Andrew Orr and Bryan Chaffin join host Kelly Guimont to discuss disinfecting (not just cleaning!) your devices, and Andrew’s tips for iPhone photography.
Photography
HDR Mode is a Quick Trick to Make Your Photos Look Better
The next time you take a picture, consider turning on HDR mode. It can help you deal with clipped highlights and shadows.
iPhoneography Tips, iCloud sync vs Backup – TMO Daily Observations 2020-02-19
Andrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss some tips for improving your iPhone photos, and a reminder that iCloud sync is not a backup.
Smartphones Could Help Death Photography Make a Comeback
The New York Times has a piece today about death photography, and how it’s returning with the help of our ubiquitous smartphone camera.
“But we are returning to the older ways,” she went on, “a movement backward that some say began in the ’70s, with the back-to-nature movement and midwifery and natural births. The natural death movement is part of that. And these photos are unsurprising, too, because we carry our smartphones all the time, and it’s almost like if there isn’t a photo it didn’t happen. Now everyone is a photographer.”
VSCO X Film Presets and What They're Best For (Update)
VSCO X is a membership program for the photography app VSCO. It’s a yearly subscription that offers members exclusive film emulation presets.
Join the Mimeo Photo Contest to Win a Signed Print From Photographer Nigel Barker
Last year I reviewed Mimeo Photos on macOS, and I was pleased with the photo printing service. The company announced a photo contest judged by Nigel Barker, and winners can receive one of his signed prints and more.
The top 9 finalists will win a 20in x 30in print of their own image and a $25 Mimeo Photos voucher towards prints.
One lucky winner will get to choose from one of the below 20in x 30in signed Nigel Barker prints, a 20in x 30in print of their own image, and a $50 Mimeo Photos voucher.
Every VSCO Preset and What Photography They’re Best For
Over the past two years Andrew has collected information on every VSCO classic preset and the kind of photography each one works best with.
Twitter Will Stop Transcoding JPEG Images Which Lowered Quality
Twitter engineer Nolan O’Brien said that Twitter will preserve JPEGs as they are uploaded. This means that uploaded images will retain their original quality.
It’s a small change that has the potential to make a big difference to the way photographers view and use the platform. Nolan’s thread has inevitably kick-started a conversation about plans for other image formats and user-requested changes, so Twitter could make itself even more photo-friendly soon.
Another interesting note is that Twitter automatically strips EXIF data from photos, which I didn’t know. This is nice because this metadata can contain private information, such as where the photo was shot.
Hurry, Pixelmator Photo on iPadOS is Free Right Now
Normally US$4.99, Pixelmator Photo is free right now. It’s a photo editor that promises a full collection of nondestructive color adjustments, full support for RAW images, and machine learning that can improve your photos like a pro photographer. It’s an exclusive app for iPadOS. Here are some of the other features: Batch edit photos using the entire collection of editing tools available in the app; Enhance automatically takes care of all the subtle improvements that go into every great shot — white balance, exposure, shadow, and highlight detail — so you can focus on adding your own creative finishing touches; Presets for film emulation, vintage looks, and more.
Mimeo Photos Launches Photo Prints for Individual Shots
I know I just wrote about Mimeo Photos yesterday in a review but they’re already back with a new product. Photo prints lets you print out individual photos as an alternative to making a photo book, card, or calendar.
21 Print sizes available in glossy and matte finishes. Standard, Large Format, and Panoramic options available. Available for delivery to North America. Europe coming soon.
Review: Mimeo Photos is the Best Mac Photo Printing Solution
Last month Andrew reviewed an iOS photo printing app. Now it’s time to review one for Mac photo printing called Mimeo Photos.
App Sale: Right Now Affinity Photo is just $9.99
Adobe recently released Photoshop on the iPad. If you’re not happy with it you might like to look at an alternative called Affinity Photo. Right now it’s 50% off at US$9.99, whereas after a 30-day trial Photoshop is US$9.99/mo.
Photo for iPad offers an incredibly fast, powerful and immersive experience whether you are at home, in the studio, or on the move. With meticulous attention to detail each tool, panel and control has been completely reimagined for touch. All rendering, adjustments, brushes and filters have been fully hardware accelerated using Metal. The result is an all-new way to interact with your images, with performance you will find hard to believe.
The iPhone 11 Camera is Completely New
In Part 1 of a multi-part series, Sebastiaan de With wrote an article about the iPhone 11 camera and how it’s completely new.
It’s true: The great advances in camera quality for these new iPhones are mostly to blame on advanced (and improved) software processing.
I’ve taken some time to analyze the iPhone 11’s new image capture pipeline, and it looks like one of the greatest changes in iPhone cameras yet.
Review: Print iPhone Photos Using Motif
Photos look different on your screen than they do printed out. Motif is one such service to print iPhone photos, and Andrew tried it out.
Here are the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro Camera Features
Here are the new camera improvements to the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro/Max, including a new Ultra Wide lens.
Lens Distortions Update Adds Light Volume for Customization
Photography app Lens Distortions added a feature to its version 4.0.0 app called Light Volume, letting you customize overlays even more.
VSCO X July Films: Kodak Portra 400VC, Kodak Portra 400UC
It’s been a long time since VSCO released new Film X presets, but we have two that were just released: Kodak Portra 400VC (KP6) and Kodak Portra 400UC (KP).
After 7 Years, Adobe Lightroom Returns to Mac App Store
Adobe Lightroom is back in the Mac App Store, and it requires a subscription of US$9.99/month after a one-week trial.
Black and White Photo Editor ‘Carbon’ Has Fake Sale
There’s a photo editor on the App Store called Carbon for black and white photo editing. And the developers are lying about a sale.
WWDC19: 5 iOS 13 Photo Features Apple Announced
iOS 13 brings a lot of new updates, and the Photos app is getting some big new features. Here are all of the iOS 13 photo features coming.
Photographer Christopher Anderson to Host Today at Apple Photo Lab
Christopher Anderson, a photographer who has appeared in National Geographic, Newsweek, and New York Magazine, will host a Today at Apple Photo Lab.
VSCO Hasn’t Released a Film X Preset Since January
The story I’m linking to is a bit of a behind-the-scenes look at the effort VSCO puts into emulating analog film. The company releases these special presets as part of its VSCO X membership, which costs US$20/year.
Its Film X filters recreate the look of long-gone analog films like Ektar 100, Portra 400, and Kodak Tri-X (a favorite of the late street photographer Garry Winogrand). It’s a long process that involves not just coding, but locating old film stock and reverse engineering the pictures captured on it.
It’s interesting to read, but I’d also like to take this opportunity to say that I’m a VSCO X member and VSCO hasn’t released a Film X preset since January. We were promised one new preset every month. Time to cancel?
Photo App Ever Uses Photos to Train Facial Recognition Tools
Photo app Ever uses the photos that people upload to its service to train facial recognition tools. These tools are then sold to private companies, law enforcement, and the military.
Adobe Creative Cloud Price Rises to $20/month (Update)
The price of Adobe Creative Cloud has quietly raised from US$9.99/month to US$19.99/month for individuals, and Adobe Sales confirmed it.