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Two years ago I was hard at work on Project 365, hauling around my hefty digital SLR in a backpack that served as my purse each day for 365 days. And while that experience taught me to move through the day in a more observant way, the weight of that camera held me back, though I didn't realize it at the time.

When I saw something that moved me, I'd have to take the backpack off, fumble with it to extract my camera, turn the camera on and take off the lens cap, manually adjust the settings, make a few images, turn the camera off, figure out where I put the lens cap and put it back on the camera, squeeze the camera back into my backpack, and put the pack back on my back. And the images had no where to go. They sat on my camera until I got home and squeezed in the time to plug in my USB cable, download the images to my computer, process them, export them, and then upload them to my blog to share the experience. And if I remembered, I might tweet a link to the post to my Twitter followers. This process could easily take 24 hours or more.

Since January, I'm once again shooting everyday but in a very different way. I'm shooting, processing and sharing images exclusively with my iPhone. Now, don't get me wrong, my iPhone has not replaced my SLR, but it's expanding my creative capacity. It's freed me up to make and share images more spontaneously as I move through the day. So now, when I see that fleeting magic moment, I can very quickly lift my iPhone, shoot, process, post the image to my iPhoneography journal powered by Posterous (via email), and see a link to the image automatically appear as a tweet in my Twitter stream. This entire process takes less than 60 seconds and keeps my creativity firing more frequently each day.

In fact, had it not been for my iPhone, I wouldn't have been able to share real-time images documenting Odette's much anticipated reunion with her daughters from Rwanda and the tenderness of a heroic Jen Lemen with all of you on Twitter. Sure, I made my best images from that week-long documentary experience with my SLR, but the iPhone images served a critical purpose... they connected nearly 3,000 of us in the moment as the moment occured.

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So now it's your chance to document the corners of your world with your iPhone or your cell phone for Ovations Framed Art Race 2010 competition. Upload your most creative cell phone images to the Ovation community for a chance to be showcased in a My Art spot on air. But you've got to move fast, the deadline to get your shots in is tomorrow, May 8! Good luck

Comments

[georgia]

i am always amazed every time i see iPhone pics on flickr or blogs. i am just blown away at how good the camera is on that phone. how funny that we can tote around something so small, yet so effective. who'-a-thunk???

i don't have an iPhone, and i quite honestly have never wanted one, except for one single reason... the camera it has. i can't wait to get one, just for that.

looking forward to checking out your iPhone journal. love the two photos you posted to day... especially the one on the left.

[georgia]

oops.
meant to say "who'd-a-thunk?"
: )

[melissa]

So true about the backpack! Great images.

[Stephanie]

I've wanted an iPhone for a while now. The downside is the bad reception in many parts of San Francisco. But I'm amazed by the creativity and quality of the photo apps. That may be what sways me since there's a good chance I'll use the phone for pictures more than for making calls!

http://bigmariolife.blogspot.com/2010/05/photo-toys.html

[Lori]

It really is amazing the way the iPhone and all its cool apps is creating another outlet for photographers and allowing everyone to share their images.
Check out http://www.eyeem.com/ and http://www.iphoneography.com/ if you haven't already. Very cool stuff out there.

Gonna have to check out the Ovation competition (I like their fan page on FB) and Posterous (I checked out your journal and love it.).

Here is a link to my iphone set on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanderwood/sets/72157623889627701/

Thanks so much for sharing. I so do love the Shutter Sister's site.

[Lori]

Hey - Just saw you on Ovation's FB post!!

http://community.ovationtv.com/_iPhoneography-with-Shutter-Sisters/blog/2329708/16878.html

[Pacha34]

I've been having the same thoughts lately about travelling and photography.
Nice page by the way, loving the pictures. Come by and check mine sometime

[Suzanna]

I have the coolest Aunt ever.