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Democratisation?

July 9, 2010
By Gareth
Democratisation?

June’s issue of the British Journal of Photography includes a feature on the use of DSLR’s in video production and argues that the development is leading to a democratisation of film making. Now I am on seriously dangerous territory commenting on this issue. My track record is not good. In September 2008, when Canon announced...
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First impressions of the iPad for Art

June 16, 2010
By Jane
First impressions of the iPad for Art

I’ve just had my first iPhone art exhibition, and squeezed in a couple of iPad images because, yes, I was one of those sad-os that got an iPad on the day it came out in the UK. The iPad is even better than I expected. The resolution of images created on it is...
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An iPhone post that’s not by Jane

April 1, 2010
By Gareth
An iPhone post that’s not by Jane

Yes it is true and while it is April Fools Day it is well after noon BST. Anyway I will let my friend Carolina explain . And while you are surfing around take a look at Carolina’s C-Monster blog. It is highly recommended, a kind of global what’s on for those who know art when...
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iPhone art … again!

March 16, 2010
By Jane

Since I have been so very focussed on iPhone art recently (ref previous post) I have just decided to give in to it for now, and work towards an exhibition in June as part of Sheffield Open Up. This will be the first iPhone Art exhibition in Sheffield (I believe).  I do miss painting...
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From Sheffield to Oklahoma

March 1, 2010
By Jane
From Sheffield to Oklahoma

The wonders of the internet. A painting executed on my iPhone in Sheffield (UK) has hit the front page of the Stillwater Gazette in Oklahoma.  I am delighted with the quirky journey from my phone to front page.  I belong to a Flickr group called ‘Fingerpaint this!’  that every week offers challenges for iPhone...
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Let battle commence…

February 16, 2010
By Gareth

Image editing software can be expensive, very expensive. While there are fully featured open source office applications such as Open Office which make one wonder why users continue to pay for Word and Excel, Photoshop and it’s partner programmes have maintained a leading position for many years. Admittedly they have recognised that some students...
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Technology: friend or foe?

January 29, 2010
By Paul
Technology: friend or foe?

For my first post, I’m taking a dubious step into a quite divisive subject; the increasing domination of technology in our lives, specifically in relation to the arts. The fact that you’re reading this on a computer screen might predetermine your opinion on the matter to some extent, but I’ve found through reading posts...
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