"Cameraphone Shots" Aug. 31-Sept. 14, 2011

[Saralonde]

This Week: "Cameraphone Shots". A lot of us have phones in our cameras these days. Very handy to have when you don't happen to have your camera with you. But a lot of people use them as a good secondary camera, too. The popularity of phone camera apps have risen tremendously lately. So no matter what type of phone camera you have, prove that "it is not the equipment, but the photographer that makes a good image."

10 Cameraphone Photographs that Rock


VinothChandar


As always, rules:

Just a note to new posters: DO NOT start a new thread for your post. Please just hit the reply button at the bottom of any current post and put your image there.

1. Your original image you submit should be taken on or between the 31st of August to the 14th of September 2011. Each week as an assignment closes on the Wednesday, it will be AUTOMATICALLY deemed *CLOSED* after 8am GMT (3AM EST) and any posts after that time will not be eligible for the assignment competition. Don't wait until the last minute to post!

2. Your post must include "Cameraphone Shots" as the title or in the text (to show your permission to count it for the contest) and the date the picture was taken (to show that it is a valid entry).

3. EXIF data should be intact. It helps if you can include the main points (including camera, lens, date taken, ISO, shutter speed and aperture) in the text of your message. NOT AS IMPORTANT FOR PHONE IMAGES. PLEASE INCLUDE DATE TAKEN.

4. Only one entry per member (if you can't restrain yourself until the end of the first week you can post two or three separate pictures but your entry should be in a separate post and the only marked with the text above). It must be an original image taken by you.

5. Remember the cross-site image size limit (740px on the longest side).

6. If the image does not exist in post at the end of the contest, it is disqualified. If you modify anything on flickr and re-save the image then the link is broken and the message needs edited to link the picture again before it will be included in the contest.

For everyone, please do not repeat other people's photos by quoting them until the contest is over. If you want to comment on or discuss an entry you can use a link to it (or just delete the picture from the quoted text).

7. If you are looking for the winners of the mini-contest, please check the front page of the DPS blog Saturday late afternoon (EST) or here and this thread.

Next week: Horizons Next week we will be doing a landscape shot with particular emphasis on the horizon. I want you to make the horizon line the focus of your image. Cityscapes, mountains, lakes, oceans, treelines, all can make interesting horizon lines. Try using lighting - sunrise, sunset, or manmade - , contrast, reflections, and/or color to bring attention to your skyline. And don't forget to keep your horizons horizontal!


atomicjeep

Getting Horizons Horizontal

[aviary]

taken with HTC cameraphone
September 2, 2011
35mm

[wulf]

Traditional EXIF information doesn't mean so much with camera phones as often you don't have a lot of control over shutter speed, etc, but it would be interesting to hear not just what phone you used but also what software and built in filtering you used. I've gone back to the standard camera application on my HTC Wildfire S but the shot below was taken (before the time frame and, anyway, since I'm a moderator I'm not eligible for the contest part of this thread) using Camera360 and the gentlest of the HDR settings it came with, which gives a lift to the shadows and stops the highlights blowing out:



Date taken: 30 June 2011

It is only the first fruits of my potato harvest, taken for my garden diary, but the design of the repurposed inbox tray, the organic shapes of the potatoes and the reddish looking dirt make me think of Sci-Fi visions of the future from 40 years ago!

Wulf

[kelleyrie]

It's too old for the assignment but it's a fav I took with my phone. I used the picsin app to intensify the colors and pse6 to reduce the noise a bit.

[Jtellier]

I was walking around my house looking at the views through my phone and this is my best shot. It reminds me of when I was in Art class as a young girl and learning about shadows and light. It is a marble from my math Teacher DH's paper rollercoaster project that he gives to his students as a math problem solving tool.

This is as much EXIF Data my camera phone offered:
Sep 7, 2011
454×424 pixels – 70KB
Camera:LG 2.0 MP
Model: EnV
ISO: n/a
Exposure: n/a
Aperture: n/a
Focal Length: n/a
Flash Used: n/a

[samutsim]

I came across this article and immediately thought this was so pertinent to this week's assignment. Moderators, please feel free to remove my post if it is against the rules. In such a case, I apologize in advance. For novices such as myself, here is the link:
iPhone Photography ? Photo Tips ? National Geographic

[kuul13]

Originally Posted by samutsim

I came across this article and immediately thought this was so pertinent to this week's assignment. Moderators, please feel free to remove my post if it is against the rules. In such a case, I apologize in advance. For novices such as myself, here is the link:
iPhone Photography ? Photo Tips ? National Geographic

Thanks Samar! Really a good article. I always have my IPhone 4 with me, when I don't carry Nikon then I use IPhone. And it is quite effective!! Will post a picture for this assignment soon.

[mshockley]

I had to chuckle when I read Wulf's post above, as I am going to be using a rather "old" (according to my kids if I don't upgrade every 6 months you know I'm old school) Blackberry phone for this week's picture! It has no flash, no built in settings, just nothing....lol......and I just got done trying to clean off God knows what was on that little tiny lens with a q-tip! lol......oh man, I'm slightly worried about this situation.

[fotodesires]

Cameraphone shots
taken September 4th 2011
Blackberry 9650
Shutter Speed: 0/1 sec.




Visit: www.fotodesires.com

[Gulf Coast Girl]

Originally Posted by mshockley

I had to chuckle when I read Wulf's post above, as I am going to be using a rather "old" (according to my kids if I don't upgrade every 6 months you know I'm old school) Blackberry phone for this week's picture!

LOL... I must be ancient school. I've had my current cell phone for 3 years and the one before that I had for 6 or 7 years; it was so old it didn't have a camera.... or the ability to text