I ask these questions of myself and hope the thoughts below might be useful for you.
My interest is in learning more about iPhone technology, camera and image editing apps. I make photo-collages that please me, that will hang on my walls. I'm not interested in creating a portfolio of images for sale. My workflow is still formulating, especially how to I keep the parts (trial stages) of a project together and when can they be thrown out?
You too might want to share your creations with others - on-screen, online, through social media or in print.
Constructing An Image begins with a camera app. Take several photos of your subject, change your point of view and angle or distance. Try matching the White Balance with the current conditions (move from AutoWB to Shady or Candlelight or dive into the Kelvin Scale). Actually, by miss matching your White Balance with current conditions you might get a fun image!
This is the What's Possible Stage. Play, Explore, Discover and ... Wait. Embrace serendipity. Now your mind can see what the final project will look like. The preliminary images saved during play will be deleted after you know the workflow for the next stage.
On to the Get Serious Stage. Rev up your engines, feed your body and dive in. but first ...
- What is the end use of your photograph?
- Will you want a print? At what size? What resolution is needed?
- Know when to retouch the image.
- Know when to crop the image.
- Know when to add a border.
- Know what apps scale-to-fit your image.
- Will you push the project through from start to finish?
- Will you take breaks inbetween the stages of image building?
- Are you using RAW, JPEG or TIFF?
- Is the original photo stored by Camera+ in-app gallery?
The Finishing Stage or Clean Up Process
- Send image to print service.
- Review and edit if needed.
- Add mat and frame, hang on wall.
- Move the images to off-device storage and rename.
- Keep notes on "recipes" for final image.
- Selectively delete image creation stages.
Show Me the Print
Interested in printing your photos or images? Jill Emmer posted "How to Print iPhone Photos" article at the iPhone Photography School site. She includes a table "Maximum Print Sizes for iPhone Photos" referencing 8MP and 12MP cameras.
When printing to Costco or another service bureau consider keeping notes on your process and choices. Review my brief foray in "You Inspire Me & Printing Hints."
Collect Apps In Folders that make sense to your workflow and creative process. For example:
- Camera
- Editing
- Stylizing
- Catalog
Both Camera+ and ProCamera offer Widgets with quick access to feature or information on the Today View. Swipe left-to-right on your home screens. Scroll to the bottom of the page to access the Edit button. Turn on/off Widgets and set the sort order. Read more about Widgets in the iPhone User Guide in iBooks.
