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iPhones, camera apps and Pop Art

I joined Flickr in October 2007. At the time it felt like I was a late comer.

As I have certain obsessive tendencies, I had resisted the urge to join for well over a year.

I was concerned I would go down that rabbit hole and not come up for air for….years. And that, folks, is why I’ve never tried meth and don’t have Angry Birds on my phone. Nopie nope. Can’t do it.

Ah, what wonders to behold.

But I did join and I’m glad I did. The dizzying scope and array of artistic talent and vision presented on Flickr is staggering.

One of the first people I noticed and marked as a contact on Flickr was Barky aka Mark Schreiner, and his was one of the first images I ‘favorited’.

http://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org/sitting-kills/

Mark’s work has a fantastic, shall we say lurid quality I find very appealing. It’s fun, bright, cheeky and dripping with slurpy color goodness.

It finally dawned on me that I would like to know a little bit more about this person whose work I’ve been following for 5 years.

Road trip![…]

At least according to The Huffington Post…

I found this interesting article about iPhone camera apps whilst stumbling about The Information Super Highway.

According to The Huffington Post, aside from Instagram, the following 10 camera apps are the best:

Hipstamatic
Camera+
IncrediBooth
CameraSharp
Fast Camera
Group Shot
CamWow
Pro HDR
Gif Boom
Flixel

Read the entire article and watch the video for Group Shot below:

Buy DPS’s new book before October 2, 2012 and be eligible to win a new iPhone 5

Last week I wrote a little review on Digital Photography School’s newest book, iPhone Photography – Shoot, Edit and Share.

Since that review, DPS has decided to sweeten the pot for those who purchase the book.

Buy BEFORE October 2, save 25% off the retail price AND be eligible to win a new iPhone 5.

Just click the photo of the iPhone or this link to the book, iPhone Photography, to purchase your copy, save $5 and qualify to win the iPhone 5.

It’s a great book, and good luck on the contest!

Yet more iPhone fun.

Last week I reviewed the new Digital Photography School book on iPhone photography, entitled appropriately enough, iPhone Photography.

Since I received my copy, I’ve been avidly consuming the information and imagery. I’m AMAZED at all the different techniques and apps you can use.

Behind the times? Who? Me?

I admit to being a bit behind the times with all the iPhone camera hoop-rah. That’s probably because I’ve been a professional commercial photographer for so long, and SLR/DSLRs with interchangeable lenses have been the holy grail for eons.

Consider me a convert. I’ve decided to challenge myself to learn all I can about this emerging and exciting field of photography.

I’ve already downloaded the ProCamera app that Misho Baranovic (author of iPhone Photography) says is his favorite app, onto my iPhone and have been learning all the bells and whistles