More photography with the iPhone

This was a great video. And it ended perfectly:

Model: How's the service with the iPhone?

Photographer: Uh, not as good as Verizon.

The lighting is not overdone.

What would you know?

For more on this, I did an audio interview with the video's creator, Lee Morris:
http://www.yourmaclifeshow.com/inthenews/2010/07/08/yml-interview-iphone-fashion-shoot-lee-morris

Even the camera on the iPhone 3G takes some nice pictures. Well, this one is slightly edited, but completely with free software, so... Not bad. I took this one of a friend in a convertible. This picture was completely spontaneous too.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/12/3/1623319//nicolecarglow.png

Not bad for a cell phone... I remember when a grey blur was a nice cell phone camera picture.

Did any of you complainers watch this video with the sound on? Or reference the source site - obviously not.
The point was to prove that the camera is not the main factor and that any crappy camera would work - so the crappiest camera they had to hand was the iphone.
All that "metric ton" of expensive lighting came down to cheapo work lights from Lowes - not exactly high dollar and the modelling lights from those strobes.
Were you guys even listening?

I still have to give it up to the creators though. Making a short video like this made me realize it truly isnt about the fancy CAMERA equipment that makes a photograph, but more about how you use your equipment. Granted this guy had hundreds of $$$ of lighting equipment, just the fact that he used his iPhone to do a shoot, a fashion shoot to boot, is pretty daumn impressive.

With that said, I am willing to bet that it has inspired many an iPhone user to start using the iPhone as a good alt. camera on photoshoots. Maybe.

Here is my foto in the foray (sans retouching):

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4742545672_9edd828aa9.jpg

I've been collecting my iPhone photography at inthebackofbeyond.com for a few years now -- it started as a challenge to my wife's constant complaints about the limitations of the camera on the original iPhone, and it's become a difficult habit to break!

An artist-photographer, equipped with a simple pin-hole camera can capture award wining photographs in their own backyards. Artistry is in the soul, not in the equipment.

I saw this a few days ago. As a serious amateur photographer, I was not at all surprised with the results. This type of photography - maybe most photography - is not about the camera.

(One of the worst "compliments" we hear is: "Wow, that's a great image; you must have a great camera.")

Someone with a good eye will always get good results given a good model, hair and make up stylist, lighting and retouching.

example of iphone4 photography by me.
well i had a little help from hugin.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1428553/big%20one.jpg
its loch lomond in scotland, taken from half way up the conic hill... one of my best me thinks...