Sunday, August 5, 2018

About to start our 4th semester

My how time flies. Especially with the "fun factor" of iPhone photography. See the work created by our participants in the 2018 Sampler Gallery or 2017 Online Gallery! Here is an interesting statistic: in our first semester 100 images posted to shared album; second semester 177 images posted; third semester 357 images posted. Wow!

Our class website will get updated by August 20th, just in time for online registration. You will notice that enrollment is controlled by a waitlist. Previous participants will be granted enrollment and after I talk with newbies to make sure they understand the seminar requirements they will be enrolled as space permits. Newbies: use the email or phone number in online registration to make contact with me. Leave voicemail with your name and briefly describe your photography skills and iPhone use.

Anyone can keep track of our seminar by reading this website.

Often at Rendezvous there is another waitlist of interested folks. To me that means there could be more iPhone Photography related offerings in Renaissance! Consider your interests and how you want to collaborate with other photo-artisans and ... make it happen. The most important qualities for a leader are curiosity and enthusiasm. Notice I did not mention "expertise." For example, I'd love to attend an Introduction to Drawing on iPad seminar followed by an iPad Drawing Studio seminar.

Meeting dates: 9/6, 9/13. 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11

Saturday, August 4, 2018

Camera Obscura app

Get on this free offer ASAP! JoEllen found this gem hiding in the Apple Store app. (Not in the App Store!)

Update: Obscura 2 was created by Ben Rice McCarthy, an independent developer in Dublin, Ireland. If you get the free app, then consider buying one of the in-app Filter Pack purchases. After reading the manual, exploring the app and absorbing the respect for user privacy, supporing this small developer is on my radar.

"Obscura, is available free if you follow these steps in the Apple Store App: Go to Apple Store App, tap Discover, Scroll way down till you find Obscura 2, tap Download now for free, Tap on Redeem in the upper right hand corner. The code will automatically be entered then Viola! You have it."

Thanks for a great new app. Especially for a great new FREE app!

Do we really need a new camera app? This app is powerful and includes many views of image details. There are filters that can be applied when shooting or by opening images in All Photos (Camera Roll). Obscura shoots in RAW and utilizes both lenses if your iPhone has them. Play. Experiment. Delete. Laugh. Then let's talk in September.