subject: How Is The Fashion Shoot For Iphone 4 [print this page] Fstoppers posts an in-depth look at a recent fashion photo shoot conducted by fashion photographer Lee Morris using only an iPhone 3 for the camera work. While the photos were processed in Photoshop, Morris notes that photos taken with professional-level cameras would be subjected to the same treatment. Post-processing, many observers have been pleasantly surprised at the quality of the images.
I couldnt help but laugh when a few of our readers claimed that these were the best images I had ever taken. The images I posted are taken by my cell phone. Nobody ever claimed that they were too grainy, too soft, or lacked detail. Morris also produced a video showing how the shoot unfolded and demonstrating how photography should be more about taking good photos than obsessing over technical details.
My friend Ben said that there are so many photographers who are obsessed with noise, sharpness, color, dynamic range, megapixels, chromatic aberration, moire, distortion, etc. So many photographers get wrapped up in the technical side that they forget how to take compelling images. This video is for them. Great Video!!! (if you watch to the very end, there's a comment about AT&T vs Verizon)
"I don't want to hear any more complaints about you not having enough equipment to shoot great behind the scenes photos." ---- But he had several grand worth of lighting and white screens - not to mention the service that he used to touch up the photos.
He agree with the photographer that it's more about how you arrange the objects and the angle of a picture than is the quality of the image. Yes, the quality matters, but the setup and angle have much more of an impact.)
Should professional camera makers be scared? Maybe not yet, but it's becoming apparent that non-professional cameras are catching up quickly to those $1500 cameras that the pros buy. For example, the handheld camera that I bought for $199 recently is 12MP and has over 30 different scene selections and a bunch of adjustments. I can take darn good pictures with it! With the iPhone 3GS's 3.2MP, if you are adjusting the size of the image down to fit on your computer screen, 3.2MP is plenty ... and it just becomes about the quality of the processor and software and ability to make adjustments.
Just as Ben's words "Should professional camera makers be scared? Maybe not yet, but it's becoming apparent that non-professional cameras are catching up quickly to those $1500 cameras that the pros buy. " Theyll really love the iPhone 4 then! The iphone 4 touch screen and camera are better than iphone 3.
Ben agree. It's all about the angle the photo is taken, how you pose the object you are photographing ... that is a lot more important than the fancy equipment and touch ups. He have seen a lot of amateur photography on Flickr and other parts of the internet that have had much more style and impact than some magazine covers (not all, but some) that I see. Sure, they might not have the fancy photoshopping, but the angle and impact makes the view say "Wow" when they see it, even though it may not have been as touched up as as pro photo that doesn't have as much wow factor. Consider the photo at the top of this thread - the art in the background, the look in her eyes, the way her head is tilted and the color of the shirt she has on - that can make much more of an impact than whether the image has been photoshopped or not.
If fashion photographer Lee Morris use the iphone 4 for camera work, then what words they will use to evaluate them? This article originate from the TOPONS.COM , please indicate the source if retweet, thanks very much!
