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Cellphones: The death of the point and shoot? Facilitator of the rise of awful photographs? Selfie generators? All these and more. Cellphones, or mobile phones to our friends across the pond, are a game changer to the photographic community. They represent a shift in the way our culture as a whole perceives the art and science of photography by putting a camera in the hands of pretty much everyone in the modern world, and letting the photos fly, from your hand to the internet in moments, for better or, often, for worse, at least in terms of quality. Their impact on photography may be larger than even the DSLR, and digital photography in general, and has already begun to change the way the industry operates, and what role professional photographers will play in the new photo soaked world we live in, but the cellphone has much to offer photographers who normally avoid it, as a medium of artistic expression, and as a tool to boost your career if you're a pro or aspiring amateur. Let's take a look at some things that phone cameras have to offer, for those of us who prefer to strap a heavy DSLR to our bodies when we want to make art:
1: Portability - If you have a phone, even an older phone, it's most likely got a camera on it, and the motto I live by in the photo universe is: The best camera is the one in your hand. If it's with you all the time, there is a world of photos that happen all around you, all the time, just waiting to be shot, and if you left your precious Canon, Nikon, or Pentax at home, your cell has you covered 2: Spontaneity - It's ready to go at a moment's notice, and can store a ton of pictures and on newer phones, the video is nothing to scoff at either, when the moment arises 3: Creativity - Let's face it, the best cell cameras on earth don't really measure up to modern pro cameras, but, given the sort of built in restrictions that come with a phone camera, you are almost forced to really focus on composition, subject matter, back grounds, & lighting. I've often found that some of my favorite shots come from less than ideal shooting situations, because I have to really concentrate on making the best images I can. 4: Freedom - The pressure is off, in many ways, when you are shooting to instagram, or facebook, because of the overall lower quality of cell cameras, the audience is not only more forgiving, but also, more impressed when you really nail the shot with your Samsung Galaxy. You're not usually taking shots for portfolios or clients with your phone (I would imagine :P), and so there is a certain lighthearted nature to the shots you're taking that is not always easy to capture on a bigger camera, and when the shot's aren't perfect, but they capture that moment, there's still something to be said for making a record of an event in time, even if it's not perfectly exposed, or perfectly focused. 5: Quality (?) - Having already stated that phone cameras are less spectacular, image wise, than a big camera, it should not go unreported that phone cams are now to the level of high quality point and shoots, and in some ways better. The images coming out of some modern phones is astonishing, and a far cry from the tear inducing sadness of the VGA phone cameras of yore. In a pinch, you really can get very high quality shots from your average smart phone, and after cleaning it up in post (which can often be done ON THE PHONE) you can post directly to your favorite social media site, to really reach you're target audience at the speed of right now. Is the cell phone going to destroy photography as we know it? I don't think so, and if we embrace this new tech, we may even grow as photographers, and as a community. So go get your phone and make some photos, you'll have fun, and may find new and fun ways to get that photo.
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