Friday Favorites No. 7

Last weekend we jetted off to Philadelphia to visit my son and his family.  My granddaughter was going to be celebrating her 4th birthday.  I got over the fear of flying that I’ve had for the past few years, and am pleased to say it was a pleasant experience!
Here are some of my favorite captures from our visit. 

Westin Hotel – Los Angeles (Above)
App Recipe:  Shot with ProCamera.  Edited with Afterfocus, Snapseed

Philadelphia Airport (Above)
App Recipe:  Shot with ProCamera.  Edited with Painteresque, PS Express, Snapseed, Photocopier, Iris Photo Suite

Los Angeles Airport (Above)
App Recipe:  Shot with ProCamera.  Edited with Snapseed

Sleepers on a Plane (Above
App Recipe: Shot with ProCamera. Edited with Snapseed

Airplane Food (Above)
App Recipe: Shot with ProCamera. Edited with Simply B&W, Snapseed

Philadelphia Bridge (Above)
App Recipe:  Shot with ProCamera.  Edited with Snapseed, AHDR

Tunnel to ? (Above)
App Recipe:  Shot with ProCamera.  Edited with Snapseed

We visited the site of my son’s wedding seven years ago, Bryn Athyn Cathedral (Above)
App Recipe:  Shot with TrueHDR.  Edited with Snapseed

Inside Bryn Athyn Cathedral (Above)
App Recipe:  Shot with ProCamera.  Edited with Snapseed

Donnette, Tour Guide at Bryn Athyn Cathedral (Above)
App Recipe:  Shot with ProCamera.  Edited with Simply B&W, Snapseed

Quinn and Harper (Above)
App Recipe:  Shot with ProCamera.  Edited with Art Maestro, Sketch Club, iDarkroom, Snapseed

Daddy and Daughter Fishing (Above)  Does anyone else hear the Andy Griffith Show theme song?
App Recipe:  Shot with ProCamera.  Edited with Snapseed

Quinn (Above)
App Recipe: Shot with ProCamera. Edited with Snapseed

Mushrooms for “Bunny” – my grandma name (Above)
App Recipe: Shot with ProCamera. Edited with Snapseed

The Mantis (Above)
App Recipe:  Shot with Olloclip using ProCamera.  Edited with Snapseed

Frog on a Lily pad (Above)  He’s in heaven with all those bugs!
App Recipe: Shot with ProCamera. Edited with Snapseed
I didn’t shoot the image below, but had to include it so you could see the best part of our visit – sharing time with our sweet granddaughters!

App Recipe: Shot with ProCamera. Edited with Snapseed

A Second Interview Published on The App Whisperer

I’m very honored to have another featured interview posted today on The App Whisperer.  This interview focuses more on the photographic process and the subjects I choose to capture.  I hope you’ll hop over to Joanne’s site and have a look. 

But don’t stop there, be sure to explore The App Whisperer for some great info on mobile photography and apps!

Apps that help you tag your Instagram Photos

Love Instagram but not sure how to tag your images?  Here are a couple of apps that provide a set of tags you can copy and paste to add to your Instagram gallery photos!

The first is TagsForLikes which is currently FREE for a Limited Time.  You can select from Tag Categories including Popular, Nature, Animals, Art, Urban, Travel, etc.  It’s easy to copy and paste right into your Instagram comments.  It really does help increase your exposure and after all we’re on Instagram to share, right?

 

The other app I use for tagging is Instatag ($0.99).  You can choose from trending tags, popular tags, predefined tagging categories or even create your own tags and add individually.  You can also save tags in groupings to use over and over again! 

 

 

Happy tagging – see you on Instagram @gericentonze!

Dilshad Corleone–Street Photography Perfected!

If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll notice that I’m partial to street photography.  One of the first iPhone photographers I discovered was Richard Koci Hernandez.  It’s no wonder that I was drawn to the work of Dilshad Corleone who credits Koci as an early influence on his work.
Dilshad better known as @italianbrother on Instagram goes where few dare to go… directly in front of people on the street to capture them head on.  He admits his boldness almost got him stabbed as he approached an elderly man in Naples this past summer.  The man came after him with a knife, but he did manage to capture the photo below before making his getaway!


Dilshad’s mobile photography journey began only a few months ago when he was roaming the internet and found a 5-week iPhoneography course.  The course began with an interview with Richard Koci Hernandez and that video prompted the beginning of his journey to want to go out and “snap the world”. 
Dilshad, born in Somalia of Italian and Indian origins, has lived in various cities around the world and now resides in London.  (I’m very jealous of the fact that he has a bustling city filled with people at his disposal!)  You would guess with the beautiful composition of his images that he made the transition from traditional to mobile photographer, but a cell phone is the only camera he has ever owned! 
What does Dilshad love to capture?  “The grunge, the dirt, the grit, the unspoken London, the untold London. I see, I shoot and I go! I don't think much, it's more off a gut feeling... difficult to analyze, very much like when you fall in love and you feel the butterflies, yes, that is exactly how I feel when I see something that I want to shoot. iPhoneography and street photography has given me the power to tell my stories, what I see and what touches me!” 
As far as favorite apps, Dilshad is partial to Camera+, Snapseed, Big Lens, PhotoToaster, lo-mob, Qbro, AfterFocus, Noir Photo.  (2 of those were new to me, so of course you know I headed to the App Store to purchase).
Without further ado, let me share with you the bold, beautiful and breathtaking images of Dilshad Corleone!  The image below and many others featured here each have a story to go along with them.  I will be working on a featured conversation with Dilshad for JUXT to explore the stories behind the images later this month.  (Captions below from Dilshad’s Instagram gallery).

Hannah and Tommy (above)

“I’m telling you!!!  I swear on my grandfather’s soul!!!  It was not my fault!!!  Yeah…whatever.” (above)

A legend, an institution of London's underground! Gregg's the name and when you are passing by, stop to say hi! (above)

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality . Wake Up and Live! - Bob Marley  (above)

Waking up from the dead...One day I know I will end up in a whole lot of trouble.... Until then I'll keep snapping...(above)

I'm back! (above)


What is he carrying in that bag? (above)

What is she thinking of? (above)

What is life?  If not only a walk towards the unknown (above)

Spot the differences... The underground uniting us all! (above)

Lenka's first day in this country... So many hopes, so many dreams... (above)

In the name of the Father... (above)

The young and the old two hats and two stories... (above)

Dilshad’s work will be on exhibit at the Vyner Studio this weekend (in East London).
Find Dilshad:  Flickr / Instagram / Facebook

All images in this feature are copyrighted property of Dilshad Corleone published on iART CHRONiCLES with the consent of the artist.

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Friday Favorites No. 6

Here are my favorite edits for the week – I’m having fun trying different apps and also seeing what I can do with just one app.  There are infinite possibilities!

Portrait of a Young Woman (Above)
App Recipe: ProCamera, iColorama, Blur FX, Pic Grunger, Dynamic Light, Lenslight, Sketch Club, Snapseed

Night in California (Above)
App Recipe: Shot with Slow Shutter Cam Edited with PS Express, King Camera, Alien Sky, Lenslight


Portrait of a Young Man (Above)
App Recipe: Shot with ProCamera Edited with Snapseed, Artist’s Touch, Modern Grunge HD, Sketch Club

Jump for Joy (Above)
App Recipe: Shot with Fast Camera Edited with Snapseed, Artist’s Touch, Iris Photo Suite

Elderly Couple on a Sunday Drive (Above)
App Recipe: Shot with ProCamera Edited with Snapseed, Sketch Club, Pic Grunger

Full Moon in California (Above)

App Recipe: Shot with ProCamera Edited with Simply BandW, PS Express, Image Blender, Scratch Cam FX
App Recipe: Shot with ProCamera Edited with PS Express, Sketch Club, Iris Photo Suite, Snapseed

Briana (Above)
App Recipe:  Shot with ProCamera. Edited with Snapseed, Glaze, Sketch Club, Pic Grunger, Luminance

Abstract Light Painting (Above)
App Recipe Shot with SlowShutter Edited with Glaze, Snapseed, Sketch Club

Bath Towel (Above)
App Recipe: Shot with AfterFocus  Edited with Simply BandW, Snapseed, Sketch Club

Red Rose (Above)
App Recipe:  Shot with Procamera. Edited with Painteresque, PS Express, iDarkroom

Coming Soon to the App Store–Gridditor

Looks what’s coming to the App store tomorrow (according to the Gridditor site)

Oh, I can’t wait for this one!

Developer Description:  Gridditor makes photo editing faster and more creative by showing you filters in combinations you may not expect. The highly visual interface gives 49 thumbnails at a time to choose from, made of different combinations and strengths of a chosen four filters.

Free for a Limited Time–Fotofitti and Instant110 Apps!

Grab ‘em while they’re FREE!

First FREEBIE is Fotofitti. 

 

 

 

Another temporarily FREE app is Instant110.