Iphoneography has become my new passion...it's hard not to become addicted once you start learning about all the apps that are available. And since my iphone is always with me, it seems I'm taking photos all day, every day. I used to sit and watch a little TV in the evenings to unwind, and now I sit and process my iphone photos while watching TV...I'm not very good at multitasking, so I think I'm probably missing key parts of my shows. But I don't mind because the iphone processing is so much fun!
I like to choose a photo and then just randomly start putting it through all of my favorite apps to see what effect it has on my image...I add more and more effects and save various results into my camera roll. Sometimes I'll work on one photo for more than an hour, letting my apps take me off in a wild direction. You never know what you might end up with!
I have several apps now that give a painterly effect to my images, and I get a little thrill at seeing this instant transformation just with one little push of the button. My two current favorite apps for the painterly effect are Icolorama and Glaze. Glaze is much more dramatic and I've found that you get the best results with an image that doesn't have fine details. I'm still learning this app, but as far as I can tell there isn't an opacity slider with this app...so what you see is what you get. Icolorama's painterly section has four different painterly options (under the Style section). It does have an opacity slider so that you can adjust the effect. I like the way the Icolorama painterly option effects trees...it thickens the limbs and makes them much more dramatic. I will often put an image in there simply to accentuate the trees in my image slightly so that they stand out more.
Here are some examples of some images I've put through either Icolorama or Glaze. I highly recommend these apps!
These are all pretty cool looking Sherri! That third one is filled with such a sense of mystery and should be the cover of a book. Love how the lighting show through and the walker in the distance. You inspired me to get I colorama awhile back, but now will have to get "glaze also. Such fun. I like processing these on my Iphone, but am still definitely glued to my NIKON. Have a great day
ReplyDeleteI am always amazed at what you do with your iPhone, and those amazing apps. You have found your niche girl!
ReplyDeleteYou're just killing me here with these apps, cause I can't get them on my Droid (yet). My fingerpainting app is so tedious and time consuming so I don't find myself doing it as much, although it is quite fun! These are some of my fav's of yours too!
ReplyDeleteThese are just gorgeous! I'd put some of these on canvas!
ReplyDeleteI am right there with you on apps and iPhoneography and spending time editing photos. It's a total thrill, seeing what we can make on our *phones*!!! Right? I still can't believe it. Or, like you said, that I'm taking more photos now that I've always got my iPhone with me; that definitely feels good!
ReplyDeleteYour post has inspired me to start working with my phone. I shoot with a Canon, but realize my phone is always with me, and I don't use it to its full capacity. Really enjoy these photos, and thanks for the apps recommendations.
ReplyDeleteThese are all amazingly beautiful! I especially love the first one. I would put that one on canvas and hang it. It has so much texture that it really looks like a genuine oil painting. I have been trying to use my Canon more lately but you may have given me a reason to stop lugging that around and check out some of these phone apps. It is so much more convenient to capture images with a phone and why not when the results look like what you've shared here? I'm often baffled when I think about all the equipment photographers had to lug around in the old days. We have it so much easier now. Modern technology is a wonderful thing! :)
ReplyDeleteThe first one is amazing Sherri. It's like I can see the paint texture on it, even though there is no paint.
ReplyDeleteAll these really started out as photos? That's too cool!
ReplyDeleteYour iPhone photos are among the best I've seen! I love what you do with them and I only wish I could sit and look over your shoulder when you're using the different apps. I seem to be hopeless at it!
ReplyDeleteI, too, like the first one best. Fabulous!
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Sherri,
ReplyDeleteYour photographs on my IG feed are always so lovely. I haven't explored the painterly apps yet. I should soon!
The first shot with the cat is my favorite.
these are fabulous ... but I've enjoyed seeing all your pictures on this site :-)
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