Photo Tools and the Evolving Image
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2012-05-15/photo-tools-and-evolving-image
Innovations in cellphone cameras and software -- and a wave of apps that add artistic finishes -- have revolutionized photography. Now anyone with a cellphone can snap photos with a professional feel and share them. But are these tools making us better photographers? We discuss the new social art of photography, and explore the best apps, tools and projects that are changing the practice of photography and "phoneography."
Guests
Matthew Barrick
Professional Photographer; and Adjunct Professor, Catholic University
Lisbeth Ortega
Editor, Photojojo
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Matthew Barrick's picks for best photo apps:
Lisbeth's Picks For Best Photo Apps:
- Image Blender for photos that look like double exposures
- Diptic for putting multiple photos into a grid
- SnapSeed - You can use it to add filters, textures, and make more precise edits.
- CamWow
- Vignette (an Android app)
- iPad apps for editing Photoshop Touch, iPhoto, Adobe Carousel
More of my personal favorites:
- Postagram for sending photos as a postcard straight from your phone
- PostalPix for ordering prints of your photos straight from your phone
- GIF Shop for making animated GIFs on your phone
- LensFlare, add 40+ lens flare effects to your photos from dreamy-looking sunlight to eerie J.J. Abrams-esque lights
- Camera+ for basic editing - straightening photos, cropping, making minor contrast, color adjustments
- 360 Panorama for shooting interactive 360-degree photos that you can share with anyone online
- Pocket Light Meter and Golden Hour -- I use these with my film cameras and DSLR.
- I haven't played with this, but this is an app that gives you Instagram-like filters within Photoshop. So the idea is that you can use those filters on your DSLR photos. It's called Photogram: http://pskiss.com/
More references:
- We're always writing about tips on using apps and DIY ideas on our Instagram (@photojojo), We Love Phoneography blog, and our newsletter.
- Here are a few write-ups we've done on phoneography:
- How to Use Your Android as a Photo Tool + Top 10 Apps
- 5 Fantastic DIY Ways to Take Your Cell Photos Off-Screen
- 10 Tips to Make Your Phone Photos Amazing
- 10 Ways to Play with Instagram
- DIY: Turn Phone Photos into Mural-Sized Prints
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Can the guests comment on digital camera options for children? The one I purchased for my daughter (age 7) does not take good photos and she gave up because she got frustrated. I don't want her to turn away from photography because I think she would really enjoy it; I just don't want to hand over my cell phone to her without supervision.
Could you please ask your guests about what is the best photo management software for mac and windows. Iphoto/Picasa works for basic usage but if your library is large it does not seem efficient or fast..
Thanks
VS
The expedience of digital photography has not only dumbed-down the craft of photography but also killed the photographic print and this is a serious problem. Coming from a darkroom tradition, the print has always had special value, whether it is an art photograph or especially a family photograph. Digital photographs mostly just exist as files and are so ephemeral and disposable that I fear generations of archives will be lost. What happens in 50 years when the technologies have completely changed and there are no family photographs (hard copies) lying around in shoeboxes and desk drawers?
Your discussion omitted reference to "super-zooms" which offer unique advantages over both point-and-shoots and SLRs. They have a single non-interchangeable lens with a focal length ranging from as wide as 24mm to a zoom as long as 600mm, so that one doesn't have to lug around a multiplicity of lenses. And they are less costly than even a beginner's SLR. The image quality is better than most compact cameras although not as fine as an SLR with a lens of more limited focal length.