Smartphone Photography Rockstar Lake Tahoe - July 11, 2013
On this page are all of the resources that will be used for today's workshop. Please know that my resources for Smartphone Photography are regularly updated HERE (I'd bookmark this page).
Launching Our Journey
Camera Apps
Great apps for taking pictures with your smartphone and perhaps even adding a filter or two.
Name |
Description |
Platform |
Cost |
Native Camera App |
Today most modern smartphones contain powerful built-in camera apps that can be used to easily take pictures. |
iOS Android |
Free |
Instagram |
Instagram is an Android and iOS, along with social network used to take, edit, and share photos. |
iOS Android |
Free |
Flickr App | Flickr is a photo-hosting and sharing site, but they also have a pretty handy app that allows you to apply filters, edit images, and directly upload to your Flickr account. | iOS Android Windows 7 | Free |
Snapseed |
Snapseed is a mobile device app (Android and iOS) that allows you to add filters and do some basic editing (crop, straighten) images. |
iOS Android |
Free |
ProHDR |
While the iPhone comes with built-in HDR capabilities, sometimes the results are just average. ProHDR is a handy app for snapping HDR images and allows you to have some control over the processing. |
iOS Android |
$1.99 |
Camera+ | Camera+ is an iOS app (iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad) that allows users to snap pictures and do some basic editing. It helps you take better pictures by having an exposure lock and image-stabalization features. | iOS | $0.99 |
Photo-Editing Apps
Great programs for editing your photos.
Name |
Description |
Platform |
Cost |
Color Splash |
Take a black-and-white photo and add a dash of color to just one or more objects. |
iOS |
$0.99 |
Photoshop Express |
Photoshop Express is a mobile device application that will allow you to add effects and do some basic photo editing (red-eye removal). |
iOS Android |
Free |
Photoshop Touch |
Photoshop Touch is a more advanced version of Adobe's mobile device editing apps. Similar to Express users can add effects, but this application has more advanced tools including layering. |
iOS Android |
$4.99 |
Online Photo Storage
Places to store and showcase your photos.
Name |
Description |
Cost |
Flickr |
Flickr is a photo-hosting site owned by Yahoo where users can upload photos to view privately or share with others. |
Free |
Picasa |
Picasa is a photo-hosting and editing resource owned by Google that allows users to upload photos to view privately or share with others. |
Free
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Instagram |
While not necessarily a storage place it is a great place to showcase your photography talent. |
Free |
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Smartphone Photography - Rockstar Lake Tahoe
iPhoneography Resources
Check out the resources below to learn more about iPhoneography - taking pictures with your iPhone.
- Instagram Scavenger Hunt - Catlin Tucker used an Instagram scavenger hunt as part of her kid's field trip to San Francisco's China Town.
- Photo Lab Report - Have lab groups demonstrate their understanding of a concept by snapping a photo and emaling it to your class Flickr account.
- Photography Genre Study - What makes for a great or horrible photographs? Have your students study the genre, develop some essential characteristics and begin shooting their own.
- Copyright Concerns? - For an upcoming multimedia project have students snap all of their own photos. This way you can completely avoid copyright problems.
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