The above picture was made yesterday afternoon with my iPhone before heading home from work. I’ve been telling myself for some time now that I need to explore the possibilities of the camera phone. The recent third place award in the Pictures of the Year competition to Damon Winters for his coverage of the war in Afghanistan and shooting exclusively with an iPhone has moved me to action.
Functioning best amidst ritual and routine I have decided to begin using the iPhone to produce a daily image related to my rides to work, the Vespa, motorcycles I ride, see, love, hate, whatever. I’m not going to post them here but instead send the picture (s?) out using Twitter. So if you need a daily dose of something related to two wheels then make sure you follow me on Twitter.
Click ScooterNSticks to follow me on Twitter. I’ll be using the #DailyRider hashtag.
If you are following already you probably know that I am posting a daily picture of my dog Junior. You can find them with the #MyDogJunior hashtag.
Anyways, with the weather warming and all things riding about to become more common I wanted to give everyone an heads up.
I’ve been lugging a Nikon around since the late sixties. About year ago my wife gave me a new Env3 phone with a 3 megapixel camera. Purely out of curiosity I started using it on one of my rides and was pleasantly surprised. I now use it frequently and after a bit of getting used to, it takes great photos. By the way, I’ve been following your blog for about a year and, kudos on your writing and photos.
Looking forward to the iPhone pictures. I’ve been playing with Instagram but haven’t really gotten into the effects. Mostly just playing but not posting. I do find that I take more pictures with my iPhone than the DSLR.
Richard
Great idea! What program do you use on your iPhone to edit this image and add the frame? I like it!
People are always surprised that I use a Canon SX100 pocket job for my pictures. They come out fine most of the time (moving objects are difficult or impossible) but the camera is always to hand, annoyingly enough for my friends.
You have a great platform here to post pictures of whatever you want. Why dilute it with twatish twitters and twoots? Is a non vespa picture a violation of some papal bull I haven’t heard about?
The early cell phone cameras I put in the same category as a brownie or a 110 Instamtic. the new ones can easily replace a point and shoot. In my job I am impressed with the ways the some of the vendors I bring in use theirs as a tool. This being said my cell doesn’t even have a camera.
Aurelio: Nikon has had some real bricks since the sixties. A cellphone camera is a real weight switch. Their handiness makes them a great tool.
Thanks for the kind words about this blog. I appreciate your support.
RichardM: I’ve merely been a tinkerer with the iPhone but I want to get more serious. The only way I know how to do that is shoot a lot. Hopefully I won’t overwhelm everyone with the pictures.
sergeibelski: Generally I use Photo Forge to adjust color saturation, exposure, and sharpness. Otherwise I just select one of the default processing features in Camera Bag, Instagram, Hipstamatic, or Lo Mob.
Amazing variety of looks available.
Conchscooter: You’re a damn genius. More of that in a minute.
The little cameras are simply amazing and I have not even scratched the surface of what it can do. My wife has a little Canon S90 and that thing will make images almost as well as my big Nikon professional DSLR.
Now, about your genius. You’re absolutely right. I can post the pictures here. Not sure why I didn’t think of that. I will say I was afraid of overwhelming everyone with new images everyday. Regardless, I will begin posting here today.
You are a damn genius. Must be the warm weather and lotus eating…
Low Buck Rider: I see more and more people using cell phone cameras to gather data and images for presentations. Wave of the future no doubt. Except for luddites who use their phones to make calls… Hah!
I almost wish the iPhone was lower in cost and larger in physical size
Had an iPod G4 for a week, gave it back as my fingers are way too big for even pushing icons. And here in Canada an iPhone is a three year contract for mobile service and that can easily be over $150.00 a month plus some hefty communications taxes. It’s been suggested that those who play with their telephone use an iPhone, those who use a Blackberry use their mobile phones for work. In either case the devices are too damn small.
My mobile phone has very large keys and I pay in advance ONLY
for the time used. Mind the time used is about $1.00 a minute plus 15 percent tax.
Bryce: The keys on the iPhone are right on the edge for me. If my fingers were any bigger it would be trouble.
The iPhone is expensive but is useful for me in my work so I am comfortable with the cost. Otherwise it would definitely have a wow factor.