The emphasis at this year's MacWorld was definitely on iPhone photography or, iPhoneography. At the end of this post I will list the Apps that were mentioned...there are lots. The best presentation was made by Jonathan Marks, who, on Tuesday, February 5th, presented at Exeter in assembly. Jonathan commented that "it's about making images," keeping a visual journal, and less about the camera and more about your vision, your view of the world around you. On how to process photos, Jonathan commented, "see clearly, compose wildly, shoot respectfully, focus selectively, crop consciously, and process lovingly."
My feelings on iPhone photography mirror my feelings about eBook readers. Regarding eBooks, the goal is to get people to read. If Nooks, iPads, or Kindles help to get more people to read more, that's a good thing. The same true is for iPhone photography. Here the goal is for people to be more aware of their surroundings, be more creative, and be more expressive. Again, if the iPhone makes this easier, that's a good thing. The iPhone has a very good camera in it and it's always available. Shoot freely!
At the CUE (Computer Using Educators) Apple Educators' Showcase, it was stated that "the future of learning is creating your own textbooks with iBooks Author." Electronic books, ebooks, can bring content to life for students.
Robert Craven, head of technology for the Fullerton, CA school district stated that "kids are digital from a very young age." He also cited a quote from Paul Houston, "Everyone wants education to be better but nobody wants education to be different." To emphasize his call for radical change, he cited Sir Ken Robinson's TED talk, "Reform (in education) is no use anymore because that is simply improving a broken model." Mr. Craven went on to tell teachers in attendance to encourage students to learn effective communication of knowledge through the use of 21st century tools.
Ted Lai, Apple Education Development Executive, quoted John Dewey, "If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our students of tomorrow." He emphasized that technology is not a substitute for what we already do and, further, pointed out that education is one of the few fields in which people can say no to technology. He asked those in the audience to imagine going to an eye doctor who didn't "believe in technology" for laser surgery.
Here I will list some of the photography Apps that were highlighted. There are many more and I encourage you to simply google iPhone photography Apps. Don't go crazy, pick a few and master them.
ProCamera
Camera Plus Pro
Slow Shutter
Hipstamatic
Filterstorm
Dynamic Light
Photo FX
PhotoForge2
Snapseed
Pic Grunger
Scratch Cam
TiltShift
Blur FX
TimeLapse
Diptic
Bleach Bypass
Photo Manager Pro
Photogene
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