When I think about the things that defy physics, such as cats jumping straight up four times their height, iPhone photography also comes to mind. Honestly, its pictures shouldn’t look that good.
This size of the image sensor in my iPhone 12 Pro Max is 1/1.9". By comparison, the APS-C…
“Oh, that’s an iPhone picture.”
Photographers like to mutter that under their breath as they browse through other people’s portraits.
The tipoff is the expansive depth of field resulting from that teeny-tiny camera sensor. Everything is in focus. I mean, everything. Sure, it’s helpful sometimes, but artistically speaking, for…
I’m fascinated by the fact that a camera only requires a split second to capture reality, yet can preserve it for all eternity.
In our minds, life tends to travel in increments of days, weeks, months, and years — for the camera, it’s 1/60th, 1/125th, and 1/250th of a…
Every morning when light streams through the window, I think of her.
Our ritual was for her to sit majestically, like a queen on a throne, addressing the brilliance as if it were delivered to her on royal command.
Photographically, this was a difficult image to catch. The intense rays…
The smartphone in your pocket knows where you are every minute and automatically records those locations to the pictures that you take with it. We call this function geotagging.
It’s particularly handy when traveling. Let’s say you don’t remember where you ate that amazing red and green breakfast in New…
The iPhone camera appears simple. Just tap and shoot. But it has a few tricks up its sleeve.
One of my favorites is Long Exposure. This function is different than Night Mode, which automatically turns on when the ambient lighting is low. Long Exposure is an option available through another…
Sometimes a lens is more than just a lens.
A recent example is the announcement of the OM System 20mm f/1.4 Pro. The optic itself looks terrific. But the real story is that it’s the first tangible product from a new entity, OM System.
If you haven’t been following this…
Why would you want to put an iPhone on a tripod anyway? It’s a carry-in-your-pocket mobile device, right? Well, most of the time.
But if you’re a photographer who appreciates the imaging athleticism of the iPhone 12 and 13, then you realize that their capabilities can stretch into areas that we…
Every few years we like to change the pictures around the house. All sorts of artwork gets mixed together, including a few of my photographs.
When it’s time to pick the new shots, I open up the laptop and browse images based on a few general ideas we’ve discussed. One…
Back in the days when I worked in putty-colored cubicles, I had a boss who suggested that we set aside a few hours each week to play. That’s right, play. We were to spend time on activities that were not checkboxes on our ToDo lists.
I fully embraced his idea…
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