Posts tagged photography
“ While there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see.”
@IGersManila’s Circle of Snapshooters
It’s @IGersManila’s 9th Instameet this Sunday, 27 May 2012, 5:00pm to 8:00pm at CHEF ARCH’S LIME and we’re cooking up some twists on mobile photography. Join us in celebrating Pinoy visual artistry with a toast as all four moderators will be there to welcome you to the Circle of Snapshooters. OPEN TO ALL IGERS, PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
Finally, my Photojojo lenses!
Thanks to Pinky, our friend and fellow @IGersManila moderator who’s based in New York (she’s in the Philippines and will be joining us this weekend) I now have my Photojojo lenses!
I’ve been wanting to get these lenses (US$49 for these set: 2x Telephoto, Fisheye, and Wide Angle/Macro) but shipping is costly. There are other iPhone lenses available locally but more expensive.
If you’re serious about your mobile photography, well I am, these cellphone-accessory-looking thingies are actually pro-like optical glass lenses that extend the power of your camera phone, to help you snap photos that are crisp and clear.
Facebook’s Camera app
A lot of IGers have been wondering what’s going to happen to Instagram - that free photo sharing app for iOS and Android devices that continues to enjoy massive community growth and popularity - now that Facebook snatched it up for a whopping US$1 billion deal. With @IGersManila, we can only think of positive and creative possibilities. But when Facebook released its own Camera app today, there goes the mixed reactions once again, with the big question being “Is Facebook killing Instagram?” Well, I sure don’t think so.
The Facebook Camera app (currently available for iOS devices from the US App Store), lets you snap photos or select current photos from your camera roll and upload them straight to your Facebook account. And it’s no surprise that the app allows you to play around with filters, much like Instagram, before sharing your photos to your timeline.
If you are an IGer, you’d be disappointed to know that the app is not exactly an Instagram replacement - Facebook Camera allows you to upload photos (even batches) and follow your friends’ photo streams, with the filters, cropping and rotating features as added bonus - but that’s it. This will be Facebook’s fourth iOS app (Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Facebook Pages, and now Facebook Camera), it’s as if these social tasks (chat and messaging, page administration, and photos) are so important each need an app of its own. Instagram is not just about the easy and fast interface that got us hooked to photography, it’s the sharing of beautiful stories that built a thriving community of visual storytellers.
So fellow IGers, let’s just keep the good vibes rolling in Instagram. See for yourself if this app is indeed the anti-Instagram.
Instagram and Facebook
Rumors have been floating around since last year that Facebook has been trying to acquire Instagram, now with over 30 million users, and growing rapidly, thanks to its recent release of the Android counterpart app.
This early Tuesday morning (PHT) it’s been confirmed, much to IGers’ mixed reactions, that Facebook has indeed snatched up Instagram for a whopping one billion US dollars. Read the statements from Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram’s Kevin Systrom.
March 11 is Instagram Worldwide Instameet
OPEN TO ALL IGERS
The 8th @IGersManila Manila Instameet and 4th Instagram Worldwide Instameet is on 11 March 2012 4:00PM at the Ayala Triangle Gardens, Ayala Avenue, Makati City.
Register here.
For questions, follow and tag #IGersManila #TheMods in Instagram @cclozano @ipetim @edcalaycay @pinkipop27.
