Spring 2023 - Your Involvement Needed

Looking for new ways to approach a final product or begin a new project. 

I want to step back from planning this seminar in the future. Especially the day-to-day work. We discussed this briefly and have begun to form a "collective hive mind" where during each of our six meetings two or more participants will step up to share current projects and app workflow or lead a photo walk/activity plus pick a lunch spot. 

Draft details will be shared in email and discussed in the last two meetings this semester. Suggestion is to keep to Thursday morning schedule. 

Your creativity continues to inspire my work. 

iPhone 14 eSIM

Tom found an article following our discussion on eSIM cards, used for accessing cellular networks. The latest iPhone from Apple has ditched the SIM tray and has implemented an electronic version. 

Apple’s New iPhone 14 Will Pose A Problem For American Travelers at Travel Off Path website predicts European travel will be OK but do your research before traveling to Latin America. 

Halide and LUX Camera Deep Dive

You might not jump on the Halide Camera subscription bandwagon. However, the team at LUX reports on current camera technology and reading their website is informative across Apple technology. Reading about The M1 iPad Pro Cameras posted May 2021 was eye opening because of the macro capability - a hidden gem - on recent iPads. 

Other long-form articles for your perusal include: 

The iPhone 12 Pro Max: Real Pro Photography 

Understanding ProRAW 

The Long Term iPhone 12 Camera Review 

iPhone 13 Pro: The Edge of Intelligent Photography 

iPhone Macro: A Big Day for Small Things 

iPhone 14 Pro Camera Preview: The Hardware Changes 

LUX offers a free 10-Day email course to get up and running with Halide and pro photography. 

---

The articles and course will help you grasp the computational horizon of digital photography.

Apple Silicon - Mobile to Desktop

Life in the Apple ecosystem is always interesting but multiple that by100 once Apple released computers and laptops with the M1 Apple Silicon chips. Now distant relations of desktop and mobile have come close together! 

When buying mobile apps, some were labeled "universal" meaning that they worked on both iPhone and iPad. Some apps have desktop applications and files sync through iCloud from mobile device to desktop/laptop. Now that distinction is going away. 

Apps purchased for iPhone and iPad have started to appear in the App Store on M1 and M2 Macintosh computers. There will be references "Designed for iPad" or "Designed for iPhone" and also "Not verified for macOS." 

When viewing your account, click on the iPhone & iPad Apps tab. Here are a few I've discovered: 

TouchRetouch, Image Blender, SnapDot, Picsew - Screenshot Stitching, Tangled FX, Diptic, Leonardo Photo Layer Editor, Darkroom: Photo & Video Editor ...  

More research needs to be done. All in due time. 

Make your own business cards

Use the Pages app and one of the business card templates as a starting place. Then throw the baby out with the bath water. 

You want the cut marks and the Avery code on the page. Keep the top left text blocks as a starting point. 

1. Edit to include your name and an email address. You can always handwrite your phone number on the card as needed. 
2. Set the font, size and color of text to be ... readable. 
3. Select the name and the address blocks then from the Inspector > Arrange > Group. 
4. If you have an extra keyboard, try the Cmd+D keyboard shortcut to duplicate. If not, tap to select and choose Duplicate from the pop-up menu. 
5. Drag the duplicate to the new position. 
6. Tap to select one block, hold Cmd key then tap second block. Now duplicate and move down the page. Repeat until all 10 positions are filled. 
7. Replace the graphic if you want. 
8. Print and cut at home or go to office service center to print on card stock and cut. 
9. Put your cards in your car, purse or wallet. 

---

Use the Hide My Email feature to create a unique email address based on your Apple ID 

Settings > Apple ID > Hide My Email > + Create New Address .... and follow the prompts. Add a note on this address so you know how to reuse it. Refer to the online iPhone User Guide for more info about Hide My Email. 

Test sending email to this account. Mail will be forwarded to the email associated with your Apple ID. When you reply to the sender the Hide My Email will be used, keeping your identity ... secret. 

Why? Why go through all this effort? You will know the events where you've given out your cards. You can cut off emails from this address at anytime. Maybe not important in our instance but good to know for other situations. 

AFTER A FEW OF US TEST THIS, watch for an update below. 

Online Tutorials & Fun

Several of the Today at Apple in-person sessions feature using Savage Interactive's Procreate app. Here are some resources to explore before and after and after you attend the Playful Portraits or other sessions. 

Beginners Series at developer's site; scroll down to see FAQ, Hints and more. All free. 

Learn to Procreate YouTube Channel hosted by Will Robinson includes 62 short videos to help you do specific things in Procreate. More freebies. 

Creative Pet Portraiture with Procreate with Nicki Fitz-Gerald - $34

Today at Apple - Playful Portraits - Using Procreate - Free 

Every-Tuesday with Teela - Lettering designs 

Procreate for Beginners (Cynthia’s discovery) 

Apple on-demand videos 

Direct, Shoot and Edit Powerful Portraits on iPhone 

Another 

How To Shoot iPhone Studio Portraits Without a Studio - iPhone 12 

Get Ready for iOS 16

Do you have specialized non-photographic apps with critical information? You want to check the developer website to make sure the app will work with the new iOS. It would also be a good idea to export your data before beginning the upgrade process. For me, that means three special "databases" need to be exported and saved to the Files app. Databases are often exported as CSV, comma separated values, that can be opened in Apple Numbers (spreadsheet), Apple TextEdit (plain text editor) or Apple Pages (word processing) among other apps. 

Charlene reminds me about App Store Reviews. The default view seems to be Sort by Most Helpful and needs to be changed to Most Recent - for each app! Urggh. Here are the steps: 

1. Open App Store then open an app page for details (new or purchased) 
2. Scroll to Ratings & Reviews > tap See All > tap Sort by Most Helpful > tap Most Recent 
3. Check developer's website > tap ( ? ) App Support in the Ratings & Reviews section 
4. Add your own Star Rating and write a review while you are here. Reviews with device details mean more to me than complaints. 

---

iPhone Life has some free content and offers more to those that subscribe. They also offer a senior discount! 

Free Class: Get Ready for iOS 16 has just been announced for September 8th at 12 pm Pacific Time.

Did you know that Apple will be releasing iOS 16 in the next couple of weeks? That's why I'm excited to announce our Preparing for iOS 16 Free Live Class! Join CEO David Averbach and myself to learn everything you need to know to get ready for iOS 16. Updating to a new operating system can be trickier than you think and there are a lot of ways you can get stuck or even brick your phone. We'll show you how to avoid the common stumbling blocks to make sure everything goes smoothly for you. We'll also give you a sneak peek of top iOS 16 features including the new Lock Screen and the ability to unsend messages.  The class will be held on Thursday, September 8, at 3 p.m. ET, and is completely free to attend! Sign up to attend the free class now (no credit card required)! Donna Schill Editor in Chief at iPhone Life  P.S. Replays will be made available to everyone who signs up. Even if you are unable to attend live, make sure to sign up for the free class so that you receive the replay and the exclusive Insider discount.

---

iPhone Life article - When Can You Download iOS 16 & Which iPhones Are Compatible?