Dynamic Light 2.0 Released

Dynamic Light 2.0 for iPhone is out. The app now fully supports 4″ retina devices and allows sharing via email, Twitter, and Facebook.

Dynamic Light 2.0
Version 2.0 also introduces a handful of new effects in the form of colored gradient filters. The gradients come in five vibrant styles, featuring diverse hues for different moods. In combination with the classic Dynamic Light processing and with the right amount of in-app tweaking through the various controls at your disposal, you can use the new gradients to produce highly detailed but at the same time dreamy images.

Dynamic Light is a powerful editor for HDR-like photo enhancements achievable with just a few taps and scrolling gestures. The app is available in the App Store for $0.99.

iPhoneographers In Front Of The Lens #2 – David Ingraham

David Ingraham’s images are fine examples of what mobile street photography is capable of. Through the lens of his iPhone, Ingraham exposes extraordinary perspectives, hidden references and ambiguities crowding our ordinary environments. Both human figures and architectural elements are in his photos characters in the same evocative shadowplay.

Stepping in Line © David Ingraham
Stepping in Line © David Ingraham

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HDR Art Review

The label HDR has gone from its original meaning, intended to describe techniques used to broaden the dynamic range of images, to connoting the results these techniques are able produce. In the widest use of the term, what today is referred to as HDR is a visual style, distinguished by drastically enhanced detail and exaggerated color saturation, often leading to a loud and unrealistic look.

With HDR Art iPhone enthusiasts of this style are given options and tools to process their images by applying HDR effects through a variety of adjustable formulas and features.

HDR Art iPhone
Main Features

  • Full resolution saving;
  • 50 presets;
  • Customizable effects;
  • Save user presets;
  • Randomizing feature;
  • Send via email;
  • Share on Facebook and Twitter;
  • Print.

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AutoPainter Now Free

To promote the recent release of HDR Art, Mediachance is offering the original AutoPainter as a free download in the App Store: this iPhone-only app was previously $0.99.

AutoPainter Free

AutoPainter is a very straightforward photography app for turning any picture into an instant painting. It comes with four art presets, Cezanne, Benson, Van Gogh and Aquarell, inspired by the works of famous painters from the past. The app has not been updated in a while and final resolution may be somewhat disappointing on newer devices; the effects however are well-done and AutoPainter will be a nice addition in the app collection of users looking for quick and easy ways to apply classic looking painterly effects to photos.

The current sale is valid only on the first AutoPainter app — AutoPainter 2 and 3, each coming with four more art styles, are still $0.99.

You can download AutoPainter for iPhone for free from here:

CameraBag 2 HD Free For The Weekend

CameraBag 2 HD for iPad is free right now. The regular App Store price for Nevercenter’s app is $1.99.

CameraBag 2 HD Free
The HD version of CameraBag 2 is especially designed to make use of your iPad’s resolution and capabilities and it counts 56 photographic effects, ranging from old school monochrome to lo-fi and toy camera, and 21 styled borders. It also includes the possibility to make adjustments depending on the effect, like adding grain, modifying exposure, contrast and saturation, and to crop images. Modified effects can be saved for further use and photos can be saved, emailed, printed or shared through the various Twitter, Facebook and Instagram services.

The current offer will be valid through the weekend.

iPhoneographers In Front Of The Lens #1 – James Clarke

Apps and developers making them are our constant topic, but it’s the way people use the apps that actually makes a difference. That’s why it has been our intention for a long time to give space to mobile visual artists from around the world and to their unique vision. We got in touch with these artists mainly through our Flickr group, although in some instances we have been following them through other channels as well.

In the first feature in this series, we will introduce you to the works of James Clarke. James told us that his passion for creating has long-lasting roots: previously he worked as a glass artist for over 25 years. Of his former occupation he says, “Those days are over, but I still enjoy creating things. Sculpture and design have always been of interest and I continue to create things when time permits.”

A Boy With His Head In The Clouds #4 © James Clarke
A Boy With His Head In The Clouds #4 © James Clarke

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Get Your Exposure Right With iZoner

iZoner is light meter for iPhone coming with a kit of tools for giving users accurate estimate of the lighting situation of any scene. Differently from a number of other iPhone metering apps, iZoner does not try to emulate analog meters, but it uses iPhone’s apparatus through a minimally designed and unpretentious interface.

If you do not know what a light meter is, perhaps it simply means in practice you have never needed one. But even if your current camera does for you all you need to take a picture, iZoner may come in handy for understanding light and its effects on your photographs.

iZoner & Rolleicord
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Is It Too Early Or Too Late For Mobile Microstock?

It is recent news that Pictorama, one of the most popular iPhone microstock photography agencies, is shutting down. Pictorama’s servers, according to the company’s official statement, have already been disconnected. Likewise, the app is not available for downloading anymore.

The End of Pictorama

Honestly, this doesn’t come as a total surprise. Given Pictorama’s overall sales, the turnover could not be enough to cover their costs. As Pictorama’s statement about the reasons behind the shutdown clearly explains,

Unfortunately not as many clients as we expected bought our pictures. This forces us to shut down Pictorama due to insufficient funds.

Whereas microstock seems to be flourishing in other forms, with new providers popping up continuously and older ones getting huger, mobile-oriented microstock seems unable to compete. Is this really an issue with resolution and final quality of images sold through mobile outlets and of flexibility concerning their actual use? Is it just a question of marketing? What are mobile shooters supposed to think?

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