Any readers using their smart-phone cameras to make images they consider more than snapshots?
Lately I feel as if I am standing at a line if crossed means the complete, total, and utter abandonment of film.  For the past few months I have been shooting nothing but digital images and I have to say I don’t miss the darkroom much at all.  There is a certain nostalgia I’m clinging to — the tactile process of loading film, the smell of the chemistry, the look and feel of silver prints.  Uncertainty clouds the topic.  Is there more for me to say with film or am I just afraid to cross the line?  I can’t say right now and no one can push me one way or the other.

One pleasant surprise is the amazing ability of a smart phone camera along with the associated apps.  I use an iPhone but I’ve seen work from other systems that are equally impressive.  A few days ago I saw the above video referenced on Twitter that was produced using images made with the Hipstamatic app.  The guy had to shoot a lot of images to pull off this pixelation project.

I’ve had a few riding projects in mind for a long time, stories that are more about perception and emotion than any documentary detail or recording.  Maybe the phone is the answer…

Perhaps it is time to start experimenting more.  My pictures are getting predictable.