iPhoneography Hits the Shelves
Current MA Multimedia Communications Academy of Art University student Shan Lu published her first book titled “iPhone Vision: iPhone Photography & Image Editing”.
Iphoneography by Shan Lu
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Shan Lu’s book is all about iPhoneography. What is that? you might ask. She describes the unique art form, saying “that all of the pictures are taken and processed by an iPhone 4, including pictures from my travels (SF, Beijing, Mexico, etc.) and details in life, landscape, food, etc. I love photography though I don't care about ‘technical’ stuff as much, and the iPhone is a prefect tool to take pictures of whatever you find; capture every moment in life that moves you.”
Being an avid photographer for many years, Shan Lu wanted to expand her interest in still pictures to motion ones, giving her the ability to tell stories in a more robust way. Shan Lu says, “I also have a travel blog in Chinese with over 5 million hits and a Weibo (Chinese Twitter) with over 23,000 followers. I didn't intend for it to evolve this way, but it's really turning into a personal media journal of sorts.”
Shan Lu credits her education at the Academy of Art University as a strong foundation for her continued work. “Everything I learned from the Academy is very practical and useful. I can always use it to ‘create’ something of my own,” said Shan Lu.
Book by Shan Lu
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For Shan Lu, Peter Shaplen, an Academy of Art University Instructor, made the biggest impact in her education. “He is a very strict instructor, pushes you to go to the real world to interview people, to read newspapers every day and quiz you often. But after all was said and done, I realized how much I have learned and improved, even though his classes were relatively tough,” she explained.
Shan Lu currently keeps herself busy with photography shoots, video reporting and continually posting to her blog. She would like to work in Chinese Bay Area media, and is currently working to establish a start-up wedding photography business.
Her advice for current students and entrepreneurs is to “discover what you truly love and move forward.”
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