iphoneography – Page 86

Wow, did I really forget to post last week’s ‘Week In Review’ on Sunday? Sorry about that… Here are a couple recent posts on the site that deserve your attention if you haven’t already taken a look:

Photos: The Crystal Method (DJ Set), DJ Kos & Erik Lobe @ Knitting Factory Concert House

Photos: 1st Annual Pinup Contest @ The Underground

Also, the Instagram habit is still going strong. We held our own judging for the recent 1st Annual Pinup Contest @ The Underground using Instagram likes as votes and here are the winners:

Third Place Winner

Second Place Winner

First Place Winner

…and here’s the rest:

2012-01-15 Good Morning!

2012-01-15 #edit_me_flower @edit_me contest entry

2012-01-15 OK, here's my Real #edit_me_flower @edit_me entry -- Please double-tap and show some <3

2012-01-15 Now that the Packers lost... who's ready to cheer for the 49'ers with me?!

2012-01-15 I am superior sir, in many ways..

2012-01-16 Fear and Loathing in Reno

2012-01-16 Mid-Store Ferris Wheel

2012-01-16 My sparkly, bubbly and wrapped in white wife

2012-01-18 My contribution to the #edit_me_sea contest by @edit_me ... whaddaya think?

2012-01-19 Photo Pass Affixation ... @crystalmethod

2012-01-20 A quick entry for the #dirtybird_rebels challenge

2012-01-20 Lagunitas Sucks Holiday Leftovers Ale

2012-01-20 Go follow this awesome brand-new IG'er @sprflykitty

2012-01-20 Indoor Full Moon Dance Party with @crystalmethod

2012-01-22 The @crystalmethod at @knitreno -- Divided By Night

2012-01-22 Tweekend Edit for Instagram

2012-01-23 That's The Name of the Game @crystalmethod #photo #edit

2012-01-24 Can't You Trip Like I Do? @crystalmethod @knitreno

2012-01-25 Worship The Sun @crystalmethod @knitreno

2012-01-26 Don't Lose Your Edge @crystalmethod @knitreno

2012-01-26 Last Week's #cloudporn = Today's #Instagram post

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Reno Santa Pub Crawl 2011 Flyer

With 7000-8000 in expected attendance, I was on the fence as to whether or not I would be bringing my Nikon D7000 camera along for an evening of Ho Ho Ho’ing in downtown Reno for the 2011 Reno Santa Pub Crawl. Well, I decided against it, having recently picked up an iPhone 4S and not wanting to trust thousands of drunk Santas (myself not excluded) with the well-being of my relatively expensive gear. The iPhone 4S (fitted with Power Support USA anti-glare (front) / crystal (back) screen protectors) fit snugly in my front pocket and required a much less demanding schedule of maintenance on this alcohol-centered outing than the bulky DSLR would’ve any day of the week; and with the newly re-designed camera in-tow, I felt pretty darn confident with this as my go-to shooter of the evening … even if I wasn’t fitted with the freshest iPhone lenses from Photojojo.

For most (I believe all except for the screen capture of the map) of the shots seen in this post (and recently in my Instagram feed), I used iOS 5’s HDR setting when shooting the originals and began the editing process by combining the HDR image + the non-HDR (original) image in iCameraHDR. The process continues in either TiltShiftGen, FX Photo Studio or picfx before finishing color and style and importing to Camera+ for part one of the border creation (round edges on a landscape-shaped image). Part two of border creation (placing a non-square image neatly within the confines of a square) takes place in Squaready and the photos are (finally) uploaded to Instagram (no filter) in the format seen below. This process was beyond horrendous using my previous device (iPhone 3G) and took nearly 15 minutes per photo. With the iPhone 4S’ A5 processor stepping up to the plate here in late 2011, this process can now be completed in 5 minutes or less … which means more time for prancing around downtown Reno with our hypercolor plastic glasses and Santa hats!

Memorable Highlights: Santa’s Package Package at Strega Bar, Tortilla Toss under the Reno arch at midnight, BBQ + Hot Wings at Men Wielding Fire

In short, we had a blast … and will be back next year for more festive celebration!