EMAIL - Old Fashion Communication

It has come to my attention that SPAM Filters have captured the emails I’ve sent to some of the waitlisted people. (Probably some of the enrolled people.) What did you miss? Details about the Sampler Share Photo Album and proposed ways we might connect later this semester. 

SPAM could also be capturing other information from seminars, forums and presentations as well as other “old fashion” senders. Yes, there is texting and social media for up-to-the-minute pseudo-news. 

So this is a reminder to me, not everyone uses email. But it is also a reminder to everyone else: Check email when signing up for classes. Check your SPAM folder for missed communiques. Add seminar leaders to your address book. When seminar descriptions include web links - GO THERE! 

I’m signing off now, got to search my spam folder for missed items. 

Social Media resources, anyone?

Where do you find inspiration? How do you record ideas? 

I'm pretty much a "lurker" when it comes to social media, meaning a lookie-loo not a poster. Social media accounts often send emails to alert us to things we want to see (clickbait and algorithms). I'll show you mine and I'd like to add your suggestions here. 

• Pinterest - 101 Things to Photograph (with examples & exercises!) by livesnaplove.com seems right up our alley. 
• Flipboard - with a photography interest displayed You Don't Need to Constantly Change Your Composition by Darren Spoonley on ftoppers.com is a reminder to be-in-one-place and take-it-all-in while keeping your iPhone at the ready. 
• What say you? 

How and where do you keep track of your inspirations? I'm asking for an intervention here! 

Shared Album by Invitation

Just to clarify, for our waitlisted folks. You should have an invitation to the iPhone Photo Studio Sampler shared photo album in either your email, messages or in the Photos app > For You. 

If you are confused ... welcome to our world! Shared Photo Albums live in the Photos app. Apple has detailed instructions for How to use Shared Albums in Photos on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac . You have to turn on the feature. You have to know your Apple ID and the phone number and email address associated with it. 

So don't freak out about missing this invitation. That is one of the topics for our Meet and Greet session on February 8th at 10 am. 

New iOS 17.3 available

A new release this week adds Stolen Devise Protection. Check Settings > Face ID & Passcode > Stolen Device Protection > ON. Because our iPhones are out-and-about with us, protecting your device is priority one. 

General details on iOS 17 features are available as a PDF document. 

Is this the time for a device check and tune-up? The iOS_device_details_ios16.pdf was revised August 2023 and with iOS 17 there could be changes. Right now it still fits on 2 pages but the type is getting smaller. 

Reference Pages - Revised and Old

Let's put our heads together and look at our list of Apps. Identify your favorites and note any that have gone subscription. Some In-App purchases are worth the expense ... We want to put our new participants on the correct path to workflow enlightenment. 

• Day 1 apps: Pro Camera, Slow Shutter, Snapseed, Metapho, MPIX, Touch Retouch, Image Blender
• Day 2 apps: PicCollage, Diptych, Camera+2 Legacy, Waterlogged, Lenka, PhotoScan 
• Day 3 apps: Prism, Painnt, Pixelmator, Brushstroke, Inkwork 
• Day 4 apps: Obscura, Procreate, Distressed FX, Halide, Spectre Camera 
• Day 5 apps: Tangled FX, Toon Camera, SnapDot, Spectral Art, Hydra, Focos 

Please use the links on the App page to get the specific apps we use. Many apps have the same names and it is important to spend your $$ wisely. 

The Cheatsheet page, is an out-dated but slowly-getting-revised review of app settings. A good starting place for making choices on best starting place for apps. Includes list of Image Editing Techniques and the apps that will do the job. Print or Save-to-PDF for reference. Best to use Safari Reader View and print 2-up per page. 

The App Catalog includes the app icons, brief details from the App Store descriptions and a column for your notes. Print or Save-to-PDF at full size. The apps are grouped based on workflow: Catalog, Camera, Editing and Stylizing. For Spring 2024, the App Catalog now includes a worksheet page for apps that have crossed over - iOS/iPadOS apps that can be installed on MacOS if you are on an M1, M2 or M3 Apple Silicon computer. 

New Links to Previous Galleries

I've not created any new studio galleries lately but much of the work we currently do is reflected in past galleries. Images from our Shared Photo Album are presented with photographer credit. Here are a few links to explore for ideas about what we do and why we keep coming together to do it. 

• Fall 2020 
• Fall 2019
• Spring 2018 
• Spring and Fall 2017