Photo Insights April 2022

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Pros and Cons of

iPhone photography

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ometimes when I look at pictures taken on my iPhone, I wonder why I still buy expensive gear that’s heavy and a huge burden to travel with. How convenient it would be to carry nothing but an iPhone as I lead photography tours all over the world! The reason I don’t do that is because as good as iPhone photography is, there are limitations and drawbacks. Let me compare and contrast

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these factors for you. The pros Obviously, the first advantage of an iPhone (or any smartphone) is its compact size and virtual weightlessness. It fits into a pocket and is always ready at a moment’s notice to capture a slice of life like my cat, Ming, stretching in his bed, below. Grabbing my Canon R5 and choosing the settings would have taken at least a minute or


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