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Iphone trumps dslrs?
This photographer only made it big when he started snapping photos with his iphone after his dslr photos were rejected for "poor quality". Is this really where the industry is going now? Trading in cameras for a cell phone? Video of the photographer here: http://www.hulu.com/watch/495180?playli … _scope=all Jun 13 13 05:41 pm Link It's about the person, not the equipment. Jun 13 13 05:44 pm Link Jakov Markovic wrote: +1 Jun 13 13 05:57 pm Link dp Jun 13 13 06:03 pm Link Not where it's going. Maybe his client doesn't care how he did it, so long as it suits their needs. I rather keep my 5D and let others do as they wish with their phones. I only want to use my phone for phone purposes...LOL and GPS.  My question is would you want this guy and his phone to shoot your wedding? Jun 13 13 06:04 pm Link It's not always what equipment you have, but what your eyes see. Jun 13 13 06:14 pm Link well ... according to the Chicago Times and many, many, many more companies and Modeling Agencies ... the iPhone and Instagram filters ARE the preferred method of showcasing your product/service/talent ... my .o2 - FUCK CELL PHONE PICS Jun 13 13 06:16 pm Link Hero Foto wrote:
Jun 13 13 06:29 pm Link Trisha F Photography wrote: who is his audience? Jun 13 13 06:32 pm Link for somethings maybe i would like to see you try and change lenses. Jun 13 13 06:45 pm Link The beginning of the end for the DSLR...................LOL Newspaper Fires All Its Photographers, Begins iPhoneography Training http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chicago- … 7794.shtml Jun 13 13 06:51 pm Link The problem is he does not know how to use a DSLR. He needs a Iphone with special filters.. Kind of a handicap.. Meaning in the real world it may not go over to well, where a real camera is needed to have features such as F-stop, speed, ISO etc.. Rather than auto correct and preset filters... What he does is ok... But he is no National geographic.. In fact he is not even close.. Jun 13 13 06:57 pm Link I think a lot of people are missing the point... well it's nice to have the biggest & best camera sometimes it's just not needed. Best Camera by Chase Jarvis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lotlwm38OM Jun 13 13 07:07 pm Link rather sad..... so many nice moments, but captured with a quality that does not do the moments justice. However some of those images do look nicer than so much over saturate landscape photography I see out there with that artificial look of over punchy RAW converters. But one interesting thing about this story is that IQ is not the whole story. Chances are that putting his DSLR cash into the car for gas took him to more interesting places. Something to consider when comparring even a $ 3,000 dollar DSLR to a $40,000 MF digital camera. Jun 13 13 07:17 pm Link Listen to the first line again..... Strange way to start an interview.... It's Apple product placement... Jun 13 13 07:19 pm Link Images by MR wrote: Jun 13 13 07:22 pm Link Philipe wrote: Do you even have a clue who Chase Jarvis is? Jun 13 13 07:28 pm Link Images by MR wrote: I'm talking about the photographer in question. Jun 13 13 07:30 pm Link "It's about the person, not the equipment." In this case, it's about the person not knowing how to use his damn equipment. Every single shot, every fucking one of them, would've been better with a decent camera. EVERY ONE! If he'd just learn to use the stupid DSLR, maybe his images wouldn't get rejected. If he's having fun, and he's selling, who am I to judge? He certainly could sell more if they were sharper, and had a bit more thought put into them. A LOT of people have iPhones. A lot of people like to dream. A lot of people want to support this shit, because they like to support the purchase of their iPhones, and their dreams of possibilities, through this car living hippie shooting with his iPhone. Pretty simple psychology, if you think about it. Jun 13 13 07:30 pm Link Another thing to consider... can one really make a living off iStock? iStock takes minimum 55% if you give the files only to iStock. They take as much as 85% for other than exclusive Base rate is as low as $0.65 for subscribed photo buyers. Jun 13 13 07:34 pm Link Philipe wrote: Then why quote my post? Jun 13 13 07:35 pm Link Images by MR wrote: In this case, yes it is needed. Jun 13 13 07:40 pm Link Images by MR wrote: Because I'm relating it to the OP subject in hand and the photographer he is talking about. Jun 13 13 07:41 pm Link Philipe wrote: Oh I see.. my bad! Jun 13 13 08:36 pm Link Philipe wrote: Actually I think he's quite good with a better camera.... Jun 13 13 09:08 pm Link As an answer to your question, ....NO, camera phones are nowhere close to replacing dslrs. However, camera phones are filling a niche. A camera phone is quite usefull for easy, quick shots that don't require adjusting settings for lighting/focus/speed/DOF/,etc. I was walking around a garden at dusk, and taking beautiful photos of the different flowers with my camera phone...... but for studio/fashion/sports photos, a dslr wins hands down. It's not that they are competing against each other, they just serve different purposes. Jun 14 13 04:14 pm Link that iPhone would look silly with a 400mm L glass hanging on the end....  Jun 14 13 04:20 pm Link I think canon, nikon, and the other big boys had better start worrying, because smartphone tech is currently pretty damn good, and in a few short years will be significantly better. Iphones have an app that automatically creates really nice panos by just sweeping the camera. The algorithms are getting better and smarter, and a current smartphone can easily generate a nice 16x20 print. You can dismiss them, but that is being naive to the current pace of technology. Jun 14 13 04:25 pm Link Images by MR wrote: 1. an ELITIST douche (trust fund baby) ... without mommy & daddy he would be a regular joe schmoe off the streets ... Jun 14 13 04:53 pm Link I think there are a couple of other things going on that play into this also. First is due the amount of content people consume on their phones and tablets, among other electronic devices, they are seeing a lot more images, of all kinds, than people did even 10 years ago. These devices do not deliver really great looking images. They are compressed and mangled in the pursuit of using less bandwidth. Second is that a huge amount of those images that they look at are very poorly done. It's their Facebook friends or Twitter or Instagram. It's not like back when most of the images a person saw came from magazines or other sources that had minimum standards for their content. This has overall lowered the bar for what is seen as "good" photography. It's not the end of DSLRs but there are many more places now to put images where the quality of a good camera don't really come into play. Jun 14 13 10:52 pm Link Philipe wrote: I've actually been following Kevin Russ' work for years (he was one of the first photographers that I "discovered" when I started becoming interested in photography) - long before iPhones. Check out his Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pattersonminx/ Jun 14 13 11:14 pm Link Jakov Markovic wrote: It's not about the equipment or the person, it's about the content. Jun 15 13 10:59 am Link Marin Photography wrote: Yes, once there's a mobile version of PS or Lightroom, the iPhone will replace both the DSLR and the laptop and people will stop using their filters. Jun 15 13 11:02 am Link Philipe wrote: He explained it all pretty clearly. His photos are about being in the right place at the right time. Jun 15 13 11:04 am Link KenBrandon wrote: I know what you're trying to say, but you're looking at it wrong. Jun 15 13 11:08 am Link An iPhone in the hand beats a DSLR back at home, meaning their high availability allow for many images at which time the photographer would otherwise be "unarmed". They also offer a discretion advantage and can be used in many places where DSLR's can not. Jun 15 13 11:08 am Link rp_photo wrote: yup, and often times the results do trump my DSLR. Jun 15 13 11:14 am Link sara kiesling wrote: I think Kevin found a niche for himself. He has some great images! Jun 15 13 11:15 am Link MC Photo wrote: I'm not worried about the photographers. The question is for models Jun 15 13 11:17 am Link My Android phone might run down after 100 pictures, but my DSLR is good for 1500, and batteries can be swapped in seconds. The phone is also much more prone to overheating that the camera. For smart phones to be serious contenders, the battery life issue must be resolved. Jun 15 13 11:22 am Link |
