Google Maps
We've had a few queries surrounding the address lookup within Second Shootr, so I thought I'd take a moment to explain how it currently works and what we're doing in the future.
The agreement between Google and Apple isn't particularly useful to us developers. Google allows developers to display the maps, but to only perform address searches using latitude and longitude. Google won't allow developers to find an address on a map by entering an address (as you do in Second Shootr).
To get around this, we use a third party company to convert an address into a latitude and longitude so that Google can display a map with a pin on it in the correct place. Unfortunately, its hard to find a third party company who's good for worldwide addresses. This meant that our UK and USA users in particular weren't getting good results when using Second Shootr's lookup feature.
In version 1.1 of Second Shootr, we will be ditching our current third party and we'll instead be using an address lookup service that's running on our own websevers. This gives us greater control over how addresses are looked up and should result in much less errors and a more accurate Second Shootr!
We're still testing 1.1 at the moment, but evidence seems to lean towards this service being much more reliable, and faster too.
Long story short:
Map lookups won't suck in 1.1. Yay!
So… what’s 1.1 gonna be all about then?
Second Shootr 1.0 was all about creating an iPhone application to help wedding photographers organise and plan wedding shoots. Now we're opening the application out to all professional photographers.
With 1.1, Second Shootr will enable you to have two types of client, a wedding client or an 'other'. So now, whether you're a portrait, wedding or event photographer (to name but a few!), Second Shootr will help you be on top of your game for every shoot.
Here's a deeper breakdown of how it all works:
- When you add a new client you choose between 'Wedding' and 'Other'.
- If you select 'Other', you will be just asked for one 'Name' (instead of asking you to enter a Bride & Groom name).
- You can now apply a time as well as a date to your clients (allowing for more than one shoot per day).
- Two sets of Default Client Data. One for wedding clients, another for other clients.
We've also included some key bugfixes in 1.1, so Second Shootr should run a bit smoother for you.
If you've already purchased the application, Second Shootr 1.1 will be a free update, hopefully available in around a month's time (depending on how long Apple takes to approve us). If you've not purchased Second Shootr yet, I'd encourage you to purchase it right now and the 1.1 update will appear in iTunes for free as soon as its available.
Second Shootr 1.1 – A sneak peek
You spoke, and we listened. Second Shootr version 1.1 is under development.
Whilst I'm not quite ready to blurt out all the details, here are some sneaky screenshots taken during testing. Make of them what you will! Once we are ready to tell the world, we'll let everyone know via email first, so if you haven't signed up to our email newsletter, you might want to pop over to our main website to sign up.
One Month In…
Second Shootr has now been available in the Apple App Store for one calendar month. In that time news of Second Shootr has spread quickly across the world to hundreds of wedding photographers.
More importantly, you've given us some key feedback on how you would like Second Shootr to grow in the future. We've been listening to that feedback, and we're currently reviewing some of your suggestions to test their feasibility.
Thank you for taking your time to shape Second Shootr's future. We can't promise anything, but if you'd like to make your voice heard, please provide feedback by looking through 'Your Suggestions' to the right of this blog post.
As soon as we know more about what's going into future versions, we'll let you know.
If you'd like to help spread the word about Second Shootr, can you please take 3 minutes to rate, and even review Second Shootr in the app store?
Second Shootr has landed!
Second Shootr is an iPhone/iPod Touch application for professional wedding photographers. It has just one goal: to help photographers do what they do best...take awesome photos! Second Shootr helps professional wedding photographers to organise the wedding day so that their minds are free to concentrate on capturing those lasting memories.
A brief run-down of Second Shootr's features:
- Store important client information - Names, addresses, phone numbers, websites etc.
- Store key details about the wedding itself - Ceremony/Reception locations, wedding theme etc.
- Capture and contact key members of the wedding party - Store contact details for the vicar, or the best man.
- Know where to be and at what time - Store key events and their location.
- Plan and tick-off your photos - plan those must-have photos, use photos from your iPhone camera or library as a reference and then tick them off when you're done.
- Remember all your kit, every time - check your kit out as you leave the studio, then check it back in when you're packing up.
- Remember everything you need to do before, during and after the wedding - Second Shootr will list your to-do items, just tick them off when done.
- Customise Second Shootr to your business requirements.
Second Shootr is available in the Apple App Store right now and is available for all models of iPhone and iPod Touch (as long as you're running OS 3.0).
If you'd like more information, as well as further screenshots and an instructional video, head to www.secondshootr.com or go straight to the app store to purchase it:
