iunie 2014 ~ Earth is eh without Art !

It’s no secret that you can take high-quality photos using your smart phone camera, but we sometimes forget just how stunning they can be! Some photographers even spend their careers using only their mobile phone devices, proving that it’s not the camera that makes a good photographer. Started back in 2007, the iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) became the first and one of the biggest niches for smartphone photographers to get recognition and appreciation for their work.

Every year, the IPPAWARDS receive thousands of entries from photographers around the world in seventeen categories. All of the photographs must be taken with an iPhone, iPod or iPad and cannot be altered with desktop software, only with device-based apps. This year’s winners have been announced, so here’s handful of their most amazing shots. Get inspired!

NAOMI WU, New Taipei City, Taiwan, 2nd Place – Animals

MICHAEL ONEAL, San Francisco, CA United States, 1st Place – Animals

MELISA BARILLI, York, Ontario, Canada, 3rd Place – Children

JOSE LUIS BARCIA FERNANDEZ, Madrid, Spain, 2nd Place – 2014 Photographer of the Year

JULIO LUCAS, Bradenton, FL United States, 1st Place – 2014 Photographer of the Year

MIHAI COLIBAN, Bucharest, Romania, 3rd Place – Lifestyle

YILANG PENG, Madison, WI United States, 1st Place – Architecture

JUANA CHAVES, Madrid, Spain, 2nd Place – News/Events

TEDDY COHEN, Tel Aviv, Israel, 3rd Place – Animals

MARIKO KLUG, Erding, Germany, 3rd Place – Trees

MONICA GANTER, Glenside, PA United States, 3rd Place – Flowers

ELENA GRIMAILO, Moscow, Russia, 1st Place – Landscape

ADRIENNE PITTS, London, United Kingdom, 1st Place – Travel

DRAGOS BARDAC, Bucharest, Romania, 2nd Place – Seasons

JILL MISSNER Ridgefield, CT United States, 3rd Place – 2014 Photographer of the Year

EDWARD ADAMS, Pebworth, Warwickshire United Kingdom, 3rd Place – Sunset

COCU LIU, Chicago, IL United States. 1st Place – Seasons

BRANDON KIDWELL, Jacksonville, FL United States, 1st Place – Lifestyle

COCU LIU, Chicago – IL United States, 2nd Place – Trees

ALEXA SEIDL, Washington, DC United States, 1st Place – Food

LAUREN SMITH, Pensacola, FL United States, 1st Place – People

AARON PIKE, San Francisco, CA United States, 1st place – Trees

JORDAN FRASER, Belfast, Ireland, 2nd Place – Travel

The use of computer graphics and visual effects in Hollywood movie production is nothing new, but sneak-peeking under the magic curtain is nevertheless exciting! The extent to which visual effects are used in films that don’t seem to require them seems surprising until you realize how much time and money they can save for the film’s creators. Also, it is marvelous to see TV shows with sort of cinematographic and production quality that we usually only expected from feature-length movies.
These images shouldn’t destroy these movies’ and shows’ magic, but make you appreciate the film and the work of the people behind and in front of the camera even more. Just imagine how hard it must be for an actor to act like he’s on the high seas when he’s standing in a blue padded room!