Tony- and Academy Award-winning actor Joel Grey is best known for his extensive work in the theater and on film. But on an out-of-town trip in 2007, he found himself in a small museum filled with bizarre and eminently photographable objects without his trusty Nikon Nikkormat by his side. So he reached for his cell phone. His book 1.3: Images from My Phone, is a collection of pictures he took over eight months, slices cut from diverse visual worlds: street art and still life, advertising and architecture, shadows and reflections, natural beauty and urban grit.
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Comments [10]
Leonard. We are fB friends. If you look at my mobile shots in 2MP, at the right distance they look amazing. The LG Vu C920 camera is true.
It is not a SLR or a DSLR by any means, but my pics are gallery worthy!
I have been doing this with my high school students for years, but never thought to create a book of the images. This kind of takes the place of the pinhole camera. Today, all students carry a cell phone with a camera.
I liked the examples depicted on this website, but I have seen many strong photos that students have taken with their phones.
Yes, technically speaking, the iphone camera is terrible, but using solely technical criteria, so is the Polaroid or the Holga. Realize that the limitations of the camera can be used to the photographer's benefit, allowing the creation of truly unique images. Here are some more examples of what can be done with the iphone...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timothysschenck/sets/72157616241119008/
This is the greatest country in the world, where a celebrity can market a book of random images captured on a cellphone, and do so with a straight face.
I agree, Poking-myself-in-the-ear-with-a-Q-tip, he's an awful interviewee. Lenny, no more willkommen for Mr. Grey, please. I still think YOU'RE terrific, though.
'The Hurt Locker' was in fact shot, almost entirely, on Super 16mm film. (The explosion sequences were done on a Phantom super high speed digital camera, but they comprise a tiny fraction of the film's overall running time.)
Thanks.
Good grief, this guy is the worst interviewee EVER. And answering his phone on the air?? Oy, Leonard shouldn't have to work this hard.
Sounds like Msrs Grey and Lopate haven't heard the commonly held opinion that the iPhone's camera is terrible. I have one and I totally agree.
Seconding the Mr. Grey's emphasis on light. The flash on these phone cameras are usually atrocious unless you're intentionally seeking a blurry effect ala Mary Beth Edelson.
I've been very happy with the abilities of my phone's camera as well. It has a 3.2 MP A/F. Obviously I can't fine tune it like an SLR or zoom very well.
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