Reddit reviews The Best Camera Is The One That's With You: iPhone Photography by Chase Jarvis (Voices That Matter)

>The Best Camera Is The One That's With You: iPhone Photography by Chase Jarvis

> - Chase Jarvis of the Internet

I use that iPhone app. And for fuck's sake I got a lot of much better photos out of that than I got with my 7D. ... Maybe if I buy that $2000 lens and put it on that $2400 camera.... hmmm...

You're making this too easy for me. See, with that statement, I just have to list one single pro that contradicts you. And that's quite easy.

Meet Chase Jarvis, who published a book in 2009 shot entirely with his iPhone. Who uses gear from Nikon, Hasselblad, Olympus, Fujifilm, Canon, Sony and, obviously Apple. He calls his cameras "boxes with holes in the front that record pictures" and is the youngest person to be named Hasselblad Master, Nikon Master and ASMP Master.

People who care too much what kind of gear they use are the photographer equivalent of the "your camera takes nice pictures"-people. I don't care if a Hasselblad or a shoebox was involved in taking a picture. It's the picture that counts.

it's Chase Jarvis, the book is here

These are pictures I took on my iPhone 4s in Guatemala.



I took it with my phone because it wasn't safe to bring my "real" camera into many of those environments. I am a professional photographer, and I love my big expensive cameras BUT The best camera is the one you have with you!

http://www.amazon.com/The-Best-Camera-Thats-With/dp/0321684788

http://www.amazon.com/Best-Camera-One-Thats-You/dp/0321684788

By definition, if you take a photo, you are a photographer - there are "photographers" that publish books taking pictures with an iphone. She took the picture, she owns the copyright and therefore, has the right to request it removed from the site.

Not being paid for your pictures does not make one less of a photographer.

The iphone camera is plenty good enough to create appealing images. You might have seen the pro fashion photography with an iphone video here recently: http://fstoppers.com/iphone/
or this photography book shot all with the iphone:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0321684788/

And applying some post-processing to make up for the cameras weaknesses is a good thing! Some of the effects are over the top and/or cheesy, but he will learn to apply them more subtly with time.

Personally, I think these are quite good - [http://www.flickr.com/photos/codysanfilippo/4807166199/in/set-72157624533460560/](the Kiss) in particular. I've never shot anything that "emotional" with any camera.

Finally - the images here show that a lot of time and effort have gone into them. He spends some time shooting, some time selecting the good ones, some time post-processing them, and then he goes to the hassle of putting them online, and even asking for criticism here. And the best you come up with is "it's shit".

I guess you are right that your photos are not relevant here, but at least you could try with some constructive criticism. Or perhaps just not comment.

It is less about the camera and more about the person behind the camera. iPhones can take great photos. This book was shot entirely with an iphone camera

You and most of the commenters sound like gadget collectors, not photographers. I can still take a good photo with my mechanical film camera from highschool(well if I can find film). You don'r need a good camera to take good photos. Instead of concentrating on the tech, try new things with composition, lighting or subject matter. I've taken ok photos with literally a toilet plunger(made into a pinhole camera).

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Camera-One-Thats-You/dp/0321684788

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