Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Apple Announcements - Soon!

Rumor has it Apple will announce new iOS devices, operating systems for iOS and Mac and reveal upgraded computers on Wednesday, September 12, 2018.

How is it that their fall announcements always come after back-to-school sales?

Monday, September 3, 2018

Clip Art for Play and Discovery

In the updated version of Apple Keynote there are additional graphics and shapes available. Download any of these images to work with Selections, Masks and Blending Modes.

Hint: the blue silhouettes might need to be re-colored for your work.

Touch any image below to load in your browser. Touch and hold on the large image to see the pop-up menu options: Save Image or Copy. If you Save the graphic will go to your Camera Roll/All Photos. If you Copy, the graphic goes to the Clipboard and you will need to go to an application that recognizes Clipboard as a source for Paste.

Butterfly   Bat

Paw print  Star fish

Leaves and words

Why not Save the graphics to your Camera Roll and practice making a new Album inside your Photos > Studio Folder. 


Sunday, September 2, 2018

Begin to Fall

Before our first class...

Download and print


Review website: Home, Prep, Videos, Day 1.

Bring your iPhone & iPad fully charged on Thursday.


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.

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Read All About It

Too Late! This Free Offer has expired! Please check the website periodically - (if you snooze, you loose).

Posted on July 22, 2018 - Hot tip from Sandy Gleeson about Tony & Chelsea Northrup's Stunning Digital Photography book is available as a free download (PDF or ePub). This is a great way for them to celebrate exceeding the 1 million subscriber mark for their YouTube channel. Congratulations to them, Yea! for all of us.

Sunday, June 3, 2018

Reboot your home router

In May there were several headlines online and in newspapers about rebooting your router to block new malware. Take a few minutes to unplug your router, wait 1 minute and then plug it in and power it on. It is important to unplug, not just turn it off. Unplugging and waiting a minute before plugging it in again allows the router to drop all connections and start fresh. Read more at PC World. You might also see improved speeds when opening web pages.

Fall 2018 Seminar description

We are ready for Fall Semester:
iPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO (A/S) 10:00 A.M. – Noon
Six Thursdays beginning Sept. 6
Online registration only - contact leader first once registration opens
Fair Oaks Library Community Room

This seminar has evolved from leader-led demonstrations to participant-led demonstrations where experienced photographers use multiple iPhone apps to create print-ready multi-layered artwork. In-class demonstrations and online shared albums are our critique and learning platforms. Anyone can visit/follow our website for activities, demonstration videos, additional information and examples of our artwork at http://rsiphonephotostudio.blogspot.com. New photo artists should expect to purchase $25 in apps. Requirements: iPhone 6, 7, 8 or X; iOS 10 or 11, AppleID. An iPad is helpful for editing photos. This is NOT a beginner photography seminar. We continue socializing at lunch after session. 


I hope you are up stretching and sharing your creativity.


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