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ASIAN JUL · 06-06-2009, 09:54 PM

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Turn Your iPhone Into A Photography Tool With LightSource And GrayCard Apps

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It’s an understatement to say the iPhone’s built-in camera isn’t the greatest, but that doesn’t mean the phone itself can’t be a useful tool for serious photographers. A company called Pixelexip has a couple of apps currently available on the App Store for $0.99 each that might come in handy, even if you’re shooting with thousands of dollars worth of professional camera equipment.

LightSource turns your iPhone (or iPod Touch) into a customizable light panel for accenting still-life or low light photo shoots. In reality the app is nothing more than another flashlight, but it features a wide array of settings for specific light sources like fluorescent or gaseous lights, and it could be just the thing for adding a distinct catch light in your subject’s eyes, or adding a specific tint to a scene.

GrayCard is basically the same idea, another glorified flashlight, but it turns your iPhone into an adjustable gray card for white balance reference and corrections later on. You simply select how your scene is lit, daylight or tungsten lighting, as well as a cool or warm setting depending on how you want your shots to turn out. Now I’m actually a little skeptical as to how well this app would work when using a flash, given the iPhone’s reflective glass screen and limited viewing angle, but in certain situations it might be better than carrying around 20 different filters.

Hahahahaha. There truly is an iPhone application for everything.

R33E8 · 06-07-2009, 01:37 PM

A blank piece of paper works for me..

cszakolczai · 06-07-2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by R33E8

A blank piece of paper works for me..

I think you missed the point

RichK · 06-07-2009, 08:54 PM

I'm not surprised. There seems to be an ap for anything for IPhones. However, I'll stick to AWB with my D2x and D3 and shoot in RAW. I find that for about 99% of what I shoot, AWB is pretty much dead-on in both bodies. And, when I do need to change WB, a quick levels adjustment in NX2 does the trick.

BlackTypeR · 06-08-2009, 03:17 AM

Yeah, I agree with Rich. The AWB on my 5D is pretty much always accurate.
If not, about 5 seconds worth of corrections in RAW and it's fixed.

If I still had my XTi though, this might come in handy. The AWB on that camera was all over the place, haha.

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RichK Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Member #5379 iTrader: (0)	I'm not surprised. There seems to be an ap for anything for IPhones. However, I'll stick to AWB with my D2x and D3 and shoot in RAW. I find that for about 99% of what I shoot, AWB is pretty much dead-on in both bodies. And, when I do need to change WB, a quick levels adjustment in NX2 does the trick. __________________ A few Nikon bodies and lenses To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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BlackTypeR Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Member #459 iTrader: (0)	Yeah, I agree with Rich. The AWB on my 5D is pretty much always accurate. If not, about 5 seconds worth of corrections in RAW and it's fixed. If I still had my XTi though, this might come in handy. The AWB on that camera was all over the place, haha. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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R33E8 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Jersey Member #1362 My Ride: a slow car iTrader: (3)	A blank piece of paper works for me..