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<—– This is me, Pete, aka peteej.
Why a camera phone?
After living many years without my own cell phone, I decided that it was time to enter the global community. I got my own cell phone. It just so happened that I have been looking for something to consistently blog about for ages, but every attempt has been fruitless. Trying to post about something with regularity is harder than it looks. Well, let’s see, I have a phone, it has a camera, I like photography and graphic design…it seemed like a logical choice. And it has turned out to be more than just a hobby.
How is this blog is different?
Instead of just posting ill-positioned shots of my kids and pets, I try to make use of what I have and shoot as if I had a Nikon DSLR in my hand. The challenge of capturing a decent photo with a 2 mega-pixel camera phone seemed worthy of a blog. I have certainly learned, quickly, the limitations and abilities of my camera and how to work-around or exploit them.
What software is used to clean up the photos?
I use Adobe Photoshop® CS2, Picasa2™ or OS X 10.5 Preview (depending on my location/mood) in order to adjust levels/curves, color balance and sharpening, with the occasional desaturation to achieve a black-and-white image. That’s about it.
What type of phone is behind all of this?
I’m using the bullet-proof Verizon Wireless G’zOne Type-V.
Camera specs:
- 2.0 Megapixel Camera with Flash
- Resolution: 1200 x 1600, 960 x 1280, 480 x 640, 240 x 320, 120 x 160 Pixels
What’s the point of this blog?
It’s more than just shooting photos. It’s about working with limited tools while trying to achieve great results. It’s about looking around at the mundane and realizing that it isn’t so mundane after all. It’s about finding the purpose of each and every thing in my immediate surroundings.
As I continue this effort, I have started to walk with my phone in-hand and ready to shoot, just in case I happen upon an interesting rock or a rusty nail. Instead of looking ahead to my destination, I look around on the way there. People look at me sometimes, wondering why I would stop to photograph a fire hydrant. It’s more than just a fire hydrant - it’s a red and blue fire hydrant looking upon its own shadow, while small armies of rust try to break through impenetrable paint.
That is my mission. I appreciate all that choose to follow along. :)
-pete
