Topic: iPhone photography (Read 933 times)

armand · « **on:** February 25, 2021, 11:40:59 am »

Some examples of what can be done with the latest generation of phones. I posted some B&W in past on the B&W thread.
I have yet to start using the ProRaw.

armand · « **Reply #1 on:** February 25, 2021, 11:43:58 am »

Eric Myrvaagnes · « **Reply #2 on:** February 25, 2021, 07:23:29 pm »

Very nice set.

My lowly iPhone 6 can't do that. I'm used to being able to press my camera against my forehead to keep it steady while I look through the finder, but with my iPhone I have to hold it at arm's length, and I can't hold it steady. So I have to rely on my semi-pocket Canon G5X for walk-about snapshots.

armand · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2021, 10:45:01 pm »

Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 25, 2021, 07:23:29 pm

Very nice set.

My lowly iPhone 6 can't do that. I'm used to being able to press my camera against my forehead to keep it steady while I look through the finder, but with my iPhone I have to hold it at arm's length, and I can't hold it steady. So I have to rely on my semi-pocket Canon G5X for walk-about snapshots.

Late thank you Eric, missed your reply.

armand · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2021, 10:58:23 pm »

Alan Klein · « **Reply #5 on:** April 23, 2021, 09:13:08 am »

Nice set Armand. I have a 2017 Samsung Galaxy S4. It's fine on the fly when I'm just running around. The two gripes I have with cellphones are you can't see the screen in the sun especially if it's behind you. Also, holding it and snapping is very difficult. Cell phone ergonomics are terrible.

Some of the edits on it are neat as you can see in a couple of mine here. Also, emailing a shot while you're at the location to someone is fun especially when you're on vacation at a beach and the other person is stuck in some snowstorm at home.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanklein2000/albums/72157683436803336/with/34353106642/

francois · « **Reply #6 on:** April 23, 2021, 09:50:25 am »

This thread flew under my radar but considering the superb results, I'm glad to that I found it.

John R · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2021, 11:19:22 am »

Good thread and nice images overall, Armand. Really like the abstract green metal shot. I guess we don't need separate cameras for most subjects if we have newer phones. Looking at your daffodil shot, I notice the bokeh bleeds rights into the flowers. That must be a function of the computational software.

JR

Peter McLennan · « **Reply #8 on:** April 23, 2021, 11:38:05 am »

Quote from: Alan Klein on April 23, 2021, 09:13:08 am

Nice set Armand. I have a 2017 Samsung Galaxy S4. Also, holding it and snapping is very difficult. Cell phone ergonomics are terrible.

Actually, Alan, some cellphone ergonomics are superb. If you upgraded your years-old S4 to even an S6, you’d discover voice-activated shutter. This function is in many situations truly liberating for the operator. It’s especially useful for selfies, or if you can’t easily reach the on-screen shutter button. This function has enabled many difficult shots for me.

Samsung has had this useful feature for years. I recently changed back to a Galaxy from a Google Pixel for this reason only.

Alan Klein · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2021, 11:55:33 am »

Quote from: Peter McLennan on April 23, 2021, 11:38:05 am

Actually, Alan, some cellphone ergonomics are superb. If you upgraded your years-old S4 to even an S6, you’d discover voice-activated shutter. This function is in many situations truly liberating for the operator. It’s especially useful for selfies, or if you can’t easily reach the on-screen shutter button. This function has enabled many difficult shots for me.

Samsung has had this useful feature for years. I recently changed back to a Galaxy from a Google Pixel for this reason only.

Thanks Peter for the advice. I forgot my camera has voice activation. Just tried it. Works great.

armand · « **Reply #10 on:** April 24, 2021, 05:17:46 pm »

Thank you all!

The ergonomics might be worse in general but not always. I find it much easier to "sneak in" the phone in awkward positions for unusual angles.

armand · « **Reply #11 on:** April 24, 2021, 05:19:44 pm »

Eric Myrvaagnes · « **Reply #12 on:** April 25, 2021, 11:23:48 am »

I don't think my lowly iPhone 6 is up to the task. I don't think it could have taken any of these beautiful shots you have shown here, Armand.

armand · « **Reply #13 on:** May 02, 2021, 10:49:06 pm »

Thank you Eric!

armand · « **Reply #14 on:** May 02, 2021, 10:50:06 pm »

Do not go gentle into that good night

John R · « **Reply #15 on:** May 03, 2021, 08:35:50 am »

These are quite good images overall Armand. But these last two do show off colours and a green cast around the sunset and trees, and off colour casts around the branches that look like chromatic fringing. Yes the I phone has made a lot of progress.

JR

Eric Myrvaagnes · « **Reply #16 on:** May 03, 2021, 09:23:56 am »

A fine homage to Dylan Thomas.

Peter McLennan · « **Reply #17 on:** May 03, 2021, 12:21:55 pm »

Excellent, Armand. Impressive in both quality and diversity.

My Pixel 3 agrees with you. This image was shot about 45 minutes before sunrise. Impossible with any "normal" camera, IMO.

armand · « **Reply #18 on:** May 03, 2021, 01:08:46 pm »

Thank you guys!

John, a lot of that is not so careful jpeg processing on my part. I don't think it's that much chromatic fringing but color shifts on a limited information jpeg that has been pushed a little.

armand · « **Reply #19 on:** May 03, 2021, 01:19:23 pm »

Quote from: Peter McLennan on May 03, 2021, 12:21:55 pm

Excellent, Armand. Impressive in both quality and diversity.

My Pixel 3 agrees with you. This image was shot about 45 minutes before sunrise. Impossible with any "normal" camera, IMO.

If you look at the seal AFTER the sunset shot, that's almost impossible without a lot of effort.

Here is what I mean:

iPhone vs single shot Z7, after sunset

And before the sunset, iPhone vs Z7 vs 3 shot HDR Z7

All Z7 shots required quite a lot more effort and only the HDR one is head and shoulders better

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