By now you’re all aware that the iPhone has landed at Verizon.  Finally, iPhone devotees can choose between two carriers!  Choices are always a good thing, right?

I’ve received several emails from folks asking if my iPhone app, iFotoGuide, will work on the new Verizon iPhones.  The answer: oh yeah they will!  So, those of you who have been monitoring the rumors for years and waiting patiently to pick up an iPhone can now do so and will have full access to iFotoGuide: Arches NP, iFotoGuide: Grand Canyon NP and iFotoGuide: Yosemite NP.  All are currently available for download in the Apple iTunes App Store for only $4.99 each.

If you’re not already familiar with it, iFotoGuide is the first and only guide to photographing the national parks currently available on the iTunes App Store.  Each app contains everything you’ll need to plan a successful photo trip to the national park of your choice.  You’ll learn what to photograph, when to be there for the best light, what lens and filters to use and concise directions to each spectacular location.  Search for locations in three unique ways and find inspiration in galleries filled with stunning photography.  iFotoGuide delivers fresh and accurate content that fits easily in your pocket.  iFotoGuide – it’s all you need.

Deputy Brian Harris of the Kane County Sheriff’s Office in Utah was shot to death on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 while pursuing a burglary suspect.  He is survived by his wife and two children.  Learn more about Deputy Harris and this tragic incident on his Officer Down Memorial Page.

Purchase any iFotoGuide iPhone app during the month of September and I will donate 100% of my half of the sale proceeds to a memorial fund that has been established for Deputy Harris’ family.

iFotoGuide apps provide everything you’ll need to plan a photo trip to Arches, Yosemite or Grand Canyon National Park.  Gorgeous photographs accompany each description of locations within the park that are ideal for photography.  You’ll learn how, where and when to make postcard worthy photographs on your next vacation to these parks.  Each iFotoGuide app also includes an interactive park map, lodging and dining information, park information and more.  At only $4.99 each, iFotoGuide apps are a bargain compared to guidebooks costing $20 or more.

Please keep Deputy Harris’ family, friends and co-workers in your thoughts and prayers.  From the Kane County Sheriff’s Office website: “Anyone wishing to make a donation to the Brian Harris Family fund may do so at any State Bank of Southern Utah location, or at the Kanab branch, 98 W. Center St., Kanab, Utah 84741, 435-644-5828.  Contact Kane County Sheriff’s Office for additional information, 435-644-2349 or 435-644-4916.”

In Valor There Is Hope

Dan and I were fortunate to partner with former Artist-in-Residence at the Grand Canyon, Adam Schallau, to create our latest iFotoGuide app for the iPhone/iPod Touch.  Adam’s intimate knowledge of the many locations and moods the Grand Canyon has to offer, both on the North and South Rim, virtually guarantees that your next photo trip to the park will be the most productive one yet.

iFotoGuide: Grand Canyon is filled with useful content and inspirational images.  The app is designed to help you plan your entire trip, from selecting lodging, renting a car and finding a good place to eat all the way to the really good stuff – where to set up your tripod, when to be there and what equipment you’ll need to create dynamic images.  As with all iFotoGuide apps, it is fully interactive and allows you to access critical information in several ways.  We’ve even stuffed a full park map into the app with zoom and pan capabilities!

Visit the Apple iTunes App Store to download iFotoGuide: Grand Canyon for your iPhone or iPod Touch today.  At only $4.99, it’s significantly less expensive than your average guidebook!

Dan and I are almost finished building iFotoGuide: Grand Canyon!  We were fortunate to partner with tremendously talented photographer, former Artist-in-Residence at the Grand Canyon, and all around nice guy Adam Schallau to produce this guide.  Adam’s intimate knowledge of the Canyon’s many moods and locations combined with his breathtaking photos have allowed us to create a photography guide that virtually guarantees you’ll make amazing images on your next trip to the Grand Canyon.

We expect iFotoGuide: Grand Canyon to be available for download for $4.99 in the Apple iTunes App Store in late June.  This price includes lifetime updates that will include new locations, discounts on photo gear and services from some of the biggest names in the industry, and more.  All iFotoGuide apps function on the iPhone and iPod Touch.  You can learn more about iFotoGuide here.

Currently available in the Apple iTunes App Store are iFotoGuide: Arches (on sale for $2.99) and iFotoGuide: Yosemite ($4.99).

Here’s a sneak peek at what we’ve been up to over the last few weeks.

I try not to pimp stuff I’m selling too often on my blog.  Mostly, this blog is to help us all learn and share and have fun.  But occasionally I will use it to let you all know when something I’m doing or selling might interest you.  I hope that’s coolio with you.  Moving on…

Yes, the title is totally lame!  Sorry ’bout that, but it is marginally better than “iFotoGuide: Yosemite Launched”.  At any rate, after almost two months of work Dan Baumbach and I are thrilled to announce that iFotoGuide: Yosemite has been approved and is now available in the Apple iTunes App Store.

iFotoGuide: Yosemite provides photographers with everything needed to plan a trip to and make stellar images while on-location in Yosemite National Park.  Find a hotel, locate a rental car and discover the closest airport.  Check out the gallery full of gorgeous Yosemite photos while you’re on the plane.  Once you arrive in Yosemite, use the guide to find the best locations to photograph at sunrise, sunset or mid-day as well as what gear you’ll need to make the best images.  iFotoGuide: Yosemite is chock full of all the information you will need during your photography trip to Yosemite.  All the information is stored directly on your iPhone or iPod Touch.  No need for a cell signal.  Once you download the app you’ll have all the critical information you need at all times.

Check out iFotoGuide: Yosemite at the Apple iTunes App Store, tell all your friends about it and spread the word about this amazing iPhone/iPod Touch application!  At $4.99 it’s at least half the price of comparable photo guidebooks.  Updates are free so you’ll never again have to shell out more cash for the latest revision of a hard-copy photography guide.

For you lovers of the southwest, don’t forget to check out iFotoGuide: Arches.

I was excited to receive the first mock-ups today for the new and improved iFotoGuide website launching later this month.  Problem is, I have a decision making disorder.  It takes half an hour for me to order a meal at the Cheesecake Factory because the menu is actually a book.  Literally.  If you’ve been there, you know what I mean.  Now I’m presented with four designs for our website and I’m paranoid I’ll choose the wrong one.  So, I’m counting on you to help us choose a design.  No pressure, though.  A website is only a company’s most important piece of marketing propaganda.  You know, the first contact most customers will have with us, where they’ll get all their information about our apps and the photographers we’re partnered with.  The website pretty much is iFotoGuide.  So yeah, no pressure.  Ugh!

Without further ado, here are the designs.  The elements are all interchangeable.  So, if you like the logo from one but the site design from another I am able to ask the designer to mix and match at will.  If you don’t like any of the logos and you have an idea for a better one, let’s hear it.  We really respect and appreciate your input.  I need to keep the project moving along so I can only accept your input until 9:00 PM on Thursday, Jan. 7.  There you have it folks.  Let ‘er rip!

Dan and I are trying to decide which parks to cover with new iFotoGuides in 2010.  You can help by visiting the iFotoGuide blog at http://bit.ly/5W4sBS and leaving a comment.  Please help us make this difficult decision!

“iFotoGuide” has released the first and only iPhone app & digital guide to on-location nature photography. It is available through the Apple App Store.

“iFotoGuide: Arches” is the first in a series of digital guides for the iPhone providing nature photographers with a comprehensive resource for planning every aspect of a photography trip.  Use “iFotoguide: Arches” to locate the nearest airport, find lodging and a rental car, and determine what weather to expect during your visit.  Users of “iFotoGuide: Arches” can learn about park entrance fees, permits, flora and fauna, safety considerations and best times to visit for fall colors or wildflower blooms.

“iFotoGuide: Arches” goes beyond the ordinary photo guidebook by providing three innovative ways for iPhone users to find a dynamic location for photography.  An interactive park map allows users to zoom, pan and select photography locations by name.  Images in the photo gallery serve to inspire and are also interactive – one touch provides detailed instructions for getting to and photographing each location.  “iFotoGuide: Arches” even allows users to search for locations to photograph at sunrise, sunset or in mid-day light.

Unlike guidebooks and newsletters which may be several years out of date, “iFotoGuide: Arches” is easily updated to ensure accurate and fresh content.  “iFotoGuide: Arches” sells for $4.99 in the Apple App Store.  Updates will include additional locations within Arches National Park and will be available at no cost to “iFotoGuide: Arches” users.

Created by photographers for photographers “iFotoGuide: Arches” is designed to provide users with all the tools necessary for a successful and productive photo trip.  The developers of “iFotoGuide: Arches” are expanding park coverage, with Canyonlands and Yosemite National Parks available on iTunes in the first quarter of 2010.

“iFotoGuide” was founded in 2009 by photographers Dan Baumbach and Bret Edge to provide the only digital photo guides available on the Apple iPhone.

iFotoGuide: Arches National Park is now available in the Apple App Store.