I find the iPhone good for abstract snaps

I find the iPhone good for abstract snaps

Recently I have been using my phone as a kind of electronic sketchbook. When I find myself queuing, waiting, standing around or generally not engaged in meaningful activity, like a flasher, I whip it out and make an exposure. The iPhone, whilst being a bit cumbersome to handle, and not very useful in low light, is often the best equipment for the job because it’s the only one I have with me (I still sound like a flasher!). I have found myself taking images that I just wouldn’t with my SLR and 3 bags worth of equipment I tend to lug around with me. Perhaps because it’s less obtrusive and less like a camera and I find myself thinking differently when using it. Hey, those old Apple “Think Different” [sic] ly, adverts have worked on a subconscious level if not a grammatical one.

After the picture has been taken comes the bit I really like. With the use of a few free or very cheap apps I can crop, add filters and borders and upload to the internet, it’s all pretty instant and makes me wonder why I spend so much time in front of Photoshop. I have to recommend tumblr.com as an elegantly designed site I’ve started to use to display just my iPhone pics.

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For those interested the above pictures were taken whist waiting at Foxton Locks, a bathroom floor, a hotel carpet during conference, a nightclub entrance hall, a heavy metal gig and Art Gallery entrance.

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