Mobile Photography

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Four Things Standing Between Your Phone and Better Landscape Photos

I still shoot on my phone more than most people expect from someone who makes a living with a camera. Sunday morning photo walks, quick grabs when the light does something unexpected, or just to remind myself that gear is rarely the real problem. What’s usually the problem is not having a clear framework for the decisions that happen before you tap the shutter. That’s exactly what makes this tutorial so useful.

September 11, 2026

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What the iPhone 12 Pro's Camera Actually Teaches Us About Exposure (And Why It Should Humble Every DSLR Shooter)

I’ll be honest with you. My most-liked Instagram photo was taken on a $200 Android phone, and it still gets more saves than most of my mirrorless shots. That fact used to annoy me. Now it drives most of what I teach. So when photographer Peter McKinnon dropped a hands-on camera test for the iPhone 12 Pro, I watched it twice. Not because I was shopping for a new phone, but because he asks the exact question I’ve been trying to articulate to students for years: why does a phone sometimes expose a scene better than a camera worth ten times as much?

September 3, 2026

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How to Get Your Lightroom Presets onto Your Phone (And Actually Use Them)

I’ll be honest with you: some of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken were shot on my phone. My most-liked Instagram post to this day came from a $200 Android, which started a whole conversation about whether gear actually matters as much as we think. The answer, for the record, is no. But here’s what does matter: consistency in your editing style. And for a long time, that was the one thing I couldn’t carry with me when I left my camera at home.

July 10, 2026

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Leica Lux vs. Apple Camera: Why I Switched My Default Phone Camera App

My most-liked Instagram photo ever was taken on a $200 phone. I talk about that a lot, mostly to make a point: the gap between “phone photo” and “real photo” is closing faster than most people realize. What I don’t talk about as much is how that gap closes. It isn’t just the hardware improving, it’s the software sitting on top of it, quietly doing math that would have required a studio setup a decade ago.

July 9, 2026

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What's Next for Tablet Photography? Understanding the Shifting Device Landscape

The Changing Device Ecosystem I’ve been watching the technology landscape shift considerably over the past year, and I’m noticing something significant happening in the tablet market. As manufacturers develop innovative new devices—from foldable phones to laptops with touch capabilities—many photographers are asking themselves an important question: where does the traditional tablet fit in our creative toolkit? This isn’t necessarily bad news. In fact, it’s an opportunity for us to think more critically about which tools actually serve our photography practice best.

April 28, 2026

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What Apple's Latest Hire Means for Mobile Photography Apps

What Apple’s Latest Hire Means for Mobile Camera Software I’ve been following the evolution of mobile photography tools for years, and I have to say, the recent developments in the camera app space are telling us something important about where the industry is headed. A significant leadership change at one of the most respected names in iPhone photography is creating quite a stir, and I think it’s worth examining what this means for photographers like us.

March 22, 2026

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