Mobile Photography is an art, science and practice where a image is recorded and turned into a photograph. A single moment in the time becomes captured as a digital file and is even used in films. Mobile photography can be captured on a camera phone or mobile devices which are able to capture photographs. Most camera phones are similar to digital cameras, they usually fixed focus lenses and smaller sensors limit their performance in poor lightning. A good thing about mobile photography is that it captures the moments however you want.
Rodger Clay
Rodger Clay is a mobile photographer who won second place in The 2013 Mobile Photography Awards which is the world's largest competition and touring exhibit for mobile photography and art.
In these photos, he seems to follow a black and white fashion. I love his unique style. It shows that he's not afraid to be different and that what made him 2nd in the mobile photography. He has a good imagination and to be a good photographer you have to have a good and unique imagination. On the left picture you can tell that the two models are different to the old lady without her teeth looking emotional because she probably wants to look like them(pretty), it makes you think about it, which is good and so does the picture on the right.
Robert Paul Jansen
He lived in a small village in the Netherlands, he had a lot of nature around him so when ever he saw something he took a picture of it. Photography is his hobby, which started to get serious few years ago when he started using his iPhone as his main camera. Robert believes that the iPhone is great for taking landscape shots. A few years a go he started taking pictures of his surroundings.
I like this image of what he took with his phone, because of how the reflection is used in the foreground to reflect the background, the layout of the picture captured is good. The image is a landscape piece so it can capture the beauty of the lake. The photo is perfectly exposed. It has a large depth of field, focused everywhere clearly. The picture is not overexposed or underexposed, the colours are used well to make the image more appealing. The rule of third has been used splitting the picture into three sectors. The picture has been captured in worms eye view, showing the whole platform.
I like this photo of what he took with his phone, because it is taken just as the sun is rising. The image is a landscape shot, capturing the core of nature. The image has a large depth of field, focused everywhere clearly. It is also perfectly exposed, not over exposed or under exposed. The rule of third has been used, splitting the picture into three sectors which makes it look better. The composition of the picture is good.
Oliver Lang
Oliver lives in London, Oliver's images with a mobile phone has been exhibited in Berlin, New York and Sydney. He identifies the cultural and behavioral implications for mobile photography projects and campaign by brands and community organisation. He is interested in the strategic use of participate photography across a wide range of industries and mobile platforms.
I like this photo of what he took with his phone, because the dogs posture seems like he has pride. This photo is very strong image because it has a great composition. The photo is black and white, it is not over exposed or underexposed just perfect. The dog is on a power spot. The image has a large depth of field, focusing everywhere clearly. The rule of third has been used, splitting the picture into three sectors. The picture has been captured in worms eye view, showing the whole platform.
I like this photo of what he took with his phone, because of the shadows in the background. The shirt contrasts well with the back and foreground. This really makes him stand out. The image has a large depth of field, focusing everywhere clearly. The layout of the picture is good, on the last two pillars you can see the shadow of the person, which looks like the shadow is following him which makes it look quite weird and wonderful. The rule of third has been used, splitting the picture into three sectors. The picture has been captured in worms eye view, showing the whole platform.
Apps
Instagram Instagram is an app that allows you to publicly share pictures online but before you do this you can change them with one of many filters. I like how easily you can apply them but I think that some of the filters look the same like Hefe and X-Pro II. They both give your picture the same fiery, orange glow it's a nice one but one of them should differ to the other. You can scale your photo and make it look as if it follows the rule of thirds if it doesn't already do so and this is a great tool for novice photographers. The one thing that this scaling feature will not let you do is upload your whole image which is really annoying. Instagram also allows you to rotate your picture clockwise or anti-clockwise. I like this feature that this app yields because it makes you look like you're really creative and artistic. I've used a few of these on some of my photos and I'd give this app a 4 out of 5.
Picshop Lite This app has 18 filters that are all unique non of them resemble another too closely so that's good. It is a lot better editing than Instagram, because you can control the amount or strength of the filters, you can also have layers of filters on top of each other. You can also add frames to your photos. You can control the contrast, brightness, straightness, sharpness, focus point, colour and size of the picture, you can make it auto so you don't have to do that much work. Having this feature is very handy and makes a great difference to your pictures. Although the filters and frames make editing fun and easy they do give your photos a slight cartoonist look and this then makes them quite amateurish in my opinion. After having used this on some of my photos I would rate the app 4/5.
Photo Editor Photo Editor is a awesome app, you can put up to 13 filters on your picture you want to edit, that's the reason I like this app. It will not damage the resolution of the picture, unlike other apps. I absolutely love this feature it has called "Splash", it turns the picture black and white and then lets you amplify any spots in the picture that you want to. You can add memes, text, stickers and even draw upon your pictures if you want to. This app can be in a professional way but the best way to use it is goofily, because then you can use all of its features and this app to its full potential. I would give this app 3.5 out of 5. It good, but in my opinion Picshop Lite is better.
The photographer that I am going to take pictures like in Manchester City Center is Steve Mayes
Steve Mayes is an architectural photographer. He grew up in the Midlands the place where he formed Steve Mayes Photography in 2002. In Newcastle, he found his love for architectural photography and the architecture that surrounded him with it's old and new, seemed to be the final spark that turned photography into a real passion for him.
I love his pictures, there's always bright colours, which are eye catching. The picture is not over exposed or under exposed just perfect. The different shades of purple catch my eye along with the line of white lights that are present in the middle of the photograph. The composition of the picture that has been captured is good. He uses a large depth of field, focusing everywhere clearly, to capture the buildings and even though they're the furthest away in this picture, he seems to have made the buildings the focus point in his photograph. The rule of thirds has been used, splitting the picture into three sectors. The picture has clearly been captured in the worms eye view, showing the whole platform.
Plan For Manchester City Center People near tall buildings. People together in crowds. Bright lights. Architecture. The beauty of Manchester.
EDGES shoot - At School
Worst Picture
The picture that has been captured is not fully focused and looks like it has been moved when being captured. On the left side it looks like there is a shadow of someone making it look under exposed to the right side.
Best Picture
From my Edges shoot I picked this picture as my best. The rule of third has been used, splitting the picture into three sectors. There is a large depth of field, focusing everywhere clearly. The composition of the picture that has been captured is good. The picture is not over exposed or under exposed just perfect. Everything on this picture is a edge which I aimed to do when I captured this picture. It has been captured in the birds eye view, from a top angle showing the platform below.
Architecture
Worst Picture
The picture that has been captured has a bad composition, there is inappropriate stuff that is in the way that is trying to be taken. It is also out of focus.
Best picture
It has been captured in worms eye view, showing the whole platform. The rule of third has been used, splitting the picture into three sectors. There is a large depth of field, focusing everywhere clearly. The composition of the picture that has been captured is good. The picture is not over exposed or under exposed just perfect. It looks really nice and I personally like it.
Christmas in Manchester
Worst Picture
The angle of the picture that has been captured is bad, not showing the whole thing that is trying to be shown. It is out of focus.
Best Picture
It has been captured in worms eye view, showing the whole platform .The rule of third has been used, splitting the picture into three sectors. There is a large depth of field, focusing everywhere crisp and clear. The composition of the picture that has been captured is good. The picture is not over exposed or under exposed just perfect. It shows the coldness of winter and the stereotypical white Christmas.
A splash of colours
Worst Picture
The picture that has been captured is out of focus. It would look better if the picture of the person was in the middle of the picture.
Best Picture
It has been captured in the birds eye view, from a top angle showing the platform below. There is a medium depth of field, focusing most of the picture, you can see the fire and candles very clearly. The composition of the picture that has been captured is good. The picture is not over exposed or under exposed just perfect. The angle of the picture makes the picture look more fascinating and interesting.
Manchester Cathedral
Worst Picture
The picture is fully out of focus.
Best Picture
It has been captured in the worms eye view, showing the whole platform. There is a large depth of field, focusing everywhere clearly. The picture is not over exposed or under exposed just perfect. The composition of the picture that has been captured is good. The rule of third has been used, splitting the picture into three sectors. I like that the tree is at the back and the two sectors of the chairs splitting the picture into different sectors.
Manchester life.
Worst Picture
The picture is fully out of focus, it looks like it has been moved when captured.
Best Picture
It has been captured in the worms eye view, showing the whole platform. There is a large depth of field, focusing everywhere clearly. The composition of the picture that has been captured is good. The picture is not over exposed or under exposed just perfect. This looks like a normal day at town, people walking around going into shops etc...
Pictures Using Apps
It has been captured in the worms eye view, showing the whole platform. There is a large depth of field, focusing everywhere clearly. The composition of the picture that has been captured is good. The picture is not over exposed or under exposed just perfect. This looks like a normal day at town, people walking around going into shops. The app I used was Instagram and the filter was rubbish I dont really like the app, I personally dont like it and I use different apps to edit my picture. This is the worst app.
The composition of the picture that has been captured is good. It has been captured in the birds eye view, from a top angle showing the platform below. There is a medium depth of field, focusing most of the picture, you can see the fire and candles very clearly. The picture is not over exposed or under exposed just perfect. The angle of the picture makes the picture look more fascinating and interesting. The filter makes the picture look like it is something scary , as in like a haunted house or somethig. The app I used was Pic Shop Lite, I think it was good, better than Instagram. This is the middle app.
The composition of the picture that has been captured is good. It has been captured in worms eye view, showing the whole platform. The rule of third has been used, splitting the picture into three sectors. There is a large depth of field, focusing everywhere clearly. The picture is not over exposed or under exposed just perfect. The app made the picture look more better, it looked too gloomy before and it sharpened the picture, you can see it better now. The app I used for this picture is Photo Editor. This is the best app.
Edited Pictures (Photoshop)
I cropped the Santa thing from a different picture and put it into a different picture and placed it on top of the building in the middle. It looks realistic. There is a medium depth of field, focused in most places clearly. It has been captured in the worms eye view, showing the whole platform. The composition of the picture that has been captured is good. The picture is not over exposed or under exposed just perfect. I really like photoshop you can do many things, however the filters are limited.
I cropped the tree from a different picture then put it into this one. I put it in a place where it looks realistic, but then the tree was underexposed so then I put the tree into the background into one and put a filter which looked good so I put that filter on. There is a small depth of field, focused a bit clearly. It has been captured in the worms eye view, showing the whole platform. The composition of the picture that has been captured is good. The picture is not over exposed or under exposed just perfect. The filter makes it look like it is a painting, which I personally like.
I captured a picture and then edited using Photoshop. There is a large depth of field, focused everywhere clearly. It has been captured in the worms eye view, showing the whole platform. The composition of the picture that has been captured is good. The picture is not over exposed or under exposed just perfect. The filter I used on photoshop makes it look like something from a comic book, which I quite look..
Evaluation
The theme of my project was to capture and research Mobile Photography. Mobile Photography images captured by Mobiles, we had to take pictures in the style of the photographers that we researched about. I researched and looked at a few photographers and examples. Which gave me good ideas to capture which would give me a higher grade. In my future tasks I will be more creative and capture unique pictures. During the project I did different shoots and I improved during each shoot, I became more creative. I have learnt a lot of skills during this project and I will make sure I use the skills in my future projects.