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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:46:10 -0500

Here’s a very good review of the Pico camera table dolly....

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:13:30 -0500

Here’s a very good review of the Pico camera table dolly. Includes sample video.

The Pico dolly supports DSLR’s to smartphones and any other tripod-fitted devices.

More information, videos, and pricing at the Photography and Cinema website.

Source: Product Review - Pico Dolly - Just Basl Productions (by justbasl)

Newly announced at CES, this GoPro competitor, MiVeu, is a POV...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:49:58 -0500

Newly announced at CES, this GoPro competitor, MiVeu, is a POV camera that works with your iPhone. Looks sweet and a cost of $80!

MiVeu website

Miveu iphone 4 and 4s POV camera (by miveu)

Nicely done, color-graded video shot on iPhone 4S (edit tool...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:25:12 -0500

Nicely done, color-graded video shot on iPhone 4S (edit tool unknown).

o re piya iPhone 4s music video (by rohankarizmatic)

Rise

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:25:31 -0500

Rise

Apple iOS 5.1 beta 2 allows users to delete individual photos from Photo Stream

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:49:40 -0500

Apple iOS 5.1 beta 2 allows users to delete individual photos from Photo Stream:

A welcome update to this shortcoming of iCloud and Photo Stream. It’s nice to see the speed of these updates too.

Tech: Shoot a Better iPhone Adventure Video With Tips From...

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:08:00 -0500

Tech: Shoot a Better iPhone Adventure Video With Tips From Camp 4

From National Geographic’s adventure blog, you will find many tips for shooting films on the iPhone 4S interlaced within this interview of the producer of the music video.

We intentionally shot in the evening hours when we knew the light would look beautiful—and as amazing as the new camera on the 4S is, the new software update (iOS5) available on any iPhone really let us play with the camera in ways we couldn’t before. The new iOS lets you lock focus/exposure/and White Balance. That really let us control the look of the footage we were getting.

With this great example later on:

To get the footage to look how we wanted we shot Gillian backlit nearly the entire time. Then we would focus and expose on her guitar or face (which was in the shadow). Because the camera thought it had to expose for the darker area, and we were able to lock that exposure, when we recomposed to include the sun it gives it that great washed out, ephemeral look.

(via Adventure Travel - National Geographic Adventure Blog)

Reactions to Gruber: Hypocrisy, pure and simple.

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:27:28 -0500

Reactions to Gruber: Hypocrisy, pure and simple.:

johngruber:

sheetwise:

Sorta, but Google so often touts their Galaxy Nexuses [sp?] as a pure Android experience, without any carrier meddling. Only, it’s not “pure” anymore

If memory serves me right only the Nexus One was touted as a carrier-separate experience. I don’t find anything from Google about the Nexus S or the Galaxy Nexus advertising it as anything but “a phone from Google”. The phrases “Pure Google” or “Pure Android” aren’t used by Google, only analysts and bloggers.

Do you know what happens when you assume?

To reiterate, this is nitpicking for the sake of nitpicking without casting the same eye toward Apple. Wasn’t the whole goal of the iPhone in the first place to do away with carrier meddling? And, to repeat myself again, when was the last time you tethered your iPhone to your iPad for free/without paying the carrier for the privilege?

I don’t get the comparison to tethering. Google Wallet, or mobile payments generically, is an application allowing the use of a service. Tethering is a hardware/software function allowing you to use your mobile device as a broadband connection for your laptop. Tethering directly substitutes for carrier aircard functionality which you would pay for too, so yeah, carriers are going to have a say about that.

NextBigThing 60 Final (by ToddWasserman) MPV: Samsung makes a...

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:28:26 -0500

NextBigThing 60 Final (by ToddWasserman)

MPV: Samsung makes a funny comment about iPhone diehards.

photojojo: It may not look like much, but this is a Bluetooth...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:33:04 -0500

photojojo:

It may not look like much, but this is a Bluetooth enabled remote for your iPhone camera!

You can set your phone up on a tripod for group photos, long exposures, or stop-motion movies and shoot from afar.

iPhone Camera Remote

We say, it’s about time - or are there others?

Why Google And Microsoft Are Bad-Mouthing Apple's Chatty Siri

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:47:30 -0400

Why Google And Microsoft Are Bad-Mouthing Apple's Chatty Siri:

Good article explaining Google and Microsoft’s worry about Siri - loss of ad revenues for one reason. It’s also fun to imagine the day when all your Apple devices, including your Mac, are Siri-enabled and integrated.

mcshutterlovin: the city arises #iphoneography Love the...

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:11:35 -0400

mcshutterlovin:

the city arises

#iphoneography

Love the foreground bokeh lights!

Smartphone Camera Battle: iPhone 4S vs. the Android Elite

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:07:00 -0400

Smartphone Camera Battle: iPhone 4S vs. the Android Elite:

Extensive smartphone camera test including the new iPhone 4S and several Android smartphones.

iMessage & Siri: Choose your iPhone 4S Data Plan Wisely

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:29:00 -0400

Those upgrading or buying a new iPhone 4S should re-consider the data plans they are buying and ultimately the carrier they choose or else possibly face some ugly overage charges. If you send many txts with iMessage or plan to use Siri, the new voice assistant, make sure your carrier’s data plan (Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint) has room for the data used by these apps in addition to your normal data usage patterns with previous devices.

The new iMessage iOS5 app uses the cellular data connection for transmitting text and media messages to other Apple devices. It does not use traditional SMS and MMS, which means that text plan you’re paying for is unused for iMessage. We don’t have estimates on data used per message yet - text messages are likely very small but photo or video messages could be a factor even if compressed (checking on this). Consider the quantity of messages as a multiplier and as big a factor.

Siri is one of the big features of the iPhone 4S and is receiving raves so far. Siri also uses the data connection to transmit your questions, and Siri’s responses, to and from Apple’s servers. Every time you ask, “Do I need an umbrella tomorrow”, that question and answer uses data against your plan.

We are seeking values on the average data usage of these two new apps for the iPhone 4S. In any case, when buying the iPhone 4S and accompanying data plan it may be wise to think about bumping up to the next tier. Average US smartphone data usage is climbing rapidly. Beyond these two apps, iMessage and Siri, all of the new and great features in iOS 5 will require more data usage as well.

For a comparison of the three carriers, if you use 2GB or more of data usage per month, the obvious choice from a cost perspective becomes the carrier with an unlimited data plan (Sprint). The last thing you want to be on the hook for are those costly overage charges.

somethyme: old laughing lady Taken with instagram Awesome...

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:27:12 -0400

somethyme:

old laughing lady Taken with instagram

Awesome colors!

iPhone 4S Camera Reviews are Surfacing!

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:46:00 -0400

The reviews are coming in for the new iPhone 4S and here is a sample of impressions of the updated camera that are giving us much excitement and anticipation:

Thisismynext.com

The sensor is not only larger on the new iPhone, but Apple has further tweaked the optics to deliver better results, even in low-light settings. The company has updated the backside illumination sensor, added a fifth lens element, and increased the aperture to f/2.4 — all of which sounds more interesting if you’re a camera fanatic. Even if you’re not, however, the improvements are obvious the second you start snapping pictures.

The iPhone 4S took some of the nicest, cleanest photos I’ve ever seen from a mobile device. If you’ve ever thought about using a phone as a replacement for your point and shoot, feel free to start taking that concept seriously. The 4S produced crisp, balanced, colorful photos that were surprisingly low-noise and never over-saturated. The iPhone 4 sometimes seemed to be compensating for its limitations by exaggerating colors, but the iPhone 4S looks and feels like a real camera capturing true images.

Slash Gear

The “eye” of the camera is one half of the equation: the “brain” is the other. In the iPhone 4S’ case that’s the image signal processor in the Apple A5 chip, one, which the company reckons, is on a par with what you’d find inside a dedicated DSLR. Not only is it responsible for the overall quality of the recorded photo, but the speed at which the photo is processed and saved.

Does it all work? You bet it does. There are two noticeable improvements – quality and speed – and the best thing is that they’re clearly evident from the start. Sharpness and detail are significantly boosted in the iPhone 4S when compared to what the iPhone 4 can achieve; there’s less noise and less color bleed evident. Aberrations such as fringing around the edges of the frame are cut right back, a benefit of that five-lens array.

In brightly lit environments there’s less over-exposure; in darker scenes the iPhone 4S is less prone to crunchiness in shadow areas. We’ve been able to shoot low-light images without resorting to the single LED flash, and still make out detail thanks to the boosted sensitivity. Apple says colors are 26-percent more accurate now, thanks to the work that’s been done on the processing algorithms, and while we can’t exactly put a number on it ourselves there’s certainly a more natural feel to images taken with the iPhone 4S.

The Carrier Question

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:31:15 -0400

The Carrier Question:

yeuxdunoisette:

parislemon:

Now that that iPhone 4S is out there, the biggest question seems to be: which carrier to go with in the U.S.?

AT&T gives you speed — they’re the only network currently supporting the 14.4 down that Apple mentioned on stage yesterday. But AT&T blows in big cities like San Francisco and New York. It’s hard to vote for speed when you can’t even get a connection at all.

Sprint gives you unlimited. Their plans are clearly going to be the best from a cost perspective. And, as the new kid on the block, they will likely have the least congested network. But they’re also the third-place carrier.

Verizon gets you reliability. They’re the most expensive and don’t offer speed or unlimited. But you pay for the quality of their network.

Right now, I’m torn. I won’t go back to AT&T because of my awful experience the last time. But Verizon versus Sprint seems to be a toss-up.

I think having the iPhone on three carriers in the U.S. is ultimately going to be a very good thing for consumers. Instead of taking features away and raising prices as AT&T and Verizon have been doing for years, they may be forced to actually compete with incentives for users.

Verizon vs. Sprint is a toss up? OH PLEASE.

Cost efficiency, versus the fastest and most widespread 4G network in the United States? WiMAX is a terrible excuse for 4G, barely operating at what Verizon’s CDMA (3G) network operates on. That said, Verizon’s 4G is an LTE based signal. LTE is a worldwide project that is still under construction, especially where I am in the Southeastern United States. However, it is a global network- so one day you will have it everywhere in the continental US, and worldwide.

Can Sprint offer you that? Verizon spends $61 billion dollars a year on the network. That’s over $100,000,000 a day. I kid you not.

Yes, I am aware that paying for data (if you aren’t grandfathered into the system) absolutely blows. I hate telling customers that they have to pay now. But you pay for what you get, and Verizon is the best and has the best. Period. Whether device or service, even customer service is top rated. The thought that someone tries to put a second-rate carrier with shitty service nationwide (3 and 4 G) next to the best and hardest working network makes me a little heated and offended.

Apologies! As some of you may (or may not) know, I work for Verizon and love what I do. If that’s an explanation for the above.

The iPhone 4S is not a 4G device so I don’t see the relevancy of LTE. But to play along, Sprint is announcing LTE as well and has 3 times the spectrum of VZ. Sprint is also right there at the top with VZ in customer service - check the stats. So what now? Cost is king, and for that Sprint wins.

5 Simple Things You Can Do to Make Your Web Images Pop - PhotoShelter Blog

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:43:44 -0400

5 Simple Things You Can Do to Make Your Web Images Pop - PhotoShelter Blog:

Simple tips as described but do not forget these cornerstones of photo editing. One more advanced tip that I took away regarding B&W editing:

“Sometimes when I turn an image to black and white, I’ll play around with the luminosity of some of the colors,” she said. “Most of the skin tones that are in an image are going to be within that orange and yellow spectrum. So, I’ll take the luminosity up on the orange and yellows to brighten the skin tone and create more contrast between the eyes and the lips and the shadows.”

I am a big fan of Nik Software’s collection of apps for the Mac...

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

I am a big fan of Nik Software’s collection of apps for the Mac or PC for use in Photoshop, Lightroom or my choice Aperture. Special price now at Amazon (See all Photo Editing Software) . Nik Software has now created similar features in a new app for the iPad and iPad 2 called Snapseed for iPad.

With Snapseed, enhance your photos with one tap. Tweak photos to perfection with Tune Image or selectively adjust only a part of your photo with revolutionary Control Points. Add incredible effects with innovative filters like Drama, Vintage, and Grunge. Share photos with your friends and family with social network support, email, or print your photos directly in Snapseed.

Some of the effects include: Grunge, Selective Adjust, Drama, and Vintage Films.
Other features include: Center Focus, Black & White, Organic Frames, and an easy to use Auto Correct.
And Tools such as: Tune Image, Rotate/Straighten, and Crop.

I encourage you to check out Snapseed for iPad as it may be the coolest and most intelligent photo editing app for the iPad.