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2019 iPhone Photography Award Winners Announced
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This is majestic. I have this now as my wallpaper on my iPhone and as my desktop picture on my Mac. They say that today it’s not form that’s lacking but content among newer artists. Well, not you. The content, the subtext, what lies under the superficiality of this composition speaks to the human condition in the most purest and uninflected dimension. The dynamic created between the work and the viewer is no less than an intimate courtship. Evoking echoes in the human heart. Love. Loss. Grief. Longing. So powerful. So moving. No question top prize should have gone to you.
I love the sarcasm, but I don't think mine is that great, just looks better than that first one. The 3rd photo looks better than mine. That was an awesome shot. Though mine actually looks like it was taken with a professional camera. Unfortunately the beach pics look like they were shot on a point and shoot to me. But some pics just capture people differently. I know it's bad to leave opposing views on the net. You're always looked at as a bad person or hater.
No sarcasm. You must be a master photographer. You speak with technical knowledge gained from years of experience to evaluate someone else’s artistic work.
As it's been mentioned, art / photograph is subjective. Looking at the entire list of winners (in the individual categories), there are some that I prefer more than others, with that being said....it's still cool that these type of photos come from iPhones...
I like you. Your sarcasm is EPIC!!! Nope, I still goto my buddy for pointers. He has been shooting for years and just got published for his photos in a magazine. So not a pro, but understand enough.
I'm curious... Which well-known photographers inspire you? And how would you characterize your photography? In other words, what genre or style? What subject matter, etc.?
Don’t most of these photographers use expensive supplementary add-on lenses and other equipment? Apple doesn’t really publicise it (except perhaps in fine print) or have any way of even knowing whether the photographer does or not. It’s totally misleading to purport that you can get pictures like some of these without some extra help, and Apple are only too happy to encourage people to assume that you can.
Except the guy who posted that. There is no evidence of him being any sort of photographer.
A 2014 iPhone? That is really good! But per my comment above, did you use any supplementary lenses or equipment?
Try reading up on basic photography, I have done but my photos are still sub par, maybe yours won’t be?
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This is true. I decided to help my buddy who works for HP out by giving him some photos to show off his printers. I didn't want to give him my best work, so I gave him a picture that I snapped of a Pagoda in a park.
It was taken after my photography buddy and I were leaving and I realized I didn't get a pic of the Pagoda. My Nikon was already packed away, so I decided to whip out the Moto X Pure for a quick snap. My HP friend tells me it's the most popular one out of the other photos taken from a professional photographer, People ask him who took it. I think it suck
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I've read up on it enough. Been shooting for 2 years now. Name calling shows your level of maturity though. Just because you don't agree, doesn't mean you should name call.
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Honestly never really followed any big name photographers. Just guys I follow on Instagram, but they focus more on Fashion Photography. Which I do a bit of that as well. I just look at different looks and go from there. Don't have a style. Just get an idea, shoot it and hope it turns out how I planned it.
Just a suggestion, and if you're interested... You might poke around on the web and look at others' photography. And see who rings your bells and inspires. Or even better, go to a few museums in large cities. That worked for me when I was starting out. And inspired me to make photographs, rather than just taking photographs as I did in the beginning - there's a big difference. Also...latching on to a couple of mentors was huge for me moving forward.
I sense you have a lot of passion for the craft. Keep at it...
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I suspect that was a conscious decision. I like the effect. Sometimes less detail is better.
As an aside, I routinely hide information/detail in the shadows. To foster viewer imagination; hopefully helping to release narrative.
Thanks! Nope, no additional gear. I saw the moment, pulled my iPhone 5 out, framed my shot and took it just as she skated by.
The grand prize beach shot is a tricky exposure with such dark skin and such bright sand. Given the constraints of the phone sensor, opting to expose for darker skin and blowing the sand was the best choice. Even with a SLR set to raw you'd still have to sacrifice a bit of the sand and hope to recover in post.
I had a very similar picture of a church on a hill and it was shot at similar conditions: while leaving, in a moment, with a cheap camera. And while I also was thinking it was dull and boring, an experienced photographer loved it. Your picture doesn't suck. It's unusual, honest, has its atmosphere and it makes it interesting. It's not yet another one professional boring shot made following rules, there're enough of such pictures out there. This one is different.
Although I'd crop out the street light on the left side, that'd make it even better.
Yeah. Thought about taking that light out, but I just never took it serious as a great photo. Lol
I've been shooting almost exclusively with an iPhone for the last 4-5 years. For the kind of photos I like to make, outside of some obvious edge cases, there's little reason to take my dSLRs/lenses out of the closet.
It's incredibly liberating to have a credible camera that fits in my t-shirt pocket.
It's incredibly liberating to have a credible camera that fits in my t-shirt pocket.