5 Tried & True Tips For Winning At Instagram & Getting Tons Of Likes
When it comes to getting noticed on Instagram, there are basic rules to follow as would be the case with any social network - post regularly, interact with users, include an interesting description with your photos that will get other users attention. Beyond that, there are a few Instagram-specific ways to ensure that you can gain more followers, gain more likes, and pretty much win at Instagram.
Pocket Light Meter Is A Must-Have App For Film Photographers [iPhone]
If you're always on the lookout for old 35mm cameras to actually use (i.e. you don't want to just pose with them on Instagram) then you should always test the in-built meter's accuracy as this can diminish over time. The best way to do this is with a fresh battery and an external light meter. Luckily for iPhone owners, all of these scenarios are catered for in one free app..
9 Beautiful and Useful Instagram Tools to Get More Out of the Service
After telling you how you can browse Instagram on the Web and on your desktop, after teaching you how to backup your Instagram photo collection, and being pretty sure you all know how to use the regular Instagram app, it’s time to show you some cool mashups, tools and hacks that will make Instagram even better, for you and for everyone you share with.
Quipio: Typography Meets Photography [iOS]
There are several free apps available for adding text to images using your iPhone, but one of the first apps to offer this feature rolled into a social network is Quipio. The free iOS app makes it easy to add text to images, create messages using typography, and interact with other users sharing their thoughts and images through the app. No design skills whatsoever are required to use Quipio.
Take Your iPhone Photos To The Next Level With Adobe Photoshop Express [iPhone]
Adobe is already known for its amazing artistic applications like After Effects, Flash, and Photoshop. However, it has always typically established its home in the desktop realm. The company's software was typically meant for professionals, and since most professionals do not use their iPhone to create work for clients, there was not much of a reason to venture away from this territory.
Starmatic - Kodak's 1959 Toy Camera Revived As An iOS Social Network
There's no denying that Instagram has the monopoly on vintage, filtered photography, and mobile photosharing. Competitors have come and gone, and Instagram is still going strong. That hasn't stopped the team behind Starmatic from putting together a slick app which is a joy to use. Starmatic's photo-taking interface allows you to use the front and back cameras, turn the flash on and off, and turn on grid guidelines.
From ProCamera to Paprika: My Top 10 Favorite Apps for 2012
Following an annual tradition I started last year, I would like to take the opportunity to highlight the best and most useful apps from this past year. By now we all take for granted how relatively inexpensive mobile apps are, though many of them are very much a part of our daily workflow for getting things done. From a mobile pro camera app to a food recipe manager, these apps are what make my iPhone and other Apple hardware devices worth the investment.
Top Tips: How To Take Great Photos With Your Smartphone
Smartphone and mobile photography are becoming increasingly popular. And no wonder. Every year, mobile and smartphone cameras get better and better, until many people don’t feel the need to carry real cameras around anymore. While phone cameras still can’t replace good SLRs, they’re a very good match for the compact cameras, and since your phone comes everywhere with you anyway, it also becomes your go-to camera.
The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Hipstamatic
The iPhone photography app Hipstamatic can be a little overwhelming at first, trying to understand how all the different combinations work and what kind of effects you can create using the app. When you first download Hipstamatic, if you haven't already, you'll find that it comes with a few pre-set lenses, film and flashes, which you can use in any combination of your choice.
5 Uniquely Creative Photo Apps For The iPhone
A recent study suggests 1/3 of all photos are taken using an iPhone. That's an astonishing number, but simply posting those photos as is to Flickr or Facebook usually isn't exactly going to rock the world. Instead, let's take a look at some of the more uniquely creative ways you can enhance your photos on the iPhone, such as adding text, making a one panel cartoon, taking a 3D photo, or making your scene look like it's just a model diorama.
Instagram Isn't a Photography App, It's a Community [Opinion]
Over the past month, there's been a renewed deluge of articles arguing over Instagram's merit as a photography tool. Every so often, tech bloggers, photographers and journalists come together in a discussion over the merits of Instagram, asking whether or not the app has added anything to the world of online photography. Some characterizations have been less than flattering, alluding to a bunch of 'kids'.
5 Apps For Snapping Self-Portraits On Your Mobile/Tablet [iOS]
Taking a self-portrait with your iPhone or other camera-supported iOS device is probably one of the easiest ways to capture yourself in a photo. Tap the little camera icon in the upper-right side of the camera screen (to activate the front-facing camera), and you're ready to snap a selfie. For a smartphone, the iOS camera is actually very good and powerful out-performing many point-and-shoot cameras.
Better iPhone Audio & Video: Adapters, Microphones And Accessories For Superior Sound [iPhone]
Last week I rounded up a few of the best apps for capturing video and the accessories you might want to consider if you want to get the most out of your iPhone’s video capabilities. Today we’re turning our attention to audio, the achilles heel of any videographer.
Better iPhone Video: Best Paid & DIY Accessories for Smooth, Steady Footage
Nothing says "professional" like a smooth and steady shot, which is by far the iPhone’s greatest weakness when it comes to capturing decent footage. Luckily the smartphone’s popularity has spawned a vast number of accessories and DIY solutions designed to improve video performance.
Use StillShot To Create A Photograph From Your Videos [iPhone]
Do you record many videos with your iPhone? The latest versions of the device can record video in 1080P, so if you are not, you are missing out on one of the nicest features of your device. When cool things happen in the world, you want to make them into memories, and one of the best ways to do this is to take a video. That being said, what if there was one particular moment in the video that you wanted to make into a still image?
Check Out VFX Studio, The Most Fun Photo Editor I've Ever Used [iOS]
There are plenty of photo editing and sharing applications on iOS. There are apps to make you fat, apps to make you look like a zombie and apps that will give your picture that hipster look and feel we all seem to love oh so much. Just a quick peek on the photography section of the App Store will show you that it is a breeding ground for some of the dumbest photo applications in the history of humankind. However, they are not all asinine.
10 More Tips & Apps For Better iPhone Photography & Videography
There are no shortage of tips and applications when it comes to iPhone photography and videography. In this article I would like to share tips for quick shooting paparazzi style, backing up your Instagram photos, taking photos while shooting video, and much more. The iPhone and other similar smartphone cameras are quickly replacing traditional point-and-shoot cameras.
Save for a Rainy Day: The Top 6 Instagram Alternatives You Really Should Try [Android & iOS]
Instagram has been in the news non-stop these past two weeks. It started with the launch of its much anticipated Android app, and continued with the subsequent acquisition by Facebook. Both moves created heated reactions from Instagram users, which were not always positive. I only recently got to try Instagram, and although it’s a fun little app, I wasn’t blown away.
From The Default iPhone Camera To The Better ProCamera For Serious Shutterbugs
For the last several weeks, I've downloaded over a dozen camera and video apps for the iPhone, and though each has something unique to offer, I was particularly interested in finding the most practical camera app that would address the limitations of Apple's built-in camera app. As of this week I think I've found it - Jens Daemgen's ProCamera.