Jan The Photo Man

Issue #7 Get a grip! A magnetic mount is a fast, secure and inexpensive ways to mate your phone to a tripod. (If you have an older phone with a magnetic back, see below.) The magnetic iPhone holder mounted on the Joby medium tabletop tripod. This little magnetic head can be purchased separately if you already own a tripod. I use mine on this handy Joby tripod with flexible legs (mounts almost anywhere) and often switch it to my larger Benro 5 foot field tripod. This 5 + foot Benro tripod is a...

Ways to Share sharing our ice cream Sharing pictures on an iPhone is a lot different than sharing an ice cream cone, and not as much fun. That said, learning how to do this comes in pretty handy. Sharing photos was one of the challenges I faced when moving into digital photography. In the real world I could just hand my picture to someone I wanted to share it with, or mail it to them. Here, on my iPhone, sure, I could pass the iPhone over to them to have a look but how to get the image from...

Issue #6 The New Encyclopædia Britannica On our way to the local Labyrinth, my friend (and accomplished wildlife videographer), Gerry Krausse, mentioned that he had just started a new video project on the Killdeer. I asked him, "What's a Killdeer." He answered, "You know, that brown bird with a white stripe across its chest." I didn't know. He went on, "It got its name from the sound of its call, which sounds like it’s saying 'kill-deer! kill-deer!' And it spreads its wings when it calls..."...

Issue #5 April Fooling Bonus broadcast to new subscribers If you happen to have an iPhone 15 Pro or newer you can use the new app called Image Playground to April Fool around with someone you love. Image Playground is Apple's new AI-powered application that enables users to create unique images by combining text descriptions, concepts, and photos from their library. It offers various styles, such as Animation and Illustration, allowing for personalized and creative image generation. To access...

Issue 2 Jan The Photo Man "Diagonals" Add Impact Goose Crossing The all-important POV (point of view) Changing your POV can make a big difference in how your picture looks. Position yourself to create a diagonal composition. Imagine if this picture had been taken with the photographer standing off to the right... the geese would have been moving left to right across the frame instead of diagonally up the frame. Waiting for Mom Diagonal Lines lend excitement and impact to your pictures. You...

"Time" by Jan Armor The iPhone clock is really four different apps about time that are built right into your iPhone. Besides telling the time of day, CLOCK is a world clock (What time is it in Australia?), an alarm clock, a stop watch, and timer. Here's how to use them all. link to a good video on CLOCK