This was my favourite photo. I'm glad I was able to get some information about how it came to be.
Last December, when the Bay Area had one of its rare rainy days, Cielo de la Paz took her kids out to play. She’s an avid photographer, “willing to wake up at five in the morning and hike 10 miles to get that shot of the sunrise,” and when she saw the reflection of her red umbrella on the wet concrete, she knew she had a good one.
“It took a few shots,” she said, “this was the last one I took, I was finally happy with how the wind arranged the leaves for me.”
She edited the shot with Filterstorm Neue, uploaded the picture to Flickr (she was taking part in the photo365 challenge), where Apple found it.
I only wish the Apple Logo and "Shot on an iPhone 6" tag lines were bigger and bolder on these billboards.
A casual observer or a driver on the highway wouldn't know that these are Apple ads.
And only Apple has the guts to do this, spending massive amounts of money on an advertising campaign where the product name is pretty subtle. But I like it. I'm sure it will have a positive effect on many people who will appreciate the not so in your face advertising. Sometimes showing a bit of respect, self restraint, and humility in this regard goes a long way for optics.
You know what's hilarious? How Apple-bashers mock the megapixel level in the iPhone's camera. Yet, these are native iPhone photos printed on MASSIVE banners, bigger than anything anyone will print from their iPhones, and they look great. Throws the whole megapixel argument in the toilet.
Meanwhile, spec obsessed Apple-hating, basement dwelling neckbeards pretend as if the megapixel count is somehow not sufficient for their uses.
Realize that these types have absolutely NO impact on Apple’s business. Their rants are meaningless. They convince no one to switch away from Apple. They even piss off their own families. The only people they affect are you and I by making our blood boil. I am trying harder these days to ignore these bozos because they are irrelevant to any discussion. You should do the same.
I love the irony of so many hating an advertising company so much, but coming in here to celebrate advertisements :P
This is a great campaign though. I doubt I'll see any of the billboards though, because on my normal routes in Austin, thankfully, billboards aren't allowed.
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Those shots are good, but to be honest none of them are great photography. The optics are just not there, and phone cameras will never reproduce the quality of a real camera.
I have nothing against a campaign like this, but I really hope they are not trying to sell iPhone as a camera for professional photographers. People will just laugh at Apple.
That's a pretty solid troll, dude. 8/10. Minus one b/c of your post count, and minus one because you didn't have the courage to stop after the 2nd sentence.
At any rate, photography is about light and composition. A great camera and lens can increase your keeper rate, and take some exclusive photos on the edge of performance, but in the middle, the average smartphone does just fine.
You know what's hilarious? How Apple-bashers mock the megapixel level in the iPhone's camera. Yet, these are native iPhone photos printed on MASSIVE banners, bigger than anything anyone will print from their iPhones, and they look great. Throws the whole megapixel argument in the toilet.
Meanwhile, spec obsessed Apple-hating, basement dwelling neckbeards pretend as if the megapixel count is somehow not sufficient for their uses.
I agree in the context of 'mine is bigger than yours' type arguments between people that wouldn't know the difference between a focal distance and a folk dance you are correct, for normal use 8 MP sensors are sufficient if the rest of the equipment, lens, sensor and processing software are of the highest possible quality. Apple's iPhone 6 with 8MP produces far superior images than most if not all lower quality phones with higher pixel count sensors because of the quality throughout the Apple hardware and software.
That said, as has been explained ad nauseam by me and others on AI, the reason it can be useful if not essential at some point in time, to have more mega pixels is for many other reasons other than marketing. The problem is this '8 MP is enough' mantra carries over into the prosumer cameras as well and even some of the professionals. Believe it or not some pro 'experts' even claim 8 MP and JPEG is the only way to go .. :rolleyes:
Why are more MP useful? The ability to digitally zoom being the most obvious reason that is easy to understand, others include being able to throw away data from the periphery and still maintain a high enough pixel count which means lens aberrations can be removed meaning the lens quality itself doesn't have to be as critical. With zooming for example on a Canon 70D a 22 MP sensor you can shoot 1080p with a 3x digital zoom and still be using 100% native pixels, no magnification at all. So at some point Apple may want to build in this capability. When Apple want to add video at 4K they will have to increase the MP count and possibly the sensor size, now think about a digital zoom requirement on a 4K image! Yikes!
So it is a complex discussion and one has to be careful not to state categorically that 'you never need more than 8 MP' simply as a foil against the Apple bashers with crappy Scamsung phones with lager MP counts because one day I am quite sure Apple will increase the MP count when they have a justifiable reason and the rest of the equipment requires it.
In summation, due to the phenomenal build quality and software, Apple is besting other phones with higher MP counts. So, when they do up the MP with that level of quality they will be doing it for reasons other than marketing I assure you.
Those shots are good, but to be honest none of them are great photography. The optics are just not there, and phone cameras will never reproduce the quality of a real camera.
I have nothing against a campaign like this, but I really hope they are not trying to sell iPhone as a camera for professional photographers. People will just laugh at Apple.
I once asked a professional photographer friend, "What's the best camera you have?" Her answer was, "The one that's with me."
This was my favourite photo. I'm glad I was able to get some information about how it came to be.
Last December, when the Bay Area had one of its rare rainy days, Cielo de la Paz took her kids out to play. She’s an avid photographer, “willing to wake up at five in the morning and hike 10 miles to get that shot of the sunrise,” and when she saw the reflection of her red umbrella on the wet concrete, she knew she had a good one.
“It took a few shots,” she said, “this was the last one I took, I was finally happy with how the wind arranged the leaves for me.”
She edited the shot with Filterstorm Neue, uploaded the picture to Flickr (she was taking part in the photo365 challenge), where Apple found it.
I saw Donald Duck! It took my brain a few seconds to see what the image really was. Could the day spent at Disney on Saturday with my 3 year old granddaughter have anything to do with it I wonder?
BTW is anyone else getting posting hang ups to AI using 10.10.3? I have to try over several times to post since the update.
I once asked a professional photographer friend, "What's the best camera you have?" Her answer was, "The one that's with me."
That's a lovely thing to say, and it's true for most slow-moving, well lit subjects. I've pointed out that I shoot swimming action shots as a side-gig, and only my DSLRs have a hope of capturing those shots for 70 customers in an afternoon, and really only my 1D can bring the keeper rate up enough to get through all 70.
That's a lovely thing to say, and it's true for most slow-moving, well lit subjects. I've pointed out that I shoot swimming action shots as a side-gig, and only my DSLRs have a hope of capturing those shots for 70 customers in an afternoon, and really only my 1D can bring the keeper rate up enough to get through all 70.
Your 1D plus your skill ... your stuff is awesome!
But why I'm turn is I think slightly more beautiful than this is what São Paulo did several years ago in banning all outdoor advertisements: it looks so visually-emotionally peaceful to the scences there knowing that no companies or products are vying for your emotional attention or dollars as you walk the streets. Making the mere idea of such thing remind one of the disconnect us humans have with one another on this planet.
It does make a huge difference. This is a fast-motion freeway drive through Austin (MoPac doesn't allow billboards either).
Your 1D plus your skill ... your stuff is awesome!
I really appreciate that. It was a big moment for me when I realized that my skills had gotten to the point that my Rebel (T2i) was actually holding me back. That took about 2.5 years :P
I assumed it's a general reference to the iPhone 6 series. We may have to check metadata for the photos on Flickr and Instagram to see if any were iPhone 6 Plus, which I suspect is very likely.
Does Flickr and Instagram keep the mete data? I don't have an account at either but I'm pretty sure the meta data would be a security risk, at least the GPS part. I think other social sites strip the meta data.
EDIT: I just checked the images on the Apple Gallery and there is no meta data.
Does Flickr and Instagram keep the mete data? I don't have an account at either but I'm pretty sure the meta data would be a security risk, at least the GPS part. I think other social sites strip the meta data.
EDIT: I just checked the images on the Apple Gallery and there is no meta data.
Flickr definitely does store lots of data including name. This from one of my photographs: (Safari shrunk to fit). I don't have GPS so not sure. I have never uploaded an iPhone picture but I will do that and see if GPS shows up or not, that's a good point if you uploaded images of your own home!
Those shots are good, but to be honest none of them are great photography. The optics are just not there, and phone cameras will never reproduce the quality of a real camera.
I have nothing against a campaign like this, but I really hope they are not trying to sell iPhone as a camera for professional photographers. People will just laugh at Apple.
Professionals don't carry their DSLRs with them all the time.
So it is a complex discussion and one has to be careful not to state categorically that 'you never need more than 8 MP' simply as a foil against the Apple bashers with crappy Scamsung phones with lager MP counts because one day I am quite sure Apple will increase the MP count when they have a justifiable reason and the rest of the equipment requires it.
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The average user doesn't need more than 8 MP. For professionals, 8 MP would be fine for some things and is a lot better than having no camera.
Professionals don't carry their DSLRs with them all the time.
The average user doesn't need more than 8 MP. For professionals, 8 MP would be fine for some things and is a lot better than having no camera.
Obviously they don't but the degree to which they do carry would depend on their particular professional focus and interests.
Your last point hardly needed saying. Bread is fine for some meals and is a lot better than having nothing to eat.
Here is one picture from Paris, located near the Pompidou Museum. It's my favorite of the series but unfortunately it's not very visible behind those trees, no text is visible so people don't know it's an Apple ad.
Maybe they are using the curiosity trick, ... 'What is that ad ... ?' which sometimes gets more attention than the obvious.
Flickr definitely does store lots of data including name. This from one of my photographs: (Safari shrunk to fit). I don't have GPS so not sure. I have never uploaded an iPhone picture but I will do that and see if GPS shows up or not, that's a good point if you uploaded images of your own home!
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it is especially dangerous for young girls taking selfies. Some dude with a bad haircut will be knocking on your door asking for her.
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Agree thi picture is great! Most of the pictures are, but this one and the one of the close-up of the seagul taking flight are my favorite.
And only Apple has the guts to do this, spending massive amounts of money on an advertising campaign where the product name is pretty subtle. But I like it. I'm sure it will have a positive effect on many people who will appreciate the not so in your face advertising. Sometimes showing a bit of respect, self restraint, and humility in this regard goes a long way for optics.
You know what's hilarious? How Apple-bashers mock the megapixel level in the iPhone's camera. Yet, these are native iPhone photos printed on MASSIVE banners, bigger than anything anyone will print from their iPhones, and they look great. Throws the whole megapixel argument in the toilet.
Meanwhile, spec obsessed Apple-hating, basement dwelling neckbeards pretend as if the megapixel count is somehow not sufficient for their uses.
Realize that these types have absolutely NO impact on Apple’s business. Their rants are meaningless. They convince no one to switch away from Apple. They even piss off their own families. The only people they affect are you and I by making our blood boil. I am trying harder these days to ignore these bozos because they are irrelevant to any discussion. You should do the same.
I love the irony of so many hating an advertising company so much, but coming in here to celebrate advertisements :P
This is a great campaign though. I doubt I'll see any of the billboards though, because on my normal routes in Austin, thankfully, billboards aren't allowed.
Quote:
Those shots are good, but to be honest none of them are great photography. The optics are just not there, and phone cameras will never reproduce the quality of a real camera.
I have nothing against a campaign like this, but I really hope they are not trying to sell iPhone as a camera for professional photographers. People will just laugh at Apple.
That's a pretty solid troll, dude. 8/10. Minus one b/c of your post count, and minus one because you didn't have the courage to stop after the 2nd sentence.
At any rate, photography is about light and composition. A great camera and lens can increase your keeper rate, and take some exclusive photos on the edge of performance, but in the middle, the average smartphone does just fine.
I agree in the context of 'mine is bigger than yours' type arguments between people that wouldn't know the difference between a focal distance and a folk dance you are correct, for normal use 8 MP sensors are sufficient if the rest of the equipment, lens, sensor and processing software are of the highest possible quality. Apple's iPhone 6 with 8MP produces far superior images than most if not all lower quality phones with higher pixel count sensors because of the quality throughout the Apple hardware and software.
That said, as has been explained ad nauseam by me and others on AI, the reason it can be useful if not essential at some point in time, to have more mega pixels is for many other reasons other than marketing. The problem is this '8 MP is enough' mantra carries over into the prosumer cameras as well and even some of the professionals. Believe it or not some pro 'experts' even claim 8 MP and JPEG is the only way to go .. :rolleyes:
Why are more MP useful? The ability to digitally zoom being the most obvious reason that is easy to understand, others include being able to throw away data from the periphery and still maintain a high enough pixel count which means lens aberrations can be removed meaning the lens quality itself doesn't have to be as critical. With zooming for example on a Canon 70D a 22 MP sensor you can shoot 1080p with a 3x digital zoom and still be using 100% native pixels, no magnification at all. So at some point Apple may want to build in this capability. When Apple want to add video at 4K they will have to increase the MP count and possibly the sensor size, now think about a digital zoom requirement on a 4K image! Yikes!
So it is a complex discussion and one has to be careful not to state categorically that 'you never need more than 8 MP' simply as a foil against the Apple bashers with crappy Scamsung phones with lager MP counts because one day I am quite sure Apple will increase the MP count when they have a justifiable reason and the rest of the equipment requires it.
In summation, due to the phenomenal build quality and software, Apple is besting other phones with higher MP counts. So, when they do up the MP with that level of quality they will be doing it for reasons other than marketing I assure you.
I once asked a professional photographer friend, "What's the best camera you have?" Her answer was, "The one that's with me."
I saw Donald Duck! It took my brain a few seconds to see what the image really was. Could the day spent at Disney on Saturday with my 3 year old granddaughter have anything to do with it I wonder?
BTW is anyone else getting posting hang ups to AI using 10.10.3? I have to try over several times to post since the update.
I once asked a professional photographer friend, "What's the best camera you have?" Her answer was, "The one that's with me."
That's a lovely thing to say, and it's true for most slow-moving, well lit subjects. I've pointed out that I shoot swimming action shots as a side-gig, and only my DSLRs have a hope of capturing those shots for 70 customers in an afternoon, and really only my 1D can bring the keeper rate up enough to get through all 70.
An old saw, if not the oldest in photography! Then again, it is true, hence I always try to have several cameras with me.
Your 1D plus your skill ... your stuff is awesome!
But why I'm turn is I think slightly more beautiful than this is what São Paulo did several years ago in banning all outdoor advertisements: it looks so visually-emotionally peaceful to the scences there knowing that no companies or products are vying for your emotional attention or dollars as you walk the streets. Making the mere idea of such thing remind one of the disconnect us humans have with one another on this planet.
It does make a huge difference. This is a fast-motion freeway drive through Austin (MoPac doesn't allow billboards either).
Your 1D plus your skill ... your stuff is awesome!
I really appreciate that. It was a big moment for me when I realized that my skills had gotten to the point that my Rebel (T2i) was actually holding me back. That took about 2.5 years :P
I assumed it's a general reference to the iPhone 6 series. We may have to check metadata for the photos on Flickr and Instagram to see if any were iPhone 6 Plus, which I suspect is very likely.
Does Flickr and Instagram keep the mete data? I don't have an account at either but I'm pretty sure the meta data would be a security risk, at least the GPS part. I think other social sites strip the meta data.
EDIT: I just checked the images on the Apple Gallery and there is no meta data.
Flickr definitely does store lots of data including name. This from one of my photographs: (Safari shrunk to fit). I don't have GPS so not sure. I have never uploaded an iPhone picture but I will do that and see if GPS shows up or not, that's a good point if you uploaded images of your own home!
Professionals don't carry their DSLRs with them all the time.
The average user doesn't need more than 8 MP. For professionals, 8 MP would be fine for some things and is a lot better than having no camera.
Obviously they don't but the degree to which they do carry would depend on their particular professional focus and interests.
Your last point hardly needed saying. Bread is fine for some meals and is a lot better than having nothing to eat.
Maybe they are using the curiosity trick, ... 'What is that ad ... ?' which sometimes gets more attention than the obvious.
[image]
it is especially dangerous for young girls taking selfies. Some dude with a bad haircut will be knocking on your door asking for her.