The Whole Story - Photo by Joel Adam

This week's image is by the very talented Joel Adam. This is Joel's second Whole Story feature. His first can be viewed here. 

For a chance to be featured just tag your Instagram mobile photos with the hashtag #the_whole_story.

The Photograph

I'm not sleepy © Joel Adam

The Whole Story by Joel Adam

This photo was taken with ProCamera using it's timer feature.  I took two shots with me in different positions and masked/layered through Image Blender.  I then used iColorama's Shatter brush #33 to paint across the head and neck.  Snapseed was used for the "grunge", and Mextures' grain layer "1970". Finally the image was made black and white using VSCO Cam's "X3" preset, along with some slight sharpening, and fading.   After completion it reminded me of someone who just crossed paths with The Headless Horseman, hence the title "I'm not sleepy".  Kind of a play on words with my Instagram username "asleepundercolumnsovlight".  

The Photographer

I'm originally from Illinois but now reside in Louisiana with my wife and son. By day I'm a logistics coordinator for the US Army, and a mobile arts enthusiast the rest of the time. I've always been in touch with the arts in one form or another, mostly culinary and music, but it wasn't until I purchased an iPhone that I really developed a passion for mobile artistry. My work has been featured on many curated mobile photography sites and I was fortunate enough to have it displayed in the 2012 LA Mobile Arts Festival. 

Find Joel: Flickr / iphoneart / AMPt / Backspaces / EyeEm / We Are JUXT

Apps Mentioned:

ProCamera

Image Blender

iColorama

Snapseed

Mextures

VSCO Cam

The Whole Story–Photo by Joel Adam

As a parent, I've had moments like these but wasn't smart enough to document them.  Joel Adam has captured a pivotal time in his son's life and I'm happy to share The Whole Story. 

If you’d like to submit a photo and have a chance to be featured, you can find the details here.

 

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The Photograph

The Whole Story

I had just got home from work to find that my son had torn down his swing set. As one can imagine, I was upset. Reason one being that I built the swing set for him when he was 6 yrs. old. I hold on to memories you see, and the chances of me tearing it down was slim to none. Reason two is the fact that my son is 13 and what in his right mind gave him the idea that he could do any demolition work without consulting his father first?  When asking him why he tore it down he said "Dad, I'm not a kid anymore".  At that point my anger turned to sadness. My son will always be that kid who would jump off the swing when he felt it was high enough, and liked to run up the slide instead of going down it. 

The Photographer

Joel Adam – I'm originally from Illinois but now reside in Louisiana with my wife and son. By day I'm a logistics coordinator for the US Army, and a mobile arts enthusiast the rest of the time. I've always been in touch with the arts in one form or another, mostly culinary and music, but it wasn't until I purchased an iPhone that I really developed a passion for mobile artistry.  

Find Joel :  Twitter / Flickr / iPhoneArt / AMPt / Backspaces / EyeEm

Portrait Taking Tips on Juxt!

Passion for Portraiture? Tips to get you started by Geri Centonze

As a former sketch card and portrait artist, I am drawn to portrait photography and wanted some tips from a few of my favorite mobile photographers for producing beautiful portraits using a smartphone.  I’ve gathered their advice along with some stunning samples of their work.  Photographers featured are both hobbyists and professionals from around the globe- Geri @gericentonze

Join Geri and a host of other artists as they sit down and talk candidly about taking portraits. Contributors to this article include Anthony Ginns @ginza (EyeEm), Bret Pemelton @recoveringmusician, Patrick St-Hilaire @blacksmithpat, Joel Adam @asleepundercolumnsovlight (Flickr), Crystal Spellman @faithmichael, Louise Fryer @loufryer, Paula Gardener @jahsharn (EyeEm) and Nei Cruz @n_cruz Click the link in our profile to read through fantastic tips from an awesome group of people.

Click the image below to read the feature on We Are Juxt!