“There are not really any barriers these days.
Imagine an Annie Leibovitz lighting setup with her huge umbrellas and firing the flash from your phone.
We’ve hit a golden age of photography right now,” pro photographerWeldon Brewstertold Lifewire via email.
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When compared to a digital camera, capturing images with an iPhone is significantly more discreet.
After all, these are people who know how to use a camera.
They are knowledgeable enough to get images so good that people pay them to do it.
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The reason is, of course, convenience.
“When compared to a digital camera, taking a photo using your iPhone camera takes far less time.
It takes longer to use your DSLR or mirrorless camera since you have to do more with it.
“My camera phone is always with me, and I take thousands of photos with it.
From personal photos to scouting shots to rough comps,” says Brewster.
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Not all professional photos are taken on big sets with big lighting rigs.
Street photographers work out in the real world and may value discretion as much as image quality.
“When compared to a digital camera, capturing images with an iPhone is significantly more discreet.
People utilizing cell phones to capture images has grown commonplace in recent years across the world.
Nobody is paying attention any longer.
My camera phone is always with me, and I take thousands of photos with it.
“I think in many ways the computational photography in our camera phones is light years ahead of DSLRs.
There is no professional camera at any price that can do what an iPhone can do in portrait mode.
Phone photos are still not up there in terms of quality, but sometimes it is good enough.
But try telling that to your clients.
