Photographers and the iPhone

It has been mentioned here - taking photos of products in shops - I take shots of the prices / barcodes of items that don't have a sticker on them so that when we get to the checkout the person there doesn't have to ring for an assistant. They can't usually use the barcode but they can see the item number and type that in.

It HAS saved time and reduces frustration.

Wow -- a photographer can "keep a sort of 'check list' of shots to get (grouped shots, individual shots, etc.) as a reference on his phone." Good luck doing THAT with a notebook, right?

My best uncommon use, goes beyond the iPhone. I've scanned all my local Restaurant Menus for delivery or carry-out. I created an Album in iPhoto, then I'm able to have these with me on my iPhone, when I'm mobile. Also, great for at home. I also sync the "Menu" Album to my AppleTV, then they are accessible on my projection TV. Great for when I want to order, during a sporting event. Everyone can easily see the menu at the same time, and I can finally throw out all those lose menus around the house. I wish iPhoto, would allow PDFs, then I could have the phone number as a link, and the iphone would be able to dial it.

My best uncommon use, goes beyond the iPhone. I've scanned all my local Restaurant Menus for delivery or carry-out. I created an Album in iPhoto, then I'm able to have these with me on my iPhone, when I'm mobile. Also, great for at home. I also sync the "Menu" Album to my AppleTV, then they are accessible on my projection TV. Great for when I want to order, during a sporting event. Everyone can easily see the menu at the same time, and I can finally throw out all those lose menus around the house. I wish iPhoto, would allow PDFs, then I could have the phone number as a link, and the iphone would be able to dial it.

My favorite is the Light application on a jailbroken iPhone. It is so amazingly simple, but never fails to save the day.

My only valuable use for (any) cameraphone? Take pictures of the parking lot identifier (like: A4) in airport lots.

I've also tried scanning membership/discount cards, and keeping them in the photo library, rather than putting them in my wallet.

I've taken a photograph of the bus stop outside my flat, with the iPhone camera... when I go out on a wild drunken night I always make sure to set the wallpaper on my iPhone to that very shot- so I can find my way home... thanks to Lothian busses and their complex numbering system for that.

My wife and I are buying a home in a different state. I made a trip down there by myself to look at homes and took pictures of them, and upload them to the Web Gallery where my wife could then check them out. This was one of the first trips I made without bringing my laptop!

(It'd be great though if I could make videos with the iPhone and upload those to a Web Gallery!)

When My wife and I visited London, Munich and Paris last month, I took a picture of the rail system map and a picture of the stop nearest our hotel. I also take pictures of any transfer stations and landmarks that will help us get back to our hotel. That way we can wander the city freely and not worry about getting to lost. I also took pictures of restaurants we went to.

As a fellow fanboy, the last thing I wanna do is bust on you all, but everything discussed here can be done on pretty much any modern-day smartphone.