Mobile photography of young banana leaf, shot with iPhone 4s using the 645Pro app. Minor post-processing was done on iPhone using the FilterStorm app.
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Mobile Street Photography in Singapore – Raining in Bugis
I was making my way to the Bugis train station from Bencoolen when it rained that night in September last year. I stopped in front of a shop, took shelter from the rain and started taking panning shots of people walking with their umbrellas and shopping bags above their heads using the Hipstamatic app on iPhone 4s. The ‘film’ and ‘lens’ combination was John S Lens and Blackey SuperGrain black and white film. My favorite Hipstamatic combination for black and white images. What’s your favorite Hipstamatic setting for black and white shots?
Enjoy the rest of the images below.
Men in Black
Men in black walking along the promontory at the Marina Bay. Shot with iPhone 4s, Hipstamatic app, John S Lens and Blackey SuperGrain film.
A Temple at Telok Ayer Street
Thian Hock Keng temple is the oldest and the most important Hokkien temple in Singapore. Its construction started in 1839 and was completed in 1842. In 1973, it was gazetted as a national monument.
Image was shot last night on iPhone 4s using the 645Pro app. The Jpeg file that came out from this app was 8MB! Enough details for Jpeg.
Moving
iPhone 4s shot using SlowShutter app and converted to black and white using Noir app. Taken at Singapore Changi Airport early this year.
Midnight at Little India
It’s been a while since I went out shooting just for myself. I felt the urge yesterday and decided to go to Little India at midnight to shoot. It was quiet. Some have gone to sleep on a concrete bench near Desker Road. He is probably homeless. Some were still happily playing carrom. And for some, the night was still young and hence buying some drinks from a “closed” shop is needed.
Lo-Mob – Black and White iPhone Photography
I downloaded the Lo-Mob app for my iPhone 4s few months ago, but have not really used it yet, until now. I played with it by shooting my Olympus OM-1N and some boxes of Ilford black and white film in the background. Focus was on the word “Olympus” and look at the bokeh produced. Not bad at all. I then applied one of the black and white filters that comes with the app, 30′s Contrast 2. It has a slightly hazy and vintage black and white look. Love it!
A Toast to a Happy Life Forever and Ever
I posted this on my Instagram few days ago and have wanted to post it here, but wasn’t able to until now. I took this photo using the Hipstamatic app on my iPhone 4s while I was having my breakfast at a coffee place in City Hall. They could easily be in their 80s but they look pretty healthy.
The man was reading newspaper while his wife was having her toast. Once a while he would share with his wife what he was reading. I saw there was only one cup on the table. The man has either finished his, or they share or one of them don’t take coffee or tea. But regardless, there was love. I could feel it from where I sat.
Now, I would like to share with you a story that I read before. There seems to be some variations to it, but the message remains the same. Happy reading.MORE +
Rainy Morning at City Hall
I was stuck with no umbrella at the junction of Stamford Road and North Bridge Road when the rain was pouring few mornings ago. I stood and watched people crossed and ran, hoping that one kind soul would offer to share his/her umbrella with me to cross the road. While waiting, I snapped some photos using the 645Pro app on my iPhone 4s in black and white mode.
I did finally get the help I needed. 
Enjoy the photos and have a great weekend ahead.MORE +
Little India at Night on iPhone 4s
Lately, one of my favorite camera apps on iPhone, the 645Pro, has seen a lot of clicks from me in both color and black and white modes. I love it’s H5 black and white mode that has good contrast and nice grain for low light images. All the black and white images here were shot using this app in H5 mode. The color was shot in C42 mode.
Just like few other camera apps, the 645Pro can lock focus and exposure separately, which is very useful when shooting a scene with extreme highlight and shadow. Simply choose the area where you want to take the exposure reading from, lock it by pressing the AE-L button, and then recompose to focus and take the shot. Another feature that I really like is the ability to save the JPEG file in higher quality and the option to save in TIFF too! But it seems to slow down the saving process due to bigger TIFF file size. I will check it out again later. The app comes with a very good user manual too. Just press and hold the Display/Playback button to launch the user manual and you are ready to go.
In case you are wondering, no I am not paid to review this app. I just like it.
This series of images of Little India at night were shot somewhere near Desker Road and Buffalo Road which is only a small fraction of Little India. I will go back there to shoot more.MORE +
Panning Photography with iPhone – Part 2
Panning photography with iPhone, even though it’s lacking some control, is very fun. Like I mentioned in the previous post, I used an app called Slow Shutter Cam to create these panning images. They are not perfect, but at least they give you the sense of movement in the images. So, here are more panning images created with iPhone.
I am off to Bandung, Indonesia in few hours. Will try to update from there when I get a chance.
Last but not least, voting is still open. I am still in the running for the Si.gapore Best Photography Blog 2012. So, vote now, if you have not. Thank you!
I will bring you safely to your destination
I did some street photography with my iPhone 4s during my stay in Manila last week. The one above was shot in Binondo, Manila. I was initially attracted to the scene because of the red and yellow colors of the shop. I stood in front of it, waiting patiently for people to walk into the scene. I shot some images prior to this one, with people walking in front of that closed shop, but this one really came out the best. Why?MORE +
Hello
Another Hipstamatic shot on iPhone 4s taken earlier this morning. When was the last time you called using public telephone?MORE +
Self Portrait
Hipstamatic shot on iPhone 4s of our reflection as the train passed by at the City Hall Train Station.MORE +