Guest Post: My workflow by Dixon Hamby

For the past several years I have been taking photos of the pole art and people in my hood - Capitol Hill area of Seattle. My processing has changed as the apps have been updated, but it is basically a very simple process.

First I take photo, either with iPhone camera app or one of my new favorite apps QuickPix.

Next I open it in Camera+ and Edit/Clarity. This filter is amazing not just for sharpening and color enhancement, but also for pulling out shadows.

The next step depends on the image and I sometimes skip it. In this case I want more brilliance so I opened it in Filterstorm and added the filter Enhance. I use to apply Curves with Mask in Filter Storm, but Camera+ pulls out the shadows so well I rarely add that step anymore.

Also I don't always apply this app. Depends on the image. I use ColorSplash which turns the image to B&W and you simply paint to add color. I use a stylus for this step.

And if I want a more contrast grainy look I use Adobe Photoshop Express. Using Contrast and Sharpen filters.

So there you have it. Not all of the #streetart images go through all these steps. Some I only shoot, Camera+/Clarity and Crop.

More of my streetart images can be found here. Keep on shooting and apping.
Dixon Hamby

Update on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 6:29PM by Glyn Evans

I'd just like to say a big THANK YOU to Dixon Hamby for this guest post.

Today's best app updates

Today sees 3 notable photo app updates.  First we have Photogene for iPad [App Store Link], which has a number of fixes, the reintroduction of the Pencil filter, but more importantly [for some] support for uploading to Dropbox.

Then we have Adobe's free Photoshop Express [App Store Link], which finally supports the Retina Display, adds support for multitasking and background uploads, however now only supports iOS 4.2.

Finally we have Photo Transfer App [App Store Link], which now supports transferring photos and video via Bluetooth, the transfer up to 100 photos at one time from iDevice to computer, the transfer of RAW files from iPad to computer, as well as the transfer of .MOV and .M4V video files of up to 150MB from computer to iDevice, making this in my opinion the best photo/video transfer app for your iDevice's.

Update on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 11:16PM by Glyn Evans

I made an error in this post, as Photogene for iPad was updated a couple of weeks ago, but today the apps price was dropped from £2.39/$3.99/€2.99 to £1.19/$1.99/€1.59.

Sorry for the error

== Glyn ==

The iPhoneography Showcase of Tony Liviero

Tony Liviero is a fine art landscape artist, who has been exploring and documenting through photography the natural wonders of Florida and the South. Occasionally he also explores bypassed and neglected urban areas, the parts of town which are now disconnected from the flows of money, energy, people and things.

The photos that make up Tony's showcase (Train Yard) were all shot on his iPhone 3GS at the Gold Coast Train Museum in Miami, Florida, and were all post processed with Adobe's Photoshop Express app.

If you would like to showcase your iPhone photos here on the iPhoneography blog, then please create your slideshow, upload it to YouTube, and then send me an email with a link to your video along with a short bio about yourself and your iPhoneography, and if suitable I will post your showcase here on the blog.

Adobe Photoshop Express for iPad wants to be anything but Adobe Photoshop Express for iPad

As reported earlier, Adobe has updated Photoshop Mobile, renaming it to Photoshop Express.  A key part of the update, was to make the app universal, which means it will run on both the iPhone and iPad, however the iPad version as pointed out by reader Richard B has a major bug.  Launch the app, and it will attempt to open, before closing and launching another app, in my case Photogene!!

This appears to be an iPad only bug, as this does not happen on the iPhone, so until Adobe update the app, fixing the bug, don't bother loading it to your iPad (that's if you have an iPad).

Update on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 7:16AM by Glyn Evans

UPDATE: Thanks to reader win32forth for pointing out that this bug is only present if you launch the app in landscape mode, as I did, and nearly always do.  If you launch the app in portrait mode, then it will open OK.

Update on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 9:46PM by Glyn Evans

Adobe has just released and update with bug fixes, which includes the landscape launch bug on iPad.

App Update: Adobe Photoshop Mobile becomes Adobe Photoshop Express, and adds iPad support

ADOBE® PHOTOSHOP® EXPRESS: Edit and share — anywhere

Adobe Photoshop Mobile has just had a name change and a major update, which now includes iPad support, and the app is still FREE!!

Features specific to iPad:

• Support for portrait and landscape orientations
• Redesigned Online, Edit, and Upload workflows
• Ability to work on multiple photos in sequence from within a single workflow
• Redesigned Organizer view with simplified album sharing
• Updated icons and visuals that make it easier to navigate and use the Editor
• Ability to upload to Photoshop.com and Facebook simultaneously

So what else is new?

• Initial support for iPad
• New name: Adobe® Photoshop® Express
• Updated UI
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

AppStore Link: Adobe Photoshop Express - Price: FREE

Editors comments: I've not had chance to try out this new version, but I will do soon.