Comments on: [Shocking] Getty licenses Nick Laham Photographs Of NY Yankees Taken With iPhone

By: David Bukach

David Bukach — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 06:52:00 +0000

Yankees = nostalgia = Instagram. The choice makes sense for photographing Yankees players. What you shouldn’t forget is that the photographer has also set up a $1500+ KinoFlo light in the bathroom. Quality comes from both the quality of the camera and the quality of the light. OK camera + good light equals a good picture. Add the Yankees/nostalgia/retro idea and that’s why they are appealing. Take a Yankees guy into the bathroom with an iPhone and use the available flourescent light and guess how crappy your picture will be …

By: Richard Tack

Richard Tack — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:47:00 +0000

Would have loved to see this article’s photo critiques/comments if the camera make/model hadn’t been mentioned.

By: Maya Guez

Maya Guez — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:27:00 +0000

Gimmicky…. here u are talking about it, if u truly want to judge the images by their selling power why say where or how they were shot? its marketing at its best but still wont help make these images more then mediocre quality….

By: Maya Guez

Maya Guez — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:16:00 +0000

By: wmsmitty

wmsmitty — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:35:00 +0000

I don’t know, I see color balance issues, grain and a little fuzziness. But then again, I’m a stickler for quality and not “just good enough”.

By: Tammy Perez

Tammy Perez — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 01:21:00 +0000

This is a changing industry. As a photographer, you can either change with it or stubbornly resist it. The availability of mobile photoraphy has changed the lanscape of the professional photography. Everyone has a camera, and these days everyone who takes pictures is a photographer.

It’s about experimentation and innovation; trying to find that little something that will make your images unique. Whether you’re a fan of the new mobile photography age or not-and I certainly am not when I am working on assignment in the pit of a concert and have to dodge an army of iPhones attached to a fence of extended arms-it is here to stay.

While I wouldn’t and couldn’t utilize an iPhone when shooting concerts and live music, I have certainly experimented with my iPhone in other aspects of my photography and will continue to do so. The fact that I choose one tool over another when creating images doesn’t make it right or wrong if I can provide my client with the images they need for their use.

The fact that Getty has licensed the images is a whole other conversation, but maybe this is just an indicator of the direction that digital photography is heading in. With the majority of media leaning towards web publication more and more and print media less and less, it kind of makes the whole argument on print-ready images a moot point.

Resistance does not equal adaptation in this industry, and I applaud him for taking a chance and trying something new. Whether you like it or not, he got the job done (which is ultimately what our job as a professional photographer is) and he provided the client with a usable product is what counts.

By: Brian Braun

Brian Braun — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:52:00 +0000

You all need to lighten up, the photos are cool and what works works

By: staceynewmanphotography

staceynewmanphotography — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:55:00 +0000

I agree with this post. but it seems the market is bent on ‘harnessing” the most accessible technology in order to make money off the millions of cell phone images produced daily. if anyone else had taken these shots, and they weren’t of the Yankees…..no one would have noticed.
Don’t get me wrong, portraits of the Yankees in a bathroom stall would be super cool. if they weren’t shot on an iPhone and subsequently licensed as professional photographs.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:05:00 +0000

This is something I would do–if I owned an iPhone. And I’m not a professional photographer. At all! For a professional, it kinda seems like the easy way out. On the other hand, this format and style are very reflective of what’s going on right now–post-modern, techno-addicted America. More power to him if he actually gets this to work.

By: jess

jess — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:09:00 +0000

What a joke….as a working professional this is what we are trying to get away from. A joke, a pathetic example of a photographer selling out. Why don’t we all start using iPhones on our assignments.. get a life