iPhoneography and Mobile Photography

For my current assignment 'Photographic Techniques and Materials', we undertook a workshop focused around mobile photography and photography apps. This required us to produce a series of 8-10 images using a variety of image editing apps via our smartphones.

iPhoneography is an art of creating photos with an Apple iPhone. An app download is initially needed which can also be done on any smartphone. As mobile phone cameras have improved in both image quality and resolution, more professional photographers have explored this art form. The photo editing apps available allow for users to adjust all types of basic settings which include cropping, image rotation and brightness/contrast alteration. It also allows for a wide variety of styles and frames to be edited into the image, these include Tilt & Shift, Vignette and Polaroid frames. 

Below are a collection of my edits for this workshop:

Blur Gallery

In my current assignment 'Darkroom vs Digital Techniques' I have learnt the use of Filters and Masks in PhotoShop, specifically the Blur Gallery. This required me to shoot a series of digital images at a levitated angle and edit them to produce Tilt & Shift, Iris Blur and Field Blur images. I shot these images in Birmingham City Centre on a snowy morning in January and I chose this location as there are many different hills and levels around the area which I thought would enable me to capture some interesting shots. I also took into consideration that I was shooting during the morning rush-hour and felt this would help to further convey the effects of the three techniques as subjects would enhance the 'miniature' effects that these techniques produce. I enjoyed experimenting with these techniques and will continue to develop my skills to use in my future projects.

Iris Blur

Field Blur

Tilt & Shift