Jorge Quinteros
Blogger, web enthusiast & avid photographer based in Brooklyn.

24th June 2010

iPhone 4 Captures

I doubt that anyone with the smallest amount of interest in photography would argue that it’s not the camera that creates the image but rather the photographer. But what these gadgets do provide is the flexibility to take photos that mean something to you and even more so if it comes from a device that serves so many other purposes.

Since the first iPhone, one of the biggest reason for not upgrading to any of the subsequent versions has been because none of the new features introduced ever attracted me enough to justify the commitment.

Kids playing at the park in a 90(F) degree weather in Brooklyn.

Fast forward 3 years and the 5MP camera on the iPhone 4 obliterated any uncertainly I had in modernizing to a new iPhone and now I’m more than fascinated in the extra value that’ll go into taking photos because of the fantastic quality you get from it.

I rarely uploaded iPhone photos to Flickr because regardless of how compelling the photograph might have been, I strived to curate shots that were as high-level as the camera that took them but now that’s changed and I’ve realized how shallow that reasoning was. If a photo is amazing, it deserves to be overlooked with what it was taken and recognized in what it represents.

I’ve created a set on my Flickr page entitled iPhone 4 Captures that will be home to photos specifically taken with the iPhone 4 and color treatment courtesy of Camera+. iPhone images will be distinguished from shots taken with my other cameras (Nikon D90/Canon G11) because the former will have a thin black border.

11th June 2010

Networking with Moo

Working in a retail setting, more times than expected, I come across customers with the same deep interest in photography as I have and simple questions about a product are often forgotten and replaced with us asking each other “what style of photography do you practice” or “do you have a website”?

I enjoy nothing more than networking in person, so to remedy the embarrassing act of scribbling long URLs on a scrap of paper to share each others work, I ordered a free sample pack of Moo business cards that I can use for future encounters.

Having a business card adds credibility to your craft or business and when you have the advantage of them being unlike any other piece of paper with your contact information on it, people will remember you more.

I would even consider handing these out during our next travel since I always have the luck of meeting great people that up to this date, I still keep in contact with.

I chose some more recent travel photos from St.Lucia, Barbados and Puerto Rico to use on the cards. They’re incredibly easy to make and order especially if you have a Flickr account and at this point who doesn’t. They come beautiful printed in full color on both sides with high quality card stock. For $6 shipping, I say give the sample pack a spin.