February 15, 2012 – A year of portraits – Jim Pearson

As part of this year long project I plan to include at least one self-portrait each month. For this one I used my iPhone 4 and a app called 6×6. You can shoot with it’s native camera in color or B&W and apply a border if you like. I like the square format that it shoots and how it handles the black and white photos. It brings back memories of the days of shooting with 2 1/4 film cameras. Find out more by visiting the apps website at http://jag.gr/6×6/

I did do some post processing with this image in Photoshop CS5 also. Mostly because I wanted to darken down the hooded jacket I was wearing to make my face stand out more and I also applied the Topaz Adjust Filter “Simple Pop.”

Technical Details:
Camera: 6×6
Lens: Built-In Camera lens
Exposure: The iPhone doesn’t record shutter speed or aperture information
Apps Used: 6×6 and Photoshop CS5