Today my obsession turned to trying to really lock down what I want to do with regard to getting a steady cam for my Zi8 and/or my iPhone 3Gs. So here are some of the videos that I found. Let me know if you know of a better way to get this done. After Watching these I may actually try to build my own. (Be sure to check out the post for more videos)
Good morning. I know that this is not a photo related post, but sharing photos that you have taken is an awesome ability. Photography is elevated when you can share it with others and get their perspectives and comments. That is why I love my iPhone so much. I always have it with me and it is not big and bulky. The downside is the quality. Don’t get me wrong, it is adequate for a 3 megapixel camera, but I just wish I had a little more to work with and a little more control.
At any rate, I found this post this morning on how to post directly to fan pages on Facebook from your iPhone. I have been doing this for sometime with my personal profile, but hadn’t figured out how to achieve this for my fan pages. This may be old news to some, but I have been looking for this for some time. I administer a couple of fan pages in addition to my own personal profile and I know this will definately open up opportunities for increased sharing.
Let me know if this helps or if you have any additional comments or info.
I know that this blog is supposed to be about photos, but this post is about a little program that I have been using for awhile now. One of the hardest issues that I have in dealing with social media is the ability to connect with my communities. That is one of the reasons that I love using my iPhone for photos and videos, I always have it with me and I can share it almost instantly with my community as things happen.
Hootsuite is an awesome little program that allows a person to aggregate (combine) social media networks into one application. In this case Hootsuite is accessible anywhere you have connectivity to the internet. Check out the newest additions to Hoosuite, they are pretty significant. Maybe it is just me, but it seems so hard to find a way to filter out all the excessive noise out there and just communicate with the people that I want to connect with. Thanks Hootsuite for all the great features!
Since I am newer to the iPhone, I bought mine this last july, I always want to pass along any new or cool apps that I find. Mashable’s iPhone Apps List for 2010 has a ton of apps for just about anything.
If you can’t find something useful here, then there is no hope. This is a pretty exhaustive list.
I really enjoy taking pictures. I own a Canon Rebel XTi and I shoot a lot of photos. The only problem is that I don’t always have my camera rig with me everywhere I go. I see great photo opportunities everywhere I go, on my way to work, paying my cable bill and at the grocery store.
Then I found a little iPhone App called PANO. It allows you to take panoramic pictures and stitch them together on the fly. It works great and is so simple and easy to use. The great thing is that I have my iPhone with me all the time, so I don’t miss those great photo opportunities. Here is my very first Pano shot:
This was taken, in my backyard, about a minute or two after I had downloaded and installed the App. This shot was done horizontally, but you can shoot vertically as well. It doesn’t take long to really get the hang of using this app. Here is another shot that I took just a few weeks later:
Checkout examples of PANO on flickr to see what others have done with this App.
As you can see, it does great and you always have it with you where ever you go. The greatest part is that you shoot the picture, when you are done, tell Pano to stitch your panorama, and within 30 seconds your photo is ready to upload. Simple, easy, quick, and goes everywhere you are. It is one of my favorite apps. Try PANO for yourself!
This is one of my most used and favorite app on my iPhone. VideoUp allows video to be uploaded directly to Facebook. It works awesome and I have used it a ton. I have shot videos just about everywhere and then uploaded them to share on my Facebook page. It is not the same as streaming video, but it works great. Ustream Broadcaster offers streaming capability through their new app for the iPhone that works with the iPhone 3G as well.
Check this app out if you like to shoot videos and then share them on Facebook. If live streaming from your iPhone is your thing, then try Ustream’s new app.