About Me
I first started tinkering with mobile photography in early 2011 with a 4th generation iPod touch. It was my first iOS device with a camera, and I took it everywhere I went, taking pictures of mainly nature scenery. Granted, it only had a 0.7 megapixel sensor and 720p video recording capabilities, but I enjoyed the fact it was a challenge to produce the most creative and best-looking photographs using the limited hardware options available to me at the time.
I would capture all those flowers my mother had spent many arduous months caring for and tending in the gardens and make a collage for her on Mothers' Day, or snap a quick shot of the cat making an adorable face when she is waiting to be fed (yes I know, the Internet is full enough of cat photos and videos already but I still love them). On my father's birthday, I would record some family videos and create a montage with my own piano music in the background as a gift, sending it to his laptop as he worked overseas. There were so many applications that allowed me to create so many different things, from greetings cards to entire panoramic wallpapers. Taking photographs with my iPod was no longer just a fad - I saw it as a way of art.
Of course, the 4th generation iPod touch camera then wasn't at all comparable to the technology available for actual point-and-shoot cameras, and over the years I have worked with many different iDevices, each with subsequently improved specs. But what has stayed the same throughout the time is the spirit of creating art on-the-fly with the very device that was used to capture the image and using creative methods to produce different types of artwork. It never ceases to amaze me what can come out of one single device that fits in the palm of your hand. Often friends would see pictures I have taken and ask what DSLR I used and the specs. When I tell them it was all done on a phone, they were all surprised and did not expect that at all. At the time the first mobile phone was released in 1973, who would have thought that now, several years down the line, entire collections of art would be made from such an innovative method?
Mobile photography has become an integral part of my hobbies and something I do a lot when exams aren't getting in the way (or is it the other way around?). On this website, I present some of the things I have created using my mobile devices. Please enjoy.
I would capture all those flowers my mother had spent many arduous months caring for and tending in the gardens and make a collage for her on Mothers' Day, or snap a quick shot of the cat making an adorable face when she is waiting to be fed (yes I know, the Internet is full enough of cat photos and videos already but I still love them). On my father's birthday, I would record some family videos and create a montage with my own piano music in the background as a gift, sending it to his laptop as he worked overseas. There were so many applications that allowed me to create so many different things, from greetings cards to entire panoramic wallpapers. Taking photographs with my iPod was no longer just a fad - I saw it as a way of art.
Of course, the 4th generation iPod touch camera then wasn't at all comparable to the technology available for actual point-and-shoot cameras, and over the years I have worked with many different iDevices, each with subsequently improved specs. But what has stayed the same throughout the time is the spirit of creating art on-the-fly with the very device that was used to capture the image and using creative methods to produce different types of artwork. It never ceases to amaze me what can come out of one single device that fits in the palm of your hand. Often friends would see pictures I have taken and ask what DSLR I used and the specs. When I tell them it was all done on a phone, they were all surprised and did not expect that at all. At the time the first mobile phone was released in 1973, who would have thought that now, several years down the line, entire collections of art would be made from such an innovative method?
Mobile photography has become an integral part of my hobbies and something I do a lot when exams aren't getting in the way (or is it the other way around?). On this website, I present some of the things I have created using my mobile devices. Please enjoy.
For the power users among you, I will include a list of my currently active mobile devices and their hardware specs here:
iPhone 5
(International GSM Model) |
CPU: Apple A6 (2 cores @ 1300MHz, 1GB DDR2 SDRAM)
Still Image Resolution: 3264 x 2448 (8MP) Video Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (1080p) @ 30FPS F Number: f/2.4 Aperture: 2.526069 Focal Length 4.1mm |
iPod touch
(5th Generation) |
CPU: Apple A5 (2 cores @ 800MHz, 512MB DDR2 SDRAM)
Still Image Resolution: 2592 x 1936 (5MP) Video Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (1080p) @ 30FPS F Number: f/2.4 Aperture: 2.526069 Focal Length: 3.3mm |
iPad
(3rd generation) (mostly for photo editing, not capturing) |
CPU: Apple A5X (2 cores @ 800MHz, 1GB DDR2 SDRAM)
Still Image Resolution: 2592 x 1936 (5MP) Video Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (1080p) @ 30FPS F Number: f/2.4 Aperture: 2.526069 Focal Length: 4.28mm |