The iPhoneography Showcase of Matt Fukuda
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 2:00PM | Glyn Evans The photography world can be so serious -- every beam of light, every shadow calculated and framed. The fun of an iPhone is the unexpected outcomes of every shot. On my daily commute, I see pigeons and trees and telephone poles, and more often than not, the iPhotos make these objects more menacing and darker than they are in real life. Makes a monotonous situation a bit moreHitchcockian. In the photo at Crissy field, just left of the shot are my two children racing to be the king of the hill -- the subject is my wife trying to catch up with them. Doesn't she look lonely and moody, though? The shot of the cheerleaders on the train platform turned out exactly as I had hoped -- they are on the edge!
The ability to capture the moment with a small and inconspicuous camera has brought about a new esthetic in photography.Less intimidating, people are more likely to try to photograph a moment or a scene -- and in the process, a more organic and vintage esthetic is emerging. The iPhone camera is surprisingly astute when it comes to capturing a mood -- shadows, the weather, inadvertent blurring -- make these photographs stand out against an overly mega-pixelated world.
Above: Morning commute, 22nd Street Station, San Francisco
Above: Crissy Fields, San Francisco
Above: Stanford cheerleaders, Palo Alto
Above: Pigeon drinking water, San Francisco
Above: Ghost tree, San FranciscoIf you would like to showcase your iPhone photos here on the iPhoneography blog, then send me an email and I'll reply with details on how to submit.
Matt Fukuda in The iPhoneography Showcase
Reader Comments (4)
Fantastic shots!
wow! I can't believe those came off an iPhone. I want more!
Nice photos!
Really nice! I love the Ghost Tree.