“Best Camera App” now available on the App Store, an online photo-sharing community, and a book, this project encourages photographers, both amateur and professional, to explore and share their vision with the world. With only an iPhone 3GS in his pocket, Chase has an outlet for creative expression, inspiration, and photography at the click of one button. As more than 2 million visitors discovered (in just 72 hours), when Chase Jarvis published his first iPhone gallery, the iPhone is truly capable of creating and sharing interesting and intriguing images.
The App: Best Camera
The Best Camera App allows users to creatively edit and share iPhone images more simply than ever before. There’s a unique set of filters and effects that can be applied at the touch of a button. Stack them. Mix them. Remix them. There are virtually infinite creative possibilities.
The Community: TheBestCamera.com
The Best Camera App also allows users to share their images directly with the world via Twitter, Facebook, email, and www.thebestcamera.com, a new online community where iPhone users can contribute to a living, breathing gallery of iPhone photography from around the globe. This virtual exhibition displays images uploaded by Best Camera App users and lets them vote for the images they like.
The Book: The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You
Chase has pulled a collection of his iPhone photography together into an amazing visual journal. Proving the phrase he inadvertently coined, The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You, his new book released by New Riders, part of the Peachpit family of creative imprints, reveals what is possible with an iPhone camera. In The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You, each page displays a beautiful image taken with his iPhone, with Chase sharing inspiring anecdotes.
“For me, this book has become a stake in the ground. With it, I hope to underscore-”perhaps even legitimize-”the idea that an image can come from any camera, even a mobile phone,” said Chase Jarvis. “Inherently, we all know that an image isn’t measured by its resolution, dynamic range, or anything technical. It’s measured by the simple-”sometimes profound, other times absurd or humorous or whimsical-”effect that it can have upon us. If you can see it, it can move you. I am proud of the ecosystem we’ve created: this book, this app, and this community. Join us. I look forward to seeing your pictures.”
Best Camera App is available for $2.99 from the App Store on iPhone or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.
The book, The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You: iPhone Photography by Chase Jarvis, is now available at Peachpit.com, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and other retailers worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.peachpit.com/thebestcamera.
Readers can learn more about the app, the site, and the book at TheBestCamera.com and by following Chase on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and via his blog, chasejarvis.com/blog.
