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iPhone effects and the manual photo creations of Ben Heine

A few months ago, I mentioned a iPhone specialized effects app called PowerCam ( Those fun iPhone Photo Effects using PowerCam ). Real time view finder application of the filters means you get what you see when you hit the shutter button. While the app offers many effects and photo enhancements, the one I always go back to PowerCam for is the Pencil over Photo images.

Yesterday, I came across the work of Ben Heine via his Web site. He does similar work with pencil drawings held up over an area to photograph. Not automated like PowerCam, you will notice the similarities though.

As you look around Ben’s site, you will see how he draws the paper art bits to hold up. Then, what you may have missed in the photo above, it becomes obvious that Ben is adding things to the area that isn’t there. Like below, in the actual background area of the dog, there was no cat. He has done some very creative Paper Sketch over Photo images like standing on top of a building when actually on the street and seeing through someone down to their skeleton.

The Ben Heine site is much more than these effects. If you need to look through an increadible portfolio for ideas or looking to add to you collection, spend some time here.

 

Those fun iPhone Photo Effects using PowerCam – On Sale Today

Aside from the normal filters group offered by many apps, the app PowerCam offers more than 50 real time effects for a fun twist to your iPhone photography.

As the overview help screen shows below. PowerCam offers video and photo modes, quick access to Adjustable Modes as well a button to open the Effects options to sweep through. All Effects are show in real time when your taking the photo.

Tap the magic wand button to bring up the variety of effects you can apply to the photo. Rather than choosing a filter later, PowerCam shows what your resulting photo will be as your taking it. This is particularly important since most of the options are true effects rather than a tone changing filter.

Some effects require tuning rather than just applying to the whole image. Like in the case of TiltShift shown below, PowerCam has onscreen tools showing in real time to get the effect as you want it to be in real time rather than editing later.

Whether it is a movie or photograph being taken with PowerCam, all of the on screen controls are easy to access when using the iPhone’s camera.

I had fun with the little guy using the PowerCam sketch effect: