Me, Julia & Megan in Central Park, towards the end of our final day of filming the pilot. This lovely color-saturated shot is the end product of my favorite new iPhone app, the TiltShift Generator (I think Julia looks particularly stunning here…love how the app made her lipstick pop). Our new buddy Aaron showed me how to use this app to blur out the edges of the shot and play with saturation, contrast, and brightness. You can also use the “Vignette” option to darken the borders. In my (very humble, being quite the opposite of a “tech expert”) opinion, it’s vastly superior to the Photogene app, which I recommended earlier. 

One element of this picture that displeases me: Megan’s scarf, my scarf, and my jacket all blur together into one big, red mess. More contrast might have helped. Or decreased brightness? I’m still experimenting with this app, having purchased it approximately two hours ago, so hopefully my skills will improve over time. Tips/advice welcome!