The Apple iPad, i'm sure you've heard a lot about Apple's latest product by now.The net is filled with videos, articles and reviews of this beautiful new shinny object, but how does it affect photographers?
Does the iPad in any way make it useful for photographers or is it just another gadget out there? We aim to find out the answer so here is a list of articles, apps, videos and links that are specifically geared towards iPad for photographers. enjoy.
The iPad Will Change Photography by scottbourne
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The iPad doesn’t come with a pointer, a trackpad, a trackball or a mouse. It relies on multi-touch technology. If you’ve seen the Tom Cruise movie where Cruise uses his hand to interact with a computer while hunting for a criminal you understand multi-touch. If you have an Apple iPhone or laptop you probably use multi-touch right now. And that is one very crucial factor in the iPad’s ability to share photographs.
Is the Apple iPad a Tool for Serious Photographers? by Josh Root
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The most obvious use for a tablet computer like the iPad for a photographer would be as a portable storage device. You download your cards while traveling or out on a photo job and you have a backup that actually allows you to view the images on a decent screen rather than the tiny LCD’s that many portable storage solutions have. In addition, as an actual computer, the tablet also would have the advantage of allowing a photographer to do some image sorting or editing and even email images to editors or friends/family via wifi or cell data connections. A tablet would be lighter than virtually any other mobile computing device, save for smartphones, and would probably be physically smaller as well. All together this would make a admirable traveling companion for the traveling digital photographer. You would be taking the best parts of smartphones and laptop computers to create a new sort of hybrid device.
Apple iPad and Photographers by G Dan Mitchell
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The iPad might also be a wonderful way to carry around and share a large portfolio of work. Imagine that you have been asked to show some work to a potential client. She has some specific work in mind. You bring along a traditional portfolio or other method of presenting some work in this area. The conversation diverges to other areas of mutual interest and you realize that you have some additional work that the client might want to see. Imagine that you have a very large collection of your work organized and ready for immediate search and display on the iPad.
iPad Photography Uses by Tom_N (dpreview forum)
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3. The e-Book functionality could let amateur photographers carry around books on learning various aspects of photography. Few photographers are going to load up 15 pounds of books in their camera bag, but they might be willing to load the equivalent number of e-books in a 1.5 pound tablet.
4. The Camera Connection Kit and the wireless connection MIGHT give photographers in the field a way to directly upload photos to newspapers or news agencies. (Even if there was no photo editing on the iPad, I could see this being useful to news organizations.)
Show off Your Photos on the iPad By Derrick Story, Macworld.com
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At first glance you may assume that the iPad Photos app is just a simple piece of software. But like many Apple applications, it's unexpectedly useful, especially if you fill the iPad with your best photos by syncing it with iPhoto or Aperture on your host Mac.
My favorite way to do this is to create a Smart Album in Aperture or iPhoto that collects all the images that have four star ratings, and then sync that Smart Album with the iPad. When I launch the Photos app on the iPad, this collection of images appears as an Album (when you're in Album view). The order that I arrange the images in Aperture or iPhoto is how they appear in the Album on the iPad. That way I can control how the presentation flows. This collection is constantly updated as I rate additional images with four stars and sync with the iPad.(Image Caption: Once you create your Album in Aperture, it can be synced with the iPad via iTunes.)
Apps:
Camera for iPad
And now for something truly Magical. Add a camera to your iPad (or iPod touch)--wirelessly! Easily connects your iPhone to your iPad to add the camera from one to the other.
Simply start Camera for iPad on both devices, and they'll find each other. Your iPad shows what the iPhone's camera is seeing. Intuitive controls let you zoom with a pinch or rotate with a swipe. And just tap the button to take a high resolution photo that is saved onto your iPad.
Guardian launches iPad photography app
Guardian News and Media has created its first downloadable application for the newly launched Apple iPad.
Although the iPad is still unavailable in the UK, the Guardian Eyewitness Photography app is now available to download
Photobucket for iPad
Use Photobucket on your iPad! The Photobucket app allows you to upload existing media from your iPad directly to your Photobucket albums. Looking for a quick visual extravaganza during moments of downtime? Check out our Find Stuff categories or search our billions of photos. Easily download images to your device for use as wallpapers, contact IDs, and more. Share your images with others via email, or grab image URL links to post on your blog or favorite social network. Manage your Photobucket albums and show off your collection in full-screen view.
Digital Photo Frame HD
This magnificent app turns your iPad into a gorgeous photo frame. Don't pay $100+ for a digital photo frame. Get one here with no ads for FREE!!!!!
The innovative Photo Board will have you entertained for hours. What a great way to select photos! Please keep reading for usage.
To change the size and rotation of a photo use two fingers on an image, this will rotate and resize the image.
To make a photo full screen, simply double tap it.
To remove an image, tap edit on the top left, and then tap the photos you want to remove, Tap edit to finish
PicRemote X
PicRemoteX is a remote camera receiver for your iPad that lets you add pictures to your iPad from your iPhone's camera or photo library. It works in coordination with the free iPhone application PicRemote, which is required in order to use PicRemoteX.
Impressions
Impression lets you add a watermark to photos on your iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.
Digital Photographer Magazine
When this app is used on the iPad it will only work with iTunes accounts from countries where the iPad is on sale.
Finally an application to view your favorite issues of Digital Photographer Magazine, Purchasing the app automatically includes the latest issue of the magazine for free!
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Air Photo
Want browser your iPhoto Library by iPad over air?
Want make your iPad as an digital frame？
Be tired of sync photos between iPad and your Mac?
Comic Bubbles HD
Easily modify images on your iPad in HD resolution. Add a comic style chat bubble to any photo, and use your iPad's keyboard to add amusing text. For instance, have a picture of a friend in an awkward situation? Use Comic Bubbles HD to add an amusing note and mail it off to your friends.
For more iPad apps for photographers visit Maboot
VIDEOS:
Ipad for Photographers? My vote is Yes!!
Apple iPad Reviewed for Photographers - DigitalRev.com
Honourable mention:
A photographer’s view of the iPad
What the iPad Means for Professional Photography
Apple iPad Arrives: Great Tool for Photographers
How photographers can use an Apple iPad
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