Friday Finds: Pure Enjoyment

Much to my surprise, this week I've found pure enjoyment in writing blog posts about iphoneography. I've looked forward to it, I've been 'lost' in it, and have even enjoyed doing some research on various apps. I have an assignment, an outline and 30 percent of my writing is already finished. You see my friend Julie Mead from E-Scape and Scrap asked if I'd be interested in helping her do a 30 day app challenge. Oh, how could I turn that down? She wanted to keep it very simple (she's a busy gal), but as we got started we knew it would be a lot of work to produce a post every day for 30 days and cover all the topics and apps we had planned.

My first post was on getting started with Instagram, the second on Camera+ and tomorrow's will be on doing clean edits and Snapseed. Julie's post today is using Hipstamatic and Mystic. Everyday we have a challenge and sometimes a tip. And for you Android users I've included Android alternatives when possible in upcoming posts. If you are so inclined to join us, here is a link to the E-ScapeandScrap Blog. You can hook up with us on Instagram from there too.

Hashtagging in Instagram

Camera+ editing

My latest collage of pumpkins from the past few weeks.

It's been a great week. How has yours been going? Are you a bit interested in learning more about mobile photography? Join us! We are happy to hold your hand through the process.

Linking up with Kim for Friday Finds.

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It's App Happy Wednesday over at Barb's. Come over and check out what everyone's doing on their mobile edits.
A little tour of my Instagram feed the past few days.
I made 2 versions of this in DistressedFx then used a soft light blend mode in Image Blender to achieve this.

If memory serves me right, this was done using Vintique. Although I may have used PicGrunger too.

You'll just have to get used to the all the peony photos this week. Two Snapseed edits of this close up.

Speaking of Snapseed….I couldn't resist this old church done in black and white. My friend just got a best of show with a shot of this church that she HDR-ed. I haven't seen it yet… It's at the Garden and Art Center in the West Texas Photographic Society Show. My track record has been great this past year but I didn't place at all in this one. I got a few oohs and aahs as I turned in my photos and that's enough to spur me on.

And more Snapseed….. There is a 'gasoline' museum halfway between Taos and Santa Fe but it was closed on Sunday when we made the trek. That didn't keep me from getting out and snapping a few.

And what would Mother's Day be without a card with a watercolored peony on it? Waterlogue and Rhonna Designs.

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I have a long to do list with my name on it today, but first I 'must' participate in the first App Happy Wednesday over at Barb's blog, Keeping With the Times. One of my recent favorite photos processed with Waterlogue was this group of antique bicycles at a shop in Fredricksburg. It was conveniently closed when I arrived to the delight of the hubby.

Original

Edited with Snapseed to lighten the shadows and a slight increase of saturation. I was curious to see what a 'flat-looking' image would do. I knew I didn't want the darkness of it in the watercolor.

Waterlogue, Bold setting. Yes, I thought that worked pretty well.

Waterlogue Illustration setting. I definitely like the more colorful one.

Another favorite, the largest most beautiful clematis I've ever seen at the nursery. The setting was Fashionable and Giant. The default is set to medium, but you can get more detail when changing the size settings to giant. Some photos benefit when changing the lightness - darkness setting also. I have a tendency to not play with those so much because my patience runs thin while waiting for the changes to processes. Maybe if I got a newer iPad it would be faster? I need an excuse.

A few more faves all taken on our trip to the hill country of Texas. This sweet kitty hung out at the Herb Farm.

Added a bit of word art and text from Rhonna Designs.

If you haven't been bitten by this bug yet, watch out. It'll get you!

Linking up with Barb!