I've been meaning to do a post on this for ages, because I really like the images that the Iphone has turned out. Now the iphone isn't exactly known for its camera. If you are so inclined you can read trillions of scathing reviews about said iPhone here.
But lets not be negative Nigels about the whole thing. I have a few handy hints to getting the most out of your iphone camera, and some photographs to show you so that if after all that I haven't convinced you, well, they should.
1. Photogene - allows you to edit your often colourless grainy images into photographic masterpieces.
Change the exposure, and colour of your pictures. Rotate. Crop. Sharpen. Add effects such as shapes, speech bubbles and sepia. For a couple of quid it is well worth it.
2.Pano - The most amazing app! Allows you to take full panoramic photos and is easy to use, so that when you move onto the next shot, you see the 'ghost' of the previous image at the edge of the camera viewfinder. This means you no longer have any lining up issues. You can have loads of fun with this one, including having several pictures of yourself in the same photograph! (see below) God I'm self obsessed....look it's me! me again! and again!!! Why be content with a simple photograph of yourself, when you and your clones can dominate the frame by clinging to its every oriface?
3. DXP - Not the easiest app to use granted, but once you get the hang of it, it turns out some really good results. This app allows you to double, triple, quadruplely (ahhh!!) expose your images. There are several settings with different effects within this, so it is just up to you to have a bit of a play and find which one suits the image. The free version is enough to be getting on with, and to be honest I haven't felt the need to purchase the other version. But if you are a photography pro then maybe you will.
4. Old Booth - Now this IS worth paying for. Ever been on a train with a friend, you know the kind of journey I mean. It's getting boring, the conversation is wearing thin....never fear!!! Whip this little beauty out and you have inbuilt (or for long as the battery lasts) hours of fun fun fun! Old booth allows you to put the faces of your friends into different hairstyles and clothing. The most fun to be found is changing the gender of the person involved. That always makes for slightly disturbing images. One of the christmas cards kids!
The thing I love about having my camera on my iphone is, is that I use it as a kind of travel journal. I like to photograph the places I have been and what I have seen. I know, I know, I could also use my camera for that too, but somehow it isn't the same. There's nothing quite like whipping out the iphone for a quick unplanned shot of something that takes your fancy.
And with that, I leave you the resulting photos! If you have an Iphone, have a go yourself! If not, let me know what you think of these. Are they good? bad? Does the quality annoy you? are the over-edited?
Well whatever your opinion my critical little cocktail sausages, remember: it's a superior photographer who can make the best of inferior tools. Anyone can take beautiful photos with an expensive Canon. So there.
