The Guardian Eyewitness iPad App
The Guardian Eyewitness iPad app is the Number 1 Free Photography App in the app store and I can see why. Since its launch on April 2nd, 2010 it has had over 385 reviews and 300 of these have been for the full five star rating. So, what’s it all about? Take a look at this.
Eyewitness is a self-updating gallery of the world’s most distinctive and provocative photographs from the UK’s most popular digital newspaper. It builds on the Guardian’s flagship double-page photo series, with an interface optimised for the new iPad device.
Features
Each time you open the app it will download the latest 100 photographs for you to browse chronologically or save indefinitely in your favourites area.
Every image is annotated with a "pro tip" written by the Guardian’s own expert team of picture editors, explaining the photograph’s technical and artistic attributes.
The app also features a video presented by the Guardian’s head of photography, Roger Tooth, discussing the newspaper’s commitment to photojournalism.
Double tap on a photograph to hide all tools and caption information and view the image in full-screen mode.
Icons
In the top right of the screen you’ll find a toolbar with four icons. Tap the first "play" icon to view the gallery in slideshow mode. (You can also slide the photographs left and right on the screen.)
You can browse images by date using the second "thumbnail view" icon, which also gives you access to your favourites area.
Share images with friends via email and Facebook, using the third icon.
Tap the fourth "star" icon to save the current photograph in your favourites area. Tap it again to remove it from your favourites. If the image is more than 100 days old you will be warned that you will not be able to access this photograph next time you open the app.
Why Free?
As we menionted previously, Canon have sponsored the Guardian Eyewitness app and due to that it is available as a free download.
This is a wonderful addition to your iPad app collection, definitely worth downloading.
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Author: Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is the Editorial Director of iPhone.Macreate.com as well as iPad.MacCreate.com, both are part of the Mac Create Network. A Professional Photographer and Associate of the British Industry of Professional Photographers, BIPP, as well as a Professional Journalist, specializing in Technology. A contributor to National and International publications, including The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Professional Photographer, NikonPro, Graphix, Digital Arts, Readers Digest, Popular Photography & Imaging and Which? consumer magazine.
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[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Tan Lam. Tan Lam said: Loving the Guardian Eyewitness iPad app. Now only if I have a @canon_camera 7D to snap some of my own pics. http://bit.ly/a1KJw8 [...]