Photo-Related iPhone/iPod Apps (?)

[RayPA]

I have an iPod touch and found a few interesting photo-related apps.

The best one is probably the app the Massive Development folks offer.

There are a few nice DoF calculators at the AppStore.

There's DoFMaster.

and Simple DoF:

This one is interesting/wacky. It's called Poses Vol. 1 (there are three volumes). It's a female posing reference, and it includes 368 photos of models in various poses. Some of the poses are pretty hilarious and suggestive, but while I don't do a lot of this type of photography, I imagine it could be useful to those who do. If you have an iPhone, you can use the 'Fit Pose' feature in conjunction with your iPhone camera. The feature allows you to superimpose the pose over your model so that you can match the pose as closely as possible.

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[SuitePhoto]

I didn't realize that the Massive Dev Chart has a built-in timer. I'll have to re-visit that - I thought it was just the same reference that was on the website, which wasn't worth $6 to me.

Don't forget the Lightmeter app if you have a 3Gs!

 

[johannielscom]

Magic Hour

Magic Hour

I use Magic Hour on the iPhone 3GS.

It tells you sunrise and sunset, moon calendar, twilight hours civil, nautical and atronomical. For any given number of locations on the planet.

In conjunction with the compass I can easily figure out when the light will be favourable at a spot I want to shoot.


And I have downloaded LightMeter, with which you can preset two out of ISO, aperture or shutter and take a test shot to find the matching values for the third setting.
LightMeter tends to underexpose almost two stops in very bright light (The M8 produces overexposed shots when set to the LightMeter values) but in low light is nearly spot-on. I'm considering shooting slides with low light, since LightMeter is that accurate.

 

[chrishayton]

the dev chart app is awesome, so useful. Only started developing film recently so this has been my guide from the start. well worth the download.

 

[RayPA]

There are some really nice apps that take advantage of the camera in the iPhone. The iPod touch is considerably more limiting. I was looking at some of the other 'good idea' apps like the gray card apps, the light pattern apps, etc, but the reviews weren't so good for a lot of those.


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[Trius]

I use MassiveDev heavily on the Touch ... I like that you can save a combination and modify the regimen. But it is not yet flexible enough, something the author is working to change.

 

[johannielscom]

... Will have to give that Simple DoF a look - that looks great.

A *good* light meter app would be excellent... There is one, apparently, of sorts - that works via video of the 3G IIRC.

Just downloaded SimpleDOF, it seems to suit my needs fine. A vote in favour!

While the Magic Hour app doesn't seem as 'flashy' as the others, I recommend you take a minute to consider it. When used with the compass it is a very worthwhile tool to figure out when to return to a spot to get optimal lighting.
I use it to scout locations for shoots as well, and schedule my shoots for available light. I've been able to predict farily accurately when to start with a shoot, so I wasn't thrown off by suddenly fading light. I'm very happy with it! (No links to developer/seller)

I'm interested in the name of the video-driven lightmeter app! Realtime might be even more practical than the LightMeter app, when it turns out to be accurate!

 

[RayPA]

Just downloaded SimpleDOF, it seems to suit my needs fine. A vote in favour!

Cool! I like that one too.

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[pachuco]

Toy Camera is kinda cool, if you like the Holga look...

 

[mwooten]

I also use the MassiveDevelopment Chart app. I do turn the telephone function off on my iphone. Most often I'll forward to my home phone. I kind of hate to have the timer interupted by a phone call. I really like the way the MDC app will convert the development time if your temp is not 20c.

--michael

 

[agi]

Ray I also have Massive and it's great. I've been having fun with ShakeItphoto which is a Polaroid app.

 

[RayPA]

Ray I also have Massive and it's great.

Yup. Jason turned me on to this one when he posted it on FB.

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[aizan]

i agree that MDC has poor customizability. it would be nice to be able to change the sound effects, too.

 

[aizan]

focalware is 50% off until the 31st! 😀

 

[simonankor]

There's a neat freebie called Strobox which is great for studio/strobist guys to share lighting designs. Simple interface. Check it out.

 

[capitalK]

I've been using Film Tracks, basically a digital Moleskine. Track your rolls, what's on each frame, your settings, which camera, which lens, push/pull and you can attach a iPhone camera pic of your subject to track each shot.

Highly recommended.

 

[capitalK]

Yeah, I've only been using it for 2 rolls so far but it's really coming in handy. It'll come in real handy when keeping names and places straight.

 

[rapsquared]

If you're like me and always lose your printed exposure chart, PhotoBuddy and Exposure Calc are pretty useful 😉

 

[semrich]

Cool thread, got a few more I want to get. I would buy an iPhone just to get the MDC app if I didn't already have one. As soon as iPhone4 is here I will get it for the light meter (as back-up to my incident meter).