iPhone as a Serious Camera
This is a brilliant example of convergence. I remember as a boy how a phone lived in the lounge room. many people didn't even have phones. They had a bell inside that used to ring. Now not only do we carry phones in our pockets but they are becoming serious tools by which people organise themselves, write emails, write letters, play games and now make serious art. The mobile phone and in particular the iPhone is a serious multimedia tool.
The March/April 2010 edition of Phototechnique Magazine has an interesting article on the iPhone as a serious camera that can produce impressive results. Artist photographer Dan Burkholder has produced some beautiful and inspiring works using the iPhone and its apps. No photoshopping. No fancy computer apps just a photographer and what Dan Burkholder calls "The Polaroid-Holga" of the 21st century. He has taught digital imaging workshops for fifteen years and written books that have reputedly, " become a standard resource in the fine art photography community." The author of the article, Dan Burkholder, describes his use of the iPhone as ,"a personal journey" of discovery as he becomes "seduced".
About the article Phototechnique Magazine says the following
If you’ve never taken a camera-phone seriously, now’s the time. Dan Burkholder, delighted with his own unexpected results with iPhone photography, begins his exploration of the medium and shows high quality images shot with the camera he carries in his pocket.
and Then go to Dan's blog and if you have any artistic spirit you will want to go away and try it out for yourself:
"The images on this page were captured and processed on an Apple iPhone through an assortment of inexpensive imaging apps. The iPhone is more than just a tiny camera on a cell phone. For the first time we have both camera and darkroom in the palm of our hands. Dan’s iPhone workshops will cover the steps used to capture and process images like these and then print them on fine art digital paper and canvas."
Regards Graham Betts
IPT Communications http://bettscomputers.com/moodle/course/view.php?id=14&topic=all
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