The Cloud storage business has been heating up–and even more so now with the imaging world. Amazon previously allowed Android users to acces their photos via their Cloud Drive, but now iOS devices can do the same thing. To start, you’ll get 5GB for free and those images can be easily shared through Facebook or other apps but for $10 a year you’ll get 20GB, and if you choose to fork over $500 you’ll get 1TB.
It’s almost like a Dropbox competitor as many Android users already have Dropbox uploaded to their mobile devices as a stock app.
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Ready to collectively groan? Snoop Lion (formerly known as Snoop Dogg) has decided that it’s time for him to cash in on the photography business. In order to do that, he made an app: and called it Snoopify. No, it doesn’t involve Snoopy. But what it does is gives you filters and layovers (stickers) to make you look like his own vision of Grand Theft Auto Vice City. Then the user can share the images to their favorite social media network to show all their friends how big of a tool they are. Some of the stickers are hilariously stereotypical.
The app comes with a selection of stickers for free, while supplemental packs will cost you $1 a piece. You can download Snoopify for free on both the iTunes App Store and Google Play. But check out some of the sample images below.
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Today, Helmut launched as a free download in the Android store in its Beta production phase. Helmut is a new app that is touted as being a great way to scan your old film images and has already won an award. To take the best advantage of this app, it is highly recommended that one uses a lightbox. However, there have been DIY hacks involving Macro lenses and flashes before. For this quick test, we used an iPad Mini and a MacBook Pro Retina display.
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Word has been circulating in some circles that Apple has courted Leica and Carl Zeiss for the next iteration of the iPhone. Recognizing the Android takeover and rise of Samsung as the smartphone powerhouse, Apple is taking great pains to make sure its next device will hit the ground running. The Leica-Zeiss rumor runs counter to Apple’s track record of guiding the market, rather than innovating within it as Samsung has done and continues to do. While we were initially skeptical, the evidence seems rather compelling that the next iPhone will be the brainchild of a team effort. Head on past the break for the full report.
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Photojojo is arguably the gatekeeper of all that is fun in the photo world. And by holding true to that tradition, the company is today announcing their brand new Pocket Spotlight. As you can see, it is an LED light panel that mounts into the headphone jack of your phone to illuminate your subject. They’re specifically targeting it at iPhoneographers in the language specifically citing how flash can be too harsh.
Funny enough, LED panels are more used in the video world–such as the TorchLED from Switronix.
For a cool $30, you too can look like a tool to your friends with the Pocket Spotlight. They’re available for iPhones, iPods, iPads, Android tablets and Android phones.
I would call timelapses a fad, but these tend to go away after some time. People have been pushing the envelope for quite some time now with some amazing short films. Some of which has created big stars like Tom Lowe and his forum. Getting started with a timelapse is a daunting task that can include just a still camera or many moving parts.
I’m here to talk about my experience with TriggerTrap which gives most cameras the ability to do a timelapse. TriggerTrap is essentially a team up between a great mobile app and a cable which connects your camera to your phone. Lets see what Triggertrap can do for you.
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