Posted on 03/01/2015 9:11:42 PM PST by Swordmaker
Apple tells us that it’s launching a new global advertising campaign called “Shot on iPhone 6.” Starting this week, billboards in 70 cities in 24 countries around the world will feature photos captured by iPhone 6 owners. 77 iPhone photographers will be featured in the campaign after Apple selected their images as its favorites.
The worldwide nature of this effort makes this possibly the largest mobile photo gallery ever put together, featuring the work of a group that spans a wide range of backgrounds, nationalities, ages, professions, cultures and photography experience.
The photographs in the campaign were not commissioned by Apple and captured by hired photographers. Instead, the company reviewed tens of thousands of photos published on the Web by iPhone 6 owners, eventually selecting a small set of them to feature worldwide.
The image above was shot by Renee M. in Union City, California. Apple was intrigued by the balance between shadows and light, which helps highlight subtle details such as the repeating footprints in the dirt.
Here are 20 of Apple’s favorite iPhone 6 photos, along with Apple’s rationale for selecting them:
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When is FR going to limit the size of pictures so a thread like this can be read in an iPad? Try reading this thread in an iPad! I don’t know where the IQ problem is, here in the web dept of FR or with someone who doesn’t know how to post a picture. Mentioned this privately and nicely to a mod, offering a suggestion, and got flamed in return to “read FR on a REAL computer”. (He didn’t ask for a contribution...good thing...my next contribution will follow the requested apology). I run a web page, the software limits the size of the incoming pic...this is OLD technology. I’m no techy, but this technology is child’s play. I’m betting the techies at FR carry their desktop computers around in a wagon to lunch so they can monitor the site. (Hey mod, I’m still waiting for that apology, but I’d rather you fix the problem for the thousands of us that don’t read FR in a “real” computer.)
I use my iPhone for calls, but also for safety when I walk my little dog here in frigid Minnesota.
I have it in a Lanskin sleeve carrier (bought on Amazon, designed for joggers, etc.) that hangs around my neck, easy to grab (and call for help) should I fall, either inside my building, or outside on the ice.
It saves me money on those emergency devices that serve the same purpose.
>>It’s not nice to tweak the noses of fanboys<<
But is sure is fun.
Swordmaker, please forgive this very long post. I always appreciate your knowledge of Apple products and their development. I believe that I remember reading the previous thread that you referred to about the iPhone’s picture taking abilities and it was an interesting exchange as well.
My wife and I set up historical military displays at museums, and for numerous groups and events. In the last couple of years I have noticed that most of the people taking photos of our displays are using either their tablets or their phones. Most of the time when we see them posted somewhere later the quality is generally somewhat lacking.
However, one of our displays is currently featured in a newsletter from the 8th Air Force Historical Society in Oregon. Some of the photos were taken with a DSLR combined with a set of radio controlled flash units. But most of the photos of individual uniforms we had displayed were taken by the author of the article using her iPhone and I was very surprised with how well they turned out.
I know that you are aware that an iPhone and a DSLR type camera are two different types of animals and it has less to do with the amount of pixels than it has to do with the size of the sensor. It is difficult to achieve a narrow depth of field with a device with a very small sensor. This is considered limiting, but can sometimes have advantages depending on what is trying to be achieved.
Although I would never claim to be an expert, I am a bit of a 3D photography buff and recently was invited by a local museum to photograph some of their collection of vintage aircraft along with the exterior of the museum in 3D for a promotion that they are currently doing.
I have dedicated 3D cameras and I did one of them for some of the stereo photo pairs especially those taken of the interior of the aircraft, but most of the pictures were taken with my DSLR type camera. The sensor and lenses I have for the DSLR make it a more versatile tool with better light gathering capabilities and higher image quality. However, when taking stereo pairs most of the time you want a deeper field of focus so I had the aperture of the DSLR set to a narrow opening which gives a depth of field similar to what you would get with an iPhone.
I think that your comment relating to the sensors found in Android phones was a bit snarky. However you are correct that the number of mega-pixels often has very little to do with how the actual image quality. Many devices with less mega-pixels can produce better images than poorer cameras with more mega-pixels. The amount of mega-pixels found in a camera these days often has more to do with marketing than image quality.
There are plenty of Android devices that have camera sensors of inferior quality. However, I also know of Android devices that are much more versatile photo taking devices and have sensors that by nearly all measures that actually do matter are superior to the one found in an iPhone. The Samsung Galaxy NX Android Camera comes to mind almost immediately. That really is not a fair comparison, because the Galaxy Android Cameras are basically dedicated devices and the NX has a selection of high quality interchangeable lenses available. To be honest I have never done a thorough study of phone to phone camera sensors. Although I still considered it I gimmick I was often impressed with the 3D stereo pairs that I was able to capture with my EVO 3D phone, when I had favorable lighting.
Many of the photography apps available for Android devices are quite remarkable. The latest Google Camera App can generate a depth map that can be used for all sorts of interesting effects including generating stereo pairs. The $10 Android version of Photoshop is actually a very useful editing app and there are many other Android Apps such as 3D Steroid Pro which are a joy to work with.
As you have pointed out there are some “professional” photographers who use iPhones as their primary platform.
There are also “professionals” who also specialize in taking photos with pin hole cameras, or toy Holga cameras. Most digital photos taken more than ten years ago by “professionals” were taken with devices which had sensors that by many measure were inferior to current iPhone sensors. However I doubt whether you can find a lot of portrait or even wedding photographers who use an iPhone as their primary imaging device.
I thank you for starting this very interesting thread. I belong to several online forums that discuss 3D photography, such as the Fuji W3 3D camera forum, and a project that uses 2 hacked Canon Powershot cameras mounted on a bar to take 3D photos and video. These forums discuss how to use these older devices for capturing professional quality images and video. The results some of the people get are sometimes astounding and often superior to photos taken with much higher priced newer products. So I like discussions of this type.
My grandson downloads Netflix on his mom’s and is costing her a lot. I call her and her phone often rings when she’s here so I know she primarily uses it as a phone (iPhone 4). And camera. She does text on it though, too.
This is just a bunch of snapshots that turned out well.
But what do I know? I’m an old Hasselblad owner with a Luna Pro light meter.
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