apps+tricks+stuff 4 iphoneography

since its not only a camera, iphone is the best camera you can carry around all the time which is great to capture anything instantly. so it has to be super-fast.

i myself got over 3000 photos on my iphone with 165 applications. so sometimes starting camera could take more than 1-2 secs. to fix that, i have found an application called "snappy". unfortunately its on cydia which means you can only get this application on a jailbroken iphone.

snappy basically launches camera super fast which means that aperture animation of iphone camera goes away almost instantly. you can simply have the camera ready in 0.5 secs. plus you can set shortcuts for it via activator (which is also an essential jailbreak app) like launching snappy holding down vol button or holding down status bar, taking photos by pressing vol buttons, these kinds of shortcuts. it also works on ios5, tho works on ios4+ better.



oh btw you can launch the snappy from anywhere even while using an application.

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my photo app folder

you got an iphone, then you know what instagram is. keep reading so you can learn about few apps which will improve your photo experience on iphone.

there are loads of apps to improve, edit, manipulate photos on iphone. most of them are waste of money&time, and useless since most of better apps works as "all in one" and few of them are great. these are the apps im using for editing shots. i will mention some apps i mostly use.

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first of all, a rotating & cropping tool is a must for an instagram user. im using an app called "IGCropRotate" found it on an instagram users profile page. frankly can't remember that guy's name (thank you tho). anyway its quite simple, helps you to rotate and crop photos and opens it directly on instagram so you can upload it easily.

also you can upload your non-square photos with white borders on instagram without sacrificing any part of your photo.

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this app is great. its like a small photoshop where you can remove stuff you don't want in your photo and works like clone tool of photoshop. you gotta watch the video!

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this app will help you to create some DOF on your photo. kinda faking big sensors dof effect. you should watch the video.

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and ofcourse camera+ its a must have.

lots of awesome effects you can use including most common ones like lomo, bw, sephia and stuff.

camera+ ss

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and most stupid yet most useful tripod i made for my iphone. very useful for taking 3+ shots to make hdr's. also helps while using cinemagram and stopmotion. will explain them later.

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new arrivals

sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro + sb600

nikon 35mm f/2.0 @ f/5.6, 1/250 iso100 + sb600

i just can't stop shooting them.

Astrid & Chiyo & Bibi & Scooter (?!)

sigma 70mm macro f/2.8 @ f/7.1 - iso 250, 1/80 + sb600 @1/4.

nikon 35mm f/2 @ f/2.8 iso100 1/200 + sb600 @ 1/8

nikon 35mm f/2 @ f/2.5 iso100 1/60 + sb600 @ 1/2

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peace.

edit: coco rules

nikon 35mm f/8 1/100 + sb600 iso100

nikon 35mm f/3.5 1/125 + sb600 iso 100

thank you bywonderland.com! 

visit for more cute momiji's

new momiji :)

 nikon 35mm f/2 1/160 + SB-600 

nikon 35mm f/7.1 1/80  + SB-600

momiji collection

took these shots at the office with some colored post-it backgrounds. admit it, they look cute!

the almighty nikon d4

nikon's new flagship D4.  the best DSLR that has ever been produced? imo yes.

creating videos with dslr cameras became really popular thus nikon finally made some proper improvements on video recording. this thing can shoot 1080p movies at 30, 25 or 24 frames per second with autofocus and it allows you to change aperture while shooting. Video is mono by default but ofcourse you can plug in some mics to improve sound recording.

higher resolution; 16.2MP CMOS sensor and its new expeed 3 chip offers insane range of ISO;  100-12,800  and extendable from 50 – 204,800.

another great thing about this camera, comes with new carbon fiber shutter so the shutter life is over 400k. (used to be around 150k)

lcd slightly bigger. 3.2"
new focusing system got classic 51 points and 15 of them are cross-type which makes focusing really precise and fast.

it has an ethernet socket! Its just crazy seeing a camera with wireless and ethernet sockets and yes you can reach the camera via wireless without instally any software whatsoever. the web interface allows you to control multiple cameras simultaneously, including the ability to release their shutters simultaneously. you can even autofocus anywhere in the scene, simply by touching your iphone/ipad screen. because this is all web-based, you don't have to be physically close to the camera. and as usual it has GPS chip aswell.

this dslr is just awesome and its price is great too. its just 5800€ ^^ (probably every lens+camera i've ever owned would worth less in total)

and some macro shots

macro photography always interests me but it's hard to find the right stuff to shoot. especially when it comes to nature, you'll have to deal with tiny creepy insects which is really hard for a guy like me who can't get over insect phobia.

got few shots here. i know some are cliche but.. well enjoy.
some d80- some d90

 sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro @f/7.1 iso250 1/640

 sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro @f5.6 iso400 1/800

 sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro @f5.6 iso250 1/400

  sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro @f/7.1 iso320 1/250

   sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro @f/4 iso100 - tripod

  sigma 70mm f/7.1macro @f/4 iso100 - tripod 

 sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro @f11 iso100 - tripod

   sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro @f/2.8 iso400 1/200

keep your shots cleaner than your camera

are you one of those photoshop haters? well you came to right place coz i prefer paint shop pro ^^
jokes aside, there are some ways to take your shots from good to awesome. so are you kind of a person who presents his shots without any post-production or even without any quick photoshop edits whatsoever? well if so, that sucks imo.

iam sure cleaning some unnecessary stuff from your shots wouldn't kill ya. i myself still not great at cleaning up but i usually create whats enuf for me.

check out some shots i got. (after and before cleaning) looks a bit better. wudn't you agree?

sigma 70-200 f2.8 @ f2.8 200mm, iso400 1/200

  it's not that great but still makes your target pop! some clone brushes, usual stuff and extra DOF effect thats all  

sigma 70mm macro f2.8 @ f2.8 iso100, 1/2500

clone brush and usual stuff thats all.

cudn't resist. fish tank 20lt water and sunlight with some reflectors, no fancy stuff.

don't slack and go clean some of your photos. they might look a lot better once you show proper care. peace.