Pro HDR now better and sleeker than ever

Pro HDR which remains my favourite HDR camera replacement app was recently updated to version 3, and with it, the developers eyeApps have given the UI a complete overhaul. Now the app when launched goes straight to the camera view and quick mode, with quick and easy access to the other modes via the onscreen menu.

Pro HDR version 3 is now also a universal app, so can be run on the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4G, and iPad 2, has received some speed improvements, and had the following features added.

• Cropping
• Digital zoom
• HDR off mode
• Multitasking support

In addition to these updates, Pro HDR now supports Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and Tumblr sharing.

App Store Link: Pro HDR; Price: £1.49/$1.99/€1.59

Getting Started in iPhone Photography with Tony Sweet

"The iPhone has become a popular choice for many creative photographers, both professional and amateur. It’s a convenient and powerful tool for creating unique imagery. With a rapidly growing number of photography apps, the possibilities are seemingly limitless" - Tony Sweet.

Tony Sweet has emerged as one of those professionals who have adopted the iPhone into their work and has become one of the Gurus of iPhone Photography. Getting great results can be easy and fun once you’ve learned what is possible with some of the most popular iPhone photography apps available. Join Tony on a workshop in Cape May and learn how he uses these photography apps to both shoot and process his unique and imaginative images.

• Running Time: 49 Minutes
• Format: iTunes/iPad Download
• Skill Level: Beginner – Intermediate
• Price: $4.99

The apps covered in this workshop are: Hipstamatic; iDrost; ClearCam; Diptic; Pro Camera; Slow Shutter; Pic Grunger; Pro HDR; True HDR; You Gotta See This; Photo Wizard; FX Photo Studio; Picture Show; Bad Camera; Plastic Bullet!

For more information on Tony's "Getting Started in iPhone Photography", head over to the Master Photo Workshops website.

New iPhone Photo App: iCamera HDR

"iCamera HDR is an interesting new comer to the HDR party, but currently is too buggy to be any threat to the leaders of the pack."

App Store Description: iCamera HDR uses Everimaging's cutting edge technology to capture, edit, and create beautiful and professional photos on your iPhone.

You all have seen other HDR apps in the AppStore lately. It turns out, they are all fake HDRs. Yes you read that correctly. They are all producing what is commonly known as Pseudo-HDRs.

iCamera HDR is the first app in the App Store to include the most advanced capture modes, full 32-bit HDR processing workflow, a range of digital photography post processing functions and awesome photo effects all in one app. This is also the easiest app to produce the results you, your friends and family will love. It works with photos taken by your Iphone, as well as those already in your Camera Roll from other sources.

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Spica meets Pro HDR: The 11:32 from St Pancras

Following on from my post earlier today, here is another example of how two apps can work together to create a unique look.

Just as with Rudolph the wired Reindeer, I blended the original colour photo with one given the Spica treatment in Pro HDR, to come up with this mashed up look.

If you look closely at the photo, you can see the figure is black and white, the train is colour, whilst the roof is a mixture of both.

Technique: Mix and mash those apps

If you are like me, many of you will have lots photo apps loaded on your iPhones, but how often do you look beyond what an app can do?

In this first technique post, I will look at what can be done with Pro HDR, that the app was not intended for.

Pro HDR is designed to create 'High Dynamic Range' photos by taking one under and one over exposed photo and then blending them together, but what if you mix photos created with other apps with Pro HDR.  I asked myself this very same question, and this is what I came up with.

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