We begin ... February 7th

“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” 

― Maya Angelou

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Bring your iPhone and iPad fully charged with apps from Day 1 and Day 2 downloaded. Do you know how to make Screen Snapshots? This is a handy feature to know. Not just using camera and editing apps, ask Marilyn why she uses screenshots.

We will use many camera apps and many editing apps. There will be cross-over features. Some single-purpose apps are elegant in their simplicity vs a behemoth kitchen-sink app that brings an iPhone 6 to a crawl. We will process photos through several steps (apps) saving work back to the Camera Roll as we go. We will learn more about iPhone and iPad features because Cameras and Photos features leap across barriers.

Two good references, and free, are the iPhone and iPad User Guides found in the Apple Books Book Store. I find it easiest to go to the Book Store Search tab and type "user guide" to see the current offerings. Then touch See All and the full titles with iOS references appear. As of Spring 2019, we are at iOS 12. Please share if you have discovered other ebooks on photography.

Class begins on February 7th at the Community Room of Fair Oaks Library, 10 am to noon.
Fair Oaks Avenue at Madison Avenue, Fair Oaks, CA
11601 Fair Oaks Avenue, Fair Oaks, CA 95628
[Starbucks on the corner ;-D]

Keep our website handy - https://rsiphonephotostudio.blogspot.com

Next week I will send you an email invitation to join the Studio Spring 2019 Shared Album. This semester I'd like you to practice with PicCollage and Diptic apps showing your workflow to achieve the final image. Sharing the work you do on photographs using iPhone and iPad apps is an important part of this class - and sharing our creativity!

Spring Semester begins soon

Hello everybody! Our seminar begins on Thursday, February 7th and we just meet six times. B.U.T. we still have fun creating and sharing through the wonder of Apple Photos Shared Albums for six months.

I've just collected a recent set of our work into the Collage Gallery posted to YouTube. This semester I will emphasize using PicCollage, Diptic and other apps that let us show multiple images as a workflow or as the finished photo/art piece before posting. That means I'll be recording new demo videos ASAP.

Review our past work in Spring 2018 Sample Gallery and 2017 Gallery iPhone Photography Seminar.

Remember our B&W shoot at High Hand?

That was fun and challenging. Photography takes practice and because we always have a camera with us - practice is easy. Refer back to Day 6 Field Trip post for links to apps.

Read Emil Pakarklis' Discover 8 Secrets to Stunning Black & White Photographs article posted to iPhone Photography School ... for more great examples.

Expecting Rain? Make the most of it

Here is the link to an article with suggestions on taking photos in the rain. Expert Photography: https://expertphotography.com/rain-photography-tips/

Take the Lead

Consider creating your own sandbox, urr, I mean creating your own seminar to bring a few new friends together on a creative adventure. The RS Seminar team is looking for new seminar topics and leaders. Don’t you hear the call?

As you know, I’m not an artist, just a fledgling photographer with a passion for iPhone. Maybe you are an artist, or want to develop your illustration skills. Why work alone? Create the studio description of your dreams and draft a seminar description. The committee will help you refine the description to set expectations at the appropriate level. Seminars run for 12 or 6 weeks. Some six week seminars meet every other week. See, you can make it happen anyway you want.

I’d be happy to work with you on technical and presentation issues.

Spring 2019 seminar description submitted

What you will notice is the little sentence inserted in the middle. I've marked it for you!

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iPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO (A/S) 10:00 A.M. – Noon
Six Thursdays Feb 7, 14, 21, 28, Mar 7, 14
Online registration only - Waitlist for all - contact leader first once registration opens

Proposed Location: Fair Oaks Library Community Room

This seminar includes participant-led demonstrations where experienced photographers use multiple iPhone apps to create print-ready artwork. In-class demonstrations and online shared albums are our critique and learning platforms. This semester we will be printing our work. Visit our website for activities, demonstration videos, 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, X, XR, XS; iOS 11 or 12, AppleID. An iPad is helpful for editing photos. This is NOT a beginner photography seminar. We continue socializing at lunch after session.

Wow! What a semester

Our fourth semester has been a jolt of creativity. Thank you all for participating! Hope to see you for the Spring semester beginning in late January 2019.

Meanwhile, keep posting your inspirations to our Shared Album. Practice creating a collage of images before posting several on one subject. Post the collage. Several of us use Pic Collage or Diptic for the combo images.

Also, press the print option. Let’s experiment with moving from sharing electronically to sharing physical prints.

Day 6 - Classroom

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For reference only, back in October 2018 our final class day was a combo shoot and lunch at High Hand Nursery in Loomis. Here is the promo from last year:

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Let's try something different. Actually, let's try going "old school," with black and white photos.

There are three apps to use:

1. Apple Camera - Filter Noir.
2. Lenka B&W Camera (free).
3. 645 Pro Mk III with papers & colored filters - create the image before pressing the shutter instead of processing the after image. 

The advantage of using the Apple Camera is you can revert to full color. But Lenka and 645 Pro capture in black and white.

Look for

• Shapes
• Textures
• Lines 

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Let your photos stand on their own or mix with color images -- playing with blending modes. Where will this adventure take you next?

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