Comments on: iPhone 4S’s Response To The Original Fstoppers iPhone Photoshoot

By: Ally Pereira

Ally Pereira — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:05:00 +0000

Would anyone happen to know the name of the track used in this video?

By: KeeFyBeeFy

KeeFyBeeFy — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 06:12:00 +0000

I did. And it still does not make sense. He wants to prove a point that a 4S is good enough for a photo shoot but he wouldn’t use it for a paid gig. Contradicting much?

Wake up mate.

By: Ben Stephens

Ben Stephens — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 02:42:00 +0000

A lot of them seem pretty soft or focus not on eyes. Maybe it’s web video, but I really hope he knows tap to focus.

By: Simon Brown

Simon Brown — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:39:00 +0000

ahh so frustrating to watch. I really liked the photos and then he goes and ruins them with the editing.

By: Ohana Wing Chun

Ohana Wing Chun — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:15:00 +0000

Doesn’t mean that you could, you should. Just say’n. I agree that it’s not always about the gears, but, really, all the instagramers in the world rejoice, now they are a “fashion i-phone-tographer” LOL

By: sandervanderveen

sandervanderveen — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:33:00 +0000

pfff.. kinda get tired of these ‘hipster’ – how to be cool with a iphone – videos..
please upload more interesting, learning material videos fstoppers..

By: t_linn

t_linn — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:43:00 +0000

Diandra, I’m not sure we disagree. You do need an appealing subject and, as I pointed out, this photog had some. You suggest that the person with the most gear doesn’t necessarily make the best image. I completely agree. What I said was that gear *does* matter or, as you put it, “it does aid in what you’re trying to accomplish.” A real camera and a single speedlite could have made all the difference in this case.

Putting it another way, Nick had everything he needed to make great images in this situation—except the gear. This clearly limited him and it shows in the results. Or do you think these images are amazing? I do not.

By: Diandra W

Diandra W — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:20:00 +0000

photography is all about capturing beauty. All of your thousands of dollars of gear wouldn’t mean anything if your subject was completely unappealing. I’ve seen Terry Richardson capture a better photo of Kate Upton with a single speedlite that was far more exceptional than a sports illustrated photographer with diffusers, strobes, etc etc. Although gear is nice and does aid in what you’re trying to accomplish, it doesn’t matter.

By: louisleblanc

louisleblanc — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:07:00 +0000

To me, the point of this video is that a photographer is a photographer not because of his equipement but because of his understanding and application of theoric and creative thinking. We’ve seen from Lee Morris’ original iPhone video and from countless other that very good images can be produced with a camera that isn’t worth all that much.

The final product to me isn’t very good. I can’t see why the photographer chose to make the final picture look like it was light with a nuclear explosion. I’m not saying that such a filtered look would never work. Heck, just have a look on instagram, tons of shot with generic filters and there is some quality work being put up there. To me, the processing ruined what craft and artistic vision was put in this shot. Ultimately, this video doesn’t show that a photographer has skill or a craft as he basically ends up with whatever random non-photographers end up doing on their iPhones with instagram. I don’t think I’m hating the instagram look, I’m just saying that the filtering done on this picture works against it. We’ve seen the same thing with HDR and tone mapping. At first it was used where the effect made sense and actually added something to a picture. Then it became something everyone started using and mainly misusing.

By: Jeremy Cupp

Jeremy Cupp — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:19:00 +0000

I thought they looked better SOOP also. Still cool video.