Photographer Uses iPhone 3GS to Shoot Models

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The Dynamic range on that photo shoot is a little to low. The highlights are blown out, floodlighting didn't help that, ruining the tonal range of the skin. The floodlights were needed to help compensate the small CMOS sensor. Forget that its 3mp camera, its the size of the sensor and quality of the sensor, too much interpolation on tiny cell phone sensors. I have seen a number of point and shoot cameras at 3mp take better shots.

The Photoshop skills are ok with what material he had to work with. However, a simple shadow and highlight filter would have worked better on the photos, the dress should not change from black to blue in one picture, causing the whole photo to change to a blue tint, to much over compensation.

The moral of the story, no cell phone camera with a tiny pin hole sensor is ever going to replace a studio quality camera, maybe closer to a low end point and shoot camera but still just shy off the mark.
 
@majorlag

Sounds like you know your stuff! Did you take a course or just a hobbyist? I'd like to take a course myself but can't find the time.
 
@beayn

Alot of photoshoptv.com and lots of shooting. I am no way close to a professional, just spend my spare time playing around. Google is your friend in finding tutorials and tips/tricks.
 
[citation][nom]majorlag[/nom]@beaynAlot of photoshoptv.com and lots of shooting. I am no way close to a professional, just spend my spare time playing around. Google is your friend in finding tutorials and tips/tricks.[/citation]

I've done a few tutorials online and read lots of stuff. It just feels unofficial I guess. I'll check out that photoshop site. My skillz in that are pretty basic.




 
Especially since in the future they plan on getting 12mp cams in those iphones, so yeah, you better learn to shoot photo's with them sooner or later!
 
[citation][nom]frye[/nom]But it's an iPhone! How could this NOT be exciting?!?!?[/citation]
A cheap webcam could take still shots that are just as good as the iPhone 3GS's camera so yeah, it's real exciting that somebody managed to take such good pictures with some cheap garbage Apple camera.
 
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