ARTICLES
Wise Photos for Painters and Artists
How to use the Wise Photos app on iPad to apply artistic composition rules—including Dynamic Symmetry—to your paintings and drawings.
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Wise Camera vs Wise Photos: Compare the Apps Side by Side
A side-by-side comparison of the Wise Camera and Wise Photos apps: when to use each, who they're best for, features, photo ratios, and app reviews.
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Focus on Five Is Back. And Better Than Ever with AI!
Almost ten years ago, I released Focus on Five. Now it's back—completely rewritten with Apple's latest technologies, Apple Watch support, and Dexter AI.
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Focus on Five: Philosophy & Science
Life demands more than you can give. Focus on Five gives you a simple weekly practice: choose five right-sized priorities that deserve your focus.
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Master the Exposure Triangle: How DIGIX AMR1 Transforms Your iPhone Into a Photography Classroom
Understanding exposure is the foundation of manual photography. DIGIX AMR1 brings professional camera education to your iPhone with authentic controls.
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To Strap or Not to Strap: That is the iPhone Question
I've been taking photos all my life with cameras that cost thousands of dollars, and I've always used a strap. The same philosophy should apply to your iPhone.
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iPhone Air + DIGIX AMR1: When Beautiful Design Meets Beautiful Camera App
Apple's thinnest, most elegantly crafted iPhone deserves a camera app that's just as stunning.
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DIGIX AMR1: Classic 1980s Camera Design and Manual Photography on Your iPhone
Something unexpected is happening in photography: there's a resurgence of interest in manual cameras from the 1980s.
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How the "No, Don't Do It" App Leverages CBT's Situation-Behavior Connection
Understanding the science behind why situational interruption works.
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No, Don't Do It App Philosophy & Science
The science of just-in-time intervention and the philosophy of pre-situational setup that powers the "No, Don't Do It" app.
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We Just Launched the "No, Don't Do It" App
I'm excited to share that we just launched the "No, Don't Do It" app on the Apple App Store for your iPhone and Apple Watch.
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Celebrating 10 Years of Digiguys Apps
On our 10th anniversary, we're celebrating what started ten years ago when I wrote my first line of code for an iPhone app, reaching over 2 million users.
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One Photo, Four Stories: Exploring the Fibonacci Spiral with Wise Photos App
Have you ever wondered how a single photograph can tell multiple stories? The secret often lies in how you compose it.
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Choosing the Right Tool: When to Use Wise Camera, Wise Photos App, or Artistic Photo Website
The Wise Camera app, the Wise Photos app, and the Artistic Photo website all provide access to the same 15 artistic compositions.
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Designing with Intention: How a Southwest Landscape Expert Uses Artistic Composition
Award-winning designer Kirk Bianchi creates outdoor spaces rooted in visual storytelling using the Wise Camera and Wise Photos apps.
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Mastering Artistic Composition: 15 Essential Techniques for Stunning Photography
In photography, composition is the difference between an ordinary snapshot and an image that captivates and tells a story.
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My heart fills with love when we get reviews for the Wise Camera and Wise Photos apps like this one! ❤️
A brilliant must-need app, for anyone who is truly serious about their photography. — Neoklis Bloukos, Professional Photography Tutor, Sydney Australia
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What's the Difference Between the Wise Camera App and the Wise Photos App?
I get this question a lot. I have created a compare page to help you figure out which app is best for you.
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Our new Collage Frame widget app 🎁📲
I'm happy to announce that we have released our new Collage Frame widget app. It's free, our gift to you!
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Improve your photography and painting with Wise Artistic Compositions Poster
I made this Wise Artistic Compositions poster for you to download and print. Great for artists, photographers, painters, and teachers.
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Sunsets study with Wise Camera app artistic compositions
This blog post will study in-depth one sunset with five Wise Camera app artistic compositions at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
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Photography composition rules and Shot on iPhone Macro Challenge
When Apple announced the winners of the Shot on iPhone Macro Challenge, we noticed that thoughtful composition was a vital element of each image.
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How an Artist Uses the Wise Photos App
From realistic scenes of rural landscapes to impressionistic images, artist Brenda Boylan's stunning paintings are all based on excellent composition.
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Experiment with the Wise Camera app and portrait photography while stuck at home
Lockdowns and isolation don't have to mean boredom. This is an ideal time to experiment with your iPhone and the Wise Camera app.
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Using the Wise Photos app with my professional camera
Many times I want to apply artistic composition rules to photos that I've already taken with my professional Fujifilm X-T4 mirrorless camera.
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New ZendLove holiday greeting cards for 2021
We have new beautiful holiday greeting cards from Francisca Sousa called Memories, representing the love between daughter, mother, and grandmother.
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ZendLove adds new Fine Art greeting cards
We have added a Fine Art greeting cards category to the ZendLove app, featuring classic works by Pierre-Joseph Redouté and Ohara Koson. This is just the beginning of carefully curated fine art cards.
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How to Cultivate Mindfulness Through Photography
In today's fast-paced world, photography has the power to bring you into the present and gives you the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of your surroundings.
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My new Artistic Photo Blog focused on making beautiful photos
I created the Wise Camera and Wise Photos apps to help you make beautiful photos. My new Artistic Photo Blog details each artistic composition rule.
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Is Photography Composition an Art or Science?
Millions of people have access to a camera. Billions of photos are taken each day, but how many are truly artistic?
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All our artistic composition rules in one place
Artistic composition refers to how your subject and other elements of the scene are arranged. This article compiles all of our composition rules.
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DIGIX AMR1 new explainer video
Are you wondering how the DIGIX AMR1 camera app works? Here is the camera app explainer video.
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We have released the DIGIX AMR1 app, the most beautiful and realistic camera app!
After one and a half years in the making, we have released the DIGIX AMR1 app. We are so excited!
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The making of the ZendLove app
I created the ZendLove app for you to share love and fun with family and friends by sending beautiful and unique digital greeting cards.
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The making of the DIGIX AMR1 Camera app
A great deal of time and effort was invested into the development of the DIGIX AMR1 app. My passion for photography and love for classic SLR film cameras translated into hundreds of hours of research, design, and coding to make the DIGIX AMR1 app beautiful and functional.
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New ZendLove in the Apple App Store with holidays cards for 2020
We have a new ZendLove app in the Apple App Store with tons of updates. New holiday and birthday card themes by talented artists from around the world, a new Premium subscription, and iOS 14 support.
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Sending ZendLove digital greeting cards is good for the environment!
Did you know that sending a traditional, 10-gram paper greeting card releases about 140 grams of CO2 into the atmosphere? Sending one ZendLove card via text releases only 0.014 grams of CO2. Amazing!
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New holiday cards for this holidays season 2020
The ZendLove app is a great way to share holiday cheer with beautiful artisan-made greeting cards. We are working with amazing artists from Spain, Sri Lanka, and other countries on new card sets for 2020.
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You asked for the Dynamic Symmetry composition rule
We heard your requests for this composition rule. Wise Camera's new Dynamic Symmetry rule is designed to promote flow, rhythm, and balance within your photos.
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Break all the rules!
Because sometimes you must "Break all the rules." We added a break all the rules option for you to practice taking photos without the composition guidance, in Wise Camera and Wise Photos.
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We put a lot of work on testing our apps
We test the Wise Camera and Wise Photos apps on different iPhone models and iOS versions to ensure our apps work and feel right to any user.
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New feature for Wise Camera and Wise Photos: Composition guides
Now you can go directly from the camera view to the composition rule guides by tapping the "More..." link.
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Very Impressed! This app had way more than I was expecting.
Helpful for beginners or professionals
Can't find a better composition aid for landscape and travel photography