Art with an iPhone: A Photographer's Guide to Creating Altered Realities - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1608959775 ISBN 13: 9781608959778

Publisher: Amherst Media, 2016

Synopsis

iPhone boasts a powerful and highly capable camera that is always at the ready, allowing you to document the people, places, and things that surround you. Kat Sloma teaches you how to harness natural light, both indoors and out, to create high-quality images and then she details some of the amazing, inexpensive, and powerful apps that can be used to finesse every aspect of the image from capture to output. You’ll learn how to choose and use apps that mimic the controls offered on professional-level cameras to take control over focus and exposure.

You’ll also discover apps that boost your camera’s resolution, improve stability, and more. Of course, you’ll also delve into the myriad apps on the market that will allow you to manipulate color and contrast, add special effects, and implement image-editing strategies that were once the exclusive domain of professional editing programs aimed at serious professional photographers and graphic designers.

About this title

Book Description

The iPhone's powerful and highly capable camera is always at the ready, letting you instantly document the people, places, and things that surround you. In this book, Kat Sloma teaches you best how to harness natural light, both indoors and out, to create high quality images―and then creatively elevate those shots to the level of fine art using amazing, inexpensive, and powerful apps to finesse every aspect of the image. You'll learn how to choose and use apps that mimic the controls offered on professional-level cameras to take control over focus and exposure.

You'll also discover apps that boost your camera's resolution, improve stability, and more. Of course, you'll also delve into the myriad apps on the market that will allow you to manipulate color and contrast, add special effects, and implement image-editing strategies that were once the exclusive domain of professional editing programs aimed at serious professional photographers and graphic designers.

About the Author

Kat Sloma is a fine art photographer, writer, and instructor who developed her distinct contemplative style when she began using an iPhone to create photographic art. Her iPhone work has received recognition in the US and internationally. A believer that everyone has the potential to share a unique point of view through art, Kat writes, teaches workshops, and speaks about the iPhone and other creative aspects of photography. She is the author of the popular Digital Photography Basics: Stepping Away from Auto eBook and The Kat Eye View of the World blog. Kat currently lives in Corvallis, OR with her husband and son. To see more of Kat’s work, visit kateyestudio.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Amherst Media
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1608959775
• ISBN 13: 9781608959778
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 128