We cover all things photographic here at Luminous-Landscape. Just about everyone shooting with a camera has an iPhone and shoots with it. I run workshops all over the world and I see everyday photographers with big technical cameras and a Phase One taking the iPhone out and shooting with it. Quite frankly some of the work being done with the iphone is quite amazing. So, if you don't like iPhone photography then don't frequent this topic. If we publsih an article on iPhone Photography and you don't like it then don't read it. We are working hard to expand the coverage we give the craft of photography and we may venture where some may not think we should. Photography is our passion and we will explore and share what we feel is revelant and of interest.
I shared my story of what I was able to do with my iPhone and I was quite pleased. Another camera in my arsenal and the cool part is it is always with me. I am all about trying new things, challenging myself, getting out of the comfort zone and more than anything else having fun taking pictures.
Kevin Raber
I'm in favor of the iPhone forum. You wanna do it, it's fine with me. I personally only use my iPhone for taking notes, but, to each his/her own.
However:
You really haven't covered everything photographic in the past. If you had, you might have called it Luminous Everythingscape. Landscapes (and related forms) tend to emphasize certain photographic characteristics not found in iPhones, such as the highest possible resolution and detail, the ability to print large for close-up examination, etc. (Don't tell me about iPhone billboards. Ever looked at one from two feet?)
Some of the work done with iPhones certainly is amazing, and most often, it would be even more amazing if it were shot with a really good camera. The most amazing iPhone shots you see are usually news or event shots, where the iPhone was the the only camera, and therefore the best camera, there. It's like the Rodney King video, or the video of the Boston Marathon bombing. The video in both cases was crappy, but was essential as the best available film witnesses to important events.
I think one of the earlier posters here (MarkL?) was trying to make the point that when a website's mission becomes too diffuse, then the coverage (by a limited number of people) tends to become thinner, and the most dedicated (serious, technical) readers might tend to drift away. I'm more than happy to read Kevin Raber on MF photography, because he seems to know the subject inside out, but does he really know iPhone photography inside out? Or is this just a fad he picked up? If he has to write on iPhones, will he dedicate as much time and effort to the MF stuff that he does really well, and that many people here are interested in?