Lee Foster Releases Travel App for iPhone

Fellow Bay Area Travel Writers member, Lee Foster, has just released a new travel App for the iPhone and Santa just put a copy in my Christmas stocking hanging by the fireplace.  Here's all about Lee's App:

"Lee Foster (lee@fostertravel.com) has released his first travel app in the Apple iTunes App Store. The title is San Fran Photography Guide ($1.99). The direct link into the app stores is http://www.sutromedia.com/apps/sfphotoguide. The app, viewable on iPhones, assists users to create and collect their own postcard-perfect photos and memories of San Francisco. Lee presents his top 100 views of The City, from vistas to iconic details, and shows the user how to duplicate them. The app has Lee's comments on how to make the photo and why the view is significant, even if one only wants to enjoy the view and not photograph it. Interactive maps show what photos/views can be savored in a given neighborhood.


Here is more detail on the app from the Apple iTunes App Store:

Name of App: San Fran Photography Guide

Category: Photography, Travel

Copyright: Lee Foster

Price: $1.99

Direct link: http://www.sutromedia.com/apps/sfphotoguide

Application Description:

*Create and collect your own postcard perfect photos and memories of San Francisco!*

San Francisco is one of the most photogenic cities in the world, but where exactly should you go and when to get the best shots? Even If you don't photograph, use this app to enjoy the best views and collect them in your memory.

Award-winning travel photographer Lee Foster has selected 100 top views of The City, from vistas to iconic details. He shows you how to duplicate them. Learn precisely where to aim your camera, what time of day and year offers the best light, and why the particular view is significant. Lee's sample photo of what you can capture accompanies each entry.

Use the handy maps to find a cluster of photo opportunities in one area. See the map distance from your current position to the desired subject. If you're just getting started, take a look at the "10 Top Photos." Beyond that, you'll find photo suggestions for time of day (Dawn-AM), type of subject (People), techniques (Low Light), and various lenses (Wide Angle). All the photos are assigned to a neighborhood (North Beach) in San Francisco or to the iconic-views-beyond-The-City category (Outside SF).

If you get intrigued with a subject, a further website reference with additional information is provided. If there is any access cost to make the photo, that is noted, along with a phone number and hours open, when relevant.

About the Author, Lee Foster

Lee Foster is a veteran travel photographer and writer, whose work has won many awards, including eight Lowell Thomas Awards. Lee lives across the Bay from San Francisco in Berkeley and covers The City frequently. He knows the territory intimately and provides you with insider information.

You can see more than 200 of Lee's worldwide travel photo/writing subjects and his 10 published books on his website at http://www.fostertravel.com. Lee also has more than 5,000 travel photos ready for editors and consumers to license at his photo-selling site http://stockphotos.fostertravel.com. Consumers might want prints, products (such as cards), or inexpensive personal licenses (such as use of a photo in their blog).

You've probably seen Lee's photos in magazines or books. He has published photos in more than 225 Lonely Planet travel guidebooks, for example. Now he'd like to assist you to create your own photo masterpieces and memories of San Francisco. Let Lee know how you like the app. Contact him at lee@fostertravel.com."