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What Camera to Buy? Annie Leibovitz Recommends the iPhone
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The only thing it's lacking, is any kind of optical zoom, but that's the price you pay for thinness(which is worth paying!).
The only thing it's lacking, is any kind of optical zoom, but that's the price you pay for thinness(which is worth paying!).
Hey everyone, are you aware that of one of the fastest growing uses for the iPhone is photography?
Yes that 'crappy cell phone camera' is really being adopted by amateurs and professionals alike to create a whole new photography sub-genre coined 'iPhoneography'.
The iPhone camera is portable and the 4S takes very decent res pics but that is only half of it - the photographic apps in the App store really make iPhone photography what it is (and of course in conjunction with the photographer's original composition).
NB: 'true' iPhoneography is images shot and edited on the iPhone only - no exporting to Photoshop, Aperture etc on a desktop.
This way you are forced to use the 'limitations' of the iPhone which is part of the appeal. No, an iPhone isn't a DSLR or a point-and-shoot Sony or Canon. That's the point.
I too have had my iPhone photography work exhibited around the globe and used in my graphic design work including several album covers. I'm also speaking at a symposium on the use of mobile technology in art ie. making movies, photography etc MINA
To really get an idea of what people are doing with iPhone photography I suggest you check out the following websites for some pretty phenomenal work:
iPhoneArt
P1XELS at an Exhibition - The Art of the iPhone
and here's my tumblr stream which is exclusively iPhone photography
My tumblr
Yes that 'crappy cell phone camera' is really being adopted by amateurs and professionals alike to create a whole new photography sub-genre coined 'iPhoneography'.
The iPhone camera is portable and the 4S takes very decent res pics but that is only half of it - the photographic apps in the App store really make iPhone photography what it is (and of course in conjunction with the photographer's original composition).
NB: 'true' iPhoneography is images shot and edited on the iPhone only - no exporting to Photoshop, Aperture etc on a desktop.
This way you are forced to use the 'limitations' of the iPhone which is part of the appeal. No, an iPhone isn't a DSLR or a point-and-shoot Sony or Canon. That's the point.
I too have had my iPhone photography work exhibited around the globe and used in my graphic design work including several album covers. I'm also speaking at a symposium on the use of mobile technology in art ie. making movies, photography etc MINA
To really get an idea of what people are doing with iPhone photography I suggest you check out the following websites for some pretty phenomenal work:
iPhoneArt
P1XELS at an Exhibition - The Art of the iPhone
and here's my tumblr stream which is exclusively iPhone photography
My tumblr
how about this phone?
the iPhone 4s camera (sensor, lens,...) actually just decent compare to many japan mobile phone (feature and smartphone)
IMO what great about iphoneography is the app and community, also a beautiful design
My shots with it are never blurry. It all depends how much you know about photography. If you are in a low light situation not using flash and do not have the phone steadied than yes, it will most likely come out blurry but if you use proper photographic techniques it will come out great.
I rarely use my iPhone as a camera but when I do I've been pleased with the results. (Sorry about the pool pump).
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I use my iPhone 4 to take photos of my meals and post them on FaceBook and that's pretty much the extent of it. The Camera+ app really helped me improved upon the quality of the photos. Even though I agree that the best camera is the one you have on you, I also have a Canon Digital ELPH as my going out camera and my Nikon D700 FX with an arsenal of lenses when I want to go out shooting.
In my personal experience this is not true. The Image quality is within the range of very simple point-and-shoot cameras under good or perfect lighting conditions it is nowhere near as good when the lights go down.
I have a Lumix TZ22 because it comes with a real affordable under water case and it makes very decent pictures down to 10 Meters if the weather is good and the water is clear plus it also makes pretty good pictures in low light situations (not as amazingly good as my old ixus 200 is but still very good).
BUT there is a different use for the two concepts. For pictures taken spontaniously on a normal workday the iPhone is awesome simply because I have it with me... on the other hand, when im on holidays I know I'll be taking lots of pictures so I choose to spend the space of one pocket on one of my point and shoot cameras as they produce quality pictures in a lot more situations then the iPhone.
To sum this up, I'd say both concepts are viable but are not replacing eachother. They rtather compliment oneanother as they fit different situations.
P.S. but then again I am no semi-pro, I just like to get good pictures
The only time I get nice pictures is when I'm outside in good sunlight, just like your picture. Otherwise they are just camera phone pics to me.
What phone are you talking about? Surely not the iPhone 4 or 4S cameras. As long as you have a reasonably steady hand, you can get very good pictures, even in low light, with these cameras.
I'm looking at my iPhone 4 right now and I've got some pictures of downtown Ft. Worth's lights, taken at night from our hotel room. Not a one of them is blurry. Maybe I have rock-steady hands, but unless you're Michael J. Fox, you should be able to get decent pictures, even in low light.
Man what a dump.
PS: Great Photo dude, beautiful home. And that grass? Holy $%&@ its nice.
Man what a dump.
PS: Great Photo dude, beautiful home. And that grass? Holy $%&@ its nice.
I WISH that was my home
It was part of a mansion my sister and her husband rented out for their wedding. It was in the middle of the Arizona desert which is strange since no one on either family even lived close to Arizona but it was still nice.
I agree with Ms. L. The biggest advantage iPhone cams have is that you can make them do anything you want, via apps right there in the moment. No more of this "shoot, download, open editor, play with filters" crap that 99% of shooters (justifiably) won't do (often).
Canon/Nikon need to turn there snappers into platforms by opening up the firmware and letting the Instagrams of the world have at it.
Canon/Nikon need to turn there snappers into platforms by opening up the firmware and letting the Instagrams of the world have at it.
Personally, I tell my friends to go to a camera store for camera advice. What works for me probably won't work well for them, and since I bought my system more than a year ago, I'm not really up with what's current - except in my own little eco-system. I really don't care what other cameras can do - I don't have it, so I can't use it to make better photos.
The idea that pros only have pro cameras is also inaccurate, as already pointed out. We often have multiple cameras. Different tools for different jobs. Though sometimes I have to blow a lot of dust off the box first!
My "travel" camera is a prosumer Lumix. Simply because it has 24x optical - all the way out to 600mm. I almost always have it with me .... It is a great excuse to carry a 'man' purse disguised as a small camera bag .....
The idea that pros only have pro cameras is also inaccurate, as already pointed out. We often have multiple cameras. Different tools for different jobs. Though sometimes I have to blow a lot of dust off the box first!
My "travel" camera is a prosumer Lumix. Simply because it has 24x optical - all the way out to 600mm. I almost always have it with me .... It is a great excuse to carry a 'man' purse disguised as a small camera bag .....
View from a professional
Annie is correct! The iPhone 4 and 4S function terrifically as cameras!
What people here are forgetting, with all the arguing about technical merits, is that photography is often about "capturing the moment", and less about image quality. I see photographers argue among themselves about camera bodies, which lens are best, and yet some are so focused on the technical, that they don't have the "feel" on how to take great photographs.
Of course the best camera is the one you have with you, but as a professional, I have to say I've been amazed at what I get out of my iPhone 4, and today I'm buying a 4S. I just got back from 10 weeks in Italy, and was doing some photos on the coast, taking full size RAW photos with my Nikon DSLR's and bracketing like crazy. Then I shoot a quick shot my my iPhone 4 just to have a photo to post on Facebook, and the iPhone photo without any image editing was actually damn good. Sure, the Nikon photos after I work on them will be better, but the iPhone, especially with the touch to focus and exposure lock, and the HDR option, is incredible!
And for the record, sometimes in Italy (I have a house there), I go out for the day with 3 DSLR bodies, but often I may take a point and shoot, and recently, I find the iPhone to be better than my point and shoot, in that I can touch to focus and with the HDR.
The best camera EVER is the human eye, but for a portable camera, the iPhone is exceptionally good
Annie is correct! The iPhone 4 and 4S function terrifically as cameras!
What people here are forgetting, with all the arguing about technical merits, is that photography is often about "capturing the moment", and less about image quality. I see photographers argue among themselves about camera bodies, which lens are best, and yet some are so focused on the technical, that they don't have the "feel" on how to take great photographs.
Of course the best camera is the one you have with you, but as a professional, I have to say I've been amazed at what I get out of my iPhone 4, and today I'm buying a 4S. I just got back from 10 weeks in Italy, and was doing some photos on the coast, taking full size RAW photos with my Nikon DSLR's and bracketing like crazy. Then I shoot a quick shot my my iPhone 4 just to have a photo to post on Facebook, and the iPhone photo without any image editing was actually damn good. Sure, the Nikon photos after I work on them will be better, but the iPhone, especially with the touch to focus and exposure lock, and the HDR option, is incredible!
And for the record, sometimes in Italy (I have a house there), I go out for the day with 3 DSLR bodies, but often I may take a point and shoot, and recently, I find the iPhone to be better than my point and shoot, in that I can touch to focus and with the HDR.
The best camera EVER is the human eye, but for a portable camera, the iPhone is exceptionally good
As mentioned, I like to take photos of what I eat being a Foodie and all. My iPhone 4 is the device I use the most because of the convenience. Last night's dinner in a dimly lit restaurant.
this is silly. just as the saying goes, the best camera is the one you have on you. be it a dslr (my choice) or an iphone (Annie Leibovitz's choice), you can't take the photo you want unless you have a camera with. more importantly though, if you want good images, you've got to be a good photographer
and if it's worth anything, she shoots with very high end cameras (mamiya, hasselblad, leica, canon, or nikon anyone?), not iphones.
Of course !! If u are a pro you don't need to ask wich Camara to use, any pro knows which is the appropriate Camara for the occasion.
She is giving advice to amateurs, that's why she recommends the easiest Camara to use, and the most handy one, with extreme quality for what a amateur needs. If u are going to publish it or do a billboard then u are probably a pro and u must know that an iPhone won't do the job.
A Compact Camera
Although the iPhone may have a good camera and be accessible do you really need and want to pay for everything that goes along with it? If you want a good camera, and just a camera cannons are great, I have one, and are compact. And a small cannon is about half of the price of an iPhone 4S.
Although the iPhone may have a good camera and be accessible do you really need and want to pay for everything that goes along with it? If you want a good camera, and just a camera cannons are great, I have one, and are compact. And a small cannon is about half of the price of an iPhone 4S.
Its phone not a complete camera
I agree that iphone has the good clarity of taking pictures . Even i own an iphone. But it cant replace a fully fledged camera which professional photographers have. Its superb but not for a professional photographers..Thanks
I agree that iphone has the good clarity of taking pictures . Even i own an iphone. But it cant replace a fully fledged camera which professional photographers have. Its superb but not for a professional photographers..Thanks