iPhone Portraiture

Jeff

 

I have been using my iPhone for portraits for quite some time, mostly using the application Hipstamatic as well as various other iPhone camera applications.

My favorite Hipstamatic lens and film combination is the JohnS lens with Kodot Grizzled film. I enjoy the softness of this combination and the way it renders the face. Additionally I like using this in low light situations as in the portrait of Jeff posted today which was done in a hallway in the Tropicana Hotel Theater.

As most of you know I process images in any was that gets them to what I am seeing - this one is no different - I used NIK Snapseed and Old Photo Pro on the iPad and then transferred the image to my laptop and made some global adjustments using NIK Color EFX Pro4 before making local adjustments in Photoshop CS6.

Give it a try - you might like the results....

PS: This lens and film combo works well for landscape, including panorama images and street photography.

Dancing with the Stars

Janette and Armen, Viennese Waltz

It's a two show Sunday here in Vegas at Dancing with the Stars - not much time to play with images today so here are a few of my favorites from the past few week.....

Tony and Iveta doing the Cha Cha

Female Troupe

Mermaid Parade

Mermaid Parade, Coney Island

One of my favorite events is only 7 weeks away, the annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade. So, of course I went back in my archives and found today's posted image. I always felt this image had a semi-religious feel and did some additional processing on her eyes to further create that illusion.

That being said this is the 30th anniversary of the parade. The date this year is June 23rd and it is marked in red on my calendar.....Always a fun time - only in New York kids....And don't forget Coney Island is the home of Nathan's World Famous Hot Dogs....

 

Dance, Illustration

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'Never mind the heat

Comin' off the street

She wants to party

She wants to get down

All she wants to do is

All she wants to do is dance'.........Danny Kortchmar

Diner......

Diner, Upstate, New York

  'No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen'..............Minor White

 

Sometimes you simply have to be there.......you just never know..... 

The Road and the Sky.....

'I'm just rolling away from yesterday
Behind the wheel of a stolen Chevrolet
I'm going to get a little higher
And see if I can hot-wire reality'...Jackson Browne

Reynisdrangar, Vik, Iceland

'You don't take a good photograph, you make it'.......Ansel Adams

Dancing with the Stars, Lindy Hop

The Lindy Hop

Still in Vegas and still making images of Dancing with the Star at the fabulous Tropicana Hotel.

The Lindy Hop was probably started in Harlem, circa 1920/30's. Based on tap, jazz and Charleston the Lindy Hop eventually evolved into the jitterbug which became somewhat famous during the heyday of American Bandstand...

If you happen to be in Vegas stop by and say hello.......The show will be at The Tropicana until July 7....

Vintage Gas Pumps

Vintage Gas Pumps, Indiana

As of late I have been processing my iPhone Photography images using NIK software in Photoshop CS6-Beta. Additionally I use use Snapseed for the Mac quite a bit.

The image today, Vintage Gas Pumps was made using ProHDR and processed using this workflow - iPhone iMage moved over to the Mac and processed using Color EFX 4, Snapseed and Viveza along with curves and sharpening in Photoshop CS6-Beta. I find this opens an entirely new vision for my images and will continue to explore this post-processing technique.

Lake Powell

Lake Powell

Last Tuesday I stopped by Lake Powell on the way to the Valley of Fire....Arrived at the Lake about 3PM and had to deal with very hazy light but really enjoyed the juxtaposition of the water against the sky and mountains. Made a few exposures before moving on and today finally was able to find a few minutes to process.

Valley of Fire, Nevada

Valley of Fire, Nevada

'The poetry of the earth is never dead'.......John Keats

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

Been quite a while since I last posted. Have been in Las Vegas producing a live show for Dancing with the Stars which will sit at the Tropicana Hotel Theater until July 7. The days have been long and the show finally opened last night....Naturally I got the cameras out and made a few images - this is one from the opening number in the show....Viva Las Vegas....stay tuned -more to follow...