Wednesday, June 24, 2009

i-Phonery...

So I bit on the new iPhone, managed to locate one (thought the frenzy would have died down, but supply and demand is still an issue [don't know which is driving this wagon...]), and ponied up the d0-re-mi to buy one.

My hope is to use it as a mobile gallery (suggested apps, anyone?) for Carlo Balistrieri Photography, and as an "on person" camera for those occasions when I'm not lugging a bag. As Chase Jarvis says, "The best camera is the one you have with you." His website has featured iPhone photography and he appears to be having a blast--with his phone.

I took it out for the first time yesterday to a little project in the Hamptons. Didn't have time to really mess around, but did a little project photography--grab shots in the purest sense of the word. It can't possibly have put the 3 meg camera through its paces, but was really handy (and it wasn't possible to haul the D2X around...