Chiiz Volume 2 : Maternity Photography
Chiiz is a unique photography magazine that is dedicated to descriptive photography. In our second volume, we have tried to showcase the diversity of photography genres ranging from Birth Photography to Wildlife Photography and from Underwater Photography to Fashion Photography. It is an astounding fiesta to eyes and there is not a single photograph that can elude your attention. We are sure that the works of Brandon Mikesell, Garrett Patz and Tina Sokolovskaya is all you have to take home for a nice indulgence over a sojourn.
Chiiz is a unique photography magazine that is dedicated to descriptive photography. In our second volume, we have tried to showcase the diversity of photography genres ranging from Birth Photography to Wildlife Photography and from Underwater Photography to Fashion Photography. It is an astounding fiesta to eyes and there is not a single photograph that can elude your attention. We are sure that the works of Brandon Mikesell, Garrett Patz and Tina Sokolovskaya is all you have to take home for a nice indulgence over a sojourn.
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App of The Month<br />
VSCO: A sharing friendly editor<br />
Platforms: iOS and Android<br />
Price: Free<br />
Ratings: 4.4(Android), 4/5(iOS)<br />
the month, this edition<br />
Though there are numerous<br />
choices available for photography<br />
lovers these days, there’s always a<br />
room for an app like VSCO Cam<br />
which combines photo taking, photo<br />
editing and photo sharing. With it’s<br />
robust assortment of editing tools<br />
producing elegant photo effects,<br />
VSCO Cam makes it to <strong>Chiiz</strong> app of<br />
The Oakland, California, based VSCO lets users use its gorgeous<br />
filters and editing options to turn their otherwise boring pictures<br />
into masterpieces. Plus, like instagram, you can create a profile<br />
on VSCO Cam and follow other users, although it is essentially<br />
a more artistic and curated version of Instagram. VSCO Cam,<br />
which is available as a free app (with in-app filter purchases) on<br />
both iOS and Android stores, is a great option among artistic<br />
and photography-focused users. Its minimalist interface lets you<br />
to create great-looking shots in only a few steps. It might take a<br />
little time getting acclimatised to its over-simplified and wordless<br />
iconographic interface, but once you learn its working, it is a joy<br />
to use.<br />
VSCO is a versatile app that lets you shoot with its built-in camera<br />
interface while allowing you to import images from your phone’s<br />
gallery. VSCO camera toolbar lets you toggle the flash, change the<br />
display (you can select a square preview, ‘rule of thirds’ or nothing).<br />
Though most of the features available on both iOS and Android<br />
platforms are similar, but only iOS users can apply the two-finger<br />
swipe to set different locations for focus and reading the exposure.<br />
The iOS users also have access to a white balance lock which allows<br />
them to apply the color temperature of one scene to another.<br />
Editing Tools<br />
The editing part of this app is where things get a little odd and<br />
somewhat fascinating too. When you tap on a photo to edit it,<br />
you’ll find a dozen of filters called “presets” that you can apply to<br />
provide a different look to your pictures. These Presets doesn’t have<br />
any fancy names — they’re simply called B3, F2, C3, P5, X1 and so<br />
on — so you are expected to just try them out and see what you can<br />
make out of it. Presets are not a one-tap and done affair, instead<br />
they’re applied as layers and can be used in different intensities.<br />
Going one step further, you can also edit “traditional” aspects of<br />
your pictures like exposure, contrast, straighten, crop, sharpen,<br />
saturation, highlights save, shadows save, color temperature,<br />
tint and fade. With all of these tools, you could easily spend<br />
hours editing photos for different looks. Edits that you apply are<br />
completely non-destructive, meaning you can backup your last<br />
edits — one at a time — or completely remove them all — even<br />
after you’ve “saved” an image with edits to it.<br />
Sharing<br />
VSCO Cam also provides a Grid - its social network platform -<br />
where you can browse photos, follow users and share pictures and<br />
there’s no spammy likes, comments or other cruft getting in the<br />
way like other platforms.<br />
When you are finished working with your photos, you can share<br />
them on other apps like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Google+,<br />
email, etc. which are installed on your phone or tablet. While if<br />
you share your images on VSCO’s Grid, it’s not necessary that they<br />
will be displayed to the public because only high-quality images are<br />
curated on the platform.<br />
<strong>Chiiz</strong> Opinion<br />
VSCO Cam is a great camera and editing app with a half-baked<br />
online sharing experience bolted onto the side. The editing tools<br />
and filters are better than what you’ll find in many other apps, and<br />
most of the experience is free (you only need to pay for additional<br />
filters). And while the sparse icon-driven UI is initially confusing,<br />
it’s easy to figure out. VSCO needs only to find a way to smooth<br />
the rough edges in its interface to be a truly essential camera app<br />
alternative.<br />
Joel Hiekha<br />
joel@chiiz.com<br />
A patient and an open minded guy, Joel is madly in<br />
love with Electronic Dance Music. He is an ardent<br />
game lover and a fashion enthusiast who loves to try<br />
out latest trends.<br />
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