Photographer
J Haig
Posts: 359
Gananoque, Ontario, Canada
One thing that strikes me is that there is a generation of teens out there taking more images than ever before, with cheaper digitals and cell phone cams.
And much as it pains me to say it, I think they're on to something.
I know of one model who had a stunning shot on her profile on That Other Site, taken with a cell phone camera. Low quality, grainy image, to be sure...but it was a much more striking image than several of the shots taken by her local pro with a studio full of gear and a head full of Vogue.
We have pros shooting with cheap imported disposables to capture a certain look...I'm not sure that even with the lack of image "quality" cell phones deserve much less respect as a medium.
Photographer
BCG
Posts: 7316
San Antonio, Florida, US
i have to agree...i have seen stunning artwork from the younger crowd.
Photographer
Kevin Connery
Posts: 17825
El Segundo, California, US
Richard Kennedy wrote:
Although I do see many folks running around with these new 1 megapixel phones snapping shots here and there and sending them to thier friends. I have yet to see anything of the quality and imagination on anyones cell phones posted up here on the site. A couple of years back, I attended a seminar by Greg Gorman. He was showing his rooftop studio and the results he got usin available light, and partway through the presentation, he showed some shots of him working (taken by his assistant) ... that showed him using a cell phone to capture the images we'd just seen.
Projected on a 10' screen, you couldn't tell.
(Of course, most photographers aren't Greg Gorman....  )
Model
Sheena
Posts: 143
Jersey City, New Jersey, US
David Moyle wrote:
you know what pisses me off. I can buy a cell phone that takes photos, show's movies, surf's the internet, plays mp3's, tells me stock info, holds more contacts than I'll ever know, plays video games, calculates tips percentages.
But the fucking thing can't get a signal half the time to make a damned Phone call. LOL!....too cute
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DJTalStudios
Posts: 602
Seattle, Washington, US
David Moyle wrote:
you know what pisses me off. I can buy a cell phone that takes photos, show's movies, surf's the internet, plays mp3's, tells me stock info, holds more contacts than I'll ever know, plays video games, calculates tips percentages.
But the fucking thing can't get a signal half the time to make a damned Phone call. Oh this one has me laughing my fucking ass off. Or when you DO get a signal you can't freaking HEAR the other person... And who needs a phone with 3.8Mpx? My phone takes pics up to 1260xwhatever obnoxious amount.
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studio36uk
Posts: 22898
Tavai, Sigave, Wallis and Futuna
David Moyle wrote:
you know what pisses me off. I can buy a cell phone that takes photos, show's movies, surf's the internet, plays mp3's, tells me stock info, holds more contacts than I'll ever know, plays video games, calculates tips percentages.
But the fucking thing can't get a signal half the time to make a damned Phone call. That's why the put all the other s**t in there - hoping you wouldn't notice that the phone itself was crap.
LOL
Studio36
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Vance C McDaniel
Posts: 7609
Los Angeles, California, US
adrienne of Zswana wrote:
You know what I'm thinkin? I payed $200 for this thing and it doesn't even have a flash!??! What bullshit! You know the time when I want to take a pic is of me and my friends drunk at the club and all you can see is a black blur!! My motorola has a flash and a continuous light....LOL..Think Iam gonna sell my 20D...wish I had thought of this sooner!
TPF anyone? :-)
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Eugene Breaux retired
Posts: 50
Saint James City, Florida, US
The reliability, vision, and photographic eye of the true professional will never be replaced by amateurs with cell phone cameras. Thatâs why sophisticated clients are today paying by the usage model, in the thousands of dollars for a setup. Itâs not about how many megapixels. Itâs about the accomplished photographic vision of the photographer.
Model
anjelbaby
Posts: 4
Tacoma, Washington, US
The photos on my portfolio are shots I took with my cell phone and I know they could have been better if taken by a better cam but I don't think they turnd out to bad for a cell phone cam.
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Voice of Reason
Posts: 8741
Anaheim, California, US
anjelbaby wrote:
The photos on my portfolio are shots I took with my cell phone and I know they could have been better if taken by a better cam but I don't think they turnd out to bad for a cell phone cam. Just like a haircut done with a flowbee isn't bad for a haircut done with something that looks like it was designed to get lint out from under the couch.
Model
12082
Posts: 1292
Los Angeles, California, US
David Moyle wrote:
you know what pisses me off. I can buy a cell phone that takes photos, show's movies, surf's the internet, plays mp3's, tells me stock info, holds more contacts than I'll ever know, plays video games, calculates tips percentages.
But the fucking thing can't get a signal half the time to make a damned Phone call. * ROTFL *
Model
anjelbaby
Posts: 4
Tacoma, Washington, US
David Moyle wrote:
Just like a haircut done with a flowbee isn't bad for a haircut done with something that looks like it was designed to get lint out from under the couch. LOL yeah I know I am getting some new work done for my portfolio but I just used those to get me started
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Voice of Reason
Posts: 8741
Anaheim, California, US
anjelbaby wrote:
LOL yeah I know I am getting some new work done for my portfolio but I just used those to get me started Sorry, I couldn't help myself! I have nothing but respect for people who are actually trying. It's the ones that don't try and complain that bug me.
I was just being an ass!
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James Jackson Fashion
Posts: 11132
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
The Art of CIP wrote:
BCG's got a good point... Ten years ago I made a nice chunk of change drawing and painting... Nowadays if you hope to remain competitive as a commercial artist you have to go digital. When I do work in the video game, animation, and film industries I don't even waste time with pencil, paper, and paint anymore - I just draw and paint directly into the computer. I don't know if commercial photography is at this point yet (or already past it for that matter).. But about 4 years ago I had come to the conclusion that I must adapt or make a fraction of what I make now... Then again it's always good to have a few luddites around - makes it easier for the rest of us to get higher pay... I just went to the MOMA and they have the Pixar anniversary show up where they have production pieces from every movie they've done. I hate to tell you, but you may have dumped the paper, pencils, and paints a little too soon...everything they do starts with about 50 artists rendering their own idea of what a character should look like on paper with pencils, pens, and paints.
Oh and those Luddites in commercial and art photography make way more than the new guys do.
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