iPhone Photography

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Images • Mon May 25, 2009 at 12:39 pm PDT • Views: 951

Photos you won’t believe were taken with the iPhone’s underpowered digital camera, at Chase Jarvis Photography.

Also see: The Art of iPhone Photography.

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1 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:40:45pm

Croquet anyone?

2 Sharmuta  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:43:15pm

I've been surprised a few times by the great photos I have taken with my cell phone. Not as good as a real camera, but still- some surprising images.

3 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:43:42pm

Cool picture. You know what it is?

4 unrealizedviewpoint  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:44:04pm

Shot from below the Venice Beach Fishing Pier?

5 MandyManners  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:44:39pm

re: #3 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Cool picture. You know what it is?

What?

6 Sharmuta  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:45:28pm

WOW! Some really great photos at the Jarvis link.

7 MandyManners  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:46:01pm

The third one got me dizzy.

8 sattv4u2  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:47:09pm

I'll stick with my Polaroid Land Camera model 103, thankyewverymuch

huh ,,, you say it's 2009,,, not 1979!?!?!?1

9 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:48:08pm

re: #5 MandyManners

What?

It.

10 MandyManners  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:48:29pm

I'm reminded of a bowl of black-eyed peas, tuna and cherry tomatoes that went bad in my fridge years ago. The mold, combined with the other colors, made a really interesting photograph.

11 sattv4u2  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:48:38pm

re: #7 MandyManners

The third one got me dizzy.

My life is epitomized in # 25

12 DEZes  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:48:42pm

re: #7 MandyManners

The third one got me dizzy.

Must resist...

13 sattv4u2  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:49:40pm

re: #12 DEZes

Must resist...

be brave!

14 Nevergiveup  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:50:14pm

re: #8 sattv4u2

I'll stick with my Polaroid Land Camera model 103, thankyewverymuch

huh ,,, you say it's 2009,,, not 1979!?!?!?1

Do you know why the Yankees are wearing red hats today? Is it in Honor of Memorial Day?

15 DEZes  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:50:46pm

re: #13 sattv4u2

be brave!

Im right behind you. ;)

16 sattv4u2  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:52:35pm

re: #14 Nevergiveup

Do you know why the Yankees are wearing red hats today? Is it in Honor of Memorial Day?

ummm, me'thinks you need a new TV !

///j/k ,, I have NO earthly idea

17 abolitionist  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:52:53pm

It looks like the autofocus involves tilting the sensor array. Interesting idea.

18 sattv4u2  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:54:08pm

re: #14 Nevergiveup

re: #16 sattv4u2

ummm, me'thinks you need a new TV !

///j/k ,, I have NO earthly idea

But if the Red Sox decide to wear pinstripes I'm resigning from the Nation!

19 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:54:42pm

In decades past, we were bread to take pictures with Brownies.

/piece of cake

20 astronmr20  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:55:08pm

re: #17 abolitionist

It looks like the autofocus involves tilting the sensor array. Interesting idea.

Not necessarily.

Some great shots in here, but I'm quite sure they were post-processed; I.E. one of the Iphone photo processing apps, Aperture, photoshop, etc.

21 HoosierHoops  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:55:19pm

Oh Charles..Yesterday at the Track I was going to give some updates on my Blackberry but could only access the left side of the menu bar..Is that client side or server side code? I could have sent you email from the track but could not post publicly.
Stupid Blackberries!

22 Nevergiveup  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:55:43pm

re: #16 sattv4u2

ummm, me'thinks you need a new TV !

///j/k ,, I have NO earthly idea

I was out buying my daughter a graduation present for graduating from College. A new Apple Computer. So I missed the beginning of the game.

23 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:55:56pm

re: #21 HoosierHoops

Stupid users...
/

24 DEZes  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:56:28pm

re: #19 pre-Boomer Marine brat

In decades past, we were bread to take pictures with Brownies.

/piece of cake

I am betting your brownies have went to pot.

25 sattv4u2  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:56:50pm

re: #19 pre-Boomer Marine brat

In decades past, we were bread to take pictures with Brownies.

/piece of cake

I was kicked out of the boy scouts for eating a ,,, umm,,,errr ,, nevahmind!

26 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:57:27pm

re: #24 DEZes

I am betting your brownies have went to pot.

*WHACK*

27 DEZes  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:58:28pm

re: #26 pre-Boomer Marine brat

*WHACK*

Thats it?

28 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Mon, May 25, 2009 12:59:26pm

re: #21 HoosierHoops

Oh Charles..Yesterday at the Track I was going to give some updates on my Blackberry but could only access the left side of the menu bar..Is that client side or server side code? I could have sent you email from the track but could not post publicly.
Stupid Blackberries!

Better to be able to post publicly than be pist publicly

29 unrealizedviewpoint  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:00:05pm

How come when I check the box "auto" I still have to type in my comment?

30 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:00:21pm

re: #27 DEZes

Thats it?

Never did that.

31 _RememberTonyC  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:00:34pm

Memorial Day Tribute at Red Sox/Twins game (3pm CDT) right now

32 HAL2010  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:00:36pm

Some nice photos there.

Don't mean to be the first one to go OT so quick in this thread, but I have a decision to make, and I thought that a few bits of sounds advice from lizards could be in order.

In the next few weeks I am thinking of buying myself a new phone, and I am torn between an iphone or a Blackberry storm.
At the moment I am leaning towards the blackberry, but any advice and tips would be more than appreciated.

Thanks!

33 HoosierHoops  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:00:50pm

re: #27 DEZes

Thats it?

Well it kind of matters if it left a mark...
/I really don't want to see if it left a mark..The written report will do fine

34 sattv4u2  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:01:36pm

re: #14 Nevergiveup

Do you know why the Yankees are wearing red hats today? Is it in Honor of Memorial Day?

who knew!?!?!?!

[Link: www.footballfanatics.com...]

35 Killgore Trout  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:01:40pm

Here's something you don't see everyday...
Yahoo pic

British tourists, dressed as nuns, walk in the court of Iraklio in Crete May 25, 2009. Seventeen British men stood trial dressed in nun's habits on the Greek island of Crete on Monday for flashing their bottoms in public, but walked free after no one showed up to testify their behaviour was offensive.

36 DEZes  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:02:32pm

re: #30 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Never did that.

So you boldly went where only Mandy went before.

37 Erik The Red  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:03:10pm

Hello Lizards. Sorry to go OT so soon. Things are going at warp speed here. Signed the house on Thursday. Packers started packing on Friday and today, my kids are sleeping on a pull out. Who knows where I will be sleeping tomorrow? With the dog. :)
Watch out Florida!

38 sattv4u2  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:04:10pm

re: #35 Killgore Trout

Here's something you don't see everyday...
Yahoo pic


Wrong. You don't belong to the mens social clubs I do, i see!

ooopppss ,,, did I type that out loud !

39 2by2  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:04:10pm

Just checked it out, love the concept of a daily shot.
Did something similar with an iphone web app, (works only with Safari or Iphone)featuring a drawing a day a couple of weeks ago. (demo works with all browsers)
And here is another one who uses it: David Hockney paints with his Iphone
This is just the beginning, I believe that devices like the iphone have so much potential that they might fundamentally change our ways of communication, even the way art is viewed.

40 DEZes  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:04:22pm

The next thread sounds like a riot.
Im going over there.

41 HoosierHoops  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:04:41pm

re: #28 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Better to be able to post publicly than be pist publicly

I had a Blackberry 7520 and had no issue blogging here.. I upgrade to a world edition and can't even see past the left menu bar...I cannot scroll over...Well Lucky for you guys I wasn't giving hourly updates at the Indy 500..
But still...

42 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:04:51pm

re: #25 sattv4u2

I was kicked out of the boy scouts for eating a ,,, umm,,,errr ,, nevahmind!

Mother sent a shoebox full of rum balls while I was in WestPac. They must have been about 90 proof.

The night shift chief walked into the avionics shop as some of us were enjoying them. He walked past, slowed waaay down, looked at the box on my workbench, ... then smiled and continued on his way.

Cool head.

43 callahan23  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:05:40pm

re: #36 DEZes

So you boldly went where only Mandy went before.

Did you put the word Mandy purposefully in that bold marking. ;-)
Hi DEZes

44 HoosierHoops  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:05:40pm

re: #37 Erik The Red

Hello Lizards. Sorry to go OT so soon. Things are going at warp speed here. Signed the house on Thursday. Packers started packing on Friday and today, my kids are sleeping on a pull out. Who knows where I will be sleeping tomorrow? With the dog. :)
Watch out Florida!

Hurrah! Can't wait till you get back home! Be safe Erik!

45 Erik The Red  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:06:32pm

re: #44 HoosierHoops

Hurrah! Can't wait till you get back home! Be safe Erik!

Thanks 2H.

46 sattv4u2  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:07:14pm

re: #42 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Mother sent a shoebox full of rum balls while I was in WestPac. They must have been about 90 proof

ruh roh ,, shipping liquor over state lines ! fed offense !

47 sattv4u2  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:07:36pm

re: #46 sattv4u2

Mother sent a shoebox full of rum balls while I was in WestPac. They must have been about 90 proof

ruh roh ,, shipping liquor over state lines ! fed offense !

AND you've confessed !

48 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:08:28pm

re: #29 unrealizedviewpoint

How come when I check the box "auto" I still have to type in my comment?

You need an optical mouse to get full functionality out of "auto".

Hold it against your right eye (or your left eye, if you're posting sarcasm).
KEEP YOUR EYE OPEN against the underside of the mouse, and watch the text box with your other eye as your thoughts transmit.

/preview is your friend

49 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:09:06pm

re: #46 sattv4u2

Mother sent a shoebox full of rum balls while I was in WestPac. They must have been about 90 proof

ruh roh ,, shipping liquor over state lines ! fed offense !

And onto a US Navy ship, in the middle of combat ops.

50 [deleted]  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:09:46pm
51 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:09:57pm

re: #37 Erik The Red

Hello Lizards. Sorry to go OT so soon. Things are going at warp speed here. Signed the house on Thursday. Packers started packing on Friday and today, my kids are sleeping on a pull out. Who knows where I will be sleeping tomorrow? With the dog. :)
Watch out Florida!

Welcome back!

/getting at the head of the line

52 DEZes  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:10:19pm

re: #43 callahan23

Did you put the word Mandy purposefully in that bold marking. ;-)
Hi DEZes

Yes, as reference to the old star trek.
I know Mandy is a female.

53 sattv4u2  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:10:32pm

re: #49 pre-Boomer Marine brat

And onto a US Navy ship, in the middle of combat ops.

Well ,, I hope your Mom gets out of Leavenworth before the GITMO guests arrive !

54 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:10:41pm

re: #50 buzzsawmonkey

Let's get ready to rum ball!

YIKES! I'm being ganged up on!

55 DEZes  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:11:33pm

re: #54 pre-Boomer Marine brat

YIKES! I'm being ganged up on!

Dog pile. ;)

56 sattv4u2  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:12:35pm

re: #54 pre-Boomer Marine brat

re: #55 DEZes

Dog pile. ;)

Or in his case ,,, bRAT packed

57 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:13:34pm

re: #56 sattv4u2

re: #55 DEZes


Or in his case ,,, bRAT packed

*groan*

/compliment ... and upding

58 Killian Bundy  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:15:48pm

Don't look now, but there's an ad on the right sidebar offering a Nikon D90 for less than $30.

/stock up

59 unrealizedviewpoint  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:17:07pm

re: #58 Killian Bundy

Don't look now, but there's an ad on the right sidebar offering a Nikon D90 for less than $30.

/stock up

All see is a marriage proposal from a muslima.

60 unrealizedviewpoint  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:17:21pm

All I see...
PIMF

61 sattv4u2  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:17:49pm

re: #58 Killian Bundy

Don't look now, but there's an ad on the right sidebar offering a Nikon D90 for less than $30.

/stock up

okay ,,, am I supposed to look or not !?!?!?

I;M SO CONFUSED !

62 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:17:52pm

re: #58 Killian Bundy

Don't look now, but there's an ad on the right sidebar offering a Nikon D90 for less than $30.

/stock up

Nikont see it.

63 itellu3times  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:25:20pm

Cameras don't take pictures,
People take pictures.

64 unrealizedviewpoint  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:25:33pm

re: #63 itellu3times

Cameras don't take pictures,
People take pictures.

excellent!

65 Former Belgian  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:30:45pm

re: #32 HAL2010

Some nice photos there.

Don't mean to be the first one to go OT so quick in this thread, but I have a decision to make, and I thought that a few bits of sounds advice from lizards could be in order.

In the next few weeks I am thinking of buying myself a new phone, and I am torn between an iphone or a Blackberry storm.
At the moment I am leaning towards the blackberry, but any advice and tips would be more than appreciated.

Thanks!

I am a total Mac(and Linux)head but have always had smartphones with physical QWERTY keyboards (a US-bought BlackBerry Bold currently). I tried the virtual keyboard of the iPhone and it just didn't work out for me. Others love it. My suggestion would be to go to an Apple Store or some other place where you can play with an iPhone for a few minutes of hands-on time (or pester a friend) and just try to type stuff on it. If it works for you, I would go with the iPhone. Otherwise, try the Bold.

66 Catttt  Mon, May 25, 2009 1:34:32pm

I'm not phone proficient. I'll stick with my cheap Virgin Mobile pay as you go. Talk on!

67 Researcher...MO  Mon, May 25, 2009 2:37:17pm

re: #32 HAL2010

Both myself and the hubby have iPhones, his brother has a blackberry. I have coworkers with both, and friends with both. Personally, you couldn't pry our iPhones from us, even if you handed us a new blackberry. But I think Former Belgian has a good idea, go play with them at a store and then decide. But my vote is definitely for the iPhone!

68 Carvin Guitar Man  Mon, May 25, 2009 3:22:05pm

re: #63 itellu3times

Cameras don't take pictures,
People take pictures.

Great composition will make mundane subjects interesting, like concrete supports, shopping carts, escalators...

Used correctly, a pinhole camera will do. No need to grab a Powershot or a D90.

69 Dr. Shalit  Mon, May 25, 2009 4:39:15pm

Charles -

Back in "the day" some of My Best Photos were done on a Minolta Hi-Matic 7s that belonged to my dad. The same camera Former Sen. John Glenn had under an American Distributor's name - Ansco as I recall. The Camera was a 35mm Rangefinder Camera with an "Auto Exposure Program." It was not considered to be a "Great Camera" - yet, it got shots that were.
Tells me one thing. With reasonably competent equipment, the eye, heart and soul of the photographer are more important than anything else. That is all.

-S-

70 tradewind  Mon, May 25, 2009 4:47:49pm

Everytime I send someone an Iphone pic... and I have the old Iphone... they can't believe it was a camera phone. I'm sure the new 3G one is even better...
Not compared to a real camera, but for a phone, it's the bomb...

71 tradewind  Mon, May 25, 2009 4:49:54pm

re: #66 Cattt

Then you should definitely get the iphone... it's so intuitive, that you can't screw it up, and it convinced me to switch computers from wIndows to a mac.
It's a dream phone for tech dummies... (like me)!

72 Cato the Elder  Mon, May 25, 2009 5:15:42pm

The cover art for this week's New Yorker was done on an iPhone by Jorge Colombo using the "Brushes" app.

73 HelenW  Mon, May 25, 2009 9:20:39pm

The images are awful--dim, grim, and pointless.

I agree that everyone should carry a pocket camera. This site explains why no-one should try to make art with one.

74 Charles Johnson  Mon, May 25, 2009 9:48:00pm

re: #73 HelenW

Who peed in your cornflakes?


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