Photography

Shoot Pictures on Your iPhone and Send Them Directly to Photoshop with Acquire

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated February 18, 2018

Photographers are a finicky bunch. Always editing and always changing images until they get them just right.

Adobe's Photoshop is used for all the heavy lifting, but more and more people are just using an iPhone to take the shots in the first place. We already know just how popular a camera the iPhone 4 is, and that's only going to improve with the release of the iPhone 5.

A new app from FlyingCarLTD aims to help budding photographers and professionals alike, by making the importing of iDevice photos into Photoshop as easy as possible. It's so easy in fact, that you don't even need to think about it...

Sushi! The First Picture Taken on the iPhone 5 Leaks

Alex Heath ∙ Updated August 14, 2017

We know, you're getting sick of the iPhone rumors, too. However, bear with us for a second.

The above photo of delicious sushi was taken on an iPhone 5. Not only that, but the photo in question was taken from inside Apple's headquarters in Cupertino...

Picks of the Week: Photo Stats, PhoneDrive, Match Panic

Alex Heath ∙ Updated February 18, 2018

Every week, iDownloadBlog shows you a selection of app picks that we think are interesting. While we tend to choose apps from the App Store, we occasionally throw in a web or jailbreak app as well. This week, we've got three awesome App Store apps for you to check out. We hope you enjoy this week's picks!

Makayama’s iPad 2 Movie Mount Helps You Shoot Steady Footage On-the-Go

Oliver Haslam ∙ September 4, 2011

We all love the iPhone 4's camera. The iPhone's success as a camera and HD video recorder has been widely observed, with the smartphone topping the chart of used cameras on Flickr.

The problem is that neither the iPad 2's front or rear-facing camera is very good. Yes, they both work for snapping a simple shot here and there, and the front-facing camera does a reasonable job for FaceTime, but that's about it. The iPad's shear size doesn't help its usefulness as a camera, either.

The iDevice accessory and app makers at Makayama have come up with an iPad 2 movie mount that, they claim, will improve the iPad's shot-taking prowess...

CineSkates Camera Sliders Help iPhone Cinematographers Take Time-Lapse Videos

Oliver Haslam ∙ August 28, 2011

If you're a regular reader of iDownloadBlog, chances are you've noticed that we love a good Kickstarter project. The latest iPhone-related project to come across our radar is the CineSkate Slider project.

Using three rollerskate-type fixings, the CineSkates attaches to a tripod and offers a way for photographers and cinematographers to take great movement-based shots, without the need for expensive equipment. And yes, this includes the iPhone, too...

Camera+ Used for Making Singer’s New Album Artwork

Oliver Haslam ∙ August 25, 2011

We already know that Apple's iPhone 4 packs a great camera, and it's been used for filming short films and music videos before now. The latest creative to harness the power of the iPhone is a songer-songwriter who, according to a post on Mashable, has used their trusty handset to snap a photo for a new album's artwork...

POPA Adds Retro Camera Feel to Your iPhone

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

We love taking photos with our iPhones here at iDB. Like just about everyone else, we're already addicted to photo-sharing apps like Instagram and Photovine.

Even though iOS 5 will bring the ability to take photos using the iPhone's volume up button, we're still of the age where we remember the good old polaroids with their huge shutter button, and we have to admit, we do miss it.

There's just something about a big mechanical button for setting free the magic that is a photograph, and that's where the makers of POPA agree with us...

Google Opens Up Photovine App to All Users, Takes on Instagram

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Google's getting all 'social' these days, what with the search outfit taking on Facebook and co with Google+.

The next social app to come out of Google is Photovine, which is available for iOS devices right now after a previous beta-only period, and the photography app promises to give Instagram a run for its money...

Instagram Celebrates 150 Million Photos, 15 Uploaded Each Second

Oliver Haslam ∙ August 7, 2011

Instagram, possibly the most loved iPhone app of its generation, has reached the rather impressive figure of 150 million photos uploaded, according to the app's developers.

The app's 7 million users have reached the milestone by uploading 1.3 million images each and every day, which works out to 15 photos per second.

That's a lot of photos...

CellScope Accessory Turns iPhone into Microscope

Cody Lee ∙ Updated October 16, 2017

The iPhone accessory arena has to be one of the largest in all of electronics. iDevice add-ons enable your gadgets to do anything from receive TV broadcasts to detecting cataracts, and everything in between.

Now we can add the CellScope to the iPhone's list of interesting attachments. TUAW highlights the accessory, which turns your iPhone 4's camera into a microscope...

The Original iPhone Film Festival

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Do you enjoy making movies with your iPhone? (No, not those kinds of movies.) Well, there's a new contest going on for all of you budding Steven Spielbergs out there.

The Original iPhone Film Festival is in full swing and is accepting entries from anyone with an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. Think you have what it takes to win? Hit the jump for contest details and prize information...