civilized ku # 5080 / the new snapshot # 61-63 ~ it's an addiction

rockers / Sunday AM light ~ Au Sable Forks, NY - Adirondack PARK (embiggenable)

Previously, I had mentioned that a juried exhibition possibilty, iPhone picture making, has presented itself. It is also well worth mentioning that the regional (to include Canada) PBS (Public Broadcasting Station) has shown a more than passing interest in making a one-time program about my the new snapshot work.

While the program would showcase my pictures, it would also be a an overview of the history of snapshot picture making and a primer on the picture making possibilities and techniques of the iPhone (or similar device). I, of course (drawing upon my experience as writer / producer / director and on-air host of the PBS series Adirondack Outdoors), would be the writer / on-air host / narrator of the program and, most likely, its co-producer / director.

iMo, a great / intersting project to add to my regular picture making activities.

the new snapshot # 58-60 ~ flora edition

As I have been making my the new snapshot pictures, I knew it was only a matter of time until an iPhone picture juried exhibition opportunity would appear. Lo and behold, it appeared today in my email inbox.

I have until August 21st to decide what to submit and, to be honest, the submissions may or may not be just the new snapshot pictures or they might be some other iPhone technique variation. The only restriction for submissions is that the pictures be made and processed on the iPhone (or other such cell phone). Consequently, I have some time to screw around (iPhone picture making wise) to experiment with some different referents and techniques.

Looking forward to it. And, over the next day or two, I'll have more info on the exhibition for anyone who might be interested in submitting pictures.

the new snapshot # 52-57 ~ 70 years under my belt

Haven't been around the blog for a while because, begining last Thrsday, I have had an extended birthday week - big party last weekend with 60 friends, family and neighbors and extended stays by a few. Good time had by all.

During that time I have been making lots of the new snapshot pictures in addition to dinking beer and scotch and smoking cigars. However, life has returned to nearly "normal" so I am back in the blogging saddle once again. And, I will be working on refining my the new snapshot picture M.O.

Ever onward.

civilized ku # 5077-79 / the new snapshot # 50-51 ~ what's not to like?

iPhone 7 Plus camera module picture

watering pail ~ Au Sable Forks, NY (embiggenable)

coffee cans ~ Au Sable Forks, NY (embiggenable)

Atlantic Ave. ~ Brooklyn, NY (embiggenable)

Some might think that I have gone completely over to the iPhone camera module for my picture making. While it is true that I have made approximately 180 the new snapshot pictures over the last 30 days or so, my "real" cameras have not been sitting idly by pining for the touch of my shutter release finger.

In fact, some of my the new snapshot pictures have started out as picture files from one of my "real" cameras before undergoing a the new snapshot transmutation via my the new snapshot simulation picture processing workflow. However, as atested to by the 3 civilized ku pictures in this entry, I still continue to make civilized ku / ku pictures with my "real" cameras

All of that written, I would be fooling myself (and you) if I did not admit to being totally smitten by the fact that, as on Saturday last when I gave my iPhone to a friend who made a picture of me and my good friend at his retirement / 70th birthday party - my 70th birthday party is this Saturday - immediately after which I processed it on the iPhone and uploaded it to Instagram. Within 5 minutes of the upload, the picture was "liked" by our mutual friend, Guiliano, who lives in Italy.

The total time from the making of the picture to its first "like" on Instagram (from across the Atlantic Ocean) was approximately 10 minutes, 15 minutes at the most. That, my dear friends, is quite simply amazing.

What's not to be smitten about?

civilized ku # 5076 / the new snapshot 46-49 ~ barrel full of monkeys fun

sunset / back porch ~ Au Sable Forks, NY - in the Adirondack Park (embiggenable)

All pictures made with iPhone 7 Plus camera module, processed using the Snapseed app and Polaroid border with tape and caption created with the Polamatic app. Although ...

... in fact, 1 picture - the rainbow picture - was made with an iPhone 6 camera module in the hands of the wife while I was preoccupied driving the car and using the iPhone 7 Plus (affixed to the dashboard) to get us to our destination.