New York at day and night.
It's horrible how loud construction noise is in Manhattan during the day, even on my hotel terrace on the 26th floor. Noise-canceling headset a must for me.
Sorry for the large image size. I want to show the quality of the iPhone 14 Pro images even at night.
iPhone 14 Pro, upper picture - heic, lower dng.
It kind of irks me that I spent a lot of money on cameras and lenses this year, but some of my favorite images of 2023 were shot on my phone. Here's one from two evenings ago, Hipstamatic app on iPhone SE.
bjhurley wrote:
It kind of irks me that I spent a lot of money on cameras and lenses this year, but some of my favorite images of 2023 were shot on my phone. Here's one from two evenings ago, Hipstamatic app on iPhone SE.
"The best camera in the world, is the one you have with you."
I often tell my family to shoot with their phones, and that they can get "better" pictures with their phones, than I can with some of my gear. I have specific things in my mind when I'm shooting with my gear ... when using the phone, it's so much more about capturing the moment of being there.
This will sound blasphemous ... but, the phone IS the camera that the 35mm camera was designed to be, just a century of evolution to get that "smaller and lighter, but still excellent" reduction from it's larger brethren (and its burden of carry, relative to size / weight) of cameras.
Personally, I rarely shoot with my phone ... but, I recognize its parallel of larger format > smaller format (still suitable quality for many things) = greater opportunity of capture. Imo, that's the exact same ethos that the 35mm camera was born out of, and history has shown that as the smaller format (i.e. 35mm, etc.) has improved its quality / capability, the reliance on the larger format (LF / MF) has been reduced. APS-C and m43 are efforts in reduction of carry burden, but they are incremental reductions compared to the revolutionary reduction of the phone.
I see the 35mm > phone in the same parallel as LF > MF > 35 > APS-C > m43 for the quest to reduce carry burden ... thereby increasing opportunity. Granted, each format has it's own limitations / benefits to be advantaged or harnessed, but I don't think one should discount having two different sized tools (i.e. camera gear vs. phone) as being something to be irked by.
I've always had "one for slow, one for go". The phone (imo) makes for a very good "one for go" compared to other gears.
That said ... I'm diggin' your shots.
I'm a "late to the party" kind of person, but I can see a phone in my photographic future.
My historic phone needs have been industrial / ruggedized, so they aren't exactly the same level of photographic tool as most folks are shooting with. Now that "regular" phones have improved their reliability / durability ... they are an option I can consider, going forward. 2025 (late 2024 models) will probably see me embrace the phone as a genuine part of my photographic arsenal of tools ... e.g. the one that's always with me.
One thing's for sure ... phones have brought photography to the masses in a way that is exponentially more enumerating than the 35mm camera did when it arrived.
BokehBeauty wrote:
New York at day and night.
It's horrible how loud construction noise is in Manhattan during the day, even on my hotel terrace on the 26th floor. Noise-canceling headset a must for me.
"The best camera in the world, is the one you have with you."
I often tell my family to shoot with their phones, and that they can get "better" pictures with their phones, than I can with some of my gear. I have specific things in my mind when I'm shooting with my gear ... when using the phone, it's so much more about capturing the moment of being there.
This will sound blasphemous ... but, the phone IS the camera that the 35mm camera was designed to be, just a century of evolution to get that "smaller and lighter, but still excellent" reduction from it's larger brethren (and its burden of carry, relative to size / weight) of cameras.
Personally, I rarely shoot with my phone ... but, I recognize its parallel of larger format > smaller format (still suitable quality for many things) = greater opportunity of capture. Imo, that's the exact same ethos that the 35mm camera was born out of, and history has shown that as the smaller format (i.e. 35mm, etc.) has improved its quality / capability, the reliance on the larger format (LF / MF) has been reduced. APS-C and m43 are efforts in reduction of carry burden, but they are incremental reductions compared to the revolutionary reduction of the phone.
I see the 35mm > phone in the same parallel as LF > MF > 35 > APS-C > m43 for the quest to reduce carry burden ... thereby increasing opportunity. Granted, each format has it's own limitations / benefits to be advantaged or harnessed, but I don't think one should discount having two different sized tools (i.e. camera gear vs. phone) as being something to be irked by.
I've always had "one for slow, one for go". The phone (imo) makes for a very good "one for go" compared to other gears.
That said ... I'm diggin' your shots.
I'm a "late to the party" kind of person, but I can see a phone in my photographic future.
My historic phone needs have been industrial / ruggedized, so they aren't exactly the same level of photographic tool as most folks are shooting with. Now that "regular" phones have improved their reliability / durability ... they are an option I can consider, going forward. 2025 (late 2024 models) will probably see me embrace the phone as a genuine part of my photographic arsenal of tools ... e.g. the one that's always with me.
One thing's for sure ... phones have brought photography to the masses in a way that is exponentially more enumerating than the 35mm camera did when it arrived.
Very well said and I totally agree. I also don't shoot with my phone enough whether it's my thoughts of inferiority (thoughts not fact) or just not wanting to pull the phone out of my pocket, or both. But I recently discovered yet another evolution that I have been fascinated with. Ray-Ban Meta glasses.
I recently picked up a pair of Wayfarers. They are high quality Ray-Ban lenses in a frame that that houses a 12MP camera and does 4K video. It also plays music, answers and makes calls and text messages and has a Siri-like (Hey Meta) ability. Waring these glasses offers a hands-free method of taking photos and videos with a "Hey Meta, take a photo" command. There is also a button to press if you choose to not shout out your intention!
I've only had these glasses for a few days and took them skiing. To be able to start a video or take a photo with a simple command is great while on the slopes and many other applications such as cycling.
The image quality is pretty good perhaps not quite to iPhone 15 pro max quality but as you say, it allows you to capture the moment. I'm excited to explore using these glasses more but below are a couple of snaps. One note, photos and videos are only taken in portrait mode as the anticipated use case is for social media.
The images below were captured with a "Hey Meta, take a photo" command (hands free).
Double exposures with the Hipstamatic app on iPhone SE. I first took a shot of the disco ball on the ceiling and then of the band. I have a soft spot for disco balls; they always make me want to dance the Hustle.
