Photography

Hungry For Photo Info? Rick's 24/7 Photo Buffet iPhone App Opening Soon.

Hey Gang,

I've been cookin' up my iPhone app - Rick's 24/7 Photo Buffet - with Dr. Dave Wilson for the past two months. We're just about ready to open! But, we'd like your feedback first.

Following is a draft of our announcement, which includes the price point we are considering.

Please let us know what you think here on my blog. It's easier to track comments here than on twitter and facebook.

Thanks a ton!

Explore the app,
Rick

Rick’s 24/7 Photo Buffet

Rick Sammon’s Photo Buffet iPhone application is the best of Rick. It’s like:

• attending one of his seminars;

• participating in one of his workshops;

• getting the best tips from his 34 books;

• listening to the top tips on his podcasts;

• watching clips from his Web TV shows and DVDs.

In essence, the app is like having Rick in your hip pocket to help you become a gourmet photographer – 24/7.

Although developed for SLR photographers, the app has all the ingredients for compact camera shooters who have an appetite for making good pictures. What’s more, many of the recipes can be applied to iPhone photographers who want to turn their snapshots into great shots.

The fun-to-use app is divided into four major sections:

Seeing – How to see a picture in your mind’s eye.

Making – How to make a great picture rather than simply take a picture.

Editing – How to enhance your pictures in the digital darkroom.

Tips – Rick’s photo A-Z tips, Special Situations, File Management, Gear, and Homework.

There is also a Help section in which you can make comments on the app and post suggestions for future apps.

Topics include: kids, nighttime, sunrises and sunsets, fireworks, panoramas, lenses, aperture, shutter speed, white balance, exposure, fill flash, filters, animals, people, scenery, lighting, ISO, photo editing software, rainy days, waterfalls, wildlife, workflow, accessories, computers, Rick’s gear, Dave’s gear and much more.

Subjects are explained using Rick’s words, photographs, live-action movies, and screen movies.

You can digest all of this info this for $4.99 – and snack on the tips when you are hungry for photo info.

Explore the App!



Fishing for Answers to Saturday's Photo Question

Attention Photoshop Users :-)

First, thank you ALL for playing along.

Sooo.... it was a trick question.

Absolutely no Photoshop techniques were used to create the image. It's a one-shot image.

Photographer/artist Ryszard Horowitz created the image in-camera - before many of us ever heard of Photoshop! Do a search on Ryszard to see his amazing - and more current – work!

Above is a shot of Ryszard taking the actual photograph.

For now, here are just a few of his favorite images.

Read his bio, too.

You can contact him through his web site.

Our winner (you will love Ryszard's book) is: kberwin. Please send me your address. ricksammon@me.com

The point of this post: Experiment with in-camera techniques, too. It's amazing what we can do without the aid of Photoshop.

Rick
P.S. Don't feel bad if you posted suggested Photoshop techniques. I got it wrong the first time, too.