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"The iPhone contains a powerful camera that is always within reach and allows photographers of all ages and skill levels to capture high-quality images anytime, anywhere, and with minimal effort. In this book, renowned mobile photographer Paul J. Toussaint teaches you how to choose and use free and inexpensive iPhone apps to transform unexciting image into works of fine art. You'll see a plethora of before-and-after images that show the results of using downloaded apps to produce various artistic effects, along with a discussion of why the author chose the approach selected for each image. He also teaches readers how to promote their fine-art photographs, get their work into galleries, and sell their images in brick-and-mortar establishments and online."--Publisher's description.
Sommario
About the Author
1. Understanding Mobile Apps
2. The Native iPhone Camera
3. Take the Shot, Edit later
4. Lighting
5. Natural Light
6. Avoid Flash: Here’s Why
7. Telephoto Zoom: To Use or not to Use?
8. There are No Rules: Thinking Outside the Box
9. There’s an App for Everything
10. Never Edit on a Desktop Computer
11. Avoid Photoshop
12. Advanced Camera Apps
13. Managing and Applying Layers
14. Mask, Adjustment Layers, and Blend Modes
15. Composition
16. Using Extreme Applications
17. Textures
18. Using Curves
19. Blur Filter
20. Bringing Out Key Elements
21. When to Crop
22. Image Size
23. Weather Effects
24. The Secret Ingredient
25. If Your Artwork Could Talk, What Would it Say?
26. Secrets Revealed
27. The Fine Art of Things
28. Presentation, Presentation, Presentation
29. Marketing
Index
Summary
Info autore
Paul J. Toussaint is a traditionally trained photographer, hailed as a pioneer in the iPhonic art movement by mastering the use of apps to create fine-art images. The advent of iPhoneography completely transformed Toussaint’s photographic eye, sending his body of work through a metamorphosis. He is ranked one of the top iPhoneographers in the world and is one of the most successful in the country. He was bestowed with the title Mobile Master from Dan Marcolina in the e-book Mobile Masters Crossing the Threshold. In addition, Toussaint’s fame is spreading on the Internet. The online magazine iPhotographer called Toussaint their “breakout star,” and Artscope Magazine called him “the artist to watch.” Many of his award-winning images have been exhibited throughout galleries in the U.S. and Europe. He has rightfully earned his place in the emerging world of iPhone art. His list of accolades, awards, and gallery presentations prove his art is a labor of love.
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The iPhone contains a powerful camera that is always within reach and allows photographers of all ages and skill levels to capture high-quality images anytime, anywhere, and with minimal effort. In this book, renowned mobile photographer Paul J. Toussaint teaches you how to choose and use free and inexpensive iPhone apps to transform unexciting image into works of fine art. You’ll see a plethora of before-and-after images that show the results of using downloaded apps to produce various artistic effects, along with a discussion of why the author chose the approach selected for each image. He also teaches readers how to promote their fine-art photographs, get their work into galleries, and sell their images in brick-and-mortar establishments and online.
