Amazing Pictures Taken With an Apple iPhone

February 5, 2010 · 95 comments

in Inspiration

It’s not a secret that iPhone has a pretty crappy camera built in. Here is a proof that it’s not really about the quality of a camera you have, but more about how excellent shot you can take. Some amazing pictures taken with iPhone – share your photos in comments!

Update: Check out our list of must-have iPhone apps for iPhotographers. If you know some other cool apps for photo editing – share in comments!

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  • mohabb

    beautiful shots

  • http://www.gotripod.com/ Simon

    Awesome, such great composition.

  • Anonymous Coward

    Wrong title is wrong “.. iphone + heavy Photoshop”

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/inbew/ maqui

    amazing

  • Fi5herman

    These are fantastic photographs , and I am sure any budding photographer would be proud to say that they had taken them. A nice collection and thanks for sharing them !

    Allen Sentance Fisherman

  • chrisdelph

    Composition + Technique with a sprinkle of Photoshop = Fantastic Shot! This is just a reminder that you don't need massive amounts of mega-pixels and $1k camera to take a good picture.

  • http://jessicaschillinger.com/ Jschill

    most of these are probably edited “in phone”. You should go see some of the amazing pictures coming out of http://www.thebestcamera.com/ if you like this post

  • matt

    Pics are awesome but i've got this phone and I can tell you that there is more photoshop in these photographies than iPhone. It's simply impossible to take a picture against the light with the camera lent of the iPhone..

  • ihateiphone

    bullshit

  • anonyi

    agree, you can see the colors have been messed with. the sky photo in the desert has an gruadual tint added

  • mincer

    Most of these shots would take exposure control – which is definitely NOT available through the iphone camera. The shot of the dog is not iphone, and neither is the girls backlit.

  • hurwi

    totally agree, many of the pictures have lens vignetting. Not possible to do with an iphone.

  • Sion

    Well, since in the post there is one of my iPhone photos (the yellow phone) plus one of my boyfriend's (the girl in the subway), I know for certain that neither of us have EVER used Photoshop in our photography, neither in those shots, nor in any other.

    To the haters, I'd say cut the hate and/or the envy. If YOU had an iPhone and were taking photos with it you would know that there are apps that allow certain artistic looks either when you take the photo, or when you process any image previously taken. That's one of the greatest strengths of the iPhone, there is simply NO NEED of Photoshop to do cool stuff.

    And while you troll posts like this one, there are iPhoneographers everywhere out there making money of and getting notoriety with this new wonderful art. So check who wins in the end.

  • Sion

    Like I said before, you can TOTALLY do this with an iPhone using any of the apps. CameraBag has a style called HELGA that precisely imitates the old Holgas, and creates an overexposure of the center of the image plus a vignette effect.

    People, seriously… before you accuse the work of others, inform yourselves a bit…

  • http://www.simplerhappier.com/ John

    I took the 'Desert Road' photo. It was taken with an iPhone 3gs with the Best Camera App – just one filter in the app was used. You can get amazing results with this camera and a simple app.

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  • salfrico

    these are some amazing shots! I just got my iPhone and am on the band wagon!

  • http://www.skamid.com/news/ufc-109-live-stream-online-couture-vs-coleman-relentless/ dimaks

    wow,i never thought that you could get such stunning photos using an iPhone.. thanks for posting!

  • http://amyvernon.net/ AmyVernon

    I haven't taken any shots like this with my phone, but I took one of my kids that was so pitch-perfect with the color and framing that I got several 8×10 enlargements and gave them as Christmas presents to the grandparents. They couldn't believe the pic had been shot by a phone.

  • David C

    It's apparent many of the comments here are amatuer photographers. These pics were taken by expert photographer with good vision and a strong command of the good number of color manipulation apps out there. Kudos!

  • http://iwaant.com Santosh

    The dangling phone photograph is really very good.

  • http://kat.x3ro.net/ Kat

    I think you can get a great photo out of anything. With the right filters, or software, or anything.

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  • http://www.salfricosimages.net/ Salfrico

    So there is a competition going on for those that reside in the USA. http://contest.adorama.com/

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/pete4ducks/ Pete

    I took the one of the kids in the fountain – i used an app called SnapBox and used the Noir effect. Have had a couple others that have turned out pretty cool using this effect.

  • mrkfnchr

    As a designer I've always known that it's the human, not the computer that does the design work. The camera works in a similar fashion. The camera may take the picture, but the human composes the image and is the photographer. Love the photos. Thanks.

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  • http://surfographie.com/ stephano

    That is a very good lesson to learn, the eye of the person makes the difference.
    very beautiful fotos.

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  • freddyprimo

    Hilarious the losers who think these are done in Photoshop. It always amazes me how loud ignorant people are while the rest just continue in ahead of their curve. iPhoneography is well-known. The apps are well-known. Twitter, Tumblr and Posterous are FULL of iPhone blogs. These idiots analyzing the pictures for back-lighting and vignettes and agreeing with each other. Fools.

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  • Carl

    absolutely nothing more than a camera. Get over it. Better pictures tken witha dsposable camera.

  • Carl

    absolutely nothing more than a camera. Get over it. Better pictures tken witha dsposable camera.

  • Carl

    absolutely nothing more than a camera. Get over it. Better pictures tken witha dsposable camera.

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  • http://www.twitter.com/yiiee Yi

    No set dates for when the newer model of the iPhone will be released. However, rumor has it that it will be revealed at this year’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. This conference will be held between June 7 – 11.

  • http://www.twitter.com/yiiee Yi

    No set dates for when the newer model of the iPhone will be released. However, rumor has it that it will be revealed at this year’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. This conference will be held between June 7 – 11.

  • http://www.twitter.com/yiiee Yi

    Hi Carl,

    This post was to reflect that you can capture a good photo with any camera. You don’t need fancy equipment or an expensive dSLR. And yes, agree that probably better photos have been taken with a cheap, fun, disposable camera.

    Cheers

    Yi

  • http://www.twitter.com/yiiee Yi

    Hi Carl,

    This post was to reflect that you can capture a good photo with any camera. You don’t need fancy equipment or an expensive dSLR. And yes, agree that probably better photos have been taken with a cheap, fun, disposable camera.

    Cheers

    Yi

  • http://www.twitter.com/yiiee Yiie

    No set dates for when the newer model of the iPhone will be released. However, rumor has it that it will be revealed at this year's Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. This conference will be held between June 7 – 11.

  • http://www.twitter.com/yiiee Yiie

    Hi Carl,

    This post was to reflect that you can capture a good photo with any camera. You don't need fancy equipment or an expensive dSLR. And yes, agree that probably better photos have been taken with a cheap, fun, disposable camera.

    Cheers

    Yi

  • nes

    Title should read “Amazing pictures with apple iphone that have been photoshoped to death”

  • nes

    Title should read “Amazing pictures with apple iphone that have been photoshoped to death”

  • nes

    Title should read “Amazing pictures with apple iphone that have been photoshoped to death”

  • lame

    one word….”photoshop”

  • lame

    one word….”photoshop”

  • lame

    one word….”photoshop”

  • http://www.eric-poehlsen.de Eric

    This is one of these posts, that shows that photography is not only about the camera. Anyway, just imagine what these images might look like if they were taken with a better camera.

  • http://www.eric-poehlsen.de Eric

    This is one of these posts, that shows that photography is not only about the camera. Anyway, just imagine what these images might look like if they were taken with a better camera.

  • http://www.eric-poehlsen.de Eric

    This is one of these posts, that shows that photography is not only about the camera. Anyway, just imagine what these images might look like if they were taken with a better camera.

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  • The iPhoneographer

    Sorry, haters!!!
    There will always be those who dismiss iPhoneography… good thing for those of us who are making a name and even some money out of it. But you know what? I’d LOVE to see what photos YOU take before you claim the right to criticize the work of others. Maybe it’s just that with an iPhone or without one, with apps or not, or even with Photoshop you can’t take a single good photo.

  • The iPhoneographer

    Sorry, haters!!!
    There will always be those who dismiss iPhoneography… good thing for those of us who are making a name and even some money out of it. But you know what? I’d LOVE to see what photos YOU take before you claim the right to criticize the work of others. Maybe it’s just that with an iPhone or without one, with apps or not, or even with Photoshop you can’t take a single good photo.

  • The iPhoneographer

    Sorry, haters!!!
    There will always be those who dismiss iPhoneography… good thing for those of us who are making a name and even some money out of it. But you know what? I'd LOVE to see what photos YOU take before you claim the right to criticize the work of others. Maybe it's just that with an iPhone or without one, with apps or not, or even with Photoshop you can't take a single good photo.

  • http://www.twitter.com/yiiee Yi

    Just want to point out that a good photo is also about lighting and composition. A poorly composed photo under bad lighting will remain a bad photo, no matter how much you Photoshop it.

  • http://www.twitter.com/yiiee Yi

    Just want to point out that a good photo is also about lighting and composition. A poorly composed photo under bad lighting will remain a bad photo, no matter how much you Photoshop it.

  • http://www.twitter.com/yiiee Yiie

    Just want to point out that a good photo is also about lighting and composition. A poorly composed photo under bad lighting will remain a bad photo, no matter how much you Photoshop it.

  • OxygenWaster

    I believe most of these are touched up in PS or some other program yes. They are nice. But the touching up part ruins the whole point of this post….

  • OxygenWaster

    I believe most of these are touched up in PS or some other program yes. They are nice. But the touching up part ruins the whole point of this post….

  • OxygenWaster

    I believe most of these are touched up in PS or some other program yes. They are nice. But the touching up part ruins the whole point of this post….

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    that’s right. iPhone’s camera is the best

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    that's right. iPhone's camera is the best

  • http://www.mobilecubix.com iPhone App Developer

    Nice picture captured by author.I like your art and i think you love to captured peoples in your camera

  • http://www.mobilecubix.com iPhone App Developer

    I believe most of these pictures touched my hearts They are nice. But the touching up part ruins the whole point of this post….

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    This is nice picture captured bu author.I like your art and i think you love to captured peoples in your camera

  • iPhone Application Development

    I believe most of these pictures touched my hearts They are nice. But the touching up part ruins the whole point of this post….

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  • Retro_Rob

    There is nothing AT ALL wrong with “touching up” any photo. Ancil Adams “touched up” all of his photos in the darkroom. Today’s methods are just different. Good photographs are made-they don’t just happen. A huge part of the “art” of photography is doing whatever is needed to make the photograph work. Now, if you’re just taking about taking snapshots, that’s a different story, but these photos are much more than snapshots.

  • Retro_Rob

    There is nothing AT ALL wrong with “touching up” any photo. Ancil Adams “touched up” all of his photos in the darkroom. Today’s methods are just different. Good photographs are made-they don’t just happen. A huge part of the “art” of photography is doing whatever is needed to make the photograph work. Now, if you’re just taking about taking snapshots, that’s a different story, but these photos are much more than snapshots.

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  • Danica

    I LIKE THOSE PIC. NICE SHOOTING!! I DONT CARE THEY USE expensive CAMERA OR IPHONE CAMERA. I am just care about” photo result” ^^

  • http://www.seabreezetravels.com Sea Breeze Travels

    Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

  • http://twitter.com/xCateVincent Debs McDonough

    To the above commenter: Amazing comment– thank you for saying aloud what I feel in my heart.

    To the photographer: These photos are absolutely stunning; please keep sharing. ♥

  • Amgr

    These pictures are the proof that modern technoloy is so advanced that you can create beauty even out of crappy pictures produced by the I-Phone camera. He should have used a real camera and saved himself endless hours in Photoshop. It is a proof that the guy is a moron that has too much time on his hands and does not know what to do with it. Just buy a real camera and save yourself a lot of agony, Anatoly

  • Josh

    this photo was taken in KY and has not had any editing done whatsoever.  Probably noticeable to the professional photographer, but thats not me.  The sunrise was awesome, but i never expected a photo like this.

  • 1kw

    its funny how many people wine about post processing. do none of the crybabbies post process???????????????????????????????? Ill bet they do.

  • http://www.topersphotos.com/ TopersPhotos.com | Kristoper

    amazing work!

  • Wally

    Who doesn’t like photos without DOF

  • Unknown

    I had taken this with an iPod, it is not edited in any way.

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