rond-photography Loc: Connecticut

Met a guy who makes the shot for the peeps, then switches to selfie mode and does a selfie (which he does not mention and they find out later). Hee Hee!

traderjohn Loc: New York City

What is "peeps"???

BebuLamar

A cell phone is much more difficult to use as camera than a typical DSLR. When I tried to use the Samsung S8, I first had problem finding the camera app. And then when I hold the camera I often touch something that causes the camera app to go into the background. I had to find it again. When I tapped on the release lot of time it doesn't take the picture.
Besides when I have problem with things like backlight or spotlight subject I don't know how to adjust the exposure. I don't know if I have sufficient shutter speed for hand holding. The phone seems to want to slide off my hand when I use it in landscape orientation.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

Thank you for correcting my mistake. I'm sure it made your day. I think I will add arrogant to my assessment of your judgment on things that are contrary to your boorish and pompous belief.

newtoyou Loc: Eastport

Do you ever get asked,"What evil lurks in the heart of man" on the Hog?
Bill

newtoyou Loc: Eastport

WHAT???
Bill

BebuLamar

I posted above but if you didn't read it I post it again here

A cell phone is much more difficult to use as camera than a typical DSLR. When I tried to use the Samsung S8, I first had problem finding the camera app. And then when I hold the camera I often touch something that causes the camera app to go into the background. I had to find it again. When I tapped on the release lot of time it doesn't take the picture.
Besides when I have problem with things like backlight or spotlight subject I don't know how to adjust the exposure. I don't know if I have sufficient shutter speed for hand holding. The phone seems to want to slide off my hand when I use it in landscape orientation.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

Check out Emil Pakarklis videos on YouTube. He covers the iPhone but much of it relates to all the others. He has a brief segment on how to hold them for taking pictures, difficult to describe but it works quite well to help hold it steady.

There’s a payed app called ProCamera that gives you full manual control and allows shooting in RAW.

BebuLamar

Well I don't have the patient to learn how to use the camera phone. My DSLR and even my film SLR's work just fine and so easy even when I use the Minolta SRT-101 without meter.

blackest Loc: Ireland

https://iphonephotographyschool.com/iphone-photography-tips/
His website is pretty good, those tips apply to any camera and are worth reading.

crushr13 Loc: Sacramento, CA

Yes, but now cell phones are coming out with cameras with a lot of the capabilities of DSLRs. You can shoot RAW with them, you can make many of the manual adjustments with many of them, and they are only just now starting to get these capabilities. They are getting better and should improve with time. Some photographers are saying to "take the shot with the camera that you have with you", and many times that is a cell phone.

But then again, a smartphone (or maybe even a "smarttablet") with camera is like a portable pocket computer system, where you can do almost anything with it that you can do on a computer, it is just a matter of having the apps to do these things. Cameras are now a part of that, and soon enough one may (almost) be able to take as good a shot with a smartphone as you can with a camera. Pro DSLRs (and Pro type mirrorless cameras) may always do a better job, for those who really want near perfection in a shot. But these smartphones with prime cameras are doing a great job now with something one will have with them to take a good shot. Also, it may get even more people into the photography arena, which can be pretty good.

hcmcdole

Phone cameras have come a long way in a few short years. I didn't want to use mine in the past from my iPhone 3S to my next phones - Samsung Note and then Note 4, as they were more a toy than serious cameras (IMO) - I used them just for rare photo-ops when I didn't have a "real camera" with me.

Today I use my Samsung Note 8 quite a bit when I am in the yard, the basement (have a few hundred plants under lights that are always changing, blooming), shopping, or on the trail. The only fault I see is the zoom feature. Halfway out is fine but zoom out much past that and the pictures are often ready for the trash bin, so sometimes I carry a superzoom hoping to see the elusive great blue heron on the river.

I recently bought the DJI Osmo gimbal for the phone to keep the camera fairly level and smooth as I hike - I am still trying to figure it out as I missed a full 10 minutes of recording the last time I used it. Guess I thought the red button meant it was recording but it wasn't. (I am using the DJI app for using with the gimbal).

Younger people use their phones all the time to record/shoot anything and everything just to post online for friends and family. The selfies is what gets me - Kim K. is probably most responsible for this vanity.

My wife took a panorama in Thailand last summer with her iPhone 8 and I had it printed to a 12 x 36 size and that was after setting it to the biggest size for panorama at Shutterfly (could've gone a lot bigger according to PS CC). Looks quite good from a little smart phone. I won't give up my DSLR or any other camera but the smart phone camera is here to stay and is quite good.


IMO, it is no longer a toy or a gimmick, but a great lightweight alternative to use as we see fit.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

My sentiments exactly.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

Turn on the cellphone.
Select the camera app.
Turn shinney part to the subject.
When in focus press button.
Wow ...I think I have to take a rest.

anotherview Loc: California

I just recently bought my first smart cellular telephone with a camera feature. I too find the camera awkward to operate. The shutter lag can run to 1 or 2 seconds. How to hold the camera while pressing the virtual shutter button presents a physical difficulty. Often, I inadvertently touch something that causes the camera feature to change to a different "app" (application). Evidently, the phone has no option for locking the camera in shooting mode. I suppose a page exists where I might find all settings for camera operation, to customize it, but I haven't unearthed it yet. I find myself on the learning curve.

I do like the text feature because I do 100s of text messages per month.