Sun breaking through Mist, Tuolumne Meadows—the opening image for Chapter 4 of the book
Since I wrote my last post about the new edition of The Photographer’s Guide to Yosemite I’ve had several people ask me whether the iPhone/iPad app will be updated as well. Sorry that I wasn’t clear about this: the app is already updated, and has been since it first came out last year. The new locations, information, and tips about digital photography went into the app first, and are now coming out in book form. It takes a lot longer to get a book to press than to make an app!
Not only does the app have all the information that’s in the new edition of the book, but it has functions that you can’t put into a book, like the ability to view only the best locations for a particular month and time of day. Of course many people prefer to hold a physical book in their hands, and I completely understand that. I’m sure some people will get both—the app for its convenience and portability, the book for more leisurely browsing. I’m completely okay with that. 🙂
—Michael Frye
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Michael Frye is a professional photographer specializing in landscapes and nature. He is the author and photographer of The Photographer’s Guide to Yosemite, Yosemite Meditations, and Digital Landscape Photography: In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Great Masters, plus the eBooks Light & Land: Landscapes in the Digital Darkroom, and Exposure for Outdoor Photography. He has written numerous magazine articles on the art and technique of photography, and his images have been published in over thirty countries around the world. Michael has lived either in or near Yosemite National Park since 1983, currently residing just outside the park in Mariposa, California.
Michael, it was great to meet you in Yosemite in June when I was with James Corwin Johnson on his tour through the park.
I purchased the original version for the iphone/ipad and checked to see if there was an update with your latest additions. There was none. Are you going to update that of does it require a new purchase?
Thanks William – great to meet you too. As I say in this post, the original version of the iPad/iPhone app has all the information that’s in the new edition of the book. There will not be an update or new version of the app because it’s not necessary.
Will the app ever be ported to Android? That would be awesome!
Andrew, we’ve run into some difficulties with the Android version, but we’re still working on it. Can’t guess at a time frame though.
I purchased the original version for the iphone/ipad and checked to see if there was an update with your latest additions. There was no update. do i have to buy it again.
Well I tried to answer this question by writing this post, but apparently I didn’t do a good job. The original version of the iPhone/iPad app has all the information that’s in the new edition of the book. There will not be an update or new version of the app because it’s not necessary.