The Gallery: Through the eyes of my phone
I love taking photos with my ‘real’ camera – it’s what I use to capture beautiful photos of my kids either at home or on days out. But you can’t have your real camera with you all the time – it’s just too heavy and bulky.
Lately I’ve been taking more and more photos with my iPhone. It’s a good back-up when I don’t have my DSLR with me and sometimes, if the light is right, there’s no discernible difference in quality.
But mainly I use my phone and my camera in different ways. They camera is for photos I want to keep – the phone is for quirky or beautiful things I notice as I go about my day to day life. I don’t take many photos of the kids on my phone. The phone is for photos that are nice for now, but I will usually delete pretty soon afterwards.
So what have I seen through the eyes of my phone?
This is what I’ve captured over the last week…
Gloucester docks on a grey day
A beautiful sunset over my neighbour’s house
The last few red apples on the tree in our garden
Delicious mixed vegetarian starter on a night out with my colleagues to celebrate my 40th
Autumn wildflowers photographed on a bike ride
More autumn undergrowth from my bike ride
Cheltenham Promenade
Which I then thought would look more effective in black and white…
This post was written in response to a prompt on The Gallery over at Sticky Fingers. Pop over to see how others have interpreted the theme – ‘Through the eyes of my phone’.
That starter looks so nice and the sunset is completely stunning!
I came over all nostalgic when I saw Gloucester cathedral. Lots of childhood memories…
Lovely photographs!
Great pics – just goes to show that in most instances the camera is less important than the eye of the person using it. I’m similar to you – my DSLR is used comparatively rarely, although I do use my phone to take photos of the kids a lot, as I like to take ‘candid’ shots.
In fact, this summer I challenged myself to create a record of our family trip to Tuscany using only my iPhone. (Having been before, I’ve already captured most of the tourist sights.) I was quite pleased with the results … http://slouchingtowardsthatcham.com/2013/08/24/the-iphone-holiday-challenge/
That Indian food looks divine!!
Phone cameras have revolutionised photography as a hobby, revitalised it I think. It makes many of us want to be better photographers, that’s a good thing.
And I agree, B&W Cheltenham is lovely x.
What stunning photos taken with your phone. I love the one with the sky in the background and the lovely red apples 🙂
That sunset is fabulous
Sarah these are amazing photos honey x
Lovely collection of photos!
Yep, iphones are just perfect for taking improptu photos that you need to snap there and then. What a varied week you’ve had!
Lovely pictures Sarah, the one of Cheltenham is so crisp. And the sun set is stunning xx
Thanks very much, everyone. It’s amazing what you can capture with your phone. I don’t think I’d quite be brave enough to ditch my real camera altogether though, slouchingtowardsthatcham. You’re right, Lesley, iPhones and the like have definitely revolutionised photography.