September 26-29, 2009
I left the SLR at home. I loaded up the iPhone with a bunch of new apps. My goal was to see what I could photograph in New York City — what “found moments” I could capture — and then to edit them on the fly. I wanted to do it all on my iPhone.
New York is an amazing city. There are images to be captured everywhere. There were some where I was frustrated by my iPhone’s inability to capture the scene as I’d wanted it. The iPhone doesn’t do a good job of capturing some really big scenes (while it does a good job of capturing others — go figure). I was excited as everywhere I turned there seemed to be another image and I was glad to have my camera with me to catch them.
Some of my favorites are lucky mistakes — the right moment of the day for perfection of light and shadow, or something as simple as someone innocently walking through the frame which, to me, made a couple of these shots.
While I didn’t take a ton of photos — I think I took about 175 which included safety shots — I was very pleased with the shots I got and my ability to work with them on my iPhone. I’ve narrowed my story to the shots you see here.
Here is Part I of the story.
"Welcome to The Big Apple"
La Guardia Airport, New York
Shot with Camera Genius, color enhanced with Photogene
"The House That George Built"
Yankee Stadium, September 26, 2009
BOS @ NYY, first pitch 4:05 PM
Shot with Camera XHD, filtered with Camera Bag
The original 16:9 aspect ratio of this shot is very nice as well, but I think aging it in Camera Bag adds to the timelessness of this industrial aspect of Yankee Stadium.
"Concourse in Blue Light"
"Hall of Legends"
Yankee Stadium, September 26, 2009
BOS @ NYY, first pitch 4:05 PM
Shot with Camera Genius, color enhanced in Photogene
"The Hotel Edison"
47th Street, New York
Shot with Camera XL, color and crop with Photogene
"30 Rock"
Shot with Camera Genius, processed in PhotoForge
"The Studio Store"
NBC Studio Store, New York
Shot with Camera Genius, unadjusted
"Franklin Street Station"
Franklin Street Subway Station, New York
Shot with Camera XL, unadjusted
I sat directly across the platform from this man, both of us waiting for our trains. The platforms were nearly deserted and was unusually silent. He just sat there, unmoving. A minute later, we caught our train.
"No. 8 Hook & Ladder Company"
Burrough of Tribeca, New York
Shot with Camera Genius, effect by Camera Bag
Where Camera Genius really excels is at night photography, where images are far more susceptible to shaking and blurring. I like shooting with Camera Genius whenever I have a few seconds to release the shutter — the time it takes for the anti-shake stabilization to kick in. I’ve found that it helps the clarity of all of my images often.
"Unwavering Spirit"
St. Paul’s Chapel, New York
Shot with Camera Genius, processed with iFlashReady
"17 State"
17 State Street, New York
Shot with Camera Genius, color tweaked with Photogene
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I always love brick and mortar exhibitions of iPhone prints. As the artform grows, expect to see more of these. Preaching to the choir here, but looking at the galleries on The iPhoneography Blog, Pixels At An Exhibition, and numerous other sites and photoblogs, there is some amazing photography that’s being created with iPhones.
