INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (5338,5,'2011-09-20 08:22:55','2011-09-20 08:22:55','Our iPhoneography With...series continues and this week we are very happy to introduce Jack Hollingsworth, all the way from Austin, Texas. You may already be familiar with his work as his long-spanning photography career has taken him across the globe shooting everything including people, products, and places! We were blown away when we first saw what Jack could do with an iPhone and we\'re pretty sure you will be too. Oh and a little birdie told us that you might be seeing Jack around here more frequently...watch this space for more details...\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jackh3.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe yourself to other iPhoneographers around the world?</h4>\r\n\r\nI am classically educated and trained in photography. And have spent the better part of the last thirty years happily and passionately shooting Travel, Lifestyle, Portraiture and Stock for a wide variety of Fortune 2000 clients. Primarily in the fields of Travel, Leisure, Hospitality and Tourism...and most of it on a world stage – New York, Paris, London, Buenos Aires, Shanghai, Tokyo…and the list goes on. My vision, mission and passion, whether shooting with my fancy-pants DSLR rigs or my iPhone 4 pocket wonder…is the same.  To constantly capture colorful and soulful imagery that encapsulates the energy, spirit, and personality of the location or subject I’m photographing. And transport the viewer to feel as deeply about a subject as when I photographed it. The last three decades have provided me a successful, enviable and fulfilling career. Interestingly, I’m as infatuated with photography today as I was when I started down this path years ago.  Some things never change.  The iPhone has helped indeed keep my excitement and enthusiasm for photography very much alive and burning.\r\n\r\nI don’t call myself an ‘iPhoneographer’ per se as I continue to use DSLR cameras for both commercial and personal work. I call myself a ‘photographer’ who uses the iPhone as just another tool in the camera bag. That said, I can tell you, with unwavering confidence and surety, that iPhoneography has ignited in me an all consuming passion, preoccupation and obsession that I doubt will diminish anytime in the near future! I have every intention to take a leadership role in the iPhoneography space. And I always welcome any sort of dialogue with those that are equally concentrated – iPhoneographers, app developers, technology partners, etc - <a href=\"jack@jackhollingsworth.com\">email me</a>, lets talk photography!\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jackh6.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>When did you catch the iPhoneography bug and what makes the craft special to you?</h4>\r\n\r\nMy favorite term to use for the iPhoneography movement is ‘zeitgeist’ – a defining spirit or mood of the times. The iPhone in general (and iPhoneography in particular) is redefining the landscape and state of mind about photography. All over the world. Among pros and amateurs alike. And it’s not just changing the conversation about photography. More importantly, it’s changing where that conversation takes place. A paradigm shift and sea change of huge proportions and implications.\r\n\r\nI’m generally not obsessed with gear. Never have been. Until the iPhone 4. Call me crazy, but I bet, when all is said and done, that the iPhone, as a camera capture device will go down in photographic history as the most influencing and game-changing device ever manufactured. I believe that.\r\n\r\nMy discovery of iPhoneography is relatively recent. I was on a recent commercial shoot in the Caribbean and realized, almost serendipitously, that my iPhone, under certain lighting conditions, could take photos that rivaled the tools in my traditional camera bag. That momentary epiphany has since turned into full-blown concentration, engrossment and absorption (I see many of you smiling!) I would refer to it as a ‘rebirth’ or an ‘awakening’. Possibly even a ‘resurrection’ of sorts. A ‘rejuvenation’ of the grandest kind.I love iPhone photography, as art & science, more than anything I have embraced in my career. The experience of a capture device, in the palm of my hand, that allows me to shoot everything, from the vernacular to the spectacular…nothing short of revolutionary. \r\n\r\nThis craft is very special. It’s special technology. A special community. And indeed, a very special art form!\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jackh9.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n \r\n<h4>What do you envision for the future of iPhoneography? For casual photographers, and for professional photographers?</h4>\r\n\r\nWith the imminent release of the iPhone 5 and the new IOS 5 operating system, we are on the cusp of an explosion in iPhoneography, like you have never seen or imagined. I see nothing but unapologetic excitement and anticipation for those embracing this magical art form. The ranks of prosumers are about to blow up. Casual iPhoneographers will only get better over time and experience. Professional photographers, generally not considered early adopters, will slowly but steadily embrace this technology. \r\n\r\nThe iTunes app store, with about 500,000 apps available, is now boasting over 7,500 photo apps alone. And will continue to experience meteoric rise and popularity among the masses. There are 7 billion people on this planet; 5 billion of them have cell phones. Do the math! That\'s a heck of a lot of apps! We’ll surely continue to see a mushrooming of products, services and subscriptions to specifically cater to iPhoneographers – this will go far beyond gear and apps and into ebooks, webinars, podcasts, community sites, international collectives, training programs, workshops, photo tours.  \r\n\r\niPhoneography is no fleetingfad. It’s not a gimmick. Or some short-lived contrivance. It’s a legitimate movement, with an electrifying, worldwide fan base that we have only begun to see the fruits and meteoric growth of. Personally, I can’t wait to continue to play a small part in this metamorphosing photographic shakedown and shake up. I’m psyched! How can anyone not be? I now, finally, after 30 years of shooting, have the power in my hand to visually share my life’s journey. I can shoot, process and share with a global audience – hungry to receive. This is probably the greatest time in history to be alive and shooting…as a photographer. Seize the day!\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" height=\"402\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jackh7.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n \r\n<h4>What is the inspiration behind your textures and objects series?</h4>\r\n\r\nWhile I own over 100 photo apps (don’t tell my wife), I constantly use less than a dozen in my ‘go-to’ took kit. My philosophy here is that it’s better to master a small number of useful apps. And know those apps intimately well. Rather than have just a surface knowledge of lots and lots of apps.\r\n\r\nWithout a doubt, the most used app in my tool kit (and my personal favorite) is Camera+. I use it to shoot with. And use it to process with. I’ve become quite a pro at understanding and using the ‘clarity’ preset in Camera+.\r\n\r\nLike I mentioned earlier in this interview, I come from the traditional photography space. So, as you might expect, I’m more enamored with and enchanted by creating ‘classic’ photos. This isn’t at all a disparaging comment on those that love apps. I love apps too and use them often, but it all starts with creating a beautiful photo. Think photography first. Apping second.\r\n\r\nIPhoneography, as I see it, is equally embracing all tenets of experience – shooting, processing, sharing. And while I love the ‘apping’ part of the equation, I find myself way more tantalized and enraptured by the ‘capture’ part - the shooting itself. Maybe that’s an influence from my traditional background.I’m not sure. But what I am quite sure of is that my iPhone 4, even with it’s limitations, and under bright lighting conditions, is an equal competitor to my expensive DSLR rigs. And, I might add, a lot more fun to shoot with.\r\n\r\nIn my DSLR work, I have always been pretty light-handed in post processing. In my iPhoneography work, I take a few more ‘processing’ liberties to get what I want.  It’s all good! Some iPhoneographers are fantastic at the capture part. Some are brilliant at apping and processing. Some, on the other hand, are better at community evangelism and sharing. It takes a village!\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my inspiration for iPhoneography comes from the same sacred place as my inspiration for my commercial DSLR work - my heart. It’s not about looking.  It’s about seeing. It’s not about gear, but about visual style. Putting your own visual thumbprint on life. It’s not so much about what you know but how you feel. And how to translate t hose feelings into powerful works of art that inspire, rouse, move, stir, ignite!\r\n\r\n<center><em>A Selection of Shots from Jack\'s Texture Series</em></center>\r\n[postgallery_image height=\"348\" width=\"500\" id=\"0\"  undefined slidesetid=\"jackh\"  align=\"aligncenter\" animation=\"fade\" tween=\"linear\"       /]\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips and tricks do you use to get your very nice HDR-like photos without the typical HDR challenges?</h4>\r\n\r\nThere are several popular HDR apps on the market, namely ProHDR and TrueHDR. I own and like both, but I rarely use them.\r\n\r\nMost of the HDR-looking photos you are seeing here are some combination of using the ‘clarity’ preset in Camera+ as well as the ‘HDR’ preset (with slider control percentages dialed way down – also in Camera+).\r\n\r\nAlways remember, the magic starts with a good photo. Proper apping makes good photos better ones. And sometimes even great ones. But it rarely works in reverse.  Don’t use apps to cover up bad or substandard photography.\r\n\r\nI don’t think of myself as an ‘HDR” photographer at all. I’m a photographer that uses HDR in my tool kit to create remarkable photos. It’s that simple.\r\n\r\nAnother app (along with Camera+) that I frequently use is Dynamic Light. This app also has some great slider controls to allow you to finesse an image so it looks perfect to your style, and it gives a nice HDR look and feel.\r\n\r\nSometimes I preplan and pre-visualize what app I’m going to use – before I take the shot. And then other times, I just wing it and end up pleasantly surprised (or disappointed) when I get to the app stage. The iPhone 4 isn’t a particularly good device for capturing low-light images (even with a tripod). So I find that the best subjects are those that are well lit and in bright light – landmarks, scenics, portraits, travel, street, flowers, food, family.\r\n\r\nAs long as I can remember, I have always been preoccupied with mentally taking pictures throughout the day – events, emotion, detail, color, shadow, juxtaposition, beauty, design. Now, with the iPhone in my palm, I have the opportunity to record these visual reflections. And not just record them for my own pleasure, but share them (easily) with a global audience.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jackh2.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\nTalk about mesmerizing!\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us about your iPhoneography projects.</h4>\r\n\r\nThanks for asking. It seems like I have more than I can keep up with! Here’s a rundown of what I currently have going on.\r\n\r\nPocket Shooters (podcast)\r\nI am in the final planning stage of a new podcast series with Frederick Van Johnson (guru behind TWIP, called PocketShooters. 30-minute episodes. Bi-weekly.  Content dedicated to iPhoneography. October launch.\r\n\r\nCommercial iPhoneography Site\r\nI’m working with the brilliant Erik Lot at FluidGalleries to create a commercial iPhone Photography site to sell my iPhoneography services to the public.\r\n(show screen shot)\r\n\r\nTumblr Blog (iPhoneography)\r\nHopefully, before the end of the year, I’ll have my new Tumblr site up and running. The site will chronicle my journey with iPhoneography.\r\n\r\nIPhoneography Photo Tours\r\nI’m working with several other iPhoneographers and technologists to develop a really cool series of international photo tours. Aimed exclusively at iPhoneographers.\r\n\r\nEbook\r\n100 tips, tricks and techniques to taking your iPhone photography to the next level. Publication date – January 2012.\r\n\r\nYou can check out more of Jack\'s photos on Instagram <a href=\"http://inkstagram.com/#/users/2439781/photos\" title=\"Jack Hollingsworth Instagram Inkstagram Feed\">@jackhollingsworth</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jackh8.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Jack Hollingsworth','','inherit','open','open','','5155-revision-28','','','2011-09-20 08:22:55','2011-09-20 08:22:55','',5155,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5155-revision-28.html',0,'revision','',0),(5339,16,'2011-09-28 08:25:13','2011-09-28 08:25:13','If you’re anything like me, I prefer to spend my time behind the camera rather than in front of it. But it can occasionally be fun (or necessary) to create a self-portrait. So here\'s our selection of top tips for taking self-portraits! \r\n\r\n<h4>Get a tripod, a self-timer, or a remote.</h4> \r\n\r\nSelf-portraits are just that, you on your own, and although it can be quite fun to try and hold the camera up and snap your face you’re more likely to get one nostril and half a head. It’s pretty impossible to get creative with your composition when you’ve only got an arms length to play with. So get yourself a very quick and easy set-up and prepare the shoot as you would if you were shooting someone else. \r\n\r\n<h4>Use the light.</h4>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"24.9.11, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/32830690@N08/6178745349\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"432\" height=\"640\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Portrait2.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>24.9.11</em>\r\nPhoto by Jens Winkler</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\nNatural light is great for self-portraits, but it’s also fun to play around with a flash. If you’re looking for something a little bit more formal you might want to bounce the flash or add a fill-flash to an already well-lit scene to enhance the lighting conditions. Also play around with a flashlight to light your face from above or below – spooky but fun too! \r\n\r\n<h4>Play around with different lenses and focal lengths.</h4>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"Having Fun, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/croquembouche76/5578523122\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Portrait3.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Having Fun</em>\r\nPhoto by Philippe M</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust because you’re doing portrait work doesn’t mean you should stick to a fixed focal length. Use your zoom lens to do a close-up, why not try out a funky wide-angle self-portrait? Further to that, make use of the aperture priority mode on your camera to select your depth of field. And be sure to shoot at several different depths of field, blurry backgrounds are great for portraits but don’t feel obliged to stick to the standard portrait bokeh. \r\n\r\n<h4>Be aware of your body and facial expressions.</h4> \r\n\r\nHow? If your LCD screen has a swing arm, make use of it and face the screen towards you while you take the shots. Better yet get yourself a big mirror and put it behind the camera. You’ll soon become aware of what works and what doesn’t. Also take a few shots and then take a look at the LCD screen, or better yet tether your camera to your laptop (that’s fodder for a whole other post!) \r\n\r\n<h4>Relax and have fun.</h4> \r\n\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"Untitled, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/experimentofthenature/5356227607\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Portrait1.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\nPhoto by Andrea Cisneros</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\nBe candid, let your guard down, have some fun! If you feel too stiff or look like a deer in the headlights then distract yourself by doing something else. Set up your camera in a casual location, put the camera on timer and just go about your business. Don’t pose; just let the camera capture you in your natural environment. You might get some really interesting natural shots that will be great with a bit of post-production cropping.  \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nStill not happy with the results? Think outside the box a little bit. There’s a ton of ways to get really creative with your portraits, so here’s a few ideas to get you started. \r\n\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>shoot a silhouette portrait in a backlit situation</li>\r\n<li>take a photo of your feet while wearing your favorite shoes</li>\r\n<li>take a photo while playing with your pet</li>\r\n<li>play dress up, get out last years Halloween costume</li>\r\n<li>get some props – a fun umbrella, an old suitcase, an interesting chair, or a great pair of glasses are good starting points</li>\r\n<li>do some creative editing with cropping – portraits don’t have to be just head and shoulders</li>\r\n<li>use post-processing to improve your portrait</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\nHappy portraiting!  \r\n','Take Great Self-Portraits','','publish','open','open','','take-great-self-portraits','','','2011-09-28 08:25:50','2011-09-28 08:25:50','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/?p=5339',0,'post','',0),(5340,16,'2011-09-21 14:44:25','2011-09-21 14:44:25','If you’re anything like me, I prefer to spend my time behind the camera rather than in front of it. But it can occasionally be fun (or necessary) to create a self-portrait. So here are our top tips for taking self-portraits! \n\n<h4>Get a tripod, a self-timer, or a remote.</h4> \n\nSelf-portraits are just that, you on your own, and although it can be quite fun to try and hold the camera up and snap your face you’re more likely to get one nostril and half a head. It’s pretty impossible to get creative with your composition when you’ve only got an arms length to play with. So get yourself a very quick and easy set-up and prepare the shoot as you would if you were shooting someone else. \n\n<h4>Use the light.</h4>\n\nNatural light is great for self-portraits, but it’s also fun to play around with a flash. If you’re looking for something a little bit more formal you might want to bounce the flash or add a fill-flash to an already well-lit scene to enhance the lighting conditions. Also play around with a flashlight to light your face from above or below – spooky but fun too! \n\n<h4>Play around with different lenses and focal lengths.</h4>\n\nJust because you’re doing portrait work doesn’t mean you should stick to a fixed focal length. Use your zoom lens to do a close-up, why not try out a funky wide-angle self-portrait? Further to that, make use of the aperture priority mode on your camera to select your depth of field. And be sure to shoot at several different depths of field, blurry backgrounds are great for portraits but don’t feel obliged to stick to the standard portrait bokeh. \n\n<h4>Become aware of what you look like while posing.</h4> \n\nHow? If your LCD screen has a swing arm, make use of it and face the screen towards you while you take the shots. Better yet get yourself a big mirror and put it behind the camera. You’ll soon become aware of what works and what doesn’t. Also take a few shots and then take a look at the LCD screen, or better yet tether your camera to your laptop (that’s fodder for a whole other post!) \n\n<h4>Relax and have fun.</h4> \n\nBe candid, let your guard down, have some fun! If you feel too stiff or look like a deer in the headlights then distract yourself by doing something else. Set up your camera in a casual location, put the camera on timer and just go about your business. Don’t pose; just let the camera capture you in your natural environment. You might get some really interesting natural shots that will be great with a bit of post-production cropping.  \n\nStill not happy with the results? Think outside the box a little bit. There’s a ton of ways to get really creative with your portraits, so here’s a few ideas to get you started. \n\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\n<ul>\n<li>shoot a silhouette portrait in a backlit situation</li>\n<li>take a photo of your feet while wearing your favorite shoes</li>\n<li>take a photo while playing with your pet</li>\n<li>play dress up, get out last years Halloween costume</li>\n<li>get some props – a fun umbrella, an old suitcase, an interesting chair, or a great pair of glasses are good starting points</li>\n<li>do some creative editing with cropping – portraits don’t have to be just head and shoulders</li>\n<li>use post-processing to improve your portrait</li>\n</ul>\n[/list]\n\nHappy portraiting!  \n','Take Great Self-Portraits','','inherit','open','open','','5339-revision','','','2011-09-21 14:44:25','2011-09-21 14:44:25','',5339,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5339-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(5341,16,'2011-09-21 14:48:25','2011-09-21 14:48:25','If you’re anything like me, I prefer to spend my time behind the camera rather than in front of it. But it can occasionally be fun (or necessary) to create a self-portrait. So here\'s our selection of top tips for taking self-portraits! \n\n<h4>Get a tripod, a self-timer, or a remote.</h4> \n\nSelf-portraits are just that, you on your own, and although it can be quite fun to try and hold the camera up and snap your face you’re more likely to get one nostril and half a head. It’s pretty impossible to get creative with your composition when you’ve only got an arms length to play with. So get yourself a very quick and easy set-up and prepare the shoot as you would if you were shooting someone else. \n\n<h4>Use the light.</h4>\n\nNatural light is great for self-portraits, but it’s also fun to play around with a flash. If you’re looking for something a little bit more formal you might want to bounce the flash or add a fill-flash to an already well-lit scene to enhance the lighting conditions. Also play around with a flashlight to light your face from above or below – spooky but fun too! \n\n<h4>Play around with different lenses and focal lengths.</h4>\n\nJust because you’re doing portrait work doesn’t mean you should stick to a fixed focal length. Use your zoom lens to do a close-up, why not try out a funky wide-angle self-portrait? Further to that, make use of the aperture priority mode on your camera to select your depth of field. And be sure to shoot at several different depths of field, blurry backgrounds are great for portraits but don’t feel obliged to stick to the standard portrait bokeh. \n\n<h4>Become aware of what you look like while posing.</h4> \n\nHow? If your LCD screen has a swing arm, make use of it and face the screen towards you while you take the shots. Better yet get yourself a big mirror and put it behind the camera. You’ll soon become aware of what works and what doesn’t. Also take a few shots and then take a look at the LCD screen, or better yet tether your camera to your laptop (that’s fodder for a whole other post!) \n\n<h4>Relax and have fun.</h4> \n\nBe candid, let your guard down, have some fun! If you feel too stiff or look like a deer in the headlights then distract yourself by doing something else. Set up your camera in a casual location, put the camera on timer and just go about your business. Don’t pose; just let the camera capture you in your natural environment. You might get some really interesting natural shots that will be great with a bit of post-production cropping.  \n\nStill not happy with the results? Think outside the box a little bit. There’s a ton of ways to get really creative with your portraits, so here’s a few ideas to get you started. \n\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\n<ul>\n<li>shoot a silhouette portrait in a backlit situation</li>\n<li>take a photo of your feet while wearing your favorite shoes</li>\n<li>take a photo while playing with your pet</li>\n<li>play dress up, get out last years Halloween costume</li>\n<li>get some props – a fun umbrella, an old suitcase, an interesting chair, or a great pair of glasses are good starting points</li>\n<li>do some creative editing with cropping – portraits don’t have to be just head and shoulders</li>\n<li>use post-processing to improve your portrait</li>\n</ul>\n[/list]\n\nHappy portraiting!  \n','Take Great Self-Portraits','','inherit','open','open','','5339-revision-2','','','2011-09-21 14:48:25','2011-09-21 14:48:25','',5339,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5339-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(5342,16,'2011-09-25 08:00:02','2011-09-25 08:00:02','You might have guessed that we\'re gadget geeks around here...and we like stuff that we can control with our iPhone, and that\'s image related! This new little gadget ticks all of the boxes. That\'s right folks, you can get yourself an iPhone controlled home security camera. But it\'s not just iPhone controlled, this little beauty can be controlled from any iDevice! *dancing a little geek shuffle around the room* The iZON Remote Room Monitor, recently released by Stem Innovation is touted to be an innovative and elegant video camera that enables you to view and listen to activity in your home or office from anywhere in the world on you iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"372\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/izon1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\nWhat\'s really great about this little device is it\'s simplicity, it\'s essentially a plug-and-play device, and a reasonably priced one at that. Use the camera to keep tabs on any room in your house while you\'re away on vacation, or you could even use it as a baby monitor! This crafty little gadget uses a secure encryption to stream video and audio through your wi-fi network. You can even set up multiple iZON cameras on one network and view them all through an in-app list. Better than that if you\'ve got a few locations you want to keep tabs on you can set up multiple iZON networks and view them from the app. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/izon2.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\nSold? You can pick one up for just $129.99. 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But it\'s not just iPhone controlled, this little beauty can be controlled from any iDevice! *dancing a little geek shuffle around the room* The iZON Remote Room Monitor, recently released by Stem Innovation is touted to be an innovative and elegant video camera that enables you to view and listen to activity in your home or office from anywhere in the world on you iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad. \n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"372\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/izon1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\n\nWhat\'s really great about this little device is it\'s simplicity, it\'s essentially a plug-and-play device, and a reasonably priced one at that. Use the camera to keep tabs on any room in your house while you\'re away on vacation, or you could even use it as a baby monitor! This crafty little gadget uses a secure encryption to stream video and audio through your wi-fi network. 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For now it\'s only available through <a href=\"http://steminnovation.com/section/iZON/24/\" title=\"iZON by Stem Innovation\">steminnovation.com</a> and selected Best Buy stores in the United States, but it will be coming to an Apple store or a Target store near you early 2012. \n\n ','iPhone Controlled Home Security Camera ','','inherit','open','open','','5342-revision-3','','','2011-09-21 15:28:38','2011-09-21 15:28:38','',5342,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5342-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(5348,16,'2011-09-21 15:31:02','2011-09-21 15:31:02','You might have guessed that we\'re gadget geeks around here...and we like stuff that we can control with our iPhone, and this new little gadget ticks all of the boxes. That\'s right folks, you can get yourself an iPhone controlled home security camera. But it\'s not just iPhone controlled, this little beauty can be controlled from any iDevice! *dancing a little geek shuffle around the room* The iZON Remote Room Monitor, recently released by Stem Innovation is touted to be an innovative and elegant video camera that enables you to view and listen to activity in your home or office from anywhere in the world on you iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"372\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/izon1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\nWhat\'s really great about this little device is it\'s simplicity, it\'s essentially a plug-and-play device, and a reasonably priced one at that. Use the camera to keep tabs on any room in your house while you\'re away on vacation, or you could even use it as a baby monitor! This crafty little gadget uses a secure encryption to stream video and audio through your wi-fi network. 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For now it\'s only available through <a href=\"http://steminnovation.com/section/iZON/24/\" title=\"iZON by Stem Innovation\">steminnovation.com</a> and selected Best Buy stores in the United States, but it will be coming to an Apple store or a Target store near you early 2012. \r\n\r\n ','iPhone Controlled Home Security Camera ','','inherit','open','open','','5342-revision-4','','','2011-09-21 15:31:02','2011-09-21 15:31:02','',5342,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5342-revision-4.html',0,'revision','',0),(5349,16,'2011-09-21 15:31:49','2011-09-21 15:31:49','You might have guessed that we\'re gadget geeks around here...and we like stuff that we can control with our iPhone, and this new little gadget ticks all of the boxes. That\'s right folks, you can get yourself an iPhone controlled home security camera. But it\'s not just iPhone controlled, this little beauty can be controlled from any iDevice! *dancing a little geek shuffle around the room* The iZON Remote Room Monitor, recently released by Stem Innovation is touted to be an innovative and elegant video camera that enables you to view and listen to activity in your home or office from anywhere in the world on you iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\" height=\"372\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/izon1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\nWhat\'s really great about this little device is it\'s simplicity, it\'s essentially a plug-and-play device, and a reasonably priced one at that. Use the camera to keep tabs on any room in your house while you\'re away on vacation, or you could even use it as a baby monitor! This crafty little gadget uses a secure encryption to stream video and audio through your wi-fi network. 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This week we talk to #TiltShiftGenerator @takayukifukatsu http://tinyurl.com/3hah8me','','publish','open','open','','','','','2011-09-22 08:04:26','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/?post_type=tweet&p=5350',0,'tweet','',0),(5657,16,'2011-10-24 08:00:49','2011-10-24 08:00:49','Whether you’re shooting with your DSLR or your iPhone, sunsets are definitely a popular photographic subject! Most people shoot sunsets when they are away on vacation or holiday, or when they are travelling, but don’t forget you can get some great sunset shots wherever you live! With a little bit of planning and our photography tips for shooting sunsets you’ll be shooting beautiful sunsets wherever you are. What makes a good sunset photograph is difficult to say, but for most it is the feeling that is evoked when they see it, whether it be a sense of tranquillity, or serenity but for most it’s the feeling that they could step right into that photo and feel instantly relaxed. So first off, remember that you’re trying to evoke a feeling with a sunset photo – keep that in mind and you’re off to a good start. \r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"The Last Day, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tripax/5309623252/\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Sunset1.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Last Day</em>\r\nPhoto by Marc Benslahdine</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4>Forward Planning</h4> \r\n\r\nMost people shoot sunsets spontaneously, and while this does often get good results, a bit of planning ahead can ensure you get some awesome shots. Take a look around you and find some places that you think might get nice shots. Look not only for places where you can see the sun track all the way down, but also places that may provide for elements in the foreground and middle ground of your shot. Look for interesting shapes, trees, buildings, etc to provide silhouettes for your photo. \r\n\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"SEMEUR DE RÊVES - SOWER OF DREAMS - Bonne Année ! , on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/43057840@N00/5312423800/\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\" height=\"438\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Sunset2.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>SEMEUR DE RÊVES - SOWER OF DREAMS - Bonne Année ! </em>\r\nPhoto by bleuet / Anne-Marie back slowly ;-)</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAlso consider what equipment you might need before hand, a tripod is always a great idea for sunset photos, but if you’re shooting with an iPhone a good sturdy rock or other support will do. If you’re shooting with your DSLR, be sure to take a couple of different lenses, a wide angle or a zoom lens with different focal lengths is ideal…just take what you have and make the most of it when you get there. \r\n\r\nMake note of what time the sun sets, and plan to be there about half an hour before, so you can get set up. It is usually the twenty minutes before, and twenty minutes after the sun disappears when the light is best for shooting…don’t stop shooting just because the sun is gone! \r\n\r\n<h4>Composition</h4>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"Andando..., on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/bombeador/4238718222/\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Sunset3.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Andando...</em>\r\nPhoto by Eduardo Amorim</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can use a variety of different objects as focal points for your shot, as we mentioned above silhouettes are a great point of interest, but don’t forget that the sun can also be a good focal point in an of itself. A silhouette could be anything from a boat on the water, a pier or people, to various parts of the landscape including mountains, trees, buildings, or islands. Don’t forget that clouds can also be part of the composition! \r\n\r\nUse the rule of thirds when you need to fall back on a few composition tricks to make the most of what you’re shooting, but on the other hand don’t be afraid to try something new while you shoot. Rules are made to be broken. \r\n\r\n<h4>Shooting</h4> \r\n\r\nTake lots of shots, from lots of different angles and focal points. In some cases you may be physically limited by the landscape, for instance if you’re shooting on the shore, but if you don’t have a zoom lens then you can physically walk closer and further away to get a different perspective. \r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"Square Sunset, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tripax/4929220497/\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Sunset4.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Square Sunset</em>\r\nPhoto by Marc Benslahdine</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\nShoot at different exposures. You can do this with both a DSLR or an iPhone – when using a DSLR try shooting in shutter priority mode and start with a very fast shutter moving slower and slower. As the shutter speed gets slower you will be more and more likely to need a tripod. If you’re shooting with an iPhone tap the viewfinder to set the exposure, to reset for a different exposure tap in a different place! Easy! \r\n\r\nOur last tip for shooting is to change your white balance out of “auto” into “cloudy” or “shade”. Both cloudy and shade will give you much warmer results, which is usually preferable when shooting the sun. If you leave your camera in auto white balance, you run the risk of altering that special warmth and glow you’re trying to achieve. If you’re shooting with an iPhone then why not try shooting in an app like Almost DSLR or editing your photo in an app like Photo Forge 2, where you’ll get good results by adjusting the white balance. \r\n\r\nFinally…if you don’t get good shots one night, try again the next night! It’s not an exact science, sometimes it comes together and other times it doesn’t…just have fun, you’re on vacation after all. \r\n','Photography Tips For Shooting Sunsets','','publish','open','open','','photography-tips-for-shooting-sunsets','','','2011-10-19 07:44:25','2011-10-19 07:44:25','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/?p=5657',0,'post','',0),(5352,14,'2011-09-22 17:10:31','2011-09-22 17:10:31','','Composition-Danbo','','inherit','open','open','','composition-danbo','','','2011-09-22 17:10:31','2011-09-22 17:10:31','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Composition-Danbo.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5353,14,'2011-09-22 17:10:40','2011-09-22 17:10:40','','Composition-Deer','','inherit','open','open','','composition-deer','','','2011-09-22 17:10:40','2011-09-22 17:10:40','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Composition-Deer.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5354,14,'2011-09-22 17:10:46','2011-09-22 17:10:46','','Composition-Face','','inherit','open','open','','composition-face','','','2011-09-22 17:10:46','2011-09-22 17:10:46','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Composition-Face.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5355,14,'2011-09-22 17:20:11','2011-09-22 17:20:11','It’s generally a combination of elements that make a great photo – many times when we see an image that we are drawn to, it’s the whole package that is appealing to us rather than just one element alone. But that said composition is one of the most important concepts to master when starting your photography journey...so it’s worth getting to grips with a few of our photography composition tips and putting them into practice when shooting. \n\n<h4>1. Define your subject</h4> \n\nPhotography begins with a subject and that’s that. You’ve raised your camera to snap a photo because there is something that piques your interest, because you’ve seen something that is worthy of a photograph. Be sure to clearly define that subject before snapping. Know what the subject is, and define it within the surroundings. \n\n<h4>2. Fill the frame</h4> \n\n&nbsp;\n<div><a title=\"fantasy, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/totomai/2983312157/in/set-72157605548317850/\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\" height=\"402\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Composition-Face.jpg\"]</a></div>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>fantasy</em>\nPhoto by totomai</p>\n&nbsp;\n\nSo you know what the subject is, but where does it fit within the frame? For the most part the subject should fill the frame. That is, your subject should have a clearly dominant place within the frame and should clearly stand out from the background. You can easily fill the frame by zooming in digitally or using the “get closer” principle. However you do it, be sure that your subject sits prominently within the composition. \n\n<h4>3. Evoke interest and emotion with a story</h4> \n\n&nbsp;\n<div><a title=\"037/365: Sometimes Dreaming Never Lasts., on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/randymstaana/4604292820/in/set-72157623671368329\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\" height=\"402\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Composition-Danbo.jpg\"]</a></div>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>037/365: Sometimes Dreaming Never Lasts.</em>\nPhoto by Randy Santa-Ana</p>\n&nbsp;\n\nA great photo tells a story with a single glance. Your viewer should know almost immediately what is happening in the photo and how the subject fits into that story. People are naturally drawn to something that makes them stop and think, or something they can relate to so the clearer the story or the emotion, the easier it is for them to relate to your image. Draw your viewers in with emotion, and keep them interested with a great story. \n\n<h4>4. Balance the elements</h4> \n\nFor a visually pleasing composition, try to balance the elements of your image. You could use the rule of thirds as a guideline in this instance, ensuring that small elements and large elements balance each other out by falling on the dividing lines. You can also create balance by off-setting the elements a harmonious composition by utilizing the empty space. \n\n<h4>5. 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You’ve raised your camera to snap a photo because there is something that piques your interest, because you’ve seen something that is worthy of a photograph. Be sure to clearly define that subject before snapping. Know what the subject is, and define it within the surroundings. \r\n\r\n<h4>2. Fill the frame</h4> \r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"fantasy, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/totomai/2983312157/in/set-72157605548317850/\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\" height=\"402\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Composition-Face.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>fantasy</em>\r\nPhoto by totomai</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo you know what the subject is, but where does it fit within the frame? For the most part the subject should fill the frame. That is, your subject should have a clearly dominant place within the frame and should clearly stand out from the background. You can easily fill the frame by zooming in digitally or using the “get closer” principle. However you do it, be sure that your subject sits prominently within the composition. \r\n\r\n<h4>3. Evoke interest and emotion with a story</h4> \r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"037/365: Sometimes Dreaming Never Lasts., on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/randymstaana/4604292820/in/set-72157623671368329\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\" height=\"402\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Composition-Danbo.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>037/365: Sometimes Dreaming Never Lasts.</em>\r\nPhoto by Randy Santa-Ana</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA great photo tells a story with a single glance. Your viewer should know almost immediately what is happening in the photo and how the subject fits into that story. People are naturally drawn to something that makes them stop and think, or something they can relate to so the clearer the story or the emotion, the easier it is for them to relate to your image. Draw your viewers in with emotion, and keep them interested with a great story. \r\n\r\n<h4>4. Balance the elements</h4> \r\n\r\nFor a visually pleasing composition, try to balance the elements of your image. You could use the rule of thirds as a guideline in this instance, ensuring that small elements and large elements balance each other out by falling on the dividing lines. You can also create balance by off-setting the elements a harmonious composition by utilizing the empty space. \r\n\r\n<h4>5. Work with the light</h4> \r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"kisses!, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewevans/5773693477\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\" height=\"614\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Composition-Deer.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>kisses!</em>\r\nPhoto by andrew evans.</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComposition and light are usually considered two different elements of a great photograph, but by using the light to compliment your composition you will boost the quality of your photo exponentially. To do this, be aware of the direction of your light source. Envision how the light will compliment or deter from the subject, and be calculated with the way you choose to shoot the situation. Play with the light and find unique angles to harness the light for your composition. 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You’ve raised your camera to snap a photo because there is something that piques your interest, because you’ve seen something that is worthy of a photograph. Be sure to clearly define that subject before snapping. Know what the subject is, and define it within the surroundings. \r\n\r\n<h4>2. Fill the frame</h4> \r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"fantasy, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/totomai/2983312157/in/set-72157605548317850/\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\" height=\"402\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Composition-Face.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>fantasy</em>\r\nPhoto by totomai</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo you know what the subject is, but where does it fit within the frame? For the most part the subject should fill the frame. That is, your subject should have a clearly dominant place within the frame and should clearly stand out from the background. You can easily fill the frame by zooming in digitally or using the “get closer” principle. However you do it, be sure that your subject sits prominently within the composition. \r\n\r\n<h4>3. Evoke interest and emotion with a story</h4> \r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"037/365: Sometimes Dreaming Never Lasts., on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/randymstaana/4604292820/in/set-72157623671368329\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\" height=\"402\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Composition-Danbo.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>037/365: Sometimes Dreaming Never Lasts.</em>\r\nPhoto by Randy Santa-Ana</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA great photo tells a story with a single glance. Your viewer should know almost immediately what is happening in the photo and how the subject fits into that story. People are naturally drawn to something that makes them stop and think, or something they can relate to so the clearer the story or the emotion, the easier it is for them to relate to your image. Draw your viewers in with emotion, and keep them interested with a great story. \r\n\r\n<h4>4. Balance the elements</h4> \r\n\r\nFor a visually pleasing composition, try to balance the elements of your image. You could use the rule of thirds as a guideline in this instance, ensuring that small elements and large elements balance each other out by falling on the dividing lines. You can also create balance by off-setting the elements a harmonious composition by utilizing the empty space. \r\n\r\n<h4>5. Work with the light</h4> \r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"kisses!, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewevans/5773693477\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\" height=\"614\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Composition-Deer.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>kisses!</em>\r\nPhoto by andrew evans</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComposition and light are usually considered two different elements of a great photograph, but by using the light to compliment your composition you will boost the quality of your photo exponentially. To do this, be aware of the direction of your light source. Envision how the light will compliment or deter from the subject, and be calculated with the way you choose to shoot the situation. Play with the light and find unique angles to harness the light for your composition. Take your photos to the next level by working with the light! \r\n','Top 5 Photography Composition Tips ','','inherit','open','open','','5334-revision-5','','','2011-09-22 17:21:51','2011-09-22 17:21:51','',5334,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5334-revision-5.html',0,'revision','',0),(5358,16,'2011-09-23 10:53:52','2011-09-23 10:53:52','It’s generally a combination of elements that make a great photo – many times when we see an image that we are drawn to, it’s the whole package that is appealing to us rather than just one element alone. But that said composition is one of the most important concepts to master when starting your photography journey...so it’s worth getting to grips with a few of our photography composition tips and putting them into practice when shooting. \r\n\r\n<h4>1. Define your subject</h4> \r\n\r\nPhotography begins with a subject and that’s that. You’ve raised your camera to snap a photo because there is something that piques your interest, because you’ve seen something that is worthy of a photograph. Be sure to clearly define that subject before snapping. Know what the subject is, and define it within the surroundings. \r\n\r\n<h4>2. Fill the frame</h4> \r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"fantasy, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/totomai/2983312157/in/set-72157605548317850/\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\" height=\"402\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Composition-Face.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>fantasy</em>\r\nPhoto by totomai</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo you know what the subject is, but where does it fit within the frame? For the most part the subject should fill the frame. That is, your subject should have a clearly dominant place within the frame and should clearly stand out from the background. You can easily fill the frame by zooming in digitally or using the “get closer” principle. However you do it, be sure that your subject sits prominently within the composition. \r\n\r\n<h4>3. Evoke interest and emotion with a story</h4> \r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"037/365: Sometimes Dreaming Never Lasts., on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/randymstaana/4604292820/in/set-72157623671368329\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\" height=\"402\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Composition-Danbo.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>037/365: Sometimes Dreaming Never Lasts.</em>\r\nPhoto by Randy Santa-Ana</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA great photo tells a story with a single glance. Your viewer should know almost immediately what is happening in the photo and how the subject fits into that story. People are naturally drawn to something that makes them stop and think, or something they can relate to so the clearer the story or the emotion, the easier it is for them to relate to your image. Draw your viewers in with emotion, and keep them interested with a great story. \r\n\r\n<h4>4. Balance the elements</h4> \r\n\r\nFor a visually pleasing composition, try to balance the elements of your image. You could use the rule of thirds as a guideline in this instance, ensuring that small elements and large elements balance each other out by falling on the dividing lines. You can also create balance by off-setting the elements a harmonious composition by utilizing the empty space. \r\n\r\n<h4>5. Work with the light</h4> \r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div><a title=\"kisses!, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewevans/5773693477\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\" height=\"614\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Composition-Deer.jpg\"]</a></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>kisses!</em>\r\nPhoto by andrew evans</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComposition and light are usually considered two different elements of a great photograph, but by using the light to compliment your composition you will boost the quality of your photo exponentially. To do this, be aware of the direction of your light source. Envision how the light will compliment or deter from the subject, and be calculated with the way you choose to shoot the situation. Play with the light and find unique angles to harness the light for your composition. 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We kicked off meeting the fine folks behind infographic creator app, <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-photography/meet-the-developers-dear-future-astronaut.html\" title=\"Photo Stats App\">Photo Stats.</a> This week we\'ve managed to catch up with Takayuki Fukatsu, the developer of one of the most popular fake miniature photo creators, the TiltShift Generator! If you\'re a fan of fake miniature photos, you\'ll definitely want to read this!! \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tilt1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe Art & Mobile, as a company, and what are the apps you offer?</h4>\r\n\r\nArt & Mobile is my personal application brand. I mainly make applications for the field of art and design, and the apps turn mobile devices into art-making machines! The major applications that I have made are TiltShift Generator and QuadCamera. TiltShift Generator is for making fake miniature photos, and the other enables you to take multiple photos with your mobile camera.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tilt2.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How many developers do you have on your team? Do you all work from the same location or are you globally based?</h4>\r\n\r\nArt & Mobile is my individual brand, for which I do both design and programming. Occasionally I have a few other people working with me, mainly friends who join the project. In particular, Takuma Mori was the main programmer for TiltShift Generator and I created the user interface.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tilt3.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Can you tell us about your flagship app, Tiltshift Generator, and give us a little bit of background on it?</h4>\r\n\r\nYep, as mentioned above my flagship app is TiltShift Generator. It was originally made for web and created with flash...I didn\'t originally intend for it to be an iPhone app.\r\n\r\nThe initial idea of an application for fake miniature is from photos taken by Naoki Honjo and other photographers. To understand the fake miniature effect better I bought 3 TiltShift Lens, the TS-E90mm, TS-E45mm, and TS-E17mm for Canon 5dMK2 DSLR. I then made prototype with flash and uploaded it to my website. I had a lot of people link to it via del.icio.us, and from the great response there, I decided to make an iPhone version. \r\n\r\nTo start with, I actually made this app for my own use, so I made it as easy to use as possible. I also went through a very comprehensive user testing phase, working with flash and other platforms. The response to the app has been really great, and since it was published on iTunes, it\'s had approximately 1,500,000 downloads, which is an overwhelming response!\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tilt4.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>What improvements will you be making to the app in the next update?</h4>\r\n\r\nI would like to support <a href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/02/photoapplink-ties-iphone-photo-apps-together-to-make-multi-app-editing-simple/\" title=\"PhotoAppLink Network\">PhotoAppLink network.</a>  It\'s also been suggested that we integrate with Instagram, so we\'re considering that too. I\'m also making a new tutorial on HOW to make fake miniature photos.\r\n\r\nTune in next week to get all the dirt on the development of photo-editing giant FX Photo Studio! 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If you\'re a fan of fake miniature photos, you\'ll definitely want to read this!! \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tilt1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe Art & Mobile, as a company, and what are the apps you offer?</h4>\r\n\r\nArt & Mobile is my personal application brand. I mainly make applications for the field of art and design, and the apps turn mobile devices into art-making machines! The major applications that I have made are TiltShift Generator and QuadCamera. TiltShift Generator is for making fake miniature photos, and the other enables you to take multiple photos with your mobile camera.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tilt2.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How many developers do you have on your team? Do you all work from the same location or are you globally based?</h4>\r\n\r\nArt & Mobile is my individual brand, for which I do both design and programming. Occasionally I have a few other people working with me, mainly friends who join the project. In particular, Takuma Mori was the main programmer for TiltShift Generator and I created the user interface.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tilt3.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Can you tell us about your flagship app, Tiltshift Generator, and give us a little bit of background on it?</h4>\r\n\r\nYep, as mentioned above my flagship app is TiltShift Generator. It was originally made for web and created with flash...I didn\'t originally intend for it to be an iPhone app.\r\n\r\nThe initial idea of an application for fake miniature is from photos taken by Naoki Honjo and other photographers. To understand the fake miniature effect better I bought 3 TiltShift Lens, the TS-E90mm, TS-E45mm, and TS-E17mm for Canon 5dMK2 DSLR. I then made prototype with flash and uploaded it to my website. I had a lot of people link to it via del.icio.us, and from the great response there, I decided to make an iPhone version. \r\n\r\nTo start with, I actually made this app for my own use, so I made it as easy to use as possible. I also went through a very comprehensive user testing phase, working with flash and other platforms. The response to the app has been really great, and since it was published on iTunes, it\'s had approximately 1,500,000 downloads, which is an overwhelming response!\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tilt4.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>What improvements will you be making to the app in the next update?</h4>\r\n\r\nI would like to support <a href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/02/photoapplink-ties-iphone-photo-apps-together-to-make-multi-app-editing-simple/\" title=\"PhotoAppLink Network\">PhotoAppLink network.</a>  It\'s also been suggested that we integrate with Instagram, so we\'re considering that too. I\'m also making a new tutorial on HOW to make fake miniature photos.\r\n\r\nTune in next week to get all the dirt on the development of photo-editing giant FX Photo Studio! 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Whether you are a newbie, amateur, or pro, if you\'re looking for a way to manage photos from multiple social networking or online accounts this photo sharing solution is for you. \r\n\r\n[/tab] [tab id=\"5\"]Although it may not sound like its all that groundbreaking, its fast, efficient and convenient. Everything you could want from a photo sharing app.[/tab] [/tabswrap]\r\n<h4>The Beginners Lens Verdict</h4>\r\nPICTARINE makes jumping from one social account to another a thing of the past. \r\n\r\nAll you need to do is register for an account with PICTARINE, add your social networking account details and give PICTARINE access to your accounts, and you\'re ready to go. Log in and start sharing! All of your photo albums are connected in one location so you can easily manage your photos across all of your social networking sites. Upload and download photos with a single click!\r\n\r\nGiven that PICTARINE makes online photo sharing incredibly easy, and it\'s completely FREE, we recommend you give this one a try! \r\n\r\n\r\n<h4>The Beginners Lens Flash Rating:</h4>\r\n<p></p>\r\n<img title=\"4 Flash Rating for Pictarine\" src=\"/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/4flash.png\" alt=\"We give Pictarine 4 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\r\n<strong>Review Digest</strong>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\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://www.appappeal.com/app/pictarine/\" rel=\"shadowbox;width=1000;height=640\">AppAppeal</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“Overall the website is very well organized and creates an original atmosphere that includes its own artistic flair. The design is very user friendly. Within a few clicks, the user can begin adding contacts from their social networks to share images.”</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\"><strong><a href=\"http://lifehacker.com/5823450/pictarine-takes-your-photos-on-various-sharing-sites-and-puts-them-in-one-place\" rel=\"shadowbox;width=1000;height=640\">LifeHacker</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“If you\'re frustrated with dealing with a bunch of photo sharing sites, this is a great way to centralize everything very easily.”</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\"><strong><a href=\"http://mashable.com/2011/07/20/pictarine/\" rel=\"shadowbox;width=1000;height=640\">Mashable</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“Pictarine’s most fetching feature is its highly malleable virtual photo album.”</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>','Pictarine - Connect Your Online Photo Sharing Accounts! 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We\'ll show you how to move all of your Facebook photo albums in one go, or just move a select few photos! \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"554\" height=\"277\"  alt=\"Move Facebook Photos To Google+\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/facebooktogoogle.jpg\"  ]<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\nThere’s several ways to move your Facebook photos over to Google+ but one of the simplest ways we’ve found is through the Facebook Fotolink app. \r\nFotolink helps you link up all of your online photo accounts and share photos between them. How easy is that? 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Input the name and the privacy settings of your new album, open up the album and click Paste. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"554\" height=\"294\"  alt=\"Step 6 Fotolink\" url=\"/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Step6.jpg\"  ]<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\nThat’s it! Navigate over to your Google + account and you should see the photos you’ve copied over under the Photos tab. \r\n\r\nIf you’re using Google Chrome, an even simpler way of moving your photos is by using the Move Your Photos browser extension. You can install it and move all of your photos (or a selection) quickly with this method too, let’s try it out: \r\n\r\n<strong>Step 1:</strong> Install the <a href=\"https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/idiebfmmkhaffedkhjhapmagabcadjhc\" title=\"Move Your Photos Browser Extension\">Move Your Photos Google Chrome browser extension.</a> \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"554\" height=\"277\"  alt=\"Move Your Photos \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/MoveYourPhotos.jpg\"  ]<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 2:</strong> Click on the Move Your Photos extension in the toolbar. \r\n\r\n<strong>Step 3:</strong> Login to Facebook and give Move Your Photos permission to access your page. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"191\" height=\"130\"  alt=\"Move Your Photos Login\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/MoveYourPhotosLogin.jpg\"  ]<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 4:</strong> You will now be directed to the Move Your Photos extension where you can Check All, Uncheck All, or select individual photos to be uploaded. 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Comon\' then, join the revolution. </strong>\r\n','Move Your Facebook Photos to Google+','','inherit','open','open','','4127-revision-2','','','2011-07-23 17:31:08','2011-07-23 17:31:08','',4127,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4127-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(5368,16,'2011-06-15 15:00:17','2011-06-15 15:00:17','<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/2011/06/SmugMug.png\"><img title=\"SmugMug\" src=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/SmugMug.png\" alt=\"smugmug-software\" width=\"300\" height=\"375\" /></a></td>\r\n<td>SmugMug is perhaps one of the most, if not the most, powerful and feature-rich online photo-sharing and storing service today. It offers unlimited photo storage, advanced customization options, advanced privacy settings, and responsive support staff; making their service pretty hard to beat.</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>Family-owned site, run by only 30 employees</li>\r\n	<li>Unlimited photo storage</li>\r\n	<li>Professional-looking online albums</li>\r\n	<li>Multiple ways to upload photos</li>\r\n	<li>Relatively expensive compared to its rivals</li>\r\n	<li>No ads, no spam</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]  [/tab] [tab id=\"2\"] [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Ad-free</li>\r\n	<li>Easy site navigation</li>\r\n	<li>Store as many photos as you want</li>\r\n	<li>Photos can be password-protected</li>\r\n	<li>Active online community</li>\r\n	<li>Sell your photos (for Power and Pro account holders only)</li>\r\n	<li>Responsive and useful customer support</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]  [/tab] [tab id=\"3\"]  [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Very pricey</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]  [/tab] [tab id=\"4\"]\r\n Proud beginner\r\n Amateur hobbyist\r\n<strong>√ Advanced users</strong>\r\n Professional editors\r\n\r\nThough it makes a great photo hosting service, SmugMug is ideal for the advanced users who wish to make profit from selling their photos. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab id=\"5\"]SmugMug is not easy on the pocketbook, but with all the bells and whistles it offers, you do get what you pay for here and for many photo professionals, it\'s worth the extra cash.[/tab] [/tabswrap]\r\n\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>User interface: Clean, no spam and no ads!</strong>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\nThe interface of SmugMug is simple, clear, very direct and to the point. Navigating around the site does not take a great deal effort as the menus at the top are easily accessible. The SmugMug site sports a simple yet professional design but don\'t let this intimidate or scare you. The basic theme allows you to wander through the service with ease.\r\n\r\nMost people hate excessive ads, spam, and all the rest of that clutter. Thankfully, SmugMug has taken this into consideration and there are no ads and links populating the pages, making the site quick to load, with no obstructions.\r\n\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Ease of use: Beginner-friendly even though designed for advanced users</strong>\r\n\r\n<hr size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\nThere are three (3) different types of SmugMug accounts: Basic ($40/year), Power ($60/year), and Pro ($150/year). The Basic plan offers unlimited storage of photos and videos and minimal degree of customization. The Power plan allows you to customize the header, navigation, colors, and footer among others. The Pro plan is for the profit-oriented user who wants to sell photos (SmugMug offers excellent user interface for selling photos). For a complete list of plan features, click <a href=\"http://www.smugmug.com/photos/photo-sharing-features/\">here</a>. The service seems to be relatively expensive so you may want to try it out first before jumping into the deep end. We recommend that you take advantage of the 14-day free trial.\r\n\r\nThough SmugMug is not really target towards beginners, it remains easy to use that one can easily navigate their way through the site.\r\n\r\nAlso, uploading photos doesn\'t take a lot of time, which is of course good news to those who store all of their photos online. Before you start uploading, you will be prompted to enter the name/title for the gallery/album. There is a drop down of categories below it so you can sort out and organize your photos better and make it easier to find. If you’re the artsy type or if you just want to make the album look a little bit more awesome, there are many available background themes that you can choose from. You can also set the privacy of the album (more on this later).\r\n\r\nThere are four (4) ways you can upload photos: Windows drag and drop, batch uploading for Internet Explorer, batch uploading for OS 9 and OS X, and batch uploading for other systems like Linux. Regardless of what method you choose, photo uploading will be as easy as 1-2-3.\r\n\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Editing and Printing performance: Basic fixes, nice-looking prints</strong>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\nQuick fixes are readily available on site. You can crop the photo, apply color effect, add a caption and many others. Although the photo editing options on SmugMug don\'t hold a candle to Adobe Photoshop these editing tools are still useful.\r\n\r\nSmugMug also offers printing services. You can order beautiful quality prints and have them mailed to an address of your choice.\r\n\r\nBelow is the cost of its services in USD:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Wallet size (4 pcs.): $0.99</li>\r\n	<li>4x6: $0.19</li>\r\n	<li>5x7: $0.79</li>\r\n	<li>8x10: $1.99</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPhoto gifts are available too. Aside from prints, you can also order cards, photo books, and posters.\r\n\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Sharing: Your photos are safe here!</strong>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\nYour friends and family can view your uploaded photos in SmugMug - and you can send them links through email, publish your photos on Facebook or Twitter, or embed links into blogs and online forums. Unlike other online photo services, people who want to see your shared photos do not have to create a SmugMug account.\r\n\r\nMoreover, you have several options on how to display your photos. You can set the privacy to public, private, or unlisted. You can also set up passwords for your photo albums, thus ensuring that your photos are safe with their secure server. And you can invite the people viewing your photos to download high resolution version or buy prints. And whats better, SmugMug will keep the original full resolution copies of your photos!\r\n\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Tools of the trade: Unlimited storage, customer support, great online community</strong>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\nFor photo storage services such as SmugMug, of greatest concern should be: “How many photos can I store?” With SmugMug, the sky is the limit! As advertised in its website, “every SmugMug account includes unlimited photo uploads of JPG (the files your camera produces), GIF and PNG files with no additional charges.” That’s great news for the trigger-happy shooters who take tons of photos!\r\n\r\nAnother applaudable aspect of SmugMug is its customer support, which ensures users get the most out of the service they are paying for. As attested by TopTenReviews, “SmugMug offers several options to get answers to questions you may have concerning the service. There is a FAQs page, tutorials, user forum and an email address to contact customer service. We were very impressed with SmugMug’s quick response to our email—less than 20 minutes.”\r\n\r\nAlso available on iPad, iPhone, and Android devices as a mobile app, SmugMug also features an online discussion section where users can interact with and learn from each other, share photo tips and tricks, and much more. StarReviews shared, “our team really enjoyed the blogs and forums, allowing us to participate in discussions about photos and other hobbies, which made us feel that we were really a part of the digital photography community.”\r\n\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>The Verdict (Extended version)</strong>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\nSmugMug has already built a name for themselves in the online photo business. They know the needs of the customers and efficiently addresses them, and they have prioritized superb customer service above all else. As folks from StarReview put it, “SmugMug’s website has an honest, grassroots feel to it…. (It) makes you feel cared for as a customer and not taken advantage of.”\r\n\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Review Digest</strong>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\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-sharing-services-review.toptenreviews.com/smugmug-review.html\">TopTenReviews.com</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“Although SmugMug offers a good photo sharing service, the cost is quite higher than some of the other websites starting at $59.95.”</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.starreviews.com/smug-mug.aspx\">StarReviews.com</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“Our team really enjoyed the blogs and forums, allowing us to participate in discussions about photos and other hobbies, which made us feel that we were really a part of the digital hotography community.”</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.photographyreview.com/cat/online-imaging-services/photo-sharing-and-printing/smugmug/photo-sharing/prd_302722_3092crx.aspx\">LucDeJaeger of PhotographyReview.com</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“As a professional photographer we want to make sure our photos look great and are safe. Very safe. At first I had a Flickr account but as they had not enough privacy settings I looked for other photo hosting services. The one that came out as the best (for me) was SmugMug.”</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>','SmugMug: Top Quality Sharing & Storing','','inherit','open','open','','3298-revision','','','2011-06-15 15:00:17','2011-06-15 15:00:17','',3298,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/3298-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(5369,16,'2011-06-15 10:39:32','2011-06-15 10:39:32','<table class=\"alignleft\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"20\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\r\n<td><p><a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/KodakGallery.png\"><img title=\"Kodak Gallery\" src=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/KodakGallery.png\" alt=\"kodak-gallery-software\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" /></a></p></td>\r\n\r\n\r\n<td><p>\r\nKodak have been in the photo industry for over a century now and there’s a good reason for that. Time and time again, they deliver top quality photographic services that casual photographers and everyday photo enthusiasts really need. The Kodak Gallery is no exception. It is a fantastic all-around online photo service which helps everyday users organize, store, and print photos the easy way.\r\n</p>\r\n\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n\r\n<p>Let\'s get to the gist of it in the tabs below.</p>\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>Free</li>\r\n<li>Available in web-based and downloadable versions</li>\r\n<li>Basic editing tools and design templates</li>\r\n<li>Easily share photos with Kodak Gallery</li>\r\n<li>Great photo gift options such as cards, calendars, and mugs</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n[/list]  [/tab] [tab id=\"2\"] [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Easy to use</li>\r\n<li>Allows for offline managing and editing</li>\r\n<li>Free photo organizing application integrated into online account</li>\r\n<li>User-friendly interface</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]  [/tab] [tab id=\"3\"]  [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>At least one purchase required each year to get the unlimited storage</li>\r\n<li>Mediocre print quality</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]  [/tab] [tab id=\"4\"]  \r\n<strong>√  Proud beginner</strong>\r\n Amateur hobbyist\r\n Advanced users\r\n Professional editors\r\n\r\nKodak Gallery is best suited for those who want an easy-to-use photo organizer with basic editing tools that allows easy sharing. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab id=\"5\"]Kodak Gallery: easy photo organization and sharing – check; Photo printing – passable, but you may consider looking somewhere else.[/tab] [/tabswrap]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\n<p><strong>User interface: “Intimidating” not in its vocabulary</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>Kodak Gallery is really easy to explore, which makes it great for beginners. It has an online and downloadable version, which both have a very easy to use and neat interface.</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http://digital-photo-printing-review.toptenreviews.com/kodak-easyshare-gallery-review.html\">TopTenReviews</a> loves Kodak Gallery’s interface:  “Online digital photo developer Kodak Gallery has one of the most organized and easy-to-use sites we\'ve seen; uploading pictures and ordering prints is almost a pleasure. Any computer user should be able to walk through this process without problems.” </p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Ease of use: Retrieve your photos without stress! </strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>Photos uploaded to the Kodak Gallery can be labeled with captions, tags, and ratings. With these labels, you can quickly find and retrieve your photos when you need them in an instant using the software’s search field.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>With the downloadable version, all the major tools are found on the left side--photo storage, print option, email link, order print online button, creative projects tool, and easy share center link, making it easy to switch between tasks. </p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Editing and Printing performance: Basic editing plus fun effects, mediocre prints</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>Aside from the basic editing tools such as cropping, rotating, red-eye removal, add text, and scene/color balance, Kodak Gallery also has scene effects, facial retouch, and some fun effects like cartoon, fisheye, and spotlight you might find enjoyable to use.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The editing window is spacious and neat, with the tools gracefully lined up at the top while instructions and other editing controls appear on the left side as a tool is selected.</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/software/1280389/kodak-gallery\">ExpertReviews</a> shares their experience using Kodak Gallery: “Both the Gallery Upload Software and the web-based upload utility allowed us to preview even large TIFF files, as well as JPEG images. Once you\'ve completed your upload using the Windows utility, the program will open a browser window to your online gallery, where you can create slideshows, share photos and buy prints.”</p>\r\n\r\n<p>With Kodak Gallery, you can do more than just cropping or enhancing your photo\'s colors. You can be more creative in storing your photos with its wide selection of free design templates such as greeting cards, album page, slimeline cards, photo books, photo calendars, and scrapbooks. However, this feature begins as a 15-day trial which requires full purchase after expiration.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kodak Gallery also allows users to order prints for their photos. Generally, the quality is decent enough for photos intended for personal use. However, it is not impressive enough to be recommended for advanced users who wish to sell their printed photos as art. As <a href=\"http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/software/1280389/kodak-gallery\">ExpertReviews</a> said, “You probably won\'t want to choose Kodak Gallery for your art prints, but the photos we received are perfectly good snapshots for album or home display.“</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Sharing: One-click sharing and uploading</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>Like most photo managing applications, the downloadable version of KODAK GALLERY also has quick links to Youtube, Facebook, and Flickr. You can also send an email directly from the software which provides and option to optimize your photo attachments.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>A plus point to Kodak Gallery’s online account is the events album. This allows you to invite your friends/family to upload photos to your album and every time a photo is added, you will be notified via email. It’s like showing photo albums to each other, only this time, you do it online.</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Special tools of the trade: Unlimited storage, customer support, great online community</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>Probably the best feature of KODAK GALLERY is its free downloadable photo organizing software which is linked to your online account. This means, you can manage/edit your digital photos without connecting to the Internet. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>This software is available for Windows and MAC.</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>The Verdict (Extended version)</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>These days, most people don’t just store photos for their own or their family’s viewing. We share them online, and sometimes with the rest of the world. Kodak Gallery’s photo organizing application is a great alternative to storing photos on a hard drive, and by simply connecting to the Internet, you can upload and share all these photos to Facebook or Flickr with just a few clicks! </p>\r\n\r\n<p>Print quality is decent and passable enough for everyday use. But if you are looking for a service which can give you perfect quality prints, you may be better off printing elsewhere.\r\n</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Review Digest</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\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 rel=\"shadowbox;width=1000;height=640\" href=\"http://digital-photo-printing-review.toptenreviews.com/kodak-easyshare-gallery-review.html\">TopTenReviews.com</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“Kodak Gallery is worth a look if you\'re searching for digital photo printing services that will provide quality service and prints.\"</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.expertreviews.co.uk/software/1280389/kodak-gallery\">ExpertReviews.com</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“Kodak Gallery provides decent glossy snapshots but neither the quality of our prints nor the range of options really excited us.”</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.onlinephotoprintingreviews.com/kodak-gallery-review.html\">OnlinePhotoPrintingReviews.com</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“Kodak Gallery’s quality photo prints are protected by the reputation of its mother company, the Eastman Kodak Company, and its customer satisfaction guarantee. If you are not happy with your prints, you can always contact their office and demand your money back.”</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>','Kodak Gallery: Store And Share Photos With Ease And Style','','inherit','open','open','','3302-revision','','','2011-06-15 10:39:32','2011-06-15 10:39:32','',3302,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/3302-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(5370,16,'2011-06-13 09:48:19','2011-06-13 09:48:19','<table class=\"alignleft\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"20\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\r\n<td><p><a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Snapfish.png\"><img title=\"Snapfish\" src=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Snapfish.png\" alt=\"snapfish-software\" width=\"300\" height=\"375\" /></a></p></td>\r\n\r\n\r\n<td><p>Run and owned by Hewlett-Packard, SNAPFISH is a web-based photo sharing and printing service that allows its users to store photos and share them with their friends and family, create unique photo-based gifts, and order good quality photo prints at a low cost.</p>\r\n\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n\r\n<p>Let\'s get to the gist of it in the tabs below.</p>\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>Run by Hewlett-Packard</li>\r\n<li>20 free prints upon signing up</li>\r\n<li>Free web-based photo editing tools</li>\r\n<li>Send your camera phone photos directly to Snapfish with PictureMover</li>\r\n<li>Unlimited photo storage</li>\r\n<li>Wide range of photo-based gifts</li>\r\n<li>Free customer service</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n[/list]  [/tab] [tab id=\"2\"] [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Easy to use</li>\r\n<li>Basic photo correction tools</li>\r\n<li>Fast & easy to upload photos</li>\r\n<li>Several ways to share photos/albums</li>\r\n<li>Copy/move photos instantly from phone to computer, and Snapfish website</li>\r\n<li>Low-priced prints</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]  [/tab] [tab id=\"3\"]  [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Printed photos have tendencies to appear a bit dark or yellow-tinted</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]  [/tab] [tab id=\"4\"]  \r\n<strong>√  Proud beginner\r\n Amateur hobbyist</strong>\r\n Advanced users\r\n Professional editors\r\n\r\nSNAPFISH is targeted for the newbie who is looking for a good all-around photo service that offers a wide selection of reasonably priced and creative ways to show off all of their fabulous photos.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab id=\"5\"]If you are looking for an affordable online photo printing service that can cater to all users while delivering great outputs, be sure to consider SNAPFISH. [/tab] [/tabswrap]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\n<p><strong>User interface: Family-friendly interface</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>Upon entering the website, SNAPFISH welcomes you with a clean web design that will likely be appealing to all members of your family. It sports a blue coloured and cartoonish header and nicely laid out menus that are simple and easy to use. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>Snapfish’s web based user interface is very well-organized and intuitive, making all the options - from editing, sharing, and ordering prints – available with just a few clicks. \r\n</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Ease of use: A breeze!</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>From the moment you enter the site and begin signing up, it\'s clear that SNAPFISH is super easy to navigate. You do not have to install or download anything; all you have to do is log on to the website, key in your name and email address, and begin using the Snapfish services! When you open a new account, you will be awarded with 20 free prints and one (1) high-resolution photo print credit.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Adding photos is a breeze. The straightforward menus make it easy for you to create an album and upload your digital photos on to the site. If you have tons of pictures to upload – say a hundred of them – you do not need to select them one by one. Just select all photos and Snapfish will handle all the uploading - Snapfish will even create an online photo album for your upload. You can also import your photos from your Flickr account, if you have one.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>After you have uploaded the photos, you can order prints, or share with your friends via Facebook and Twitter too!</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Editing and Printing performance: Basic editing tools, nice photo quality</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>Single touch editing options are available on the SNAPFISH website allowing letting you remove red-eye, adjust color, apply tints, crop photos, and add borders and captions. Though limited and very basic, it\'s nice to have a few photo editing options before printing.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Now onto the task at hand: photo printing. <a href=\"http://digital-photo-printing-review.toptenreviews.com/snapfish-review.html\">TopTenReviews</a> did a quality test on all the digital photo printing services it reviewed and Snapfish turned out to be the most impressive and was even close to perfection. “The photos printed from Snapfish were well developed and the average user would probably have few complaints.”</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Based on the aforementioned review as well as reviews posted in <a href=\"http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews85903.html\">Reviewcentre.com</a> and other blogs, there seems to be a couple of issues in terms of color accuracy: most printed photos are a tad dark or has more yellow present in the colour saturation.</p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote><a href=\"http://digital-photo-printing-review.toptenreviews.com/snapfish-review.html\">TopTenReviews</a>:\r\n\r\n“Our sunset photograph came out clear; however, the models in the picture seemed just a tad dark. We would have liked Snapfish to brighten up the photo just a little bit.”\r\n\r\n“Our picture of the London skyline was taken on a cloudy day. Snapfish was able to clean up most of the shot and make the buildings look clean and crisp. However, we did notice there may be more yellow in this print than some of our other services.”</blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote><a href=\"http://www.reviewcentre.com/Online-Camera-Shops/SnapFish-www-snapfish-co-uk-review_1360183\">Cyclingrelf of ReviewCentre.com</a>:\r\n\r\n“If anyone else is wondering, make your mats in the dimensions 3050 x 2539 and make sure you bear in mind that the mats have rounded corners and there will be a little cropping around the edges, also the picture tends to print dark.“\r\n\r\nHowever, overall, Snapfish still comes highly recommended.</blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Below is the cost of prints in USD according to size*:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\r\n<li>Wallet size: $0.99 for set of 4</li>\r\n<li>4 x 6 single or collage: $0.09 each</li>\r\n<li>5 x 7: 1-10 Prints or Collage $0.79</li>\r\n<li>5 x 7: 11-24 Prints or Collage  $0.69</li>\r\n<li>5 x 7: 25-49 Prints or Collage $0.65</li>\r\n<li>5 x 7: 50+ Prints or Collage $0.59</li>\r\n<li>8 x 10: Prints or Collage  $2.99</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n*Taken from <a href=\"http://www.starreviews.com/snapfish.aspx\">StarReviews.com</a>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Snapfish offers a practical list of photo-based gift ideas. You can choose from desk calendars, mugs, cards, photo books, and a lot more. All major credit cards are accepted. You can pay via Paypal too!</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Moreover, you can send your photos to a local Walgreens, Meijer or Staples (in the United States) and other local photo kiosks for pick-up printing.</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Sharing: Convenient ways to share photos to loved ones</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>SNAPFISH makes sharing of photos as well as whole albums hassle-free. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Snapfish share photo/album interface allows you to share your photos in three (3) ways: by email, with a link, and share to a service.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>With Share an email, all you have to do is type in the email addresses of your family and friends you would like to share the photos with. Once you enter an email address, Snapfish will automatically save it in your address book. Another nice feature is that you can import contacts from your Yahoo and Windows Live accounts.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>You can also share the photos via providing the direct link to the albums. Just copy and paste the link to an instant message, forums, or anywhere else. The Share to option enables you to post your photos to social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Wordpress, Blogger, Typepad, and other sites.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Snapshare also has a slideshow feature called “Snapshow.”</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Special tools of the trade: Integrated Map, PhotoMerge Style Match</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>Snapfish’s PictureMover program promises to move photos in a snap. The only task you have to do is plug in your camera or memory card, and it will do the rest. Once the camera or memory card is inserted into the computer, PictureMover will instantly upload all the photos directly to Snapfish and send copies to your computer as well. This program makes uploading photos taken with your iPhone (or other smartphone) a whole lot easier and incredibly convenient!</p>\r\n\r\n<p>One last thing to mention about Snapfish is its dedication to technical support for its customers. As <a href=\"http://www.starreviews.com/snapfish.aspx\">StarReviews</a> mentioned, “(i)t\'s great to see an online service offering live support and it\'s even better that the support was prompt, friendly and knowledgeable.” You can reach them via email or phone for your concerns. There is also an onsite based tech support. </p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>The Verdict (Extended version)</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>Easy to use and packed with impressive features, quality prints at an affordable price, Snapfish should be at the top tier of all online photo printing services today. With everything it offers, it is one of the best online photo services around. With 20 free prints you can try them out at no risk!</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Snapfish would be a little bit more awesome if it had a community feature (like Flickr). Maybe that’s something we can look forward to in the next version.</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Review Digest</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\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 rel=\"shadowbox;width=1000;height=640\" href=\"http://digital-photo-printing-review.toptenreviews.com/snapfish-review.html\">TopTenReviews.com</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“This is the best all around choice for digital photo printing</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.starreviews.com/snapfish.aspx\">StarReviews.com</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“Cameras are becoming a standard option on most of today\'s cellular phones, but there has never been an easy way to get the pictures from the phone and create a print.  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The pictures to come out quite dark, which worked nicely for me, but best to remember to lighten your photos a little before uploading… I\'d recommend this company for those that want good prints at a low cost.”</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>','Snapfish: A Big Fish in an Even Bigger Pool of Online Photo Printing ','','inherit','open','open','','3290-revision','','','2011-06-13 09:48:19','2011-06-13 09:48:19','',3290,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/3290-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(5371,16,'2011-06-13 11:25:13','2011-06-13 11:25:13','<table class=\"alignleft\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"20\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\r\n<td><p><a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Picnik.png\"><img title=\"Picnik\" src=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Picnik.png\" alt=\"picnik-webware\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a></p></td>\r\n\r\n\r\n<td><p>PICNIK is a free online image editing program currently managed by Internet giant Google. It works as a stand-alone website and is also integrated into Google\'s Picasa software, among other popular online photo storage websites. It is not as powerful as professional photo editing software like Photoshop but it offers a wide variety of tools that can easily satisfy the needs of most people. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>Many of PICNIK\'s benefits come from it\'s seamless integration with social networking and photo-sharing sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Picasa, and Photobucket, among others. \r\n</p>\r\n\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n\r\n<p>Let\'s get to the gist of it in the tabs below.</p>\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>Run by Google</li>\r\n<li>Free web-based photo editing tools</li>\r\n<li>Subscription service for those who want to have additional and more advanced editing tools</li>\r\n<li>Can easily share photos to friends via social networking sites</li>\r\n<li>Extensions for major Internet browsers</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n[/list]  [/tab] [tab id=\"2\"] [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>No sign up required</li>\r\n<li>Free</li>\r\n<li>Very easy to use</li>\r\n<li>Lots of basic photo manipulation tools available</li>\r\n<li>Can be easily integrated with other photosharing sites and social networks  </li>\r\n\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]  [/tab] [tab id=\"3\"]  [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>May be too overly basic for average and pro users</li>\r\n<li>Advanced editing tools are only available in subscription service</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]  [/tab] [tab id=\"4\"]  \r\n<strong>√  Proud beginner\r\n Amateur hobbyist</strong>\r\n Advanced users\r\n Professional editors\r\n\r\nPICNIK is a perfect fit for the people who normally do quick fixes to their photos.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab id=\"5\"]We know PICNIK is not in the same league as Photoshop but for most casual photographers wanting basic edits, this online photo editing tool will get the job done quickly and easily, without the need to learn a complicated software.[/tab] [/tabswrap]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\n<p><strong>User interface: Simple, attractive, and engaging</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>Arguably, PICNIK sports the most eye-catching and user-friendly interface among all the basic online photo editing tools. A Flash-based editing system, PICNIK is designed to fill the screen with the photo being edited at the bottom, with large menu buttons at the top. The design and menu layout is incredibly simple – enough so that even your photo-editing grandma could use it. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>As one user over at <a href=\"http://download.cnet.com/Picnik/3640-13455_4-10650265.html?tag=contentBody;userReviews\">cNet</a> shared, \"As a small business owner, I do quite a bit of editing for my marketing materials, and images for my website. PICNIK\'s online editing interface truly makes it super easy to edit these items whenever I need to.\"</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Ease of use: ”Flexible, playful”</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>True to its tagline, PICNIK makes the interface attractive so its users will enjoy tweaking their photos rather than figuring and navigating around the site. <a href=\"http://online-image-editing-review.toptenreviews.com/picnik-review.html\">TopTenReviews</a> was right on the sport when it said that “PICNIK is designed with flexibility and playfulness in mind”, it also “takes a very loose, relaxed approach to image and photo editing.” </p>\r\n\r\n<p>Indeed, it does. Users don\'t even have to register to be able to edit photos. Just click on the Upload button to upload a photo and in less than a second (yes, it’s that fast!), you will be taken into the editing screen where you get to edit, improve, and transform your chosen picture. </p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Editing performance: Standard tools for quick editing</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>PICNIK is perfectly suited for basic photo manipulation purposes where users can rotate, crop, resize, and sharpen photos. Adjustments can also be made to the exposure, highlights, color, brightness, and contrast of the photos. PICNIK also offers the ability to add text and borders to photos and create montages. Each editing feature has several control options, allowing the user ultimate creativity while editing their photos. As previously mentioned, these basic functions are perfect for polishing and improving photos in several ways. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>If you are looking for more, PICNIK does offer advanced editing features, for a nominal fee. You have to shell out around US $2.08 per month ($24.95 a year) to enjoy more effects and advanced editing tools. </p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Sharing: Integrated with major social networking sites</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>Done editing the photo? Then save it your computer or easily share it onto your preferred sites (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Picasa, etc.) with no hassle. Edited photos will  be displayed instantly. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>Moreover, PICNIK’s integration with social networking and online photo-sharing sites is perhaps one of the main reasons why it is the most popular online photo editing system today. With it you get the luxury of tweaking your favorite vacation photos from your many social networking accounts, without having to rely on pictures saved in your computer, saving you space and time! This feature is really appealing to the everyday and casual photographer allowing them to bypass more advanced editing tools like Adobe Photoshop which require manual upload it to social networking sites. </p>\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Tools of the trade: Extensions for major Internet browsers Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>Editing photos from social networking sites like Facebook and Flickr is easy, but life can be made a whole lot easier by installing the PICNIK extension for your Internet browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome). Once installed, the edit in PICNIK menu will appear when you right click on any image on any website. This will enable you to load that image into the PICNIK website with just a few clicks so you can enhance it and share it, it\'s so simple! </p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>The Verdict (Extended version)</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p>PICNIK is a beginner-friendly software that will happily meet and satisfy the needs of most users. Best of all, it’s free and nothing needs to be installed onto your computer!</p>\r\n\r\n<p>For those that want to spice up their photos that little bit more, spending US $24.95 a year is definitely easier on the budget than shelling out a thousand bucks for more advanced photo software.</p> \r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Review Digest</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 100%;\" size=\"1\" />\r\n\r\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" /></p>\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 rel=\"shadowbox;width=1000;height=640\" href=\"http://online-image-editing-review.toptenreviews.com/picnik-review.html\">TopTenReviews.com</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“PICNIK manages to strike an incredible balance between playful and professional, giving users a variety of tools to edit, improve, personalize and transform photos and images. Though its bandwidth heavy, multi-tab navigation interface might take a back seat to Pixlr, it seems to have found a niche in the midst of photosharing and social-networking sites, embodying the fun, personal and social nature of these sites.”</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://freeimage-editing-applications.reviews.r-tt.com/\">FreeImage-Editing-Applications</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“Instead of giving users full control over their image manipulations, as Gimp does PICNIK provides the user with a list of options. With a host of auto-fix options, PICNIK would be ideal for the user who simply wants their pictures to look better without needing to drive the controls too much.”</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.appappeal.com/app/picnik/\">AppAppeal</a></strong></td>\r\n<td style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\">“PICNIK is an excellent, powerful application if you need to edit your photos quickly and you don\'t own any expensive photo editing software. 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line-height:0px\"><a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-camera-tips-and-iphone-photography/accessories\" title=\"Accessories\">Accessories</a></h3><a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-camera-tips-and-iphone-photography/accessories\" title=\"Accessories\"><img src=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/accessories.png\" title=\"iPhone Accessories\" alt=\"Accessories For iPhone Photographers\"></a>[/four_columns] [four_columns_last height=\"180\" border=\"border\"]<h3 style=\"margin:-10px 0px 0px 0px; line-height:0px\"><a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-camera-tips-and-iphone-photography/guides\" title=\"iPhone App Guides\">App Guides</a></h3><a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/iphone-camera-tips-and-iphone-photography/guides\" title=\"iPhone App Guides\"><img src=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/appguides.png\" title=\"iPhone App Guides\" alt=\"App Guides For iPhone Photographers\"></a>[/four_columns_last]</div>\r\n[hozbreak]<h2>What\'s New In iPhone Photography...</h2>[postgallery_slider content=\"textimage\"  categories=\"46,54\" undefined id=\"0\"  imgheight=\"163\" imgwidth=\"290\" height=\"440\" sortby=\"date\" orderby=\"DESC\" excerpt=\"40\" /] [hozbreaktop]\r\n<p><h2>Check Out The Cartoons...</h2></p>\r\n[four_columns height=\"180\" border=\"border\"] [imageeffect type=\"lightbox\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\"  alt=\"Where The Heck Is That Car?\" url=\"/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1.png\" ] [/four_columns] [four_columns height=\"180\" border=\"border\"] [imageeffect type=\"lightbox\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\"  alt=\"How Not To Impress A Lady\" url=\"/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2.png\" ][/four_columns] [four_columns height=\"180\" border=\"border\"][imageeffect type=\"lightbox\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\"  alt=\"Caught Red-Handed!\" url=\"/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/4.png\" ][/four_columns] [four_columns_last height=\"180\" border=\"border\"][imageeffect type=\"lightbox\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\"  alt=\"Birthday Wishes!\" url=\"/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/5.png\" ][/four_columns_last] [/styledbox] \r\n','iPhone Photography','','inherit','open','open','','2663-revision-12','','','2011-09-05 08:25:22','2011-09-05 08:25:22','',2663,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/2663-revision-12.html',0,'revision','',0),(5381,16,'2011-09-26 09:49:56','2011-09-26 09:49:56','[postgallery_grid content=\"textimage\"   categories=\"62\" undefined id=\"0\"  imgheight=\"125\" imgwidth=\"213\" imageeffect=\"shadowreflection\" limit=\"9\" sortby=\"date\" orderby=\"DESC\"/]','iPhoneography With...','','inherit','open','open','','1865-autosave','','','2011-09-26 09:49:56','2011-09-26 09:49:56','',1865,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/1865-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(5382,16,'2011-09-21 12:48:46','2011-09-21 12:48:46','We know how many of you are obsessed with Instagram, and frankly we are too. So we thought it would be pretty neat to catch up with some of the top Instagramers and get their take on iPhoneography. We\'re kicking this off with graphic designer and fan of all things lo-fi (girl after my own heart) Brandy Byrd. Take it away Brandy!   \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Brandy Byrd \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bbyrd5.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us a little bit about yourself. What is your background in photography?</h4> \r\nI am a graphic designer. I have never really been interested in photography until I ran across Instagram. So you could say my background in photography is not a traditional one.\r\n\r\n<h4>How and when did you catch the iPhoneography bug?</h4>\r\nI stumbled across Instagram the day it was released and was instantly hooked! \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Brandy Byrd \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bbyrd1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>What makes the medium so special for you?</h4> \r\nI always have my iphone on me, so whenever something catches my eye, I\'m able to snap a photo of it. I do have a DSLR, but because of the size, I never carry it with me. Another thing that draws me to the iphone as a camera is the simplicity... just focus and snap.\r\n\r\n<h4>You\'ve got some awesome lo-fi images in your Instagram feed - what do you love about lo-fi?</h4> \r\nTo me, camera phones are kind of the new lo-fi. The thing I love most is the stripped down nature of the image. I love the scratches and pops in vinyl records, classic movies untouched by time, and the simplicity that lo-fi provides... different from the CGI/Photoshop we are bombarded with today.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Brandy Byrd \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bbyrd3.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips and tricks would you share with other iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\nAlways keep your camera (or phone) with you. Don\'t be afraid to take a photo of everything that catches your eye.\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you have any favorite apps and treatments?</h4> \r\nInstagram with the earlybird filter. It\'s the only app and editing I use.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Brandy Byrd \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bbyrd2.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>What do you envision for the future of iPhoneography for casual photographers? For professionals? </h4>\r\nYou\'re able to document everything... at any time. I think moments that may have gone unnoticed in the past, will be documented now. Even the little things.. and those are important. I know there has been a lot said about the quality of images that are taken with mobile devices vs. professional equipment... it will be interesting to see how technology will progress because of this.\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us a little bit about your current and future iPhoneography projects.</h4>  \r\nI mainly just document my daily life, so I don\'t really have any projects in the works.\r\n\r\nFor more life in lo-fi with Brandy Byrd, check out her website <a href=\"http://www.bbyrd.com\" title=\"Brandy Byrd Website\">www.bbyrd.com</a> or follow her on Instagram <a href=\"http://www.gramfeed.com/bbyrd\" title=\"Brandy Byrd Instagram\">@bbyrd</a> \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Brandy Byrd \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bbyrd4.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n','iPhoneography with Instagramer Brandy Byrd','','inherit','open','open','','5318-revision-8','','','2011-09-21 12:48:46','2011-09-21 12:48:46','',5318,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5318-revision-8.html',0,'revision','',0),(5393,16,'2011-09-26 09:11:41','2011-09-26 09:11:41','[postgallery_grid content=\"textimage\"   categories=\"62\" undefined id=\"0\"  imgheight=\"125\" imgwidth=\"213\"  limit=\"9\" sortby=\"date\" orderby=\"DESC\"/]','iPhoneography With...','','inherit','open','open','','1865-revision-3','','','2011-09-26 09:11:41','2011-09-26 09:11:41','',1865,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/1865-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(5383,16,'2011-09-16 16:11:06','2011-09-16 16:11:06','Check it out we\'ve got another winner for the Instagram FX Challenge. Are you starting to see a recurring thing here? Yes that\'s right, every week there\'s a new winner...so why don\'t you get onboard this week and see if you can be the one?! It\'s really simple...just check out the entry details <a href=\"http://inkstagram.com/#/users/949012/photos\" title=\"Instagram FX Challenge Inkstagram Feed\">here</a>, and upload your photos!! \r\n\r\nThis week\'s winner is <a href=\"http://inkstagram.com/#/users/5813562/photos\" title=\"Ophio Inkstagram \">@ophio</a> and we\'re mightily impressed with his photos and we\'re pretty sure you will be too!! \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ophio1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us a little bit about yourself. What do you love about iPhoneography?</h4> \r\n\r\nWell, I\'m currently one of 2 animation directors on season 2 of the all new My Little Pony. I\'ve been in the animation industry since 1997. I\'ve always been an artist, but I never really got into photography until the last few years. I think it started when I downloaded the hipstamatic App on my iPhone, and since then I\'ve been a little bit obsessed with taking photos everywhere and anywhere. Now that I\'ve discovered Instagram my photo craze has tripled... every day I\'m inspired by other photographers that completely humble me with their amazing photos!! \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ophio2.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>What\'s your top tip for other iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\n\r\nMy tips for iPhonographers... Just keep shooting! Hmmm, and maybe slow down to take a photo... I used to be a point and click phototgrapher, a lot of the time not even looking through the view finder, and hoping I caught something good. Now I tend to take a little extra time to find the perfect composition. Everything is digital, so you can\'t really waste film... take 10-20 photos of the same thing changing the angles just a bit. Sometimes it can make a huge difference between a good photo, and GREAT photo! Lastly, download some editing apps... they can be lots of fun, while at the same time really making your photos stand out!\r\n\r\n<h4>Share with us the \"recipe\" you used for the winning photograph.</h4>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ophiowin.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p><center>Ophio\'s Winning Photograph Before FX Photo Studio</center>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ophiefinal.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p><center>Ophio\'s Winning Photograph After FX Photo Studio</center>\r\n\r\nI think the key is to start with a good solid photo... I chose the one of my son Jumping because it was clear and well framed. I wanted to make it look surreal so I added the ripple effect to everything except My son jumping and the foreground edges so it looked like he had something solid to jump off and land on... then I just tried a bunch of different FX until I decided on the pencil sketch to make it look like a different reality.\r\n\r\nTune in next week for another winner! \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ophio3.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n','Instagram FX Challenge - Week 3 Winner','','inherit','open','open','','5212-revision-8','','','2011-09-16 16:11:06','2011-09-16 16:11:06','',5212,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5212-revision-8.html',0,'revision','',0),(5384,16,'2011-09-26 09:09:36','2011-09-26 09:09:36','Check it out we\'ve got another winner for the Instagram FX Challenge. Are you starting to see a recurring thing here? Yes that\'s right, every week there\'s a new winner...so why don\'t you get onboard this week and see if you can be the one?! It\'s really simple...just check out the entry details <a href=\"http://inkstagram.com/#/users/949012/photos\" title=\"Instagram FX Challenge Inkstagram Feed\">here</a>, and upload your photos!! \r\n\r\nThis week\'s winner is <a href=\"http://inkstagram.com/#/users/5813562/photos\" title=\"Ophio Inkstagram \">@ophio</a> and we\'re mightily impressed with his photos and we\'re pretty sure you will be too!! \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ophio1.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us a little bit about yourself. What do you love about iPhoneography?</h4> \r\n\r\nWell, I\'m currently one of 2 animation directors on season 2 of the all new My Little Pony. I\'ve been in the animation industry since 1997. I\'ve always been an artist, but I never really got into photography until the last few years. I think it started when I downloaded the hipstamatic App on my iPhone, and since then I\'ve been a little bit obsessed with taking photos everywhere and anywhere. Now that I\'ve discovered Instagram my photo craze has tripled... every day I\'m inspired by other photographers that completely humble me with their amazing photos!! \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ophio2.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>What\'s your top tip for other iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\n\r\nMy tips for iPhonographers... Just keep shooting! Hmmm, and maybe slow down to take a photo... I used to be a point and click phototgrapher, a lot of the time not even looking through the view finder, and hoping I caught something good. Now I tend to take a little extra time to find the perfect composition. Everything is digital, so you can\'t really waste film... take 10-20 photos of the same thing changing the angles just a bit. Sometimes it can make a huge difference between a good photo, and GREAT photo! Lastly, download some editing apps... they can be lots of fun, while at the same time really making your photos stand out!\r\n\r\n<h4>Share with us the \"recipe\" you used for the winning photograph.</h4>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ophiowin.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p><center>Ophio\'s Winning Photograph Before FX Photo Studio</center>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ophiefinal.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p><center>Ophio\'s Winning Photograph After FX Photo Studio</center>\r\n\r\nI think the key is to start with a good solid photo... I chose the one of my son Jumping because it was clear and well framed. I wanted to make it look surreal so I added the ripple effect to everything except My son jumping and the foreground edges so it looked like he had something solid to jump off and land on... then I just tried a bunch of different FX until I decided on the pencil sketch to make it look like a different reality.\r\n\r\nTune in next week for another winner! \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ophio3.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n','Instagram FX Challenge - Week 3 Winner','','inherit','open','open','','5212-revision-9','','','2011-09-26 09:09:36','2011-09-26 09:09:36','',5212,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5212-revision-9.html',0,'revision','',0),(5385,16,'2011-09-21 13:45:00','2011-09-21 13:45:00','Our iPhoneography With...series continues and this week we are very happy to introduce Jack Hollingsworth, all the way from Austin, Texas. You may already be familiar with his work as his long-spanning photography career has taken him across the globe shooting everything including people, products, and places! We were blown away when we first saw what Jack could do with an iPhone and we\'re pretty sure you will be too. Oh and a little birdie told us that you might be seeing Jack around here more frequently...watch this space for more details...\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jackh3.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe yourself to other iPhoneographers around the world?</h4>\r\n\r\nI am classically educated and trained in photography. And have spent the better part of the last thirty years happily and passionately shooting Travel, Lifestyle, Portraiture and Stock for a wide variety of Fortune 2000 clients. Primarily in the fields of Travel, Leisure, Hospitality and Tourism...and most of it on a world stage – New York, Paris, London, Buenos Aires, Shanghai, Tokyo…and the list goes on. My vision, mission and passion, whether shooting with my fancy-pants DSLR rigs or my iPhone 4 pocket wonder…is the same.  To constantly capture colorful and soulful imagery that encapsulates the energy, spirit, and personality of the location or subject I’m photographing. And transport the viewer to feel as deeply about a subject as when I photographed it. The last three decades have provided me a successful, enviable and fulfilling career. Interestingly, I’m as infatuated with photography today as I was when I started down this path years ago.  Some things never change.  The iPhone has helped indeed keep my excitement and enthusiasm for photography very much alive and burning.\r\n\r\nI don’t call myself an ‘iPhoneographer’ per se as I continue to use DSLR cameras for both commercial and personal work. I call myself a ‘photographer’ who uses the iPhone as just another tool in the camera bag. That said, I can tell you, with unwavering confidence and surety, that iPhoneography has ignited in me an all consuming passion, preoccupation and obsession that I doubt will diminish anytime in the near future! I have every intention to take a leadership role in the iPhoneography space. And I always welcome any sort of dialogue with those that are equally concentrated – iPhoneographers, app developers, technology partners, etc - <a href=\"jack@jackhollingsworth.com\">email me</a>, lets talk photography!\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jackh6.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>When did you catch the iPhoneography bug and what makes the craft special to you?</h4>\r\n\r\nMy favorite term to use for the iPhoneography movement is ‘zeitgeist’ – a defining spirit or mood of the times. The iPhone in general (and iPhoneography in particular) is redefining the landscape and state of mind about photography. All over the world. Among pros and amateurs alike. And it’s not just changing the conversation about photography. More importantly, it’s changing where that conversation takes place. A paradigm shift and sea change of huge proportions and implications.\r\n\r\nI’m generally not obsessed with gear. Never have been. Until the iPhone 4. Call me crazy, but I bet, when all is said and done, that the iPhone, as a camera capture device will go down in photographic history as the most influencing and game-changing device ever manufactured. I believe that.\r\n\r\nMy discovery of iPhoneography is relatively recent. I was on a recent commercial shoot in the Caribbean and realized, almost serendipitously, that my iPhone, under certain lighting conditions, could take photos that rivaled the tools in my traditional camera bag. That momentary epiphany has since turned into full-blown concentration, engrossment and absorption (I see many of you smiling!) I would refer to it as a ‘rebirth’ or an ‘awakening’. Possibly even a ‘resurrection’ of sorts. A ‘rejuvenation’ of the grandest kind.I love iPhone photography, as art & science, more than anything I have embraced in my career. The experience of a capture device, in the palm of my hand, that allows me to shoot everything, from the vernacular to the spectacular…nothing short of revolutionary. \r\n\r\nThis craft is very special. It’s special technology. A special community. And indeed, a very special art form!\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jackh9.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n \r\n<h4>What do you envision for the future of iPhoneography? For casual photographers, and for professional photographers?</h4>\r\n\r\nWith the imminent release of the iPhone 5 and the new IOS 5 operating system, we are on the cusp of an explosion in iPhoneography, like you have never seen or imagined. I see nothing but unapologetic excitement and anticipation for those embracing this magical art form. The ranks of prosumers are about to blow up. Casual iPhoneographers will only get better over time and experience. Professional photographers, generally not considered early adopters, will slowly but steadily embrace this technology. \r\n\r\nThe iTunes app store, with about 500,000 apps available, is now boasting over 7,500 photo apps alone. And will continue to experience meteoric rise and popularity among the masses. There are 7 billion people on this planet; 5 billion of them have cell phones. Do the math! That\'s a heck of a lot of apps! We’ll surely continue to see a mushrooming of products, services and subscriptions to specifically cater to iPhoneographers – this will go far beyond gear and apps and into ebooks, webinars, podcasts, community sites, international collectives, training programs, workshops, photo tours.  \r\n\r\niPhoneography is no fleetingfad. It’s not a gimmick. Or some short-lived contrivance. It’s a legitimate movement, with an electrifying, worldwide fan base that we have only begun to see the fruits and meteoric growth of. Personally, I can’t wait to continue to play a small part in this metamorphosing photographic shakedown and shake up. I’m psyched! How can anyone not be? I now, finally, after 30 years of shooting, have the power in my hand to visually share my life’s journey. I can shoot, process and share with a global audience – hungry to receive. This is probably the greatest time in history to be alive and shooting…as a photographer. Seize the day!\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\" height=\"402\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jackh7.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n \r\n<h4>What is the inspiration behind your textures and objects series?</h4>\r\n\r\nWhile I own over 100 photo apps (don’t tell my wife), I constantly use less than a dozen in my ‘go-to’ took kit. My philosophy here is that it’s better to master a small number of useful apps. And know those apps intimately well. Rather than have just a surface knowledge of lots and lots of apps.\r\n\r\nWithout a doubt, the most used app in my tool kit (and my personal favorite) is Camera+. I use it to shoot with. And use it to process with. I’ve become quite a pro at understanding and using the ‘clarity’ preset in Camera+.\r\n\r\nLike I mentioned earlier in this interview, I come from the traditional photography space. So, as you might expect, I’m more enamored with and enchanted by creating ‘classic’ photos. This isn’t at all a disparaging comment on those that love apps. I love apps too and use them often, but it all starts with creating a beautiful photo. Think photography first. Apping second.\r\n\r\nIPhoneography, as I see it, is equally embracing all tenets of experience – shooting, processing, sharing. And while I love the ‘apping’ part of the equation, I find myself way more tantalized and enraptured by the ‘capture’ part - the shooting itself. Maybe that’s an influence from my traditional background.I’m not sure. But what I am quite sure of is that my iPhone 4, even with it’s limitations, and under bright lighting conditions, is an equal competitor to my expensive DSLR rigs. And, I might add, a lot more fun to shoot with.\r\n\r\nIn my DSLR work, I have always been pretty light-handed in post processing. In my iPhoneography work, I take a few more ‘processing’ liberties to get what I want.  It’s all good! Some iPhoneographers are fantastic at the capture part. Some are brilliant at apping and processing. Some, on the other hand, are better at community evangelism and sharing. It takes a village!\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my inspiration for iPhoneography comes from the same sacred place as my inspiration for my commercial DSLR work - my heart. It’s not about looking.  It’s about seeing. It’s not about gear, but about visual style. Putting your own visual thumbprint on life. It’s not so much about what you know but how you feel. And how to translate t hose feelings into powerful works of art that inspire, rouse, move, stir, ignite!\r\n\r\n<center><em>A Selection of Shots from Jack\'s Texture Series</em></center>\r\n[styledbox type=\"shadow\"  ][postgallery_image height=\"348\" width=\"500\" id=\"0\"  undefined slidesetid=\"jackh\"  align=\"aligncenter\" animation=\"fade\" tween=\"linear\"       /][/styledbox]\r\n\r\n<h4>What tips and tricks do you use to get your very nice HDR-like photos without the typical HDR challenges?</h4>\r\n\r\nThere are several popular HDR apps on the market, namely ProHDR and TrueHDR. I own and like both, but I rarely use them.\r\n\r\nMost of the HDR-looking photos you are seeing here are some combination of using the ‘clarity’ preset in Camera+ as well as the ‘HDR’ preset (with slider control percentages dialed way down – also in Camera+).\r\n\r\nAlways remember, the magic starts with a good photo. Proper apping makes good photos better ones. And sometimes even great ones. But it rarely works in reverse.  Don’t use apps to cover up bad or substandard photography.\r\n\r\nI don’t think of myself as an ‘HDR” photographer at all. I’m a photographer that uses HDR in my tool kit to create remarkable photos. It’s that simple.\r\n\r\nAnother app (along with Camera+) that I frequently use is Dynamic Light. This app also has some great slider controls to allow you to finesse an image so it looks perfect to your style, and it gives a nice HDR look and feel.\r\n\r\nSometimes I preplan and pre-visualize what app I’m going to use – before I take the shot. And then other times, I just wing it and end up pleasantly surprised (or disappointed) when I get to the app stage. The iPhone 4 isn’t a particularly good device for capturing low-light images (even with a tripod). So I find that the best subjects are those that are well lit and in bright light – landmarks, scenics, portraits, travel, street, flowers, food, family.\r\n\r\nAs long as I can remember, I have always been preoccupied with mentally taking pictures throughout the day – events, emotion, detail, color, shadow, juxtaposition, beauty, design. Now, with the iPhone in my palm, I have the opportunity to record these visual reflections. And not just record them for my own pleasure, but share them (easily) with a global audience.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jackh2.jpg\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\nTalk about mesmerizing!\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us about your iPhoneography projects.</h4>\r\n\r\nThanks for asking. It seems like I have more than I can keep up with! Here’s a rundown of what I currently have going on.\r\n\r\nPocket Shooters (podcast)\r\nI am in the final planning stage of a new podcast series with Frederick Van Johnson (guru behind TWIP, called PocketShooters. 30-minute episodes. Bi-weekly.  Content dedicated to iPhoneography. October launch.\r\n\r\nCommercial iPhoneography Site\r\nI’m working with the brilliant Erik Lot at FluidGalleries to create a commercial iPhone Photography site to sell my iPhoneography services to the public.\r\n(show screen shot)\r\n\r\nTumblr Blog (iPhoneography)\r\nHopefully, before the end of the year, I’ll have my new Tumblr site up and running. The site will chronicle my journey with iPhoneography.\r\n\r\nIPhoneography Photo Tours\r\nI’m working with several other iPhoneographers and technologists to develop a really cool series of international photo tours. Aimed exclusively at iPhoneographers.\r\n\r\nEbook\r\n100 tips, tricks and techniques to taking your iPhone photography to the next level. Publication date – January 2012.\r\n\r\nYou can check out more of Jack\'s photos on Instagram <a href=\"http://inkstagram.com/#/users/2439781/photos\" title=\"Jack Hollingsworth Instagram Inkstagram Feed\">@jackhollingsworth</a>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jackh8.jpg\"  ]\r\n','iPhoneography With Jack Hollingsworth','','inherit','open','open','','5155-revision-29','','','2011-09-21 13:45:00','2011-09-21 13:45:00','',5155,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5155-revision-29.html',0,'revision','',0),(5386,16,'2011-09-06 09:27:52','2011-09-06 09:27:52','Hey folks we continue our iPhoneography series with Karen Messick, an iPhoneographer from Maryland. Her diptych series totally blew us away, and we\'re pretty sure you\'ll be impressed too...she writes for several publications in Maryland and also holds private tuition for digital photography and iPhoneography. So without further adieu, we\'ll hand it over to Karen! Take it away!\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Karen Messick iPhoneography\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dream-image.jpg\" ]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4>How would you describe yourself to other iPhoneographers and fans of the craft?</h4>\r\nI enjoy making images with my iPhone: it is always with me and it is quick to use with many shooting options. My iPhone photography is more about play and when I may not even be able to get a shot with my DSLR unless my tripod and I were contortionists. I however continue to apply a serious eye for exceptional composition in my imagery. I enjoy making images that share my world. Sometimes I capture them because I saw something that I thought was funny or cool or unusual, or that tell a story or share a beautiful scene. Sometimes they are filled with deep ideas about the history of subjects such as those made in buildings in various stages of decay: I always wonder what life was like in the day?, and sometimes they are dreamy images where I imagine a scene and process with apps that get me there. I now teach others how to use the iPhone and the multitude of fabulous photo apps. I enjoy writing and sharing my thoughts on making images with the iPhone.\r\n<h4>When did you catch the iPhoneography bug and what makes it so special for you?</h4>\r\nI caught the bug in the fall of 2010. I had seen images posted on Facebook by photographers like Tony Sweet and Harry Sandler. The images had a very artistic look, which I liked. Then Teri Lou Dantzler visited with me at my Delaware beach house in October 2010 and she was shooting with her iPhone…and again I wondered why you would only use the iPhone in such an image rich environment? Wouldn’t you want a large file image?? In December 2010, I bought the iPhone4 as a Christmas present to myself and began to explore…..down loading app after app and marveling at the software pops to my images. Even getting a laugh out of image apps like Trigonscope.\r\nThen I said….OK I get it now…fast and fun! iPhoneography is easy and relatively inexpensive and offers a world or creativity. What makes this art special for me is the new way in which I can create art. It would take ages to create an image using software programs on large digital files to come up with an image like the ones I can create on the iPhone in a relatively short time. The apps are truly amazing in what they can do to an image.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"386\" alt=\"Karen Messick iPhoneography\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/IMG_1000003489.jpg\" ]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4>What do you envision for the future of iPhoneography?</h4>\r\nThe future of iPhoneography is very bright..and I believe that all categories of photographers will continue to explore making images with it. When photography was invented, it did not go away, it got better…and morphed…I believe the iPhone and the photography that is resulting will too. There will always be the casual iPhone owner who snaps family pictures, and never uses a creative processing app, but there will also be serious professionals who see their iPhone work as an adjunct to their continuing photographic body of work.\r\n<h4>What\'s the inspiration driving your inspirational Diptic series of textures?</h4>\r\nMy inspiration for the Diptic texture series was the subject matter of the various shots. I had in mind bringing them together in Diptic when I made the images, as one image alone in my mind was not sufficient to tell the story of the wonderful assortment of textures..and designs in these aged trucks. The images were all shot with ClassicPan handheld hovering over old truck beds, doors and various other truck parts. I would have had to climb up on the truck beds with a tripod to capture some of these shots with my DSLR and possibly would have had to walk away from the opportunity for that reason, but not with my iPhone and its ability to focus fairly close (inches) to the subject.\r\n<h4>What tips and tricks would you give to beginner iphoneographers?</h4>\r\nI would say explore…check out other iPhone photographer’s sites for info and read, read, read. Join an iPhone group such as iPhoneart.com. Download one app at a time and explore its functions moving every slider to see what it will do…and make notes until the apps become second nature in your image processing. Then move between apps adding different effects from each app. Learn the art of layers in your imagery. Constantly check into the app store for new apps. and updates. Check the developer’s websites for tutorials, and PLAY!!! Buy some accessories…like the tripod holder http://www.iphone-tripodholder.com/ and the OlloClip. http://olloclip.com/ Subscribe to iPhoneLife Magazine.. http://www.iphonelife.com/ a great source of iPhone info for all apps.\r\nAnd just like all photography, pay attention to your compositions! After all a poorly crafted image won’t get better because it is an iPhone shot.\r\n(Also a basic understanding of image processing in Photoshop is a good foundation for iPhone processing, as apps like Iris a pretty sophisticated app, offers, levels, shadow`highlights and gamma adjustments so having prior knowledge of those adjustments helps.)\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" alt=\"Karen Messick iPhoneography\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/IMG_1000002320.jpg\" ]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit more about your iPhoneography projects.</h4>\r\nOne of my most prolific projects to date was shooting in New Mexico this past spring. It was great fun with many photo ops from old churches to rusted cars and towns like Santa Fe and Tierra Amarillos. Many of those images can be seen on my<a title=\"Karen Messick iPhone Blog\" href=\"http://karenmessickiphone.blogspot.com/search/label/New%20Mexico\" target=\"_blank\"> iPhone blog under the label New Mexico</a>. For those images I used many different apps. and explored new ones such as PhotoRibbons.\r\n\r\nI also recently created a Botanical series. Which started as a single shot on my back patio table as I was cutting some lavendar from my garden. I used ClassicPan to shoot, then processed with Iris, Bad Camera, and Scratchcam. They can be viewed on my <a title=\"Karen Messick iPhoneography Website\" href=\"http://www.karenlmessickphotography.com/-/karenlmessickphotography/gallery.asp?cat=157284&amp;pID=1&amp;row=5\" target=\"_blank\">website.</a>\r\n\r\n<center><em>2 \"diptychs\" of Karen\'s series</em></center>\r\n[postgallery_image width=\"500\" id=\"karen_messick\" height=\"500\" undefined slidesetid=\"karen_messick\" animation=\"fade\" tween=\"linear\" /]\r\n\r\nI also really enjoy compositing images, bringing pieces of an image together to make one image, such as the Bryant Park image in my New York City collection that can also be seen on my blog under the <a title=\"Karen Messick iPhone Website\" href=\"http://karenmessickiphone.blogspot.com/2011/07/bryant-park-and-iphoneautopainteriris.html\" target=\"_blank\">New York label.</a> And of course check out my fun beach group of images…<a title=\"Karen Messick iPhone Website\" href=\"http://www.karenlmessickphotography.com/-/karenlmessickphotography/gallery.asp?LID=&amp;cat=163336&amp;pID=1&amp;row=5&amp;photoID=11913981&amp;searchTerm=\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a>\r\n\r\nI will also be teaching the “Art of iPhoneography”, Sunday November 13 at 10:00am, during the Nature Visions Photography weekend on November 11-13, 2011. Check out <a title=\"Nature Visions\" href=\"http://naturevisions.org/\" target=\"_blank\">http://naturevisions.org/</a> for more info on that. I also have recently had the pleasure of writing an article on the \"Best of Apps\" for iPhoneLife Magazine which will be out this fall...keep an eye out for my article in iPhoneLife Magazine this fall!\r\n\r\nIf you are interested in private tutoring sessions for Digital Photography with DSLR or iPhoneography, <strong><a href=\"mailto:karenmessick@aol.com\">email Karen.</a></strong>\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"306\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Karen Messick iPhoneography\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/IMG_1000006536.jpg\" ]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','iPhoneography With Karen Messick','','inherit','open','open','','5101-revision-15','','','2011-09-06 09:27:52','2011-09-06 09:27:52','',5101,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5101-revision-15.html',0,'revision','',0),(5387,16,'2011-09-19 15:54:26','2011-09-19 15:54:26','Since the release of Instagram in 2010, it\'s become a roaring global success with literally millions of users uploading photos every day! Of course from this new breed of social media, comes a new type of iPhoneography, in the form of \"Instagramers\". Like Flickr, Instagram has a constant feed of new photographs every day and Instagramers have the opportunity to share their images with their many followers. This week we\'re talking to Instagramer Joe Hermosa, he\'s part of the Instagram group \"gang_family\", so be sure to check out all of his photos there!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Joe Hermosa Mellow Morning Sun\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Mellow-Morning-Sun-.jpg\"  ]<br class=\"spacer_\" /><center><p><em>Mellow Morning Sun</em>, Joe Hermosa</p></center>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography</h4>\r\nI retired at the beginning of 2011 from a South Texas Newspaper after having worked for more than 30 years as a photo editor/photojournalist. After retiring and hanging up my DSLR\'s for a few months, I thought I would not photograph for a while. I felt like I was burned out. My son, Scott, also known as @scotthermosa_gf on Instagram, came to the rescue when he told me that he had joined a group of people known as \"Instagramers\", and that it was a lot of fun and good interaction between the members. He showed me his iPhone 4 and all of the amazingly different artistic photos he had taken and uploaded to Instagram. This got me excited as I had originally started photography as an art and not as a photojournalist. Photojournalists are not encouraged to change the \"reality of the moment.\" It is unethical for a photojournalist to change the contents of a photo or to over-process it. I decided I wanted to join Instagram, but my problem was...I had no iPhone and did not want to spend the money just to test the waters. Scott came to my salvation, he had an iPhone 3G which he let me have and I have been using it ever since for Instagram. \r\n\r\n<h4>How is iPhoneography different from \"regular\" photography for you?</h4>\r\nIt\'s been a steep learning curve since I had to learn about all the different apps that can be used with the iPhone to enhance the photos. I still carry a Canon SX 10is for long shots I cannot reach with the iPhone. Using the iPhone is simple and fun. I photograph people without them knowing I am shooting, shoot in places that frown on big \"professional\" DSLR\'s, and I always have the iPhone with me. For me it\'s fun that there\'s no focusing, no adjusting aperture or shutter speeds, I don\'t have to worry about white balance...it\'s similar to shooting with a plastic Holga or Diana camera...great fun!\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\nI do not feel that I have a definite iPhoneography style. As a photojournalist I shot anything and everything under all types of conditions and circumstances. With the iPhone I shoot a diversity of subjects such as sunsets, sunrises, street photography, portraits, landscapes, seascapes, animals, architecture and flowers. I definitely see many Instagramers who have a defined photographic style. A lot of their work is very beautiful and having a definite style works for them, but I think I would get bored shooting just one type of subject and using the same technique or apps on every photo. I really enjoy playing around with different apps to get different results. There are probably millions of combinations available when you take into account all the apps and filters available. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Joe Hermosa Calm Resaca\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Calm-Resaca.jpg\"  ]<br class=\"spacer_\" /><center><p><em>Calm Resaca</em>, Joe Hermosa</p></center>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>What advice do you have for budding iPhoneographers?</h4>\r\nI would recommend that beginner iPhoneographers join Instagram, where they can interact with different photographers and learn by studying other great photography. There are a lot of iPhoneographers out there who will share information and tips to help beginners. But most importantly, get out and shoot all the time! You will get a lot of rejects at the beginning, but with time, you will definitely see an improvement in your work. Spend time learning the apps for your phone, ask people for feedback on your photographs, make friends who can help you by giving an objective opinion. I have recently been invited to become a member of a group of awesome photographers known as gang_family who are a tight knit group that help each other and hold challenges within Instagram. \r\n\r\n<h4>Any practical tips you could share to achieve great iPhotos?</h4>\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>It is important to get a good grip on the camera and hold it very still to get the best quality photos. It seems so simple but it really works! You might already know that with the iPhone camera, you can push the shutter button and it will not fire until you release it. I occasionally walk around holding down the shutter button and when I see the photo I gently release it. If you put headphones on your iPhone, people think you are listening to music and you can do a stealth shot.</li>\r\n<li>I like to try different camera apps to see the different results from each. Hipstamatic has some great lenses and films that produce very cool effects. I sometimes hold the camera by my leg and shoot without viewing, you will get a lot of rejects this way, but every once in awhile you get a really great low-angle shot. If you\'re into street photography, sometimes you just need to put on your friendly face and ask for permission to take someones photo, most of the time they will agree. </li>\r\n<li>I use different apps simply because I enjoy the surprise of seeing different results. Actually all this technology amazes me.  it is a bit like Christmas for me, I never know what I am going to get! There\'s a lot of good free apps out there, and most are just a couple of bucks. This is nothing compared to the hundreds of dollars paid for photo editing programs for computers. I probably have over 20 apps, but I know other Iphoneographers who have many more. A lot of amazing work can be produced with just a few apps. When somebody asks me what apps I used, I usually answer \"Many.\" Not because I do not want to share information, but because I don\'t remember all the different combinations! Sometimes I run the photo through the same app at different times in the editing process.</li>\r\n<li>For editing, I almost always begin with Camera+, which I use for cropping and it also has a filter called Clarity that enhances almost any photograph. I also use FX PhotoStudio quite a bit. This app is amazing...it has 194 effects like black and white, color temperature, hue, overlay and tons more. You can spend all day just working with this app. After that I move on to Dynamic Light which gives very soft photos using Orton or very crispy sharp photos using HDR which means High Dynamic Range. Now I am ready to upload the photos through Instagram. The only filter that I may use in Instagram if I am looking for a soft, old school look is Earlybird, but most of the time I don\'t use any filters.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"Joe Hermosa Early Morning Birds \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Early-Morning-Birds.jpg\"  ]<br class=\"spacer_\" /><center><p><em>Early Morning Birds</em>, Joe Hermosa</p></center>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\nSo my best advice is just to get out there, shoot, edit, upload and let the world see your awesome work. Adios, from Pepechulo_gf (on Instagram).  ','iPhoneography With Instagramer Joe Hermosa','','inherit','open','open','','4855-revision-14','','','2011-09-19 15:54:26','2011-09-19 15:54:26','',4855,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4855-revision-14.html',0,'revision','',0),(5388,16,'2011-08-11 09:26:41','2011-08-11 09:26:41','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-revision-31','','','2011-08-11 09:26:41','2011-08-11 09:26:41','',4657,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4657-revision-31.html',0,'revision','',0),(5389,16,'2011-08-05 08:13:43','2011-08-05 08:13:43','This week, we\'re very happy to welcome Ale Di Gangi, iPhoneographer, Lomagrapher, and Polaroider from Florence, Italy. Ale has been exhibiting his work for several years with his first exhibition showing at the historic alternative Art Center Pat-Pat Recorder in Florence. The exhibition was videotaped for the archives of the Luigi Pecci Centre for Contemporary Art of Prato, Italy. Ale doesn\'t just limit himself to photography but has also had a long-spanning career in other artistic mediums such as poetry, music journalism, video, singing and music production. His *possible* exhibition (featuring original Polaroid shots and plexiglass prints) travelled various cities around the world through 2009 and 2010. We are totally stoked to have Ale join us for our iPhoneographer interview series...some absolutely fantastic advice from another iPro! Read on...\r\n\r\n<h3>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography. What does it mean to you?</h3>\r\nAs a child, I grew up watching my father taking photos all the time or filming on 8mm; he owned an impressive array of Leica lenses and cameras, and also enjoyed developing and printing on his own. But he was not the only influence I had, as artists were populating my family form both sides (my mother used to paint on fabrics, her parents were painters too, then there were musicians and poets...) and I was immersed in a mixture of Arts. I could smell them and watch them closely.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Ale Di Gangi \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aledigangi1.png\"  ]\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\nI did nothing artistic before my 20s, and I started from music, as I almost rejected photography. Years later, after having released a few albums and in my 30s, I realised the musical side was over and my eye was instead taking over. It was the time when Lomography was not yet such a hip thing, but I was hugely fascinated: strong colours, blurry visions, randomness made me feel free from my dad’s vision of photography and I started having fun with those cheap and intriguing cameras.\r\nThen came Polaroid. I fell in love, and for exactly the reasons why my father had always prevented me from owning a Polaroid camera: expensive, poor image quality, non-reproducibility of the original.\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, digital was taking over and I did not restrain myself from using it of course, though I never felt much at home with it, mainly because I see it as too clean and cold for my taste. I am a son of the analog age, you see... and I like it raw. I like it grainy and blurry. I did not think the iPhone could produce anything decent, at first, so for a few months the photographic capabilities of my first iPhone remained unexplored, willingly ignored. Until I found that a colleague of mine was having fun with some apps... and so I became curious, started investigating and stumbled on CameraBag, falling in love.\r\n\r\niPhoneography is to me what Lomography is: the way I see photography. I haven’t abandoned my Lomos and my Polaroids of course - only, an iPhone stays better in my pocket and as I never leave home without a camera, the iPhone is the easiest to carry around...\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Ale Di Gangi \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aledigangi2.png\"  ]\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n<h3>How is it different from regular photography for you?</h3>\r\n\r\nI don’t think there is a “regular” photography; I see this definition as some kind of “purism”, and I have learned that such a thing won’t lead you very far, preventing you from experimenting and discovering new things. Let’s just say that “classic” photography and “alternative” photography are for what concerns the iPhone getting closer thanks to technical advancement and better quality it brings. One of the best things of analog photography is the array of available films you can choose from; but these days film doesn’t come cheap, and the best ones have been discontinued.\r\n\r\nThe iPhone is a big source of excitement for me as it feels like you are always dealing with newly available films to experiment with. Any new app being released and every update feels almost like the materials to work with are growing and expanding in number and quality.\r\n\r\n<h3>Do you feel you have an iphoneography style? If so, how would you describe it?</h3>\r\nTo have a style is always important - anything you do, you should have your own way of doing it. Maybe I spend too much time admiring the style of others than studying my own style, but yes, in a sort of often-not-selfconscious way, I think I do have my own style, and somehow it passes through either my analog and my iPhoneography works. But I am unable to describe my style. All I can say is... colour is so important, it comes before anything else.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"469\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Ale Di Gangi \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aledigangi3.png\"  ]\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n<h3>What would you recommend for a beginner iPhoneographer to easily learn the craft?</h3>\r\nLook at what others do and try to understand how they do it. Try what you fancy. Being on Flickr for a few years has been an invaluable school to me, and has teached me so much in such a short time. Pay attention to find what you like and what you don’t like, as that’s what makes you aware of yourself. I usually don’t trust people saying “anything goes with me”: if anything goes, than you have no taste of your own. You need to know your taste to find your style. I like to call this education of the eye.\r\n\r\n<h3>What tips and tricks would you share with new iPhoneographers?</h3>\r\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>First and foremost: have fun and keep it so! It\'s the main fuel to go on, and helps in case of harder moments.</li>\r\n<li>Find and keep trying apps, methods, ways of working until you find what you feel is good for you: new possibilities, ideas, means will help you understanding your own work, and you should be the one mastering exactely this aspect. As I said above, I don\'t like being a purist; to me, any means to get to a possible good photo is worth it.</li>\r\n<li>But most of all, as I said above, develop, exercise and know your taste and eye.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\nAs for my method and the applications I use, these often change over time and moods; I like using various apps and in fact I own a lot of them and try to always stay up-to-date with what’s coming out, but very rarely I use more than one app for each photo. I like seeing results without needing to plan on editing; I like improvising, so multiple steps and planning in editing are most often out of the question for me. I also like giving chance its fair share, and this is why I am particularly fond of Hipstamatic: it’s really like doing real film xpro and then taking the roll to an unaware lab to process and print. The unexpected truly gives me such a thrill!\r\n\r\nAs for sharing, I store everything I do on my Mac, be it analog or digital. From there I send photos on all my streams: my flow almost always consists of one photo posted each working day as this gives me the time to fully see what reactions come for each single photo I post.\r\n\r\nOne last bit of advice: work hard to find your rules, then break them as soon as you can.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\" height=\"469\"  alt=\"iPhoneography with Ale Di Gangi \" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aledigangi4.png\"  ]\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\nIn 2008 Ale directed the short docufictionary titled \"Investigation of Citizens Above All Suspicions\" which was selected and screened in Italian and International film festivals, including the \"Short Film Corner\" of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. <a href=\"http://www.vimeo.com/2521700\" title=\"Ale Di Gangi Short Film\">Watch the short movie on Vimeo.</a>\r\n\r\nCheck out his photos and other work: \r\n<a href=\"http://aledigangi.com\" title=\"Ale Di Gangi Website\">http://aledigangi.com</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/ale2000\" title=\"Ale Di Gangi Flickr\">http://www.flickr.com/ale2000</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://gplus.to/aledigangi\" title=\"Ale Di Gangi Gplus\">http://gplus.to/aledigangi</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/aledigangiphotographer\" title=\"Ale Di Gangi Facebook\">http://www.facebook.com/aledigangiphotographer</a>','iPhoneography With Ale Di Gangi','','inherit','open','open','','4486-revision-18','','','2011-08-05 08:13:43','2011-08-05 08:13:43','',4486,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4486-revision-18.html',0,'revision','',0),(5390,16,'2011-09-19 15:54:39','2011-09-19 15:54:39','We\'re back with the second instalment to our new series of interviews with iPhoneographers from around the globe! Today we\'re introducing Miss Pixels, an iPhoneographer, graphic designer and illustrator from Quebec, Canada. Her iPhotos have reached viewers far and wide and she\'s had kudos from Wired Magazine, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, as well as being featured in recent publication \"Create Great iPhone Photos\". So without further adieu, let\'s get to the good stuff!  \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"499\" height=\"386\" alt=\"Miss Pixels\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/MissPixels1.jpg\" ]<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n<h4>Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography.</h4>\r\nI am a freelance illustrator and art director. Since I have a bachelor\'s degree in Visual Arts and Graphic Design, I have always been inclined to trying out new technologies, especially when these technologies enable me to create. In 2009, I bought my first iPhone and it was love at first sight: I had finally found a medium combining my passion for technology with my thirst for creativity!\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you? How is it different from regular photography?</h4>\r\nI had a few traditional photography courses at university, but this medium didn\'t really fit with my upbeat personality; I also had trouble being spontaneous while using it and was intimidated by its technical aspects. Contrary to traditional photography, iPhoneography allows me to be spontaneous wherever I am and whatever the occasion, without having to worry about my technique since this device does have limitations. In short, I quickly abandoned all the more traditional cameras to concentrate on this new medium, which is the only one I bring when travelling.\r\n<h4>Do you feel you have an iphoneography style? If so, how would you describe it?</h4>\r\nDo I have an iPhoneography style? Yes. My color palette is by definition very expressive and gets people\'s attention. Moreover, I tend to overuse the numerical noise and the grain in an exponential way. My iPhone photos are also featured in themed series\'. I think all these elements contribute to my uniqueness, making my pictures different from those taken with conventional mobile devices. If I had to put a label on my style, I would have to call it \"Vivacity 2.0\"!\r\n<h4>Do you think it\'s important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\nI believe an artist has by definition a style, as he does a personality. It\'s what enables him to propel his creativity field with such strength. The main difference between an artist and an amateur is his ability to create signature visual concepts in a unique language.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"499\" height=\"386\" alt=\"Miss Pixels\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/MissPixels.jpg\" ]<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n<h4>What would you recommend for a beginner iPhoneographer to easily learn the craft?</h4>\r\nAs many might concur, joining the social media movement is by far the best way to integrate into the iPhoneography community. Attending events and taking part in conversations with people sharing your interests will definitely generate reactions and bring attention to your work.\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>Always ask yourself whether or not your image is quality worthy of the best before posting it online. The image might seem interesting to you due to the context it was taken in, but might not be of interest to others. For example, it takes great humility to recognize that your cat\'s picture, as cute as it may be, might not entertain someone who has seen 800 pictures just like it. Your main challenge will be to make your cat\'s picture unique and original!</li>\r\n<li>The basic apps I use are <a href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fx-photo-studio/id312506856?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">FX Photo Studio</a>, <a href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiltshift-generator-fake-miniature/id327716311?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">TiltShif</a>t and <a href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photoforge/id314173066?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">PhotoForge</a>. What I like best about FX Photo Studio is the fact that I can save my multi-filter recipe, thus making sure the images in my series have the same graphic signature.</li>\r\n<li>When I want to put emphasis on a certain effect, I process the image several times in the same app, saving the image and then reopening it again. A simple but effective way of doubling or tripling the desired effect!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\nCheck out more of Miss Pixels’ iPhoneography at <a href=\"http://www.misspixels.com/\" target=\"_blank\">MissPixels</a>.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"499\" height=\"386\" alt=\"Miss Pixels\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/MissPixels2.jpg\" ]','iPhoneography With Miss Pixels','','inherit','open','open','','4286-revision-13','','','2011-09-19 15:54:39','2011-09-19 15:54:39','',4286,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/4286-revision-13.html',0,'revision','',0),(5391,16,'2011-07-27 13:10:31','2011-07-27 13:10:31','Hey check it out...we\'ve got a new series of iPhoneographer interviews just for you! To kick things off we\'re very happy to introduce Teri Lou Dantzler, an inspiring iPhoneographer from the great state of Washington! It\'s fantastic to have Teri onboard...enjoy the interview, and more to come very soon! \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\" height=\"448\"  alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Teri5.png\"  ]\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n<h4>Teri, tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got into iPhoneography?</h4> \r\n<p></p>\r\nI have lived in WA state my entire life. I have two grown daughters who live about an hour from me. I have loved photography since high school however didn\'t take it seriously until 2004. The iPhone is a great tool for me with my background as an owner of a software development company. I remember when people thought the PC was a toy that would never run a real business, just as many think the iPhone is a toy that doesn\'t take \'real\' photographs.\r\nI got into iPhoneography seriously on October 4th 2010 when I took my first iPhone \'wow\' image with the application \'ProHDR\'. That is when I understood what a powerful tool I was holding in my hand. Shortly afterward I started a private FaceBook iPhoneography Group where photographer\'s around the US - from NY to Hawaii - shared their experiences, knowledge and passion for this relatively new art form. Since October I have been engrossed in capturing and processing on my iPhone.\r\n\r\n<h4>What does iPhoneography mean to you?</h4> \r\n<p></p>The iPhone/iPad allows me to fulfil the dream I always envisioned for myself. I have always wanted to travel, take photographs and teach. I now do just that. In fact here I am in Iceland sill connected to my current students, blogging, and capturing incredible image on my iPhone.\r\n\r\n<h4>How is it different from regular photography for you?</h4>\r\n<p></p>The iPhone is different than regular photography because of the complete portability, ease to learn, low cost applications, and ability to simply play with your artistic possibilities. I have become a better artist because of the tools available to me. I have them with me all the time and engross myself in them whenever possible. \r\n\r\n<h4>Do you feel you have an iPhoneography style? How would you describe it?</h4> \r\n<p></p>I feel I am still creating a style. If I look back on my blogs I see that I don\'t see a pattern or style I see that I am still free flowing. I am focusing always on showing what is possible to my students and blog readers and growing with the possibilities. I am do have a smudging technique that sets me apart from other iPhoneographers that I am still developing with my self portrait images I call, \'My Back Side\".\r\n\r\n<h4>Do you think it\'s important to have an iPhoneography style?</h4>\r\n<p></p>I do not think it is important to have an iPhoneography style or a photography style. However I would like to have someone look at a photo of mine and say, \"Hey that is a photograph captured and processed by Teri Lou\" that would be nice someday.\r\n\r\n<h4>What would you recommend for a beginner iPhoneographer to easily learn the craft?</h4>\r\n<p></p>First of all just like anything, if you want to be good at something, you need to do it a lot through practice and play. Practice to get better, play to enjoy it. In order to practice you must dedicate time. There are several great iPhoneography blogs to look at: <a href=\"http://iphone-antics.blogspot.com/\" title=\"Harry Sandlers iPhone Antics\">Harry Sandler\'s - iPhone-antics</a>, <a href=\"http://karenmessickiphone.blogspot.com/\" title=\"Karen Messick iPhone Adventures\">Karen Messick</a>, <a href=\"http://imadigitaldiva.blogspot.com/\" title=\"Lynette Sheppard iPhone Diva\">Lynette Sheppard - iPhone Diva</a>, <a href=\"http://www.iphoneography.com/\" title=\"iPhoneography\">iPhoneography</a>, <a href=\"http://lifeinlofi.com/\" title=\"Life in Lofi\">Life in Lofi</a>, among many others. A few people teach iPhoneography including myself online, <a href=\"http://www.danburkholder.com/\" title=\"Dan Burkholder\">Dan Burkholder</a> during one day seminars and workshops, <a href=\"http://iphone-antics.blogspot.com/\" title=\"Harry Sandler\">Harry Sandler</a> and I will be teaching a 3 day workshop in Washington State: teaching photography apps for the iPhone, iPad and Mac. During the workshop we will be in the field capturing images, processing the in class and printing them on the final day. I am always willing to help and enjoy sharing my passion.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\" height=\"245\"  alt=\"Teri 3\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Teri3.png\"  ]\r\n<br class=\"spacer_\" />\r\n\r\n<h4>Give us some of your top tips for budding iPhoneographers!</h4> \r\n<p></p>1. Download two camera apps: Hipstamatic and TrueHDR. Be sure to set them up for highest resolution. Take a few photos and see what is possible. \r\n<p></p>2. Make sure you sharpen your images before posting them, always important in photography. \r\n<p></p>3. Process your images with a variety of apps. I believe that blending and brushing is what creates the most incredible images and works of art. \r\n<p></p>4. 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But it can occasionally be fun (or necessary) to create a self-portrait. So here\'s our selection of top tips for taking self-portraits! \n\n<h4>Get a tripod, a self-timer, or a remote.</h4> \n\nSelf-portraits are just that, you on your own, and although it can be quite fun to try and hold the camera up and snap your face you’re more likely to get one nostril and half a head. It’s pretty impossible to get creative with your composition when you’ve only got an arms length to play with. So get yourself a very quick and easy set-up and prepare the shoot as you would if you were shooting someone else. \n\n<h4>Use the light.</h4>\n\n&nbsp;\n<div><a title=\"Untitled, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/32830690@N08/6178745349\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"432\" height=\"640\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Portrait2.jpg\"]</a></div>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em></em>\nPhoto by Jens Winkler</p>\n&nbsp;\n\n\nNatural light is great for self-portraits, but it’s also fun to play around with a flash. If you’re looking for something a little bit more formal you might want to bounce the flash or add a fill-flash to an already well-lit scene to enhance the lighting conditions. Also play around with a flashlight to light your face from above or below – spooky but fun too! \n\n<h4>Play around with different lenses and focal lengths.</h4>\n\nJust because you’re doing portrait work doesn’t mean you should stick to a fixed focal length. Use your zoom lens to do a close-up, why not try out a funky wide-angle self-portrait? Further to that, make use of the aperture priority mode on your camera to select your depth of field. And be sure to shoot at several different depths of field, blurry backgrounds are great for portraits but don’t feel obliged to stick to the standard portrait bokeh. \n\n<h4>Be aware of your body and facial expressions.</h4> \n\nHow? If your LCD screen has a swing arm, make use of it and face the screen towards you while you take the shots. Better yet get yourself a big mirror and put it behind the camera. You’ll soon become aware of what works and what doesn’t. Also take a few shots and then take a look at the LCD screen, or better yet tether your camera to your laptop (that’s fodder for a whole other post!) \n\n<h4>Relax and have fun.</h4> \n\n\n&nbsp;\n<div><a title=\"Untitled, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/experimentofthenature/5356227607\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Portrait1.jpg\"]</a></div>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\nPhoto by Andrea Cisneros</p>\n&nbsp;\n\n\nBe candid, let your guard down, have some fun! If you feel too stiff or look like a deer in the headlights then distract yourself by doing something else. Set up your camera in a casual location, put the camera on timer and just go about your business. Don’t pose; just let the camera capture you in your natural environment. You might get some really interesting natural shots that will be great with a bit of post-production cropping.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nStill not happy with the results? Think outside the box a little bit. There’s a ton of ways to get really creative with your portraits, so here’s a few ideas to get you started. \n\n[list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\n<ul>\n<li>shoot a silhouette portrait in a backlit situation</li>\n<li>take a photo of your feet while wearing your favorite shoes</li>\n<li>take a photo while playing with your pet</li>\n<li>play dress up, get out last years Halloween costume</li>\n<li>get some props – a fun umbrella, an old suitcase, an interesting chair, or a great pair of glasses are good starting points</li>\n<li>do some creative editing with cropping – portraits don’t have to be just head and shoulders</li>\n<li>use post-processing to improve your portrait</li>\n</ul>\n[/list]\n\nHappy portraiting!  \n','Take Great Self-Portraits','','inherit','open','open','','5339-revision-3','','','2011-09-26 16:13:43','2011-09-26 16:13:43','',5339,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5339-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(5427,14,'2011-09-26 16:25:38','2011-09-26 16:25:38','','Portrait3','','inherit','open','open','','olympus-digital-camera','','','2011-09-26 16:25:38','2011-09-26 16:25:38','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Portrait3.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5428,14,'2011-09-26 16:26:30','2011-09-26 16:26:30','If you’re anything like me, I prefer to spend my time behind the camera rather than in front of it. But it can occasionally be fun (or necessary) to create a self-portrait. So here\'s our selection of top tips for taking self-portraits! \n\n<h4>Get a tripod, a self-timer, or a remote.</h4> \n\nSelf-portraits are just that, you on your own, and although it can be quite fun to try and hold the camera up and snap your face you’re more likely to get one nostril and half a head. It’s pretty impossible to get creative with your composition when you’ve only got an arms length to play with. So get yourself a very quick and easy set-up and prepare the shoot as you would if you were shooting someone else. \n\n<h4>Use the light.</h4>\n\n&nbsp;\n<div><a title=\"24.9.11, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/32830690@N08/6178745349\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"432\" height=\"640\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Portrait2.jpg\"]</a></div>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>24.9.11</em>\nPhoto by Jens Winkler</p>\n&nbsp;\n\n\nNatural light is great for self-portraits, but it’s also fun to play around with a flash. If you’re looking for something a little bit more formal you might want to bounce the flash or add a fill-flash to an already well-lit scene to enhance the lighting conditions. Also play around with a flashlight to light your face from above or below – spooky but fun too! \n\n<h4>Play around with different lenses and focal lengths.</h4>\n\n&nbsp;\n<div><a title=\"Having Fun, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/32830690@N08/6178745349\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"432\" height=\"640\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Portrait2.jpg\"]</a></div>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Having Fun</em>\nPhoto by Jens Winkler</p>\n&nbsp;\n\nJust because you’re doing portrait work doesn’t mean you should stick to a fixed focal length. Use your zoom lens to do a close-up, why not try out a funky wide-angle self-portrait? Further to that, make use of the aperture priority mode on your camera to select your depth of field. And be sure to shoot at several different depths of field, blurry backgrounds are great for portraits but don’t feel obliged to stick to the standard portrait bokeh. \n\n<h4>Be aware of your body and facial expressions.</h4> \n\nHow? If your LCD screen has a swing arm, make use of it and face the screen towards you while you take the shots. Better yet get yourself a big mirror and put it behind the camera. You’ll soon become aware of what works and what doesn’t. Also take a few shots and then take a look at the LCD screen, or better yet tether your camera to your laptop (that’s fodder for a whole other post!) \n\n<h4>Relax and have fun.</h4> \n\n\n&nbsp;\n<div><a title=\"Untitled, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/experimentofthenature/5356227607\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Portrait1.jpg\"]</a></div>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\nPhoto by Andrea Cisneros</p>\n&nbsp;\n\n\nBe candid, let your guard down, have some fun! If you feel too stiff or look like a deer in the headlights then distract yourself by doing something else. Set up your camera in a casual location, put the camera on timer and just go about your business. Don’t pose; just let the camera capture you in your natural environment. You might get some really interesting natural shots that will be great with a bit of post-production cropping.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nStill not happy with the results? Think outside the box a little bit. 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Briefly, FS and FSPro are closely related image editing and workflow apps, Light Compressor is a cheap and limited HDR app for mac, and Torii ( http://toriiweb.com ) is a WebKit based web browser I recently made available publicly as a beta.\n\nThe vast majority of my time is spent working on FS and FSPro, but I enjoy working on Light Compressor and Torii, and will slowly but surely release updates to both.\n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"243\" height=\"350\"  alt=\"Filterstorm\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/filter4.png\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\n\n<h4>How many developers do you have on your team? Do you all work from the same location or are you globally based?</h4>\nMy development team is made up of me and my rabbit, Thor, working together in my apartment in Manhattan. The \"storm\" in \"Filterstorm\" is for Thor, being god of thunder. I tacked the word \"filter\" in front to make it photography related and easily searchable. 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My goal was to create the canonical photo editing app on iPad—it\'s good to aim high—but I can\'t say I expected that, or even the level of success I have had. \n\nI released FS for free when iPad launched and turned out to be terribly crashy. The iPad simulator was a good tool, but it didn\'t manifest the same crashes as the actual hardware. Had I been developing for iPhone beforehand, I probably would have been much better prepared for the actualities of the hardware. Still, I got those initial issues cleaned up fairly quickly; FS was featured in the staff favorites section soon afterwards and rocketed up to a peak of number 11 on the top free iPad apps chart. At the time I was both ecstatic it was so popular, and annoyed that it happened right before the update when I started charging. 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FSPro2 should come out fairly soon, then I\'ll begin work on the iPhone interface for layers and release FS4 once that\'s done.','Meet The Developers: Tai Shimizu - Filterstorm ','','inherit','open','open','','5437-revision','','','2011-09-28 09:01:16','2011-09-28 09:01:16','',5437,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5437-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(5443,16,'2011-09-28 09:02:15','2011-09-28 09:02:15','<h4>How would you describe your company, and what are the apps you offer?</h4>\nI currently have 4 apps in active development: Filterstorm (iPhone/iPad), Filterstorm Pro (iPad), Light Compressor (Mac), and Torii (Mac). Briefly, FS and FSPro are closely related image editing and workflow apps, Light Compressor is a cheap and limited HDR app for mac, and Torii ( http://toriiweb.com ) is a WebKit based web browser I recently made available publicly as a beta.\n\nThe vast majority of my time is spent working on FS and FSPro, but I enjoy working on Light Compressor and Torii, and will slowly but surely release updates to both.\n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"243\" height=\"350\"  alt=\"Filterstorm\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/filter4.png\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\n\n<h4>How many developers do you have on your team? Do you all work from the same location or are you globally based?</h4>\nMy development team is made up of me and my rabbit, Thor, working together in my apartment in Manhattan. The \"storm\" in \"Filterstorm\" is for Thor, being god of thunder. I tacked the word \"filter\" in front to make it photography related and easily searchable. Actually, the original name for the app was Pixelstorm, but that name was already taken by a Canadian game company. \n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"243\" height=\"350\"  alt=\"Filterstorm\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/filter2.png\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\n\n<h4>Can you tell us about your flag ship app, Filterstorm and give us a bit of the story behind the app?</h4>\nI started work on Filterstorm as soon as the iOS SDK was updated to include iPad. I think it was either the same day as the iPad announcement last January or the day after. I had wanted to write an iOS app for some time, but didn\'t really know what to do. When I saw the iPad reveal, though, I instantly knew I wanted to use it for photo editing. My goal was to create the canonical photo editing app on iPad—it\'s good to aim high—but I can\'t say I expected that, or even the level of success I have had. \n\nI released FS for free when iPad launched and turned out to be terribly crashy. The iPad simulator was a good tool, but it didn\'t manifest the same crashes as the actual hardware. Had I been developing for iPhone beforehand, I probably would have been much better prepared for the actualities of the hardware. Still, I got those initial issues cleaned up fairly quickly; FS was featured in the staff favorites section soon afterwards and rocketed up to a peak of number 11 on the top free iPad apps chart. At the time I was both ecstatic it was so popular, and annoyed that it happened right before the update when I started charging. In the long run, though, the additional downloads while free may have offset the short term monetary gain by helping to spread awareness.\n\nI redesigned FS for Version 2 late last summer, then a year ago today (Sep 23) I added on the iPhone version with version 2.5. After seeing the results of the first week of iPhone sales I quit my day job and started work on a near complete rewrite with FSPro and FS3.\n\nI\'ve had nearly 200,000 downloads in total since April 2010. \n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"  alt=\"Filterstorm\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/filter1.png\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\n\n<h4>What improvements will you be making to the app in the next update?</h4>\nI\'ve been hard at work on FSPro2 and FS4, bringing by far the most requested feature: layers. FSPro2 should come out fairly soon, then I\'ll begin work on the iPhone interface for layers and release FS4 once that\'s done.\n\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"243\" height=\"350\"  alt=\"Filterstorm\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/filter3.png\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>','Meet The Developers: Tai Shimizu - Filterstorm ','','inherit','open','open','','5437-revision-2','','','2011-09-28 09:02:15','2011-09-28 09:02:15','',5437,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5437-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(5444,16,'2011-09-28 09:15:11','2011-09-28 09:15:11','This week we return with another great interview with app developer Tai Shimizu, the man behind the outrageously good Filterstorm! Read on for filter goodness...\r\n\r\n<h4>How would you describe your company, and what are the apps you offer?</h4>\r\nI currently have 4 apps in active development: Filterstorm (iPhone/iPad), Filterstorm Pro (iPad), Light Compressor (Mac), and Torii (Mac). Briefly, FS and FSPro are closely related image editing and workflow apps, Light Compressor is a cheap and limited HDR app for mac, and Torii ( http://toriiweb.com ) is a WebKit based web browser I recently made available publicly as a beta.\r\n\r\nThe vast majority of my time is spent working on FS and FSPro, but I enjoy working on Light Compressor and Torii, and will slowly but surely release updates to both.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"243\" height=\"350\"  alt=\"Filterstorm\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/filter4.png\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>How many developers do you have on your team? Do you all work from the same location or are you globally based?</h4>\r\nMy development team is made up of me and my rabbit, Thor, working together in my apartment in Manhattan. The \"storm\" in \"Filterstorm\" is for Thor, being god of thunder. I tacked the word \"filter\" in front to make it photography related and easily searchable. Actually, the original name for the app was Pixelstorm, but that name was already taken by a Canadian game company. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"243\" height=\"350\"  alt=\"Filterstorm\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/filter2.png\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Can you tell us about your flag ship app, Filterstorm and give us a bit of the story behind the app?</h4>\r\nI started work on Filterstorm as soon as the iOS SDK was updated to include iPad. I think it was either the same day as the iPad announcement last January or the day after. I had wanted to write an iOS app for some time, but didn\'t really know what to do. When I saw the iPad reveal, though, I instantly knew I wanted to use it for photo editing. My goal was to create the canonical photo editing app on iPad—it\'s good to aim high—but I can\'t say I expected that, or even the level of success I have had. \r\n\r\nI released FS for free when iPad launched and turned out to be terribly crashy. The iPad simulator was a good tool, but it didn\'t manifest the same crashes as the actual hardware. Had I been developing for iPhone beforehand, I probably would have been much better prepared for the actualities of the hardware. Still, I got those initial issues cleaned up fairly quickly; FS was featured in the staff favorites section soon afterwards and rocketed up to a peak of number 11 on the top free iPad apps chart. At the time I was both ecstatic it was so popular, and annoyed that it happened right before the update when I started charging. In the long run, though, the additional downloads while free may have offset the short term monetary gain by helping to spread awareness.\r\n\r\nI redesigned FS for Version 2 late last summer, then a year ago today (Sep 23) I added on the iPhone version with version 2.5. After seeing the results of the first week of iPhone sales I quit my day job and started work on a near complete rewrite with FSPro and FS3. So far...I\'ve had nearly 200,000 downloads since April 2010. \r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"  alt=\"Filterstorm\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/filter1.png\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>What improvements will you be making to the app in the next update?</h4>\r\nI\'ve been hard at work on FSPro2 and FS4, bringing by far the most requested feature: layers. FSPro2 should come out fairly soon, then I\'ll begin work on the iPhone interface for layers and release FS4 once that\'s done.\r\n\r\n[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"243\" height=\"350\"  alt=\"Filterstorm\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/filter3.png\"  ]<p>&nbsp;</p>','Meet The Developers: Tai Shimizu - Filterstorm ','','inherit','open','open','','5437-revision-3','','','2011-09-28 09:15:11','2011-09-28 09:15:11','',5437,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5437-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(5445,16,'2011-09-29 08:15:34','0000-00-00 00:00:00','ok','Meet The Developers continues with #filterstorm developer @taishimizu! http://tinyurl.com/3olfp2d','','publish','open','open','','','','','2011-09-29 08:15:34','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/?post_type=tweet&p=5445',0,'tweet','',0),(5984,16,'2011-11-15 08:00:07','2011-11-15 08:00:07','<table class=\"alignleft\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"20\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\r\n<td><img width=\"460\" height=\"340\" src=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/lockphotos.png\" title=\"Dramatic Black & White App\" alt=\"Get Dramatic Photos with Dramatic Black & White iPhone App\"></td>\r\n<td><img src=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/lockmyphotosicon.png\" alt=\"Lock My Photos App Icon\" />\r\n\r\nNeed a quick and easy way to keep your private photos away from prying eyes? Lock My Photos iPhone app has the answer!</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 Zero Cool</li>\r\n<li>Take private photos within the app</li>\r\n<li>Normal and Decoy modes</li>\r\n<li>Create custom albums</li>\r\n<li>Easy interface</li>\r\n<li>Costs $.99</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n[/list] [/tab] [tab id=\"2\"] [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Simple, easy layout</li>\r\n<li>Create your own albums</li>\r\n<li>Multi-gesture support, pinch & zoom, swipe</li>\r\n<li>Copy and past photos from other apps</li>\r\n<li>Fully customizable slideshows</li>\r\n<li>Decoy mode gives double protection</li>\r\n<li>Import and export photos to and from other devices</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n[/list] [/tab] [tab id=\"3\"] [list style=\"orb\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>No automatic delete from camera roll</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n[/list] [/tab] [tab id=\"4\"]\r\n Beginner iPhone Photographers\r\n Advanced iPhone Photographers\r\n<strong>√ Anyone</strong>\r\n\r\nThis easy-to-use photo protection app is great for keeping private photos safe and secure. \r\n\r\n[/tab] [tab id=\"5\"]Lock My Photos will keep all of your personal and private photos safe and secure. A great way to ensure kids, colleagues, or other prying eyes don\'t see anything they shouldn\'t![/tab] \r\n\r\n[/tabswrap]\r\n\r\n<br/>\r\n<h4>The Beginners Lens Verdict</h4>\r\n\r\nLet\'s face it, kids are fascinated with iPhones, and there are some really great educational games they can play on your phone...BUT...there may be a few photos on your phone that you would like to keep hidden from your children, colleagues, or other prying eyes. With Lock My Photos keeping your private photos hidden is easier than ever. \r\n\r\nThe app itself is simple and the interface is easy to navigate. Set up your own folders and use the import / export feature to add photos to and from other devices. Most of the functionality of this app is pretty standard as to what you would expect from a photo protection app. The slideshow is a nice touch, and is fully customizable. You can also copy and paste photos from other apps. All of that is great, nice, and good, but there is one little bit of functionality that we think makes this app stand above the rest and that\'s the decoy mode. The decoy mode is just that, a decoy. First you need to set up a decoy passcode in the settings. Then, if for some reason you happen to have someone standing over you (a jealous lover?!) ordering you to show them your photos, you put the decoy passcode in and the app opens up another instance of the program where you can keep your less incriminating photos. So essentially you can keep two levels of secret photos! Pretty neat, and very useful...for some!   \r\n\r\nAs for the other functionality there are very few complaints with this app - it truly does what it say on the tin. Keeps your private photos hidden. However, and this is more of a caution rather than a jeer, when you move a photo into Lock My Photos from the camera roll or native photo album, you will need to manually delete the photo from it\'s original location, due to the way iOS handles photos. \r\n\r\nSo, all in all for $.99, Lock My Photos gives you the peace of mind you need to keep all of your private photos protected! You can\'t say fairer than that! \r\n<br/>\r\n<h4>The Beginners Lens Flash Rating:</h4>\r\n\r\n<img title=\"5 Flash Rating for Lock My Photos\" src=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5flash.png\" alt=\"We give Lock My Photos 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>','Lock My Photos iPhone App','','publish','open','open','','lock-my-photos-iphone-app','','','2011-11-14 16:32:04','2011-11-14 16:32:04','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/?p=5984',0,'post','',0),(5983,16,'2011-11-14 15:15:30','2011-11-14 15:15:30','Street photography is one of the most interesting types of photography around…just think about it…there’s a subject everywhere, and anywhere. On the other hand street photography is one of the most intimidating to get started with. Why? Well, first and foremost it’s essentially taking photos of strangers…and there is something inbuilt in most of us that makes the very act feel intrusive. To give street photography a definition, it is essentially the act of taking photos of public places, events and people as they appear in their natural state. By natural state we mean not staged, spur of the moment, and without any prompting from you the photographer. Despite the fact that it may be a little bit scary to get started with, street photography is one of the best ways to show your viewers the way you see the world, especially if you make use of clever captions for your photos. It’s also one of the easiest types of photography to practice, you can hone your skills while you are out and about shopping or just going from place to place.  \r\n\r\n<h4>So here are a few quick and easy tips to start practicing street photography:</h4> \r\n\r\n<h4>Be brave.</h4> \r\n\r\nStreet photography is no time for being a scaredy cat. You’ll need to make yourself comfortable with taking photos of strangers. If you are particularly shy, practice first on friends and family. Try to be discreet so that you can get some candid shots without them noticing, and when you feel ready hit the streets. \r\n\r\n<h4>Go somewhere everyone else has a camera too.</h4> \r\n\r\nThis is the easiest way to start snapping photos without causing too much of a fuss around you. If everyone else has a camera, people will be less aware that you are pointing the camera directly at them. \r\n\r\n<h4>Shoot inconspicuously.</h4> \r\n\r\nThis means first, bring a small camera. People are far more likely to be put off by a DSLR with a big bulky lens pointing at them. Try shooting with a small point & shoot or your iPhone! Street iPhoneography has practically reached cult status, so why not join the revolution? Shoot from the hip if you want to avoid the “holding your camera up in the air” stance. Wear casual clothes that will fit in with the event that you are shooting. If you are shooting with a camera that makes a noise when the shutter is released (such as the iPhone), wear headphones so people don’t know when you actually snap the shot. \r\n\r\n<h4>Be ready.</h4> \r\n\r\nIf you spend a bit of time looking for a location to shoot, you can get yourself set up and wait for someone to walk through the frame. In many cases, it will appear as if you are taking a photo of the background and the person who walks by may not even realize they are in the shot! \r\n\r\n<h4>Try different angles.</h4> \r\n\r\nEven though you are shooting people, places, and events as they appear naturally that doesn’t mean you have to take the standard “shoot in front of you” stance. In many cases taking a different angle on a subject will create an interesting composition and make you less conspicuous. Try shooting from above, or from behind. You don’t always have to see a subject’s face to understand the scene or get the full effect of the story. Further to that, try shooting from a car window (when someone else is driving). \r\n\r\n<h4>Ask.</h4> \r\n\r\nIf you come upon someone who is fascinating, or who would make a great subject and it’s too obvious to simply snap away, then ask if you can take their photo. If you smile and explain the reason most people will say yes. \r\n\r\n<h4>Be respectful.</h4> \r\n\r\nIf you are taking someone’s photo and they are clearly uncomfortable, or state that they do not want to be photographed. Just walk away. There’s plenty of other willing subjects around, go find another one! \r\n\r\n<h4>Remember the technical elements.</h4> \r\n\r\nEven though you may be snapping with a point & shoot or with your iPhone, you should still consider the technicalities of shooting street photography. This goes without saying if you are using a DSLR. You may need to bump up your shutter speed, so you don’t end up with blurry subjects. If you’re shooting on the iPhone why not try out a few burst mode apps, or try continuous shooting, you will get a lot of throwaways but you might just get that perfect shot! \r\n\r\nAs you can see, it’s not really THAT intimidating to try street photography. Even if you are a naturally shy person, you can still get some great street shoots. Start off snapping a few photos here and there or if you want to dive right in plan a street photography day. Find a busy place and just do it. You can talk about it all you like, but until you actually do it you’ll never know if street photography is for you! \r\n','Street Photography Tips ','','inherit','open','open','','5981-revision-2','','','2011-11-14 15:15:30','2011-11-14 15:15:30','',5981,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5981-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(5960,16,'2011-11-09 15:57:55','2011-11-09 15:57:55','Still life is the study of an inanimate object…takes you right back to 6th grade art class! However, still life images are not restricted to painting and drawing – many of us take still life photos every day without actually realizing that we are taking a “still life”. When you really think about it, you may realize just how many still life’s you’ve taken over the years. In the traditional sense a still life is often thought of as a bowl of fruit, a vase of flowers, or an arrangement of related (or non-related) objects. But ultimately any type of objects that you set up or create as a scene can be a still life; they don’t necessarily need to be flowers or fruit. The key to creating a good still life is thinking about the object in terms of setting the scene. \r\n\r\n<a title=\"Still-life at Historic 1930s Wray Home, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancyvioletavelez/5920747068/\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"550\" height=\"365\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/stilllife1.jpg\"]</a>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Still-life at Historic 1930s Wray Home</em>\r\nPhoto by Nancy Violeta Velez<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\nWhen you think about your object in the same terms that you would as a normal “subject” such as a personal or an animal, you begin to see the photograph in the same way you would any other. And just like any other photograph you need good light (as well as a willing subject), so you’re well on your way. \r\n\r\nFurther to that, here are a few practical tips for shooting still life images. \r\n\r\n<h4>Arranging and Composition:</h4> \r\n[list style=\"arrow\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Arrange your object(s) in a pleasing way. If you’re using fruit, use a bowl that compliments the color of the fruit. </li>\r\n<li>If you are grouping several items together, try to use bunches of 3 or 5. Even though they are technically “odd” numbers, they provide a more balanced feel to the final image. </li>\r\n<li>Try to arrange your object so that the light hits it in a pleasing way, the most natural light may be from the side. Check for harsh shadows falling over your objects and adjust your scene accordingly.</li>\r\n<li>You’ve actually got a lot of options when it comes to composition and still life is a good time to play around with breaking the “traditional” composition rules. Experiment! Still life objects often look nice as the sole central point of an image…hurrah!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Still life in a Penfolds Bottle, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/monkeyc/91333256/\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"550\" height=\"418\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/stilllife2.jpg\"]</a>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Still Life in a Penfold\'s Bottle</em>\r\nPhoto by Monkeyc.net<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Shooting:</h4>\r\n[list style=\"arrow\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>We suggest you start with aperture priority mode, which will give you the ability to change the depth of field and create a sense of space in your image.</li>\r\n<li>Make sure there is enough light – either shoot near a window or a natural light source, or use a bounce flash. </li>\r\n<li>Set up your camera’s white balance. Depending on your shooting conditions you may be able to use a white balance preset, or try setting your white balance to custom and shooting a piece of white paper as a reference point for your camera. </li>\r\n<li>Take the time you need to analyse your photos, if you have the ability to tether your camera to your laptop or computer you will see your photos in a whole new light! If you see something you don’t like…change it and shoot it again (that’s the beauty of having a patient subject)!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]	 \r\n\r\n<h4>Post Production:</h4> \r\n[list style=\"arrow\" color=\"grey\"]\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Play with the white balance, curves, levels and contrast to enhance your image.</li>\r\n<li>Try out some post-processing effects. Adding a vignette to a still life’s is often a nice way to add a bit more depth.</li>\r\n<li>Why not try your image in black & white? Or split-tone? The options are literally endless…</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/list]\r\n\r\nSo next time you see a beautiful vase of flowers, start thinking of it in terms of how you can arrange it to be your next still life subject! \r\n\r\n<a title=\"Radiant Bones, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/christophersoddsandsods/2671683156/\" target=\"_blank\">[imageeffect type=\"frame\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"550\" height=\"441\" alt=\"\" url=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/stilllife3.jpg\"]</a>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Radiant Bones</em>\r\nPhoto by Smiling Monk<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n','Still Life Photography Tips ','','inherit','open','open','','5943-revision-3','','','2011-11-09 15:57:55','2011-11-09 15:57:55','',5943,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/articles/5943-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(5456,16,'2011-10-03 13:28:55','2011-10-03 13:28:55','','instabookad','','inherit','open','open','','instabookad','','','2011-10-03 13:28:55','2011-10-03 13:28:55','',0,'http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/instabookad.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5458,5,'2011-10-03 15:11:11','2011-10-03 15:11:11','<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Welcome aboard!</strong>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n[onethird_columns height=\"280\" border=\"border\"]<center><a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.s3.amazonaws.com/Instabook.pdf\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1212\" title=\"Instagram Cover\" src=\"http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/instacover-sm1.jpg\" alt=\"Instagram Go-To Guide\"/></a></center>[/onethird_columns] [twothirds_columns_last height=\"280\" border=\"border\"]Best viewed on a desktop computer! Here\'s the link to<strong> <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.s3.amazonaws.com/Instabook.pdf\">download our Go-To Guide for Instagram (2.5mb pdf)</a><br>\r\n<br></strong>You can also download <strong> <a href=\"http://thebeginnerslens.s3.amazonaws.com/Instagram-go-to-guide-ebook.zip\">a zipped file (PDF inside)(8mb zip)</a></strong>, to avoid having the pdf opened inside the browser (especially with Google Chrome). 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