Jeroen Berkenbosch – Blog

It’s all about the limitations – part 1

Into the Light
I love my iPhone 3G. It’s the first (smart)phone I still enjoy after almost two years of usage. When I just got it, I didn’t think I would use the camera that much. I mean, the resolution is sucky, the sensor is crappy and the lens, well, don’t get me started on that one.

To my surprise, I kind of enjoy all its limitations. I know I have to be picky about what to expose properly (if such a thing is even possible), and I know I can’t get the same dynamic range as any DSLR. But that’s part of the fun. I try to make most of my other photos technically perfect in terms of sharpness, exposure, focus and depth of field. The iPhone forces me to look in a different way than I do normally while photographing, and I think that’s an interesting experience.
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This entry was written by Jeroen Berkenbosch, posted on July 18, 2010 at 10:07, filed under Contests, iPhone and tagged , , , , . Leave a comment over here.