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Press Release: eyephoneography at the Hub, Madrid, Spain this September

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:06:07 +0000

The art of mobile photography comes to Spain this September thanks to an initiative by the Hub Madrid, that seeks to promote this new way of photographing with the final goal of establishing a lasting connection between the community of mobile photographers, and their Spanish audience.

What began a few years ago as an innovative way of capturing and sharing images via mobile phones continues to attract people, and it has even been featured in specialized magazines such as American Photo Magazine (see the November 2009 issue). Until now, these photographers have gathered in a virtual community characterized by an impressively strong commitment toward this new photographic vision. “I was captivated by how fast these photographers create and share their work as well as by the power of the images captured by such a “rudimentary” shooting tool”, states Rocío Nogales-Muriel, the person in charge of the first show of this kind in Spain.

Four representatives of mobile photographers have been invited to participate in this inaugural eyephoneography show. The only native Spanish and professional photographer included in the exhibit, Sion Fullana, lives in New York and can be considered together with another invited artist, Greg Schmigel, pioneer in this type of photography. They do “streetphotography” and were two of the four mobile photographers included in the above mentioned American Photo Magazine article. Fullana focuses his peculiar look on the urban reality of New York City, which acquires a powerful halo of mystery and admiration. Out of this unique stage emerge familiar but unrepeatable topics and subjects surrounded by a delicate chromatic selection. In Fullana’s words, “one of my biggest assets is how passionate I am with what I do, and I recommend some of that to everyone! It’s not about snapping shots of everything that looks cute. It’s about putting effort, patience and love into developing an eye for subjects or situations that will make a compelling picture, one that has something to say or can express a feeling. His homonymous page was one of the first to show mobile photography next to his traditional production and it quickly became an influential platform from where he inspired hundred of followers worldwide.

The other mobile photography pioneer, Greg Schmigel, offers to those passionate about American cities and photography the chance to enjoy the heart beat of these urban jungles through his black and white images in his blog “Just what I see”. These images evoke frozen frames from noir films or comic strips that form our visual memory while inviting us to observe without being observed; to live a moment captured and exposed before our eyes thank to the expertise of someone who describes his photographic creation as a personal therapy. “I don’t set out to produce art, per se. There’s something special and unique about shooting street. It’s real. It’s true. It’s slices of life as we see it … and many times, slices of life as the rest of us miss it”, whispers Schmigel.

Behind the nickname MissPixels hides Isabelle Gagné, the third photographer included in eyephoneography #1. This Canadian graphic designer builds images with impossible topics, angles and compositions taken out of a fairy tale dream, all of them wrapped in textures so plastic that they evoke the materiality of painting. “Be it for my illustrations, my paintings or my iphoneographies, I choose consciously to modify, to alter the regular order of colors by making them explode. I make the basic colors vibrate, contrast and burst. In my iphoneographies, the images are captured spontaneously; I look openly for a pictorial accident. I then amplify this circumstance as if it were developed chemically. Only my chemical substances are the apps, explains MissPixels about her work.

The work of Marco La Civita, the fourth eyephoneography #1 photographer, has been featured in off-line shows devoted to mobile photography. Italian-born and based in Madrid, he is an aeronautics scientist who has been taking pictures for many years. The difference is that now he dares to share his images with other mobile photographers and the rest of the world thanks to his iPhone. In his iPhoneblography blog, La Civita posts only “photos shot, processed, and uploaded with an iPhone”. “Someone said that my photography is a ‘chromatic and compositional research’. Touching the chromatic and compositional sensibility of other people is my aim”, muses La Civita about his work. His pictures are the result of a curiosity for the objects and textures that inhabit our streets, whose aesthetic and symbolism he captures. Against this special backdrop, La Civita poses his eye upon revealing details, unthinkable angles and secret relationships among our everyday objects.

This first event will take place on the 17th September 2010 at the Hub in Madrid, Spain.

Additional information about the selected pictures and activities planned for the opening weekend will be published during the next months. In the meantime, interviews to the artists and members of the selection committee as well as other information will be regularly posted on the eyephoneography blog, Facebook and Twitter.

The full press release can be downloaded here.

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iMovie for iPhone 4 is now available

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:06:20 +0000

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iMovie for iPhone 4 arrived on the App Store tonight, just hours before the official 7:00am launch of the iPhone 4. As promised during the WWDC keynote, the iMovie app brings the ability to edit and share videos directly to the iPhone. From transitions to titles, to adding background music to your clips, iMovie promises to offer powerful editing features that you don’t typically find on a mobile device.

Along with the release of the app, Apple has posted a list of frequently asked questions, as well as instructions for exporting videos from iMovie. Curiously, while the instructions detail how to export your videos in full HD (at a resolution of 720p), the summary at the top of the page suggests that your video will be scaled down to 568×320 if uploaded to YouTube, MobileMe, or sent via e-mail from the phone. A third support document posted this evening further confirms this to be the case.

Since I’m not one of the lucky customers who already have their iPhone 4 in hand, I can’t directly test this, but it seems that Apple has spelled it out pretty clearly in their support pages. While this won’t be a deal breaker for everyone, I’m sure that many HD aficionados out there will be longing for the ability to directly upload HD video to YouTube from their phones. As it stands now, you would have to sync the video to your computer, and then upload it from there for maximum quality. It is worth noting, however, that this limitation only applies to using the sharing functionality in the Camera Roll on your iPhone; any third-party apps that can upload video should be able to take advantage of the full resolution copy.

So aside from the resizing, iMovie for iPhone 4 looks promising. And at US$4.99, it is an inexpensive way to extend the video capabilities of your phone, allowing you to quickly create and share movies of friends, family, or special events while on the go. If you’re picking up a new iPhone tomorrow, this is definitely something to check out.

iMovie for iPhone 4 is now available originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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QuoteDeck iPhone app Major Update Ready for Father’s Day Sale

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:06:49 +0000

QuoteDeck 2.5.1 for iPhone and iPod touch is a major update with speed enhancements, fixes, and amazing new features. Need motivation or just looking for a funny quip? Browse over 30,000 powerful quotes by the world’s most brilliant and successful people. Features include full iPod player, favorites, Twitter and Facebook posting, search, topics, themes, notes and more. It offers web-enabled access to most viewed, trending and top-rated quotes.

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iPhone 4 Comes Standard With 512 MB of RAM

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:06:56 +0000

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News: Ngmoco releases Godfinger worldwide

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:06:20 +0000

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Ustream Launches Live Mobilizer Platform

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:06:37 +0000

Ustream, the leader in live video, today introduced Ustream Live Mobilizer, a complete customized mobile platform for artists, teams, brands and companies. With its apps available in the iTunes App Store, the Ustream Live Mobilizer platform offers a powerful way to reach mobile consumers and fans through live video, social media integration, seamless content management and monetization tools, plus other engagement and reporting options delivered in real-time.

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powerOne 1.0 Released

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:06:08 +0000

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Pilot Kisses Death On the Lips and Flies Away [Airplanes]

admin — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:06:15 +0000

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First Looks: iHome iP46 Portable Rechargeable Speaker for iPhone + iPod

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:06:42 +0000

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The Spyder III, the World’s Most Powerful Portable Laser, Is a Real Life Lightsaber [Lasers]

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:06:06 +0000

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