The latest and the greatest

September 29, 2021 in photography, apple, cameras

Every year in the fall, new iPhones are released with some great new upgrades to the cameras. And like clockwork, the Twitterverse and YouTuber tech bubble go crazy and hail the new features as groundbreaking. And many of the new features are indeed great, laying the foundation of iPhone photography for years to come, further making advanced technology more accessible.

And every year, like clockwork the improvements made one or even two years are brushed over and some are even considered terrible.

50mm lenses for larger cameras vs the three cameras on an iPhone 11 Pro Max

Telephoto on iPhone

May 16, 2021 in photography, apple, cameras

iPhones have always adopted a 28mm equivalent focal length (give or take a few mm for some iPhones). For the better part 28mm has become the norm. In 2016, Apple introduced a 52mm equivalent lens to the iPhone 7 Plus. The additional lens allowed for a depth map to be created which in turn enabled Portrait Mode, digital depth of field to make it look like it was taken by a DSLR.

Tools, not gear

April 28, 2021 in photography, cameras

Gear just gets in the way with its features and technical complexities. Focusing on the gear will never yield results that we can be proud of years later. Treating gear like the creative tools that they are, allows us to focus on what is important, to observe life and photographing moments without bruising them.

iPhone

April 22, 2021 in apple, photography

The original iPhone unveiled in 2007 was described as a phone, iPod and an internet communicator. Steve Jobs didn’t focus on the camera at all when the original iPhone was introduced. The camera seemed more like an afterthought. No autofocus, no video and only 2MP photos of questionable quality. Fast forward to 2021, the iPhone is ubiquitous with photography for most people, having replaced their point and shoot cameras.

Hello

April 22, 2021 in apple, photography

As far back as I can remember, I have always been passionate about technology and photography. My love for technology began when I first used an Apple Macintosh II in primary school. I was introduced to photography when I got my hands on my mother’s Nikon TW20.

All these decades later, I still love all things Apple and photography. Both have had a very major impacts to my life.

I created this space to share my thoughts. Hope you enjoy you stay.