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iOS 16 update goes wrong, should Apple make it better?

I tried updating my iPhone to iOS 16 yesterday, but it didn’t go so well, the update bricked my iPhone, it was just flashing the Apple logo on a black screen every 20 seconds or so, stuck in a boot loop and then I had nearly three hours of

Time to go Pro? The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max are here!

The new iPhone 14 range was launched yesterday, including the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus but let's talk about the Pro models and whether one of them should be your next phone. I didn't watch the keynote live, I find them a bit cringe-inducing, but I did catch up

Pixelmator Photo app goes subscription, is anyone surprised?

I have written about Pixelmator Photo before and how it was an example of a successful one-time purchase app model but no longer, subscriptions have been introduced today and can anyone blame them? How is Pixelmator making any money? Subscriptions vs. One-Time Purchase!Photo related apps on the iPhone and

The Gallery - Elizabeth line

The Elizabeth line is one of the most interesting things to happen to London in ages, here is a photo essay, just me and my iPhone on the opening day of the new Elizabeth line, 24 May 2022 and of course, I took plenty of photos! The idea is to

Glass Photography Community Review – The best Instagram alternative?

While Instagram continues to sabotage itself, the Glass app is a promising alternative for photo sharing, which is available on iPhone and iPad. Lets's dig in and see what Glass is all about and who it is for exactly. I’ll say upfront, that Glass isn’t free, there is

Nception photo and video app review – the multiverse in your pocket!

Not all photo editing apps are about filters, Nception is a reality-changing app that can bend time and space, read on for my review of this app. Though really meant for video, I use Nception mostly for photos, where it can bend and fold elements of the photo into one

Capture One for iPad released, Camera+ goes subscription and the VSCO fiasco

Here is a bit of an iPhone Photography app roundup with some news that caught my attention over the last few weeks. We’ll dive into Capture One, one of the best desktop photo editors out there, now on the iPad, who the app is for exactly and whether it’

Everything you need to know about Capture One for iPad

Capture One is often considered the best alternative to Lightroom and Photoshop on the desktop, the iPad version is out soon, let's see what it’s all about, is it the perfect photo editing app or are there better alternatives in the mobile photography space, we’ll cover new release

Let's talk about the iPhone 14 Cameras! Do megapixels matter?

It’s only May 2022 but we already know a lot about the iPhone 14 models, let's dig in, especially about that 48 MP camera, what it might mean and if it will be enough of a reason to upgrade. We’ll also look at a competing phone that recently

Turn your iPhone photos into infrared wonders with the RNI Aero App

Infrared can give photos an otherworldly, way out there look, when shooting with a unique film or camera but you can achieve something similar with an app on your iPhone, which we will take a closer look at, with some examples. The Kodak Aerochrome infrared film dates back to the

Free VSCO app users upset with losing photo editing features

VSCO is a popular mobile photo editor app that can be used at no cost but recent reports suggest some free features have now been paywalled. While a subscription unlocks everything in the app as you’d imagine, there have been people using the free features for years, that now

Capture One for iPad is here!

It’s a good day for mobile photography with the beta release of Capture One for iPad. Capture One is a professional grade program for editing photos, that’s been around for ages on Mac and PC but now it has made its way to iPad, which is "truly made

Checking in on Hipstamatic, the OG iPhone photo filters app!

Hipstamatic was a pioneer of iPhoneography but has it since gone the way of YouTube Rewind or is it still thriving? Winner of the first iPhone App of the Year award all the way back in 2010, Hipstamatic was competing with Instagram for a while, until Facebook got their chequebook

How is Pixelmator making any money? Subscriptions vs. One-Time Purchase!

Photo related apps on the iPhone and iPad aren’t always cheap, they can be subscription-based, sometimes with also a one-time purchase option, such as Halide or more increasingly those that only come with a subscription offering such as VSCO. Then there are limited free trials or freemium apps, where

Filmroll - Vintage Camera App for iPhone Review

There are many retro-inspired film photo camera apps, today we are going to look at one of them, Filmroll! I’ll go through some of the features, what I like about the app and some examples. You can use Filmroll [https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/filmroll-vintage-camera/id1445858252] as a

Darkroom 6 update review

I was excited to see the latest Darkroom update released, with a major new feature, masking now available. Here is a quick review, I am still learning how to use masking and just as importantly when to use it, so these are my initial impressions, with more to come. Darkroom

Does the iPhone need a separate Pro Camera App?

Is it time for Apple to develop a dedicated iPhone Pro Camera app, that is different from the main app, to better support enthusiast photography? Here I’ll suggest they do but let's start with what a Pro Camera App shouldn’t do. These are the features that make the

Why I Stopped using the Halide Camera App

I am going to make this a shorter post about why I don’t trust Halide and have stopped using the app, shorter because I’ll never get around to writing it otherwise but understand it’s based on years of experience on a few different iPhones, most recently on

Should you buy the new iPhone SE? The reviews are in!

The 3rd generation iPhone SE 2022 has been released, is this the perfect small phone, what about the photography features, let’s see what some of the reviews say and I’ll add some of my own commentary. I have already covered some of the basics with the iPhone SE

Is this the most important iPhone Camera setting - High Efficiency or Most Compatible?

This setting still catches people out but it can have a big effect when sharing photos taken with an iPhone or using them elsewhere. Let’s dig into what High Efficiency or Most Compatible actually means and why you should care. This iPhone camera setting controls the format of your

Is the iPhone SE the biggest bargain for mobile photography?

If photography is important to you on a smartphone, is the new iPhone SE third generation the best bang for the buck? What about Android, are there better options instead? Let’s find out, though this will vary depending on where you are and local prices! If you are not

What iPhone photography skill level are you? Test yourself here!

What would it take to better your iPhone photography skills? Here I outline five levels, depending on how much experience people have. It is somewhat arbitrary, I have just grouped these in a way that makes sense to me and what I have learned. This may provide a few tips

RNI Films App Subscription

One of the best film emulation photo apps, RNI Films, was upgraded recently but it didn’t quite go according to plan, where does this leave Really Nice Images and should you look elsewhere for retro-inspired photo filters on the iPhone? The RNI Films app is available on iPhone and

Halide Macro Mode First Look

Having tried out the new Macro Mode in the Halide app, though it takes some patience, the results are good, admittedly this is on an iPhone 13 Pro, with the latest camera tech, but the feature is available on previous iPhone models too. My first impression on using Macro in

Is Halide worth it?

If you saw the news about Halide bringing a Macro Mode to all iPhones, then you looked at the price, you may have been confused, after reading six pages of comments on MacRumors there were lots of different opinions, many of them seem to misunderstand what the app was about.