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If you’re in Seattle this weekend, check out the opening of Remelt – Redux, a group show at Rung Studio. The opening reception is this Saturday, August 14 at 6:00 PM. The public is invited to attend.

The show features several photographers, painters and 60 iPhone photos from Seattle-based iPhoneographer Dixon Hamby, who has the only iPhoneography in the show.

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iPhoneographer Dixon Hamby recently posted this to his blog:

If you want to make quality prints from your images, before you buy an iPhone photo app check to see if it saves at 100%. Many of the most popular ones don’t. After you download an app check the settings. Even though the app saves at 100% the default may be less than full resolution. I simply don’t use an app unless it saves at 100%. Why would I want to degrade the image? So if you ever plan to make prints, print calendars or books, check before you buy and save yourself some money.

Editor’s Note: Well said, Dixon. Thanks! Even if you’ve read a review of an app online, it’s always a good idea to read the app’s entire description in iTunes. If it’s mentioned, many times a developer will bury the size of output at the end of a description. Not all online reviews mention an app’s resolution (LifeInLoFi’s policy is to mention image resolution when we find lower than acceptable output. Often we mention the resolution anyway.). If no output resolution is mentioned in the online review you read — either full-size or reduced — check the user reviews in the App Store. Many times, the early reviews will mention low res output.

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Dixon Hamby publishes the blog dixon hamby iphoneography and has given me permission to republish his post here. You can follow Dixon on Twitter, @dixonhamby. You can purchase books of his iPhoneography here.

iPhoneographer Dixon Hamby is hosting an iPhone Image Collaboration. Since December 30, 2009, over 50 artists have participated and the project has gotten a lot of buzz on Twitter.

The concept is simple. Download this image, manipulate it on your iPhone and send your concept of the image to dixon@idixon.com. Include your Twitter nick in the email for credit. Your image will be posted with a photocredit in a slide show on the site. There is no submission fee.

Click here to view the gallery of images. It’s worth a look. It’s a rare opportunity to see dozens of photographer’s view of the same image.

For more information, visit Dixon Hamby’s tumblr site.

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