Nowadays, almost everybody has a camera in their pocket in the form of a cell phone. Purists might scoff, but there is no doubt that our phones are capable of capturing incredible shots. I've been taking a lot of shots with my camera phone over the past months, and it inspired me to suggest we have a Hubski Amature Phone Photo Contest!
Rules:
1. Photograph must be taken with your phone. 2. After effects processing must be done from you phone as well, whatever app you use, if any. 3. That's it!
Here is a link to one of the most basic photography tricks for beginners, -the rule of thirds, which I use below: http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds
For hosting from your phone, imgur has an app for apple and android I believe. Just open and select the photo from your camera roll and it gives you a paste-able link. Nice and easy.
My girlfriend and a few of her friends recently got tattooed in a space in downtown Detroit. Here is one of a buddy going under the needle. This was taken with an iPhone 4, and processed with the iPhoto app available from their app store.
Here is 'Green Light: Detroit' shot by mk. iPhone, Hipstamatic, filter: Kodot XGrizzled Film
Here is the Duke Chapel in the background and a statue of James Buchanan Duke by thenewgreen:
'Shred' by steve:
'Life's a Ball' by onlinejen22:
Here is 'Castle Guard Part 1' by krisc
Enjoy 'Leaving Sydney' by insomniasexx:
cw brings us 'Wine Blot on Glass'
Who's in on this? Get out there and shoot this weekend!
PS, imgur compression makes you lose a bit of fidelity when you upload, so get the best focus you can if it's important to your shot.
Edit: There are no winners and losers in this contest, so no pressure! The 'contest' part is just with yourself, capturing something you feel you dig enough to post ;)