So I got sucked in by the whole iPad thing. Although I do think it will benefit my photography. When meeting clients, I can use the iPad to show them their finished work. When on a location shoot I can use the iPad both as a back up device and to give the clients an immediate preview of the photos, and I can use it as a digital portfolio to show my work to people. I have already had an opportunity to do this, and it gave my photography a more professional feel.

iPad

Other things I like and will use it for are reading e-books, and magazines, such as Wired, Time, and Digital Photographer magazine. So far I love the iPad, will post some more thoughts after I have used it more.

You all know I love photography, and have a keen interest in particular in film photography. So when Steve put me on to the Hipstamatic app for the iPhone, I fell in love with it. The developers of the app say, ‘Digital Photography never looked so analogue’, and they are right. The app emulates film photography, with its muted tones, high contrast and vignettes.
The app comes with some lenses and film built in, and you can buy extra packs such as black and white film. I don’t always take my digital SLR or film camera’s out with me, so it’s nice to have an app that makes such good use of the iPhone camera, and turns it in to something pretty decent.

Hipstamatic photos will be probably be appearing more and more on the blog, and on my flickr stream.

“Seven by Five was set up as a photography community blog focusing on sharing ideas, influences and inspirations. The blog is about photography content with learning being the key from photo themes, polls and tutorials through to tips from professional photographers the site is popular with photographers keen to take their art to the next level. The Photo Profile series has been very successful offering artists not only a platform to share their work but also their photography philosophy.  At the same time the profiles offer a great source of inspiration fuelling the monthly flickr photo theme where visitors add their photos on a particular theme to the 7×5 flickr group. “.

“The hope is that the site will grow to a busy community with competitions and evidence of learning from those who use it. There are no rules, if you have an idea suggest it as poll or theme on seven by five ?”

It was new years eve, approaching midnight, I got my camera ready. The room was quite dark so I asked someone to switch on the lights, but when the lights went on, the trip went. leaving us in a TV lit room at 30 seconds to the new year.

This mean of course that I didn’t get any photographs of midnight festivities. So my photographs were taken about half an hour into 2010.

Steve

Party Poppers

We couldn't resist having a small fire

Twenty Ten

Couple more on Flickr