 09:40:10','',4741,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4741-revision-11.html',0,'revision','',0),(4780,16,'2011-08-24 09:20:18','2011-08-24 09:20:18','<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\n\r\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. I retired and immediately dumped my blackberry for the iPhone - it was after that I discovered image making with the iPhone. Eerily it reminded me of a Polaroid camera my father gave me when I was 8 years old, where I could now get instant images but with the added ability of processing and managing the image!\r\n\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you?How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\n\r\nFor one, and this will seem repetitive, it is always with me. With immediate access to different camera applications it gives me so many choices to capture an image. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, I use the iPhone as a ground glass for my high resolution technical camera. It keeps me from having to remove the digital back and put on a ground glass for composition. And as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is out there to see what it might have to offer, and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add it into my workflow.\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you think it is important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n\r\nNot really - but it is important to try and find your own authenticity and to use all the tools in your repertoire to create your own image types. When I teach I stress knowing where the medium came from, and paying homage to those who came before. I believe this is important wherever your creativity lies.\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Shoot shoot shoot, play play play! To quote Malcolm Gladwell, get in your 10,000 hours learning your craft. Also make use of Facebook and other social media to study the work of others.</li>\r\n<li>Keep making images and learning! Get involved with other iPhoneographers, and learn from each other. </li>\r\n<li>It\'s also very important to learn how to manage your resolution, as it is often overlooked with iPhoneographers. If you are going to print your work this becomes very important, and keeping the resolution up is not that intuitive in some apps...they put the dialog in the strangest places!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n','iPhoneography with Harry Sandler ','','inherit','open','open','','4741-revision-9','','','2011-08-24 09:20:18','2011-08-24 09:20:18','',4741,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4741-revision-9.html',0,'revision','',0),(4781,16,'2011-08-19 10:20:56','2011-08-19 10:20:56','To continue our series of interviews with iPhoneographers we are very happy to welcome Hope-Valarie Pashos, who has a fascinating take on iPhoneography, with some absolutely brilliant practical tips for macro iPhoneography. Hope recently created a book for her iDrop series, a collection of water droplets photographs taken using the method she explains below! Do not miss this one!\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"469\" alt=\"Macro iPhoneography Hope Valarie \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hopevalarie3.jpg\" ]\r\n\r\n<center><em>Thorny Situation Drops</em>, Hope-Valarie Pashos\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</center>&nbsp;\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\nWhen I was little I used to use my father\'s camera ever since I can remember. When I turned 16 I got my first SLR - a Canon AE-1. I used to push the limits of what shots I took. I remember taking tons and tons of slides because the photo developers would process all the slides. With prints, they interpreted my experiments as mistakes! I had to write \"process as is\" on every envelope. The waiting was agony! I finally joined the digital world kicking and screaming. But when I did embrace it, I could not believe how wonderful it was. The only thing I miss about film photography is the smell of a darkroom. I have been a photographer for several years now specializing in sports and nature, one day I didn\'t have my \"big girl\" camera with me, but I did have my iPhone. Suddenly it was like a light went off in my head and I realized how powerful this little phone really is. Now I see how far I can push the limits of the phone. I am having a ball discovering new techniques and new applications.\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\nWhat a loaded question! So many people have so many different interpretations! But for me, I feel that I am constantly still learning what defines iPhoneography. I may be a bit stricter than most about it, but to me it means any photo that was taken and processed on the iPhone. I don\'t have an iPad so I can\'t say whether I would include that in the definition or not. But the ability to take a photo, tweak and process it within a matter or moments is tremendous! I can email photos of people and scenes on the spot! So iPhoneography really means convenience and power to me.\r\n\r\nThe difference is in the immediacy. If I thought my wait time from shot to final product was reduced transitioning from film to digital, it has dropped to zero with the iPhone. I can process quickly and show people how and why I am processing an image the way I am immediately after I shoot the photo. I have begun to joke that I have a camera with me at all times that I sometimes use to call, text and email - so the convenience of iPhoneography is probably the biggest difference with regular photography. The fact that you can do all in one with iPhoneography and with regular photography you need a computer and all the equipment just makes it so simple for anyone to do. It allows photography to be approachable by all.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"469\" alt=\"Macro iPhoneography Hope Valarie 2\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hopevalarie1.jpg\" ]\r\n\r\n<center><em>A Visitor</em>, Hope-Valarie Pashos\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</center>&nbsp;\r\n<h4>Do you have an iPhoneography style? If so, how would you describe it?</h4>\r\nI tend to experiment more with my iPhone - mainly because I can. But of course what is inside me comes out through my photos and what I know is nature. WIth nature photography I love shooting macro, so I tried as hard as I could to transform my phone into a tool for macro photography. With a little brainstorming and experimentation I figured out that a jeweler\'s loupe was a great external lens to use for macro shots. So while I would love to say my style encompasses everything I shoot with my iPhone, my best work is with nature and macro shots.\r\n<h4>Is it important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\nYes I believe it is critical to have an iPhoneography style. Just like any photographer it is important to separate yourself from everyone else and make your art personal. Being able to identify a line-up of photos by the photographer is extremely important to distinguish yourself. A style is much more important to me than a copyright in the corner of the photo. A style is unique and distinct as yourself. Style is something that can\'t be taught or learned though, it is something within each photographer. It will come out through hard work and practice. iPhoneography allows a lot of different styles to emerge that regular photography doesn\'t. For instance, I know photographers that specialize in grunge effects, or some that are experts with HDR or others that use lo-fi effects to the max. There\'s so much choice!\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Macro iPhoneography Hope Valarie 3\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hopevalarie4.jpg\" ]\r\n<h4>What\'s your method for taking macro photos with your iPhone?</h4>\r\nI experimented and used a little ingenuity to expand my iPhoneography to include Macro shots. Unsure of the \"add on\" lenses that were being sold and not willing to make any alterations to my camera or case to fit some of these, I tried to figure out a way to accomplish this on my own. After trying out several objects from magnifying glasses to old lenses from a broken DVD player, I settled on a jeweler\'s Loupe. I use a jeweler\'s loupe for many reasons. First of all, I had several from my slide taking days. Second, they come in many different magnifications. And lastly, because of their teardrop design, I could hold it to the lens of the iPhone very easily. My finger slips through the loupe ring while securing it in position.\r\n\r\nThere are several things one must remember about using this method. First of all, the camera isn\'t set up to focus at the distance you are asking it to focus at. So you need to secure the loupe in position and then move your phone back and forth until the phone finds the focal point you are asking it to and the object is in focus. Take several photos of the object if you can. Move slightly back and forth while taking these photos so that you are assured of at least one photo that is in sharp focus. Remember you can always delete the ones that don\'t come out well! Second, remember the size lens of the loupe and make sure it is large enough to cover the lens of the iPhone. If the loupe is too small then some vignetting will occur. While this is not always a bad thing, this will affect your compositions. And finally, it is more important to set up a macro shot than a regular shot since everything will be so magnified. Choose your backgrounds accordingly and remember the background blur that will be created with such a short focal length.\r\n\r\nAnother thing to remember is that the more magnified an object, the easier it is to lose focus due to camera shake. Try to hold as steady as you can, prop your hand on something if possible, use a tripod if you can, anything you can do to keep the camera steady while hitting that shutter button will help your photo. The smaller and lighter a camera is, the easier it is to shake so certainly the iPhone is as easy as they come to be victim to hand shake. As they teach you in regular photography, even hold your breath while taking the shot to minimize even that movement of your body. Sometimes I need to just take a break to remember to breathe!\r\n\r\nMacro iPhoneography can be very rewarding if you learn to do it correctly. Experimentation is key and you will see immediately what works and what doesn\'t. There is a great sense of accomplishment when an iPhone macro shot turns out well. Keep trying. The results are well worth it.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"469\" alt=\"Macro iPhoneography Hope Valarie 4\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hopevalarie2.jpg\" ]\r\n\r\n<center><em>Reflection of Maturity</em>, Hope-Valarie Pashos\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</center>&nbsp;\r\n<h4>What would you recommend for a beginner iPhoneographer to easily learn the craft?</h4>\r\nPractice practice practice. Take your iPhone everywhere and try to take as many shots as you can. You will be able to learn the craft through experimentation. You will learn what works for you and what doesn\'t. It\'s not an easy craft to learn - you need to awaken it within you. You can be inspired by others but their style will not be your style, so take as many shots as you can until you find that special shot you know is yours and yours alone. And when that a-ha moment hits, you will know it.\r\n\r\nWe are all constantly learning. There is no ceiling to what we can discover!\r\n<h4>Any other tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\nPractice and experiment. Find the subjects that are most appealing to you. You can never take too many digital photos - that is what the delete button is for! With an iPhone you can take a break and look through what you have just shot and learn on the spot - reshoot by making some self corrections and delete the ones that failed.\r\n\r\nWith an iPhone it is extremely easy to take at least one photo every day. By doing this you force yourself to look at the world through a lens. By actively seeing and looking at the world you will discover those found moments that you would miss if you were passively strolling on by.\r\n\r\nThe app store can be an overwhelming place! New apps are released daily and each one of them promises to be the \"best\" post processing app; or the \"only\" post processing app you will need. It\'s easy to fall into the hype of this as a beginner so my advice would be to pick a few apps that you really enjoy and really learn them. Discover what they can do inside and out. Learn all the features. Practice and experiment on each photo you take and that way you will learn what works and what doesn\'t. One of the mistakes budding iPhoneographers make is over-apping a photo. All those apps I mentioned makes it is really tempting to use them all on every photo! But that just makes it look like a mash up. Pick the app that you like the most and use it. Use it a lot. As you learn what a few apps can do then you can branch out and expand your \"camera bag.\" It will make it easier to learn new apps in the future if you really know one or two apps when you first start.\r\n\r\nFind a style that suits you through this period of experimentation and it will definitely come through when shooting a type of shot becomes second nature to you. Knowing why and how to use an app will help develop this style that will be yours and yours alone.\r\n\r\nA collection of Hope\'s macro iPhoneography can be see <a title=\"Hope-Valarie Pashos Macro iPhoneography\" href=\"http://sofobomo.org/book-596-iDrops\">here.</a>\r\n\r\nCheck out Hope\'s other work <a title=\"Hope-Valerie Pashos\" href=\"http://www.saunterings.tumblr.com\">here.</a>','Macro iPhoneography with Hope-Valarie Pashos ','','inherit','open','open','','4714-revision-17','','','2011-08-19 10:20:56','2011-08-19 10:20:56','',4714,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4714-revision-17.html',0,'revision','',0),(4779,16,'2011-08-24 09:16:46','2011-08-24 09:16:46','<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\n\nI first started with Phoneography approximately May 2008. I retired and immediately dumped my blackberry for the iPhone - it was after that I discovered image making with the iPhone. Eerily it reminded me of a Polaroid camera my father gave me when I was 8 years old, where I could now get instant images but with the added ability of processing and managing the image!\n\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you?How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\n\nFor one, and this will seem repetitive, it is always with me. With immediate access to different camera applications it gives me so many choices to capture an image. \n\nAdditionally, I use the iPhone as a ground glass for my high resolution technical camera. It keeps me from having to remove the digital back and put on a ground glass for composition. And as a bonus my iPhone has become a visual diary. \n\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?\n\nFairly straight ahead...with a few twists and turns. I am a firm believer in not using applications for the sake of applications. Don\'t get me wrong, I\'ve tried almost every application that is released to see what it might have to offer and I do occasionally trip on to something that works for me, in which case I will immediately add this into my workflow.\n\nIs it important to have an iPhoneography style?\n\nNot really - it is important to try and find your own authenticity and use all the tools to create those image types. When I teach i stress knowing where the medium came from and paying homage to those who came before. I believe this is important wherever your creativity lies.\n\nWhat tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?\n\nShoot shoot shoot, play play play! To quote Malcolm Gladwell, get in your 10,000 hours learning your craft. Also make use of Facebook and other social media to study the work of others.\n\nKeep making images and learning! Get involved with other iPhoneographers, and learn from each other. 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Get to grips with stacks, family album and hipstaprints! http://tinyurl.com/3o2oskg','','publish','open','open','','','','','2011-08-23 08:01:48','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/?post_type=tweet&p=4775',0,'tweet','',0),(4776,16,'2011-08-10 00:29:39','2011-08-10 00:29:39','As your photography hobby gains speed you’re likely to come across several photography myths that make it seem as if getting great photos is some kind of unknown “secret” art. While you are learning the craft, it’s important to be sure that you don’t get sucked into the myths that will only leave you feeling discouraged. We’re setting the record straight for you here and now on the myths and truths of digital photography. \r\n\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n<div><a title=\"Edward Olive wedding photographer, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/edwardolive/3184695389\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\" height=\"515\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Debunk.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Edward Olive wedding photographer</em>\r\nPhoto by Edward Olive</p>\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3>Myth 1: You’ll get better results with better equipment.</h3> \r\n\r\nTruth: While every camera has it’s limitations, and some higher end equipment may physically produce better results, it’s important to remember that better (more expensive) equipment doesn’t mean you’ll automatically start getting better photos. You’ve probably heard time and time again “It’s the photographer, not the camera”, and we’ll say it here, loud and clear. It is the photographer, not the camera.\r\n\r\nThere’s no better example of this than the recent movement towards iPhoneography – millions of people are trading in their more advanced point & shoot cameras for the iPhone, even with it’s lower megapixel count and teeny tiny sensor. If that’s not proof enough, take into consideration that even the most advanced DSLR still can’t tell you what shutter speed to use when shooting action shots. An expensive camera won’t teach you how to become a photographer, it is merely a tool to assist you in getting better quality photos to share your perspective as a photographer. Ultimately, you need to teach yourself to become a better photographer and that’s that. \r\n\r\n<h3>Myth 2: A formal photography education will make you a “pro”.</h3> \r\n\r\nTruth: You might be thinking the only way to take your photography hobby to the next level is to go and get a formal education to “prove you’re serious”. Although a formal education may make learning some of the difficult photographic concepts a bit easier, it should be said that many, many professional photographers are self-taught. At the end of the day, it’s your drive, your willingness to learn, and your work ethic that will make you a successful photographer – whether photography remains your hobby or becomes your profession.  \r\n\r\n<h3>Myth 3: There’s nothing around me worthy of a photograph.</h3> \r\n\r\nTruth: We can debunk this myth in a matter of a short sentence; there is something within arms length of you right now that is worth of a photograph. 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While it’s true that the whole idea of photography is to create a “perfect balance” between exposure, shutter speed, ISO and somehow combine that with composition, focus, and all of the other elements that make a great photo what’s really important is highlighting what is beautiful to you. \r\n\r\n<h3>Myth 5: I will never be as good as [enter pro photographers name here].</h3> \r\n\r\nTruth: You will be as good of a photographer as you want to be. You must be persistent and take lots, and we mean lots and lots of shots. Practice, practice, and more practice. And then practice a little bit more. Work hard to emulate the photographers that you respect and admire. Take the time to analyze their photographs and understand what makes their photos stand out above the rest. 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Do not miss this one!\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"469\" alt=\"Macro iPhoneography Hope Valarie \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hopevalarie3.jpg\" ]\r\n\r\n<center><em>Thorny Situation Drops</em>, Hope-Valarie Pashos&nbsp;\r\n</center>&nbsp;\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\nWhen I was little I used to use my father\'s camera ever since I can remember. When I turned 16 I got my first SLR - a Canon AE-1. I used to push the limits of what shots I took. I remember taking tons and tons of slides because the photo developers would process all the slides. With prints, they interpreted my experiments as mistakes! I had to write \"process as is\" on every envelope. The waiting was agony! I finally joined the digital world kicking and screaming. But when I did embrace it, I could not believe how wonderful it was. The only thing I miss about film photography is the smell of a darkroom. I have been a photographer for several years now specializing in sports and nature, one day I didn\'t have my \"big girl\" camera with me, but I did have my iPhone. Suddenly it was like a light went off in my head and I realized how powerful this little phone really is. Now I see how far I can push the limits of the phone. I am having a ball discovering new techniques and new applications.\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\nWhat a loaded question! So many people have so many different interpretations! But for me, I feel that I am constantly still learning what defines iPhoneography. I may be a bit stricter than most about it, but to me it means any photo that was taken and processed on the iPhone. I don\'t have an iPad so I can\'t say whether I would include that in the definition or not. But the ability to take a photo, tweak and process it within a matter or moments is tremendous! I can email photos of people and scenes on the spot! So iPhoneography really means convenience and power to me.\r\n\r\nThe difference is in the immediacy. If I thought my wait time from shot to final product was reduced transitioning from film to digital, it has dropped to zero with the iPhone. I can process quickly and show people how and why I am processing an image the way I am immediately after I shoot the photo. I have begun to joke that I have a camera with me at all times that I sometimes use to call, text and email - so the convenience of iPhoneography is probably the biggest difference with regular photography. The fact that you can do all in one with iPhoneography and with regular photography you need a computer and all the equipment just makes it so simple for anyone to do. It allows photography to be approachable by all.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"469\" alt=\"Macro iPhoneography Hope Valarie 2\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hopevalarie1.jpg\" ]\r\n\r\n<center><em>A Visitor</em>, Hope-Valarie Pashos\r\n&nbsp;\r\n</center>&nbsp;\r\n<h4>Do you have an iPhoneography style? If so, how would you describe it?</h4>\r\nI tend to experiment more with my iPhone - mainly because I can. But of course what is inside me comes out through my photos and what I know is nature. WIth nature photography I love shooting macro, so I tried as hard as I could to transform my phone into a tool for macro photography. With a little brainstorming and experimentation I figured out that a jeweler\'s loupe was a great external lens to use for macro shots. So while I would love to say my style encompasses everything I shoot with my iPhone, my best work is with nature and macro shots.\r\n<h4>Is it important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\nYes I believe it is critical to have an iPhoneography style. Just like any photographer it is important to separate yourself from everyone else and make your art personal. Being able to identify a line-up of photos by the photographer is extremely important to distinguish yourself. A style is much more important to me than a copyright in the corner of the photo. A style is unique and distinct as yourself. Style is something that can\'t be taught or learned though, it is something within each photographer. It will come out through hard work and practice. iPhoneography allows a lot of different styles to emerge that regular photography doesn\'t. For instance, I know photographers that specialize in grunge effects, or some that are experts with HDR or others that use lo-fi effects to the max. There\'s so much choice!\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Macro iPhoneography Hope Valarie 3\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hopevalarie4.jpg\" ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h4>What\'s your method for taking macro photos with your iPhone?</h4>\r\nI experimented and used a little ingenuity to expand my iPhoneography to include Macro shots. Unsure of the \"add on\" lenses that were being sold and not willing to make any alterations to my camera or case to fit some of these, I tried to figure out a way to accomplish this on my own. After trying out several objects from magnifying glasses to old lenses from a broken DVD player, I settled on a jeweler\'s Loupe. I use a jeweler\'s loupe for many reasons. First of all, I had several from my slide taking days. Second, they come in many different magnifications. And lastly, because of their teardrop design, I could hold it to the lens of the iPhone very easily. My finger slips through the loupe ring while securing it in position.\r\n\r\nThere are several things one must remember about using this method. First of all, the camera isn\'t set up to focus at the distance you are asking it to focus at. So you need to secure the loupe in position and then move your phone back and forth until the phone finds the focal point you are asking it to and the object is in focus. Take several photos of the object if you can. Move slightly back and forth while taking these photos so that you are assured of at least one photo that is in sharp focus. Remember you can always delete the ones that don\'t come out well! Second, remember the size lens of the loupe and make sure it is large enough to cover the lens of the iPhone. If the loupe is too small then some vignetting will occur. While this is not always a bad thing, this will affect your compositions. And finally, it is more important to set up a macro shot than a regular shot since everything will be so magnified. Choose your backgrounds accordingly and remember the background blur that will be created with such a short focal length.\r\n\r\nAnother thing to remember is that the more magnified an object, the easier it is to lose focus due to camera shake. Try to hold as steady as you can, prop your hand on something if possible, use a tripod if you can, anything you can do to keep the camera steady while hitting that shutter button will help your photo. The smaller and lighter a camera is, the easier it is to shake so certainly the iPhone is as easy as they come to be victim to hand shake. As they teach you in regular photography, even hold your breath while taking the shot to minimize even that movement of your body. Sometimes I need to just take a break to remember to breathe!\r\n\r\nMacro iPhoneography can be very rewarding if you learn to do it correctly. Experimentation is key and you will see immediately what works and what doesn\'t. There is a great sense of accomplishment when an iPhone macro shot turns out well. Keep trying. The results are well worth it.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"469\" alt=\"Macro iPhoneography Hope Valarie 4\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hopevalarie2.jpg\" ]\r\n\r\n<center><em>Reflection of Maturity</em>, Hope-Valarie Pashos\r\n&nbsp;</center>&nbsp;\r\n<h4>What would you recommend for a beginner iPhoneographer to easily learn the craft?</h4>\r\nPractice practice practice. Take your iPhone everywhere and try to take as many shots as you can. You will be able to learn the craft through experimentation. You will learn what works for you and what doesn\'t. It\'s not an easy craft to learn - you need to awaken it within you. You can be inspired by others but their style will not be your style, so take as many shots as you can until you find that special shot you know is yours and yours alone. And when that a-ha moment hits, you will know it.\r\n\r\nWe are all constantly learning. There is no ceiling to what we can discover!\r\n<h4>Any other tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\nPractice and experiment. Find the subjects that are most appealing to you. You can never take too many digital photos - that is what the delete button is for! With an iPhone you can take a break and look through what you have just shot and learn on the spot - reshoot by making some self corrections and delete the ones that failed.\r\n\r\nWith an iPhone it is extremely easy to take at least one photo every day. By doing this you force yourself to look at the world through a lens. By actively seeing and looking at the world you will discover those found moments that you would miss if you were passively strolling on by.\r\n\r\nThe app store can be an overwhelming place! New apps are released daily and each one of them promises to be the \"best\" post processing app; or the \"only\" post processing app you will need. It\'s easy to fall into the hype of this as a beginner so my advice would be to pick a few apps that you really enjoy and really learn them. Discover what they can do inside and out. Learn all the features. Practice and experiment on each photo you take and that way you will learn what works and what doesn\'t. One of the mistakes budding iPhoneographers make is over-apping a photo. All those apps I mentioned makes it is really tempting to use them all on every photo! But that just makes it look like a mash up. Pick the app that you like the most and use it. Use it a lot. As you learn what a few apps can do then you can branch out and expand your \"camera bag.\" It will make it easier to learn new apps in the future if you really know one or two apps when you first start.\r\n\r\nFind a style that suits you through this period of experimentation and it will definitely come through when shooting a type of shot becomes second nature to you. Knowing why and how to use an app will help develop this style that will be yours and yours alone.\r\n\r\nA collection of Hope\'s macro iPhoneography can be see <a title=\"Hope-Valarie Pashos Macro iPhoneography\" href=\"http://sofobomo.org/book-596-iDrops\">here.</a>\r\n\r\nCheck out Hope\'s other work <a title=\"Hope-Valerie Pashos\" href=\"http://www.saunterings.tumblr.com\">here.</a>','Macro iPhoneography With Hope-Valarie Pashos','','publish','open','open','','macro-iphoneography-with-hope-valarie-pashos','','','2011-09-19 15:54:51','2011-09-19 15:54:51','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/?p=4714',0,'post','',0),(4716,16,'2011-08-13 15:49:51','2011-08-13 15:49:51','<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\n\nWhen I was little I used to use my father\'s camera ever since I can remember. When I turned 16 I got my first SLR - a Canon AE-1. I used to push the limits of what shots I took. I remember taking tons and tons of slides because the photo developers would process all the slides. With prints, they interpreted my experiments as mistakes! I had to write \"process as is\" on every envelope. The waiting was agony! I finally joined the digital world kicking and screaming. But when I did embrace it, I could not believe how wonderful it was. The only thing I miss about film photography is the smell of a darkroom. I have been a photographer for several years now specializing in sports and nature, one day I didn\'t have my \"big girl\" camera with me, but I did have my iPhone. Suddenly it was like a light went off in my head and I realized how powerful this little phone really is. Now I see how far I can push the limits of the phone. I am having a ball discovering new techniques and new applications.\n\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\n\nWhat a loaded question! So many people have so many different interpretations! But for me, I feel that I am constantly still learning what defines iPhoneography. I may be a bit stricter than most about it, but to me it means any photo that was taken and processed on the iPhone. I don\'t have an iPad so I can\'t say whether I would include that in the definition or not. But the ability to take a photo, tweak and process it within a matter or moments is tremendous! I can email photos of people and scenes on the spot! So iPhoneography really means convenience and power to me. \n\nThe difference is in the immediacy. If I thought my wait time from shot to final product was reduced transitioning from film to digital, it has dropped to zero with the iPhone. I can process quickly and show people how and why I am processing an image the way I am immediately after I shoot the photo. I have begun to joke that I have a camera with me at all times that I sometimes use to call, text and email - so the convenience of iPhoneography is probably the biggest difference with regular photography. The fact that you can do all in one with iPhoneography and with regular photography you need a computer and all the equipment just makes it so simple for anyone to do. It allows photography to be approachable by all.\n\n- Do you have an iPhoneography style? If so, how would you describe it?\n\nI tend to experiment more with my iPhone - mainly because I can. But of course what is inside me comes out through my photos and what I know is nature. WIth nature photography I love shooting macro, so I tried as hard as I could to transform my phone into a tool for macro photography. With a little brainstorming and experimentation I figured out that a jeweler\'s loupe was a great external lens to use for macro shots. So while I would love to say I shoot everything with my iPhone, and I do, my best work is with nature and macro shots.\n\n- Is it important to have an iPhoneography style?\n\nYes I believe it is critical to have an iPhoneography style. Just like any photographer it is important to separate yourself from everyone else and make your art personal. Being able to identify a line up of photos by the photographer is extremely important to distinguish yourself. A style is much more important to me than a copyright in the corner of the photo. A style is unique and distinct as your own. Style is something that can\'t be taught or learned though. Style is something within each photographer. It will come out through hard work and practice. iPhoneography allows a lot of different styles to emerge that regular photography doesn\'t. For instance I know photographers that specialize in grunge effects, or some that are experts with HDR or others that use lo fi effects to their max. There are lots of styles that can be inspired by the iPhone.\n\n\n- What would you recommend for a beginner iPhoneographer to easily learn the craft?\n\nPractice practice practice. Take your iPhone everywhere and try to take as many shots as you can. You will be able to learn the craft through experimentation. You will learn what works for you and what doesn\'t. It\'s not an easy craft to learn - you need to awaken it within you. You can be inspired by others but their style will not be your style, so take as many shots as you can until you find that special shot you know is yours and yours alone. And when that a-ha moment hits, you will know it. \n\nWe are all constantly learning. There is no ceiling to what we can discover!\n\n<h4>What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\n\nPractice and experiment. Find the subjects that are most appealing to you. You can never take too many digital photos - that is what the delete button is for! With an iPhone you can take a break and look through what you have just shot and learn on the spot - reshoot by making some self corrections and delete the ones that failed. \n\nWith an iPhone it is extremely easy to take at least one photo every day. By doing this you force yourself to look at the world through a lens. By actively seeing and looking at the world  you will discover those found moments that you would miss if you were passively strolling on by. \n\nThe app store can be an overwhelming place! New apps are released daily and each one of them promises to be the \"best\" post processing app; or the \"only\" post processing app you will need. It\'s easy to fall into the hype of this as a beginner so my advice would be to pick a few apps that you really enjoy and really learn them. Discover what they can do inside and out. Learn all the features. Practice and experiment on each photo you take and that way you will learn what works and what doesn\'t. One of the mistakes budding iPhoneographers make is over-apping a photo. All those apps I mentioned makes it is really tempting to use them all on every photo! But that just makes it look like a mash up. Pick the app that you like the most and use it. Use it a lot. As you learn what a few apps can do then you can branch out and expand your \"camera bag.\" It will make it easier to learn new apps in the future if you really know one or two apps when you first start. \n\nFind a style that suits you through this period of experimentation and it will definitely come through when shooting a type of shot becomes second nature to you. Knowing why and how to use an app will help develop this style that will be yours and yours alone.\n\n\nA collection of Hope\'s macro iPhoneography can be see <a href=\"http://sofobomo.org/book-596-iDrops\" title=\"Hope-Valarie Pashos Macro iPhoneogra\">here.</a>    \n\nCheck out Hope\'s other work <a href=\"http://www.saunterings.tumblr.com\" title=\"Hope-Valerie Pashos\">here.</a> \n','iDrops - Macro iPhoneography with Hope-Valerie Pashos ','','inherit','open','open','','4714-revision-2','','','2011-08-13 15:49:51','2011-08-13 15:49:51','',4714,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4714-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(4715,16,'2011-08-13 15:11:16','2011-08-13 15:11:16','- Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography\n\nWhen I was little I used to use my father\'s camera ever since I can remember. When I turned 16 I got my first SLR - a Canon AE-1. I used to push the limits of what shots I took. I remember taking tons and tons of slides because the photo developers would process all the slides. With prints, they interpreted my experiments as mistakes! I had to write \"process as is\" on every envelope. The waiting was agony! I finally joined the digital world kicking and screaming. But when I finally embraced it, I could not believe how wonderful it was. The only thing I miss about film photography is the smell of a darkroom. But, I have been a photographer for several years now specializing in sports and nature. One day I didn\'t have my \"big girl\" camera with me, but I did have my iPhone to capture one of those found moments. Suddenly it was like a light went off in my head and I realized how powerful this little phone I had really is. Now I see how far I can push the limits of the phone. I am having a ball discovering new techniques and new applications.\n\n- What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?\n\nWhat a loaded question! So many people have so many different interpretations but for me, I feel that I am constantly still learning what defines iPhoneography. I may be a bit stricter than most about it, but to me it means any photo that was taken and processed on the iPhone. I don\'t have an iPad so I can\'t say whether I would include that in the definition or not. But the ability to take a photo, tweak and process it within a matter or moments is tremendous! I can email photos of people and scenes on the spot! So iPhoneography really means convenience and power to me. \n\nDifferent than regular photography huh? Well I suppose the difference is in the immediacy. If I thought my wait time from shot to final product was reduced transitioning from film to digital, it has dropped to zero with the iPhone. I can process on the spot and show people how and why I am processing an image the way I am immediately after I shoot the photo. I have begun to joke that I have a camera with me at all times that I sometimes use to call, text and email - so the convenience of iPhoneography is probably the biggest difference with regular photography. The fact that you can do all in one with iPhoneography and with regular photography you need a computer and all the equipment just makes it so simple for anyone to do. It allows photography to be approachable by all.\n\n- Do you have an iPhoneography style? If so, how would you describe it?\n\nI tend to experiment more with my iPhone - mainly because I can. But of course what is inside me comes out through my photos and what I know is nature. WIth nature photography I love shooting macro, so I tried as hard as I could to transform my phone into a tool for macro photography. With a little brainstorming and experimentation I figured out that a jeweler\'s loupe was a great external lens to use for macro shots. So while I would love to say I shoot everything with my iPhone, and I do, my best work is with nature and macro shots.\n\n- Is it important to have an iPhoneography style?\n\nYes I believe it is critical to have an iPhoneography style. Just like any photographer it is important to separate yourself from everyone else and make your art personal. Being able to identify a line up of photos by the photographer is extremely important to distinguish yourself. A style is much more important to me than a copyright in the corner of the photo. A style is unique and distinct as your own. Style is something that can\'t be taught or learned though. Style is something within each photographer. It will come out through hard work and practice. iPhoneography allows a lot of different styles to emerge that regular photography doesn\'t. For instance I know photographers that specialize in grunge effects, or some that are experts with HDR or others that use lo fi effects to their max. There are lots of styles that can be inspired by the iPhone.\n\n\n- What would you recommend for a beginner iPhoneographer to easily learn the craft?\n\nPractice practice practice. Take your iPhone everywhere and try to take as many shots as you can. You will be able to learn the craft through experimentation. You will learn what works for you and what doesn\'t. It\'s not an easy craft to learn - you need to awaken it within you. You can be inspired by others but their style will not be your style, so take as many shots as you can until you find that special shot you know is yours and yours alone. And when that aha moment hits, you will know it. \n\nBut I think we are all constantly learning. There is no ceiling to what we can discover so in some ways we are all learning all the time.\n\n- What tips could you share with budding iPhoneographers?\n\nPractice and experiment. Find the subjects that are most appealing to you. You can never take too many digital photos - that is what the delete button is for! With an iPhone you can take a break and look through what you have just shot and learn on the spot - reshoot by making some self corrections and delete the ones that failed. \n\nWIth an iPhone it is extremely easy to take at least one photo every day. By doing this you force yourself to look at the world through a lens. By actively seeing and looking at the world  you will discover those found moments that you would miss if you were passively strolling on by. \n\nThe app store can be an overwhelming place! New apps are released daily and each one of them promises to be the \"best\" post processing app; or the \"only\" post processing app you will need. It\'s easy to fall into the hype of this as a beginner so my advice would be to pick a few apps that you really enjoy and really learn them. Discover what they can do inside and out. Learn all the features. Practice and experiment on each photo you take and that way you will learn what works and what doesn\'t. One of the mistakes budding iPhoneographers make is over- apping a photo. All those apps I mentioned makes it is really  tempting to use them all on every photo! But that just makes it look like a mash up. Pick the app that you like the most and use it. Use it a lot. As you learn what a few apps can do then you can branch out and expand your \"camera bag.\" It will make it easier to learn new apps in the future if you really know one or two apps when you first start. \n\nFind a style that suits you through this period of experimentation and it will definitely come through when shooting a type of shot becomes second nature to you. Knowing why and how to use an app will help develop this style that will be yours and yours alone.\n\nSend along a few photos that we\'ll include in the article.\n\nA collection of macro iPhoneography was the subject of my Solo Photo Book Month. The collection can be see here:  http://sofobomo.org/book-596-iDrops  \n\nCheck out Hope\'s other work <a href=\"http://www.saunterings.tumblr.com\" title=\"#\">LINK</a>here. \n','Macro iPhoneography with Hope ','','inherit','open','open','','4714-revision','','','2011-08-13 15:11:16','2011-08-13 15:11:16','',4714,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4714-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(4712,14,'2011-08-12 08:03:18','0000-00-00 00:00:00','ok','Pro HDR – Shoot Stunning #HDR Photos On Your #iPhone - http://tinyurl.com/42bltd5','','publish','open','open','','','','','2011-08-12 08:03:18','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/?post_type=tweet&p=4712',0,'tweet','',0),(4972,16,'2011-08-06 14:11:07','2011-08-06 14:11:07','<table class=\"alignleft\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"20\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\r\n<td><a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/WordFoto.png\"><img title=\"WordFoto\" src=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/WordFoto.png\" width=\"469\" height=\"340\" alt=\"WordFoto\"></a></td>\r\n<td><img title=\"PhotoTransferApp\" src=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/WordFoto-Logo.png\" alt=\"WordFoto App Logo\" />\r\n\r\nWords can serve as a great addition to a photograph, not just as a caption but you can literally incorporate them into the photo as part of the overall effect. Enter WORDFOTO App. This app combines photos with words making a visually striking one-of-a-kind creation!</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\nLet\'s get to the gist of it in the tabs below.\r\n\r\n[tabswrap]\r\n\r\n[tabhead id=\"1\"] Overview [/tabhead] [tabhead id=\"2\"] Cheers [/tabhead] [tabhead id=\"3\"] Jeers [/tabhead] [tabhead id=\"4\"] Who is it for? [/tabhead] [tabhead_last id=\"5\"] The Verdict [/tabhead_last] [tab id=\"1\"] [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Developed by bitCycle AB</li>\r\n<li>Preloaded with word sets but user can also add their own sets</li>\r\n<li>Many font styles</li>\r\n<li>Eight preset styles to choose from</li>\r\n<li>Customizable photo settings such as brightness, contrast, and saturation</li>\r\n<li>Share photos via email or Facebook</li>\r\n<li>Costs US$1.99</li>\r\n\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n[/list] [/tab] [tab id=\"2\"] [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Varied options, considerable degree of customization</li>\r\n<li>Can process existing photos from your Camera Roll</li>\r\n<li>Has built-in camera app</li>\r\n<li>Usable pre-defined colour effects</li>\r\n<li>Great results (given a good match between photo quality and creativity)</li>\r\n<li>Save full-resolution photos</li>\r\n\r\n\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n[/list] [/tab] [tab id=\"3\"] [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Limited sharing through Facebook and email - other options would be useful</li>\r\n<li>Novelty value wears off without good results</li>\r\n<li>A bit pricey for what\'s on offer</li>\r\n\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list] [/tab] [tab id=\"4\"]\r\n<strong>√ Beginner iPhone Photographers</strong>\r\n Advanced iPhone Photographers\r\n Anyone\r\n\r\nWORDFOTO App is fantastic for newbie iPhoneographers and casual iPhone shooters who are looking for unconventional or novelty ways to enhance their shots.\r\n\r\n[/tab] [tab id=\"5\"]WORDFOTO App offers a fun and exciting way to spice up your iPhone photos with words. However, it only has one function, so best to be sure you\'ll really use it before you shell out two bucks for it. [/tab] [/tabswrap]\r\n\r\n<br/>\r\n<h4>The Beginners Lens Verdict</h4>\r\n\r\nWORDFOTO is a funky little app that can turn seemingly \"regular\" photos into something interesting and fun, given the novelty factor. Turn your photos into typographic designs in just a few minutes. \r\n\r\nThe app is packed with an array of options so there\'s plenty of effects and looks that can be achieved. There are a number of good presets and word sets stored in the app, but you can also create your own to suit the image. Plus, there are fine tuning options to further improve the photo by adjusting the saturation, edging, and contrast. There’s also a handy cropping tool to boost the impact. Most of the images we have seen are really fun and pop with color and meaning.\r\n\r\nThough WORDFOTO can transform an ordinary photo into an appealing one, this app is not suitable for all photos. The quality of the edited image also largely depends on the quality of the original, unedited version as well as the subject in the photo. You\'ll need to play around with lots of photos to get the best results, and beware - the novelty factor can wear off quite quickly! It would have also been a bit better if there were more sharing options included in the app, these days just Facebook and email seems a bit limited.  \r\n\r\nThe app also seems to be a little bit pricey at $1.99 considering that it only does one type of edit. When compared to other apps such as FX Photo Studio and King Camera which are also on the same price point, there\'s better value for money out there. But on the other hand, this app is unique enough to justify the purchase on those grounds alone. So if word processed, pop-art influenced images is your cup of tea, then this app is for you.\r\n\r\n\r\n<br/>\r\n<h4>The Beginners Lens Flash Rating:</h4>\r\n\r\n<img title=\"4 Flash Rating for WordFoto App\" src=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/4flash.png\" alt=\"We give WordFoto App 4.5 Flashes\" />\r\n<a title=\"The Beginners Lens Flash Rating System\" href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/about#rating\">Learn more about our rating system.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<strong>Review Digest</strong>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"30\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\"><strong>SOFTWARE REVIEW WEBSITE</strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\"><strong>WHAT THEY HAVE TO  SAY</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\"><strong><a href=\"http://appotography.com/2011/05/24/wordfoto-review-iphone/\">Appotography</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“WordFoto is definitely not a memorable app, one you cannot do without after you try it, mainly because the effects you can achieve are very limited and not particularly original. They are OK, but they can get quite stale after a few times. Nevertheless, WordFoto is still a curious app that can still have some use in a few instances, especially if used creatively.”</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\"><strong><a href=\"http://lifeinlofi.com/2011/05/27/app-review-wordfoto/\" rel=\"shadowbox;width=1000;height=640\">LifeIfLofi</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“Not for all photos, but works really well with the right pics. WordFoto is a fun app that can also add powerful messages.”</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\"><strong><a href=\"http://www.knowyourapps.com/review/wordfoto/\" rel=\"shadowbox;width=1000;height=640\">KnowYourApps</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“Nevertheless, WordFoto clearly has a novel value, and it would have been good to see other effects offered, but it’s a nice app to play around with and create some interesting, yet basic photo artwork.”</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>','WordFoto App - Photos + Words = Fun iPhotos','','inherit','open','open','','4454-revision-10','','','2011-08-06 14:11:07','2011-08-06 14:11:07','',4454,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4454-revision-10.html',0,'revision','',0),(4713,5,'2011-08-12 09:57:48','2011-08-12 09:57:48','We\'re back with the second part of our Hipstamatic how-to guide. Yesterday we showed you through the <a title=\"Hipstamatic How-To Guide Part 1\" href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/hipstamatic-guide-part-1.html\">Hipstamatic interface</a>, and today we\'re taking things to the next level! This Hipstamatic guide will show you how to work with photo stacks, sharing your photos, ordering Hipstaprints and using your favorite combinations.\n\nLet\'s take a closer look at the Hipstamatic Stacks:\n\nStacks are a group of photos from your Hipstamatic print gallery, that are grouped together in an album (or a stack). Once grouped you can share your stacks through Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr and through Email.\n\n<strong>To create a stack: </strong>\n1. Tap on the print gallery button on the camera back.\n2. Now tap on the Stacks button.\n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" alt=\"Hipstamatic Stacks \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hip1.png\" ]\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\n3. To create a new stack tap the + button.\n4. Select the prints you would like to include in the stack by tapping on them. A check mark will appear in the corner of the selected photos. Now tap New Stack in the top right corner.\n5. Type in a name for your stack. Tap DONE, and it will be created. Return to the Stacks screen.\n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" alt=\"Hipstamatic Stacks \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hip4.png\" ]<br class=\"spacer_\" />\n6. Once you\'ve created more than one stack, you can view your stacks by swiping to the left and right in the Stacks screen.\n7. To share your stack open it up and tap the Share button in the bottom left corner of the screen and choose the platform through which you would like to share. If this is the first time you are sharing through Hipstamatic, you will need to set up your sharing accounts and you will be prompted to do so.\n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" alt=\"Hipstamatic Stacks \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hip2.png\" ]\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\nWith your stack open, you may notice a small icon that looks like a present at the bottom of the screen. Tap on this icon to be taken to the Hipstamart Print Lab where you can order real 4\", 7\", 10\", and 30\" prints of your Hipstamatic photos. If you think you may want to order large prints from your Hipstamatic photos, be sure to save all of your images at the highest resolution possible.\n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" alt=\"Hipstamatic Stacks \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hip3.png\" ]\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\nYou can also add your stack to your Family Album. The Family Album is another sharing platform for your Hipstaprints whereby you can invite friends and family to create a collective album, or you can choose photos from the Hipstamatic Family Album collective to create your own albums. To share your stack to the Family Album you will need to first set up your Family Album account. To do so tap on the Family Album icon in the bottom of the print gallery, enter your details and create your account.\n\nIf you want to create your own Family album tap the + button in the top right of the Family Album home screen. There are three types of Family Albums you can create they are: Magic Album, Shared Album, or Photo Album.\n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" alt=\"Hipstamatic Stacks \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hip5.png\" ]\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\nThe Magic Album is a way to view Hipstamatic prints that are being uploaded to the shared Family Album by location and date. With the Magic Album you can enter a date and location and add photos that you love to that album.\n\nA Shared Album is an album that you set up, sending invitations to friends and family who are also using Hipstamatic. Your invitees can contribute their favorite photos to the album - this is a great one for family functions such as birthday parties or special vacations.\n\nLastly, a Photo Album is one that you create of your favorite photos, with no other contributors. Try out the Hipstamatic Family Album for yourself and get access to a whole world of Hipstamatic prints!\n\nThere\'s a lot of fun to be had when experimenting with Hipstamatic\'s seemingly infinite lens / flash / film combinations but as you shoot you may come across a few combinations that really blow your hair back, float your boat, rock your world, etc. So it\'s important to know how to set your camera to shoot using your favorite combinations:\n\n1. From the camera back, tap on the View Prints button to go into the print gallery.\n2. Tap on the print that features the settings that you love.\n3. Now tap on Match Settings...\n4. You will be asked if you want to change the camera settings to match the print. Tap Change and your camera will be set to use the same combination found in this print.\n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" alt=\"Hipstamatic Stacks \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hip6.png\" ]\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\n\nAdmittedly, it would be nice to have a \"Favorite Combinations Folder\" or somewhere to organize presets - but in keeping with all of the other quirky features Hipstamatic has to offer, this set-up seems just about right.\n\nSo there you have it, the complete Hipstamatic How-To Guide! Please feel free to share your Hipstamatic Tips &amp; Tricks as well as your favorite Hipstamatic prints in the comments below!','Hipstamatic How-To Guide - Part 2','','inherit','open','open','','4566-autosave','','','2011-08-12 09:57:48','2011-08-12 09:57:48','',4566,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4566-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(4711,16,'2011-08-11 09:24:40','2011-08-11 09:24:40','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/explore-the-world-of-iphone-photography-3.html\" title=\"Explore the world of iPhoneography\">iPhoneography overview</a>, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]<br class=\"spacer_\" /><center><p><em>Cafe Racer</em>, Greg Schmigel</p></center>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs surprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Just What I See\">Just What I See</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-30','','','2011-08-11 09:24:40','2011-08-11 09:24:40','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-30.html',0,'revision','',0),(4710,16,'2011-08-11 09:24:02','2011-08-11 09:24:02','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/explore-the-world-of-iphone-photography-3.html\" title=\"Explore the world of iPhoneography\">iPhoneography overview</a>, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]<center><p>&nbsp;<em>Cafe Racer</em>, Greg Schmigel</p></center>\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs surprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Just What I See\">Just What I See</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-29','','','2011-08-11 09:24:02','2011-08-11 09:24:02','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-29.html',0,'revision','',0),(4709,16,'2011-08-11 09:23:35','2011-08-11 09:23:35','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/explore-the-world-of-iphone-photography-3.html\" title=\"Explore the world of iPhoneography\">iPhoneography overview</a>, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]<center><p><em>Cafe Racer</em>, Greg Schmigel</p></center>\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs surprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Just What I See\">Just What I See</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-28','','','2011-08-11 09:23:35','2011-08-11 09:23:35','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-28.html',0,'revision','',0),(4708,16,'2011-08-11 09:23:12','2011-08-11 09:23:12','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/explore-the-world-of-iphone-photography-3.html\" title=\"Explore the world of iPhoneography\">iPhoneography overview</a>, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]<p><em>Cafe Racer</em>, Greg Schmigel</p>\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs surprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Just What I See\">Just What I See</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-27','','','2011-08-11 09:23:12','2011-08-11 09:23:12','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-27.html',0,'revision','',0),(4707,16,'2011-08-11 09:18:05','2011-08-11 09:18:05','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/explore-the-world-of-iphone-photography-3.html\" title=\"Explore the world of iPhoneography\">iPhoneography overview</a>, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]<p><em>Cafe Racer</em>, Greg Schmigel</p>\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs surprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Just What I See\">Just What I See</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-26','','','2011-08-11 09:18:05','2011-08-11 09:18:05','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-26.html',0,'revision','',0),(4706,16,'2011-08-11 09:17:04','2011-08-11 09:17:04','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/explore-the-world-of-iphone-photography-3.html\" title=\"Explore the world of iPhoneography\">iPhoneography overview</a>, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs surprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Just What I See\">Just What I See</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-25','','','2011-08-11 09:17:04','2011-08-11 09:17:04','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-25.html',0,'revision','',0),(4705,16,'2011-08-11 09:16:09','2011-08-11 09:16:09','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/explore-the-world-of-iphone-photography-3.html\" title=\"Explore the world of iPhoneography\">iPhoneography overview</a>, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]\r\n</div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Cafe Racer</em>, Greg Schmigel</p>\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs surprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Just What I See\">Just What I See</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-24','','','2011-08-11 09:16:09','2011-08-11 09:16:09','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-24.html',0,'revision','',0),(4704,16,'2011-08-11 09:12:30','2011-08-11 09:12:30','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/explore-the-world-of-iphone-photography-3.html\" title=\"Explore the world of iPhoneography\">iPhoneography overview</a>, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs surprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Just What I See\">Just What I See</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-23','','','2011-08-11 09:12:30','2011-08-11 09:12:30','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-23.html',0,'revision','',0),(3194,16,'2011-04-27 13:47:03','2011-04-27 13:47:03','<table class=\"alignleft\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"20\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\r\n<td>\r\n<p><a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/adobe-elements-8.jpg\"><img title=\"Adobe Photoshop Elements 8\" src=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/adobe-elements-8.jpg\" alt=\"adobe-photoshop-elements-8-software\" width=\"260\" height=\"377\" /></a>\r\n</td>\r\n<td>\r\n\r\n<p>Packed with all the ADOBE Photoshop features, ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 boasts of new tools and add-ons that digital photography enthusiasts will find useful in enhancing their photos. </p>\r\n<p>Its simple and clutter-free interface is easy on the eyes and well-designed. It makes working on projects easier, as tools and tabs are very accessible.</p><p> Quick fixes really are quick, with one-step adjustment tools available at hand.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Newbies will also like the fact that Photoshop Elements 8 offers various help guides and tutorials available, though most of which would require a fee of $40/year. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>Users of previous Photoshop Elements programs might find that upgrading to this new version may not be necessary, as it basically has the same features as Elements 7, with only a few new additions. The best reason to switch would be the Organizer feature that is very much useful for those with a vast collection of photos.</p> \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>Let\'s get to the gist of it in the tabs below.</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tabswrap] \r\n\r\n[tabhead id=\"1\"]  Overview  [/tabhead] [tabhead id=\"2\"]  Cheers  [/tabhead] [tabhead id=\"3\"]  Jeers  [/tabhead] [tabhead id=\"4\"]  Who is it for?  [/tabhead] [tabhead_last id=\"5\"]  The Verdict  [/tabhead_last]  [tab id=\"1\"]  [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Released in September 2009</li>\r\n<li>Manage files easily with Organizer</li>\r\n<li>Find photos quickly with Auto Analyzer tags</li>\r\n<li>One-step photo adjustments like Touch Up Brush</li>\r\n<li>Automatic Syncing and easy sharing</li>\r\n<li>Successor to the Adobe Photoshop Elements 7</li>\r\n<li>Launch price at US $99.99</p>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]  [/tab] [tab id=\"2\"] [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Simple, easy to understand interface</li>\r\n<li>New Quick Fix tools</li>\r\n<li>Enhanced organizing with Auto Analyzer and People Recognition</li>\r\n<li>Help guides and tutorials available</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]  [/tab] [tab id=\"3\"]  [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Some templates and tutorials cost an extra $40/year</li>\r\n<li>Only few major improvements from last version</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]  [/tab] [tab id=\"4\"]  \r\n Proud beginner\r\n<strong>√ Amateur hobbyist</strong>\r\n Advanced users\r\n Professional editors\r\n\r\nADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 is best suited for photography enthusiasts with a growing image database who would like to explore the world of photo-editing.[/tab] [tab id=\"5\"]ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 offers of new tools, content and template, the new interface, and the improved facility for file management makes for a promising program. As it features few essential improvements over the previous version, it does not call for an upgrade. But as a first time purchase, it\'s great tool if you have 1000 photos or more to manage.\r\n[/tab] [/tabswrap]\r\n\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\n<p><strong>User interface: Simple, easy to absorb and clutter-free</strong></p>\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n<p>ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8’s start-up screen is the most noticeable change in design from its last version. It has a well organized, simple to absorb interface. Clutter is kept to a minimum, so tools are accessible and easy to find. You can perform the most common editing tasks in a few clicks of a button.</p>\r\n<p>Workflow tabs are located on the right side of the screen. Specific for Windows users is the Organize tab (Bridge tab for Mac, works similarly to iPhoto), which features new tools such as Auto Analyzer and People Recognition for fuss-free file managing. In the Edit tab are options Edit Full, for total manual edit; Edit Quick, for basic adjustments; and Edit Guided, for step-by-step tutorials. Under the Create tab you can produce photobooks, galleries, slideshows, and even design a CD/DVD jacket and photo labels. Finally, to share all your photos in web galleries or via email, just go to the Share tab.</p>\r\n<p>The interface has grey as its predominant color, which is actually helpful in adjusting photos properly, as with other neutral colors. Most of the elements in the screen are also dark-colored, and this may cause some eye-strain as it blends in with the background, but that can easily be solved by a quick trip to the Preferences tab.</p>\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n<p><strong>Ease of use: Accessible tools, organized files, guided tutorials make basic editing a breeze</strong></p>\r\n<hr size=\"1\" />\r\n<p>With the well-designed, no-nonsense interface comes the convenience in using the ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8. Tools and workflow tabs are located in accessible areas, so you do not need to go deep into menus and options. Icons are well labeled, and not intimidating even for the newbie.</p>\r\n<p>As soon as you start importing photos, this software’s Auto Analyzer begins to work automatically, applying Smart Tags to each image based on quality, exposure, contrast, and so on. This welcome feature makes for easy management of images, so you spend less time searching for photos and more time playing with them. You don’t even have to leave the Organizer mode for quick retouches. Auto QuickFix buttons such as SmartFix, Color, Contrast, Red Eye, etc. can handle the most common of editing jobs.</p>\r\n<p>Another quick way to apply various changes to an image is by Adjustment Previews. You get to preview full-size images that showcase possible changes before picking the one that you want to take effect. Not only does it make editing a lot easier, you also get to learn in the process.</p>\r\n<p>A beginner can also take advantage of guided tutorials available in the Edit Guided option under the Edit tab. Simply put, it will walk you through the process of editing and all you need to do is follow the instructions.</p>\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n<p><strong>Editing performance: All the useful tools of previous versions, and much more</strong></p>\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n<p>Generally, ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 is an appealing upgrade to an already established software. For a long-time Photoshop user, you get all the basic features plus some new and improved ones; for a newbie, it’s all you need of a photo-editing program and much more.</p>\r\n<p>Apart from doubling as an efficient image organizer, Photoshop Elements 8 gives you a wide room for tweaking photos to your liking. You can combine two or more photos of varied exposures into one via PhotoMerge Exposure and create that perfectly lit photo. With the Recompose tool, you can resize and change the orientation of an image without the key elements being distorted. Plus, you can choose which parts of the photo to keep and which ones to get rid of.</p>\r\n<p>The program adapts most of the one-step tools its previous versions had, and some new ones, like the Touch Up-Brushes that can go from whitening teeth to making the sky bluer. Other features worth noting is the Surface Blur, which softens the surface of an image while keeping everything else sharp (perfect for hiding those wrinkles!) and a guided edit for the handy slimming tool.</p>\r\n<p>As <a href=\"http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/software/graphics-and-media-software/image-editing-software/adobe-photoshop-elements-8-644205/review?artc_pg=2\">TechRadar</a>’s review says, “There are heaps more little effects to discover, such as pencil sketch and one to create old fashioned photos. It all adds up to the best Photoshop Elements ever.”</p>\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n<p><strong>Output &amp; Sharing: Hassle-free sharing and uploading</strong></p>\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n<p>Images processed in ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 can be saved in various formats such as JPEG, GIF, Photoshop PDF, PNG, TIFF, and more. The program also allows you to create greeting cards, scrapbook pages, photo collages, and other creative projects via the Create tab.</p>\r\n<p>Elements 8 allows you to sync photos between computers and share via iPhone, email, and web. You can directly upload images to web galleries, even networking sites like Facebook. Photoshop.com also gives users 2GB online storage space to share projects and access their photos anywhere.</p>\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n<p><strong>Special tools of the trade: PhotoMerge, Recompose tool </strong></p>\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n<p>Much like the HDR options found in new digital cameras, PhotoMerge allows users to create a perfectly exposed image by combining two or more similar shots with different exposures. No further need to tweak the Curves and Levels of your photo. However, if the auto mode did not get the layers quite right, you will have to align them manually and this requires very good hand-eye-cursor coordination.</p>\r\n<p>Aside from combining images, PhotoMerge can also be used to enhance facial features by using elements from other images. <a href=\"http://photo-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/\">TopTenReviews</a> notes that an example of this would be extracting the eyes, mouth, and nose from one photo and inserting those features on another photo. This would also work if you want to add or remove certain people in a photo.</p>\r\n<p>Recompose tool is a new addition to Photoshop Elements 8. It allows you to resize photos and not lose significant visual elements like the background. What it does is identify important objects in the shot and scales everything else around them. The result is a correctly proportioned and resized image.</p>\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n<p><strong>The Verdict (Extended version)</strong></p>\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n<p>ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 offers of new tools, content and template, the new interface, and the improved facility for file management makes for a promising program. As it features few essential improvements over the previous version, it does not call for an upgrade. But as a first time purchase, it\'s great tool if you have 1000 photos or more to manage.</p>\r\n<p>The software is consistent with the Adobe Photoshop’s image as one of the top consumer-level photo-editing software. A very user-friendly photo editing software, Photoshop Elements 8 has the tools for every imaginable project and also makes sharing your finished product easy.</p>\r\n<p>Moreover, this program provides beginners room for learning the tricks of the photo-editing trade and possibly produce professional-quality results. Current Photoshop users will also find the Organizer feature a good reason to upgrade, if only to have a better file management system for their image collection.</p>\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n<p><strong>Review Digest</strong></p>\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"30\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\"><strong>SOFTWARE REVIEW WEBSITE</strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\"><strong>WHAT THEY HAVE TO  SAY</strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\"><strong><a rel=\"shadowbox;width=1000;height=640\" href=\"http://photo-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/photoshop-elements-review.html\">TopTenReviews.com</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“Adobe continues their legacy of developing the world’s best photo editing software in this latest release of Photoshop Elements. Once again they have produced a powerful photo editing tool that allows you to accomplish professional results without frustration. If you are looking for an easy to use solution and don’t want to sacrifice excellence, check out Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.”</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\"><strong><a rel=\"shadowbox;width=1000;height=640\" href=\"http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/software/graphics-and-media-software/image-editing-software/adobe-photoshop-elements-8-644205/review?artc_pg=2\">TechRadar.com</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“There are heaps more little effects to discover, such as pencil sketch and one to create old fashioned photos. It all adds up to the best Photoshop Elements ever.”</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\"><strong><a rel=\"shadowbox;width=1000;height=640\" href=\"http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2353186,00.asp\">PCMag.com</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“If you\'re new to the worlds of digital photography and image manipulation, Photoshop Elements 8 offers everything you need, and much, much more. But users of previous versions are unlikely to find much in it a reason to upgrade.”</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\"><strong><a rel=\"shadowbox;width=1000;height=640\" href=\"http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/309367/review/photoshop_elements_8.html#review\">PCWorld.com</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“Photoshop Elements 8 is an appealing but evolutionary upgrade of a mature, well-established photo editing program, with greatly improved file and keyword handling.”</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n','Adobe Photoshop Elements 8','','inherit','open','open','','1121-revision-2','','','2011-04-27 13:47:03','2011-04-27 13:47:03','',1121,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/1121-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(4703,5,'2011-08-11 09:12:00','2011-08-11 09:12:00','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/explore-the-world-of-iphone-photography-3.html\" title=\"Explore the world of iPhoneography\">iPhoneography overview</a>, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs surprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Just What I See\">Just What I See</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-22','','','2011-08-11 09:12:00','2011-08-11 09:12:00','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-22.html',0,'revision','',0),(4702,5,'2011-08-11 08:57:09','2011-08-11 08:57:09','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/explore-the-world-of-iphone-photography-3.html\" title=\"Explore the world of iPhoneography\">iPhoneography overview</a>, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs surprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Just What I See\">Just What I See</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-21','','','2011-08-11 08:57:09','2011-08-11 08:57:09','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-21.html',0,'revision','',0),(4700,14,'2011-08-11 08:57:24','0000-00-00 00:00:00','ok','Another iPhoneographer interview with street photographer @justwhatisee Greg Schmigel! This is a must read!  http://tinyurl.com/3nobb5w','','publish','open','open','','','','','2011-08-11 08:57:24','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/?post_type=tweet&p=4700',0,'tweet','',0),(4701,16,'2011-08-24 10:55:55','2011-08-24 10:55:55','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/explore-the-world-of-iphone-photography-3.html\" title=\"Explore the world of iPhoneography\">iPhoneography overview</a>, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]<br class=\"spacer_\" /><center><p><em>Cafe Racer</em>, Greg Schmigel</p></center>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs surprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]<br class=\"spacer_\" /><center><p><em>In Their Sunday Best</em>, Greg Schmigel</p></center>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]<br class=\"spacer_\" /><center><p><em>Subway Triptych</em>, Greg Schmigel</p></center>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]<br class=\"spacer_\" /><center><p><em>Technical Knockout</em>, Greg Schmigel</p></center>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Just What I See\">Just What I See</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]<br class=\"spacer_\" /><center><p><em>The Conversation</em>, Greg Schmigel</p></center>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]<br class=\"spacer_\" /><center><p>Greg Schmigel</p></center>\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-autosave','','','2011-08-24 10:55:55','2011-08-24 10:55:55','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(4699,16,'2011-08-11 08:55:58','2011-08-11 08:55:58','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/explore-the-world-of-iphone-photography-3.html\" title=\"Explore the world of iPhoneography\">iPhoneography overview</a>, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs surprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Just What I See\">Just What I See</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-20','','','2011-08-11 08:55:58','2011-08-11 08:55:58','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-20.html',0,'revision','',0),(3208,5,'2011-06-02 07:53:59','2011-06-02 07:53:59','[fblike like=\"0\"]\r\n\r\nLike to access all PDF downloads!\r\n[/fblike]\r\n[fblike like=\"1\"]\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Welcome aboard!</strong>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n[two_columns height=\"230\" border=\"border\"]Here\'s the<strong> <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.s3.amazonaws.com/iphone-photo-tips-guide.pdf\">iPhone Photo Tips download (6mb pdf)</a></strong> <br><br> <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.s3.amazonaws.com/iphone-photo-tips-guide.pdf\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1212\" title=\"iPhoto Tips Header\" src=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/iphonetipstricks200.png\" alt=\"\"/></a> [/two_columns] [two_columns_last height=\"230\" border=\"border\"]We thought it might be useful for you to <strong>receive these tips by email too</strong>, as many viewers have expressed that it would be helpful to have them in bite-sized bits of information, quick to open whenever you need them! <br> <br> We\'ll also be sending you bonus tips, and new information we come across by email so stay tuned for the next one!<br> <br> Talk to you soon! <br>  The Beginners Lens Team[/two_columns_last]\r\n\r\n[/fblike]','eBook Download','','publish','closed','closed','','ebook-download','','','2011-06-02 09:32:12','2011-06-02 09:32:12','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/?post_type=fbtab&#038;p=3208',0,'fbtab','',0),(4698,16,'2011-08-11 08:53:53','2011-08-11 08:53:53','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/explore-the-world-of-iphone-photography-3.html\" title=\"Explore the world of iPhoneography\">iPhoneography overview</a>, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs surprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Just What I See\">Just What I See</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-19','','','2011-08-11 08:53:53','2011-08-11 08:53:53','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-19.html',0,'revision','',0),(4697,16,'2011-08-11 08:53:45','2011-08-11 08:53:45','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/explore-the-world-of-iphone-photography-3.html\" title=\"Explore the world of iPhoneography\">iPhoneography overview</a>, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs surprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Just What I See\">Just What I See</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-18','','','2011-08-11 08:53:45','2011-08-11 08:53:45','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-18.html',0,'revision','',0),(4696,16,'2011-08-11 08:53:18','2011-08-11 08:53:18','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/explore-the-world-of-iphone-photography-3.html\" title=\"Explore the world of iPhoneography\">iPhoneography overview</a>, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]\n\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\n\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\n\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\n\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \n\nAs surprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\n\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\n\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\n\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\n\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\n\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \n\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\n\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\n\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\n\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\n\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\n\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\n\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\n\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\n\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\n\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site <a href=\"#\" title=\"#\">LINK</a>.\n\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\n\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\n\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\n\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\n\n<ol>\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\n</ol>\n\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\n\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\n\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\n\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\n\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\n\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\n\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\n\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\n\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\n\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-17','','','2011-08-11 08:53:18','2011-08-11 08:53:18','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-17.html',0,'revision','',0),(4695,16,'2011-08-11 08:49:14','2011-08-11 08:49:14','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our iPhoneography overview, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs suprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site Just What I See  (www.justwhatisee.com).\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-16','','','2011-08-11 08:49:14','2011-08-11 08:49:14','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-16.html',0,'revision','',0),(4694,16,'2011-08-11 08:49:08','2011-08-11 08:49:08','This week we\'ve got another fantastic iPhoneographer interview...with none other than Greg Schmigel. We\'ve already given Greg some props here on the site in our iPhoneography overview, and we are so pleased to welcome him here to answer all of your burning iPhoneography questions! This is a must-read from a photographer who knows his stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Cafe Racer \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cafe_racer.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Give us a little bit of background on you...where did your passion for photography come from?</h3>\r\n\r\nMy name is Greg Schmigel, and I am a street photographer.  I’m married to my best friend, Suzy.  We’re the proud parents of 2 beautiful boxers, Brooklyn and Arthur.  We live in Maryland, just between Baltimore and Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nTo be completely honest, for me, photography was not intentional.  I’ve been a long-time admirer of photography as an art form for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t pick up a camera myself until about 12 years ago -- and it really wasn’t until about 6 years ago that I began to take a more serious look at photography.  Photography, as I mention on my Web site, is more like a therapy for me.  It’s what allows me to leave the stress of the day or job behind and breath freely.  I’m most happy when I’m out capturing images in the street.  And although, as I mentioned, photography for me was not intentional ... it now seems essential.\r\n\r\n<h3>How did you come to love iPhoneography?</h3> \r\n\r\nAs suprising as it may sound -- I don’t “love” iPhoneography ... I love photography.  As I have held long standing on my Web site, I am not an iPhonoegrapher.  I am a street photographer who happens to use an iPhone as my camera of choice.  I do admire greatly the works of those who call themselves “iPhoneographers”, don’t get me wrong. But it’s just a blanket that I’ve chosen not to throw over myself at the end of the day.\r\n\r\nI think came to realize the capabilities and possibilities of photography with an iPhone soon after I purchased my original iPhone 2G, somewhere during 2007.  I won’t say I was initially blown away what this little camera could do, but there was a clear and quick realization that there was more to that little 2-megapixel camera than met the eye.  And remember, that was “back in the day”, back in the day before the launch of the App Store and well before enhancements to the hardware and software of the camera itself.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel In Their Sunday Best \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/in_their_sunday_best.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you still shoot with a \"regular\" camera? </h3>\r\n\r\nFor the past 4 years, I have pretty much shot exclusively with my iPhone. I have had larger gear over the years; DSLR’s, point-and-shoots and even the latest Micro 4/3’s system cameras.  But honestly, they’ve all found their way to the selling block. Since 2008, It’s been just me and my iPhone.  More recently, on the tip and advice of another street photographer, I picked up the Ricoh GR Digital III.  At the time of writing this response, I have taken the Ricoh on two street sessions and I’ve been happy with it.  My latest camera find came as recently as 2 days ago at a local thrift store;  a 1971 Yashica Electro 35 GT rangefinder.  I’m looking forward to taking this vintage treasure out for a spin.  They still sell film, right?\r\n\r\nBut the statement I mentioned above is a statement that I hold very true to. I am a firm believer that regardless of your camera gear, the actual art of photography relies heavily on what the artist sees and what he or she envisions in their mind with a shot.  The camera is a tool, a tool to produce an image.  So whether you’re shooting with the latest DSLR, an iPhone, or even an old Yashica...it’s really not important. Think of an artist who has a wide variety of medium with which to work.  He or she might choose watercolors, oil, pastels or charcoal.  But regardless of the medium, the artist has a vision in mind as to what the outcome of his or her art will look like.  My medium just happens to be an iPhone for the most part.\r\n\r\n<h3>Street photography is your thing...why is it more appealing than other styles?</h3> \r\n\r\nStreet photography didn’t always come natural to me.  In fact, it was actually quite intimidating in my early days of trying it.  I spent many a photo walk seeking out the classic urban decay, weathered signage, interesting landscapes and cityscapes -- just about anything actually.  Anything that didn’t entail people, that is. There were countless outings where I would frame up a shot and wait for the people to leave the scene.  And wait, and wait … and wait.  People just didn’t make sense to me in the photographs;  they interfered, they were intrusive.\r\n\r\nThen one day, a good friend and photographer brought me a book about the man who would become one my greatest inspirations in the world of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Immediately, I was fascinated by how he coupled non-living elements together with the living elements. I was drawn to his sense of finding geometrical compositions and blending them with characters of every day life.  It was then that I knew what I had been missing in my photographs, people.  My other inspirations in street photography include Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Lisette Model and Vivian Maier to name a few.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Subway Triptych\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/subway_triptych.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>Your style is very distinct, do you have any advice on developing a personal iPhoneography style? </h3>\r\n\r\nSometimes, it’s hard to see our own style.  Many times, we as artists just create.  We do it without realizing it. But, thank you for the remark and take it as a huge compliment.  I will say that over the last two years of so, I have become very comfortable with “what” I like to shoot.  In fact, on that recent outing with my Ricoh, I realized in full that I am completely content shooting street photography. After the outing, as I was browsing my shots, I came to the realization that regardless of the camera I used, my shots all looked the same from a compositional and style perspective.  I’ve finally found what I like to shoot.\r\n\r\nAs for advice to come out of that?  I think you’ve just got to go through the process of finding what reaches you internally.  That’s not to say that it has to be come huge emotional and psychological undertaking, but rather just a “natural” process.  Some people shoot landscapes, some shoot sports, others are photojournalists and some portrait artist.  I’m a street photographer.  It just happened that way.\r\n\r\n<h3>What advice could you give to beginner iPhoneographers who want to learn the craft? </h3>\r\n\r\nWith the iPhone and the hundreds and hundreds of apps to choose from, you’ve got a world of creativity in the palm of your hand.  My advice to a beginner would be the process that I use every day when I shoot with the iPhone.  Start of by using the native camera app on the iPhone.  Start off with the basics.  If you try to dive into using apps right out of the gate, you’ll drive yourself crazy -- there are literally hundreds to choose from.  To this day, I still shoot with the native camera, never with apps.  In fact, if I showed you my iPhone, you’d probably be surprised to count only 4 photo apps on my machine.  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel Technical Knockout\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/technical_knockout.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>What tips & tricks of the trade would you share with beginners? </h3>\r\n\r\n“Shoot from the heart,” a fellow mobile photographer recently shared with me.  Shoot what comes natural to you.  If you’re comfortable with shooting people, go for it.  If you’d rather create landscape images, then that’s your thing.  There’s no right or wrong way when it comes to finding what you like to capture.  Continual practice is key.  If you want to find your style it’s going to take time to develop it.  But don’t rush it and by all means, don’t force it.  When it comes to you, you’ll know it.\r\n\r\nBut regardless of “what” you decide to shoot, it’s most important that you simply “do it”.  Photographer, Chase Jarvis coined the phrase, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.”  And you know, if you’ve got that iPhone or any mobile device in your hand, then you’ve got that “best camera.”  Never hesitate to capture a shot, capture just what you see.  That was the basis of my project and Web site Just What I See  (www.justwhatisee.com).\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you have favorite apps, effects, treatments, compositions, etc? </h3>\r\n\r\nMy choice of apps and my post process isn’t a secret, but it’s something that I’ve become very comfortable and content with.  Just last March, while speaking at the Apple Store in NYC on Street Photography with an iPhone, someone from the crowd asked the same question. I had to joke and say, “my post process is like my mother’s recipe for marinara sauce...she just doesn’t give it out”.  But in all seriousness, it’s simpler than you think.  I prefer to shoot in black and white just as many of the street photography masters have done before us.  Therefore, my post process consists of 2 simple apps, 2 simple steps -- and every image I process goes through the exact same treatment.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel The Conversation\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_conversation.jpg\"  ]\r\n\r\n<h3>We would love to give our readers a few practical tips...</h3>\r\n\r\nIf I had to develop a list of 10 practical tips for someone starting out in iPhoneography or photography in general, the list might read something like this (but not always in this order):\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Study what others are shooting, learn from others, grow from others.</li>\r\n<li>Explore different styles of shooting -- step outside of your normal comfort zone.</li>\r\n<li>Challenge yourself, shoot subject you don’t really have an interest in.</li>\r\n<li>Try to take atleast 1 photograph per day.  (And that would be a minimum.)</li>\r\n<li>Always have a camera with you. Yes, a mobile camera counts.</li>\r\n<li>Share your work with others, get involved with a community online or offline.</li>\r\n<li>Learn to see like a camera itself, frame your shots in your head without even using your camera.  </li>\r\n<li>Never fear making mistakes along the way.  Mistakes are often new discoveries in disguise.</li>\r\n<li>Be patient with your developing your style.</li>\r\n<li>Stop.  Repeat steps 1 - 9.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>You’ve founded a new project, Mobile Photo Group. Tell us about it? </h3>\r\n\r\nYes, I’m very proud to have founded and launched Mobile Photo Group (MPG) with 11 other passionate artists form around the globe. Mobile Photo Group truly is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography. As a group, we are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers, joined by the common thread of using our mobile devices to create compelling images.\r\n\r\nMPG was founded by: Misho Baranovic, Chun Tong Chung, Jim Darling, Sion Fullana, Benedicte Guillon, Dominique Jost, Anton Kawasaki, Oliver Lang, Morgan Miranda, Jordi V. Pou, Star Rush, and myself.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to stop by our newly launched web site to learn more about what we are doing and where we are going at <a href=\"http://www.mobilephotogroup.com\" title=\"Mobile Photo Group Website\">www.mobilephotogroup.com</a> or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @themobilephoto.\r\n\r\n<h3>Where can we find your work online?</h3>\r\n\r\nWeb site: <a href=\"http://www.justwhatisee.com\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Website\">www.justwhatisee.com</a>\r\n\r\nFlickr: <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Flickr\">www.flickr.com/photos/50721844@N03/</a>\r\n\r\nTwitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/justwhatisee\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Twitter\">@justwhatisee</a>@justwhatisee\r\n\r\nInstagram: @justwhatisee\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://plus.google.com/106359487807208915036/posts\" title=\"Greg Schmigel Google plus\">Greg Schmigel Google+</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"  alt=\"Greg Schmigel \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GregSchmigel_action.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Greg Schmigel','','inherit','open','open','','4657-revision-15','','','2011-08-11 08:49:08','2011-08-11 08:49:08','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-15.html',0,'revision','',0);
