MPro - A B&W iPhone App

Like many photographers I shoot my fair share of photos with my iPhone but to get the black and white look that I like in the past I've always had to post process the image in Snapseed or other editing app.​  While I do love Snapseed it is an extra step and MPro seems to have solved this for me.  MPro is a monochrome photo app that shoots only in black and white.  In fact it saves in greyscale rather than RGB which results in a different black and white look that I like.  In addition to that it has an onscreen contrast slider to add contrast to the image with real time feedback on the screen before you even take the shot.  Sweet!  Right? Oh and it's only 99 cents. Here's the link to the app on the iTunes store.

​Screenshot from the iTunes store on MPro an excellent Black and White photo app.

​Screenshot from the iTunes store on MPro an excellent Black and White photo app.

Popular on 500px

For those of you who are not familiar with 500px.com it's a photographer site similar to flickr only much better.  So many of the photos on 500px are just simply amazing and can humble even the best of photographers perusing the site for inspiration.​  If you are familiar with 500px then you already know how difficult it can be to reach the coveted Popular section.  Reaching the Popular section is based on votes received by other account holders most of which are photographers so you are basically voted to the top by your piers.  So it's kind of a big deal for me to see one of my street photos make it to the Popular section recently.  Here's the photo below and here's a link to the image on 500px if you want to vote for it too. :)

Chanel

Chanel is a senior at Kubasaki High School and a Math wiz. Process to Bland and White using Nik Silver Effects 2.

One Light Portrait of Chanel 2013.

Kelli

One light black and white portrait of Kelli, another one of our Graphic Artist from the office.  Processed to Black and White using Nik Silver Effect 2 with a little extra grain.

Black and White One Light Portrait ​Portrait of Kelli 2013.

Japan Photo of the Day - Waiting at The Shrine

Naha, Okinawa

Japan Street Photo of the Day - Naha, Okinawa

Japan Photo of the Day - Mihama, Okinawa

An old man eating ice cream in American Village, Chatan Okinawa.

Jessica

One light portrait of Jessica. Processed to B&W with Nik Silver Efex Pro 2.

One light portrait of Jessica.

Japan Photo of the Day

American Village in Mihama Okinawa, Japan. Fuji X-Pro1, 35mm f1.4

American Village in Chatan, Okinawa.