T-Mobile to Launch Its ‘Buy One Get One Free’ Offer for Galaxy Note 8 From Sep. 1

Just hours before we received info that T-Mobile will be shipping its loyal base of subscribers Galaxy Note 8 shipments earlier than other carriers, we have been updated that the carrier will also be introducing its BOGO offer for the flagship starting immediately next month. A BOGO offer stands for 'Buy One Get One Free' where you make a purchase of a single smartphone and get a second unit for absolutely no charge.

A leaked image shown below reveals what T-Mobile has planned for its customers starting September 1. The carrier aims to bring a 'Buy One Get One Free' offer for its loyal customers will which not just include a Galaxy Note 8 for free, but a Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+. To avail the offer, you will first need to purchase a Galaxy Note 8, after that you will be able to add in a second phone from the available three choices.

We're not sure why other consumers would want to choose the Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ considering the Galaxy Note 8 will blow them out of the water at every given turn. It features an S-Pen accessory, has more RAM and best of all, features a dual-camera, highlighting the popular adage that 'two is better than one'.

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GSMA Announces Additional Updates for 2017 "GSMA Mobile World Congress Americas, in Partnership with CTIA"

The GSMA released new details for the quickly approaching inaugural Mobile World Congress Americas, including recently confirmed speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and partners. Mobile World Congress Americas will take place September 12-14, 2017 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

"In just two weeks, San Francisco will host the most comprehensive mobile technology event the Americas region has ever seen," said Michael O'Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. "Mobile World Congress Americas will illustrate how mobile technology impacts the everyday lives of more than five billion people worldwide, transforming industries and contributing to the global economy. Moreover, it will reinforce the Americas region as the epicenter of mobile technology innovation."

New Additions to Keynote Program

The GSMA announced several additional keynote speakers for the Mobile World Congress Americas conference program, with executives representing a wide range of organizations across the mobile ecosystem:

Amanda Kahlow, Founder and CSO, 6Sense

Niccolo De Masi, President and COO, Essential

Mitchell Baker, Executive Chairwoman, Mozilla Foundation

Cristiano R. Amon, EVP, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and President, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies

Al Guido, President, San Francisco 49ers

Beyond the keynote program, the three-day Mobile World Congress Americas conference will offer focused track sessions on range of subjects, such as consumer IoT, content and media, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, next-generation networks, policy and sustainable development. Newly confirmed conference speakers include:

Ashwin Karuhatty, Business Development, Smart Home, Amazon Alexa

Chris Berend, SVP of Digital Video and Co-founder of Great Big Story, CNN

Erik Ekudden, CTO, Ericsson

Eric King, Director of Technology, Sacramento Kings

Vish Shastry, VP, Merchant Solution Delivery and Commercialization, Digital Products, Visa

Imran Ansani, Principal Manager, Innovation, Walmart Labs

For more information on the conference, including the agenda and complete speaker list, visit www.mwcamericas.com/conference/.

New Summit Speakers Confirmed

Mobile World Congress Americas will also include a series of GSMA Summits that explore a wide range of perspectives across the mobile industry. New speakers scheduled to present in the Summits include:

The Latin America Investment Summit, September 12

John Farrell, Founder, Acelera

Juan José Roesel, CEO and Founder, COMBI

Andrés Tahta, EVP, Argentina Investment and Trade Promotion Agency

The Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Enterprise Summit, September 13

Allan Cook, Global Sector Lead for Technology, Media and Entertainment, and Telecommunications, Deloitte

Mark Greget, CEO and Co-Founder, NuEyes

Katrina Strafford, VP Marketing, Unity

Women4Tech Summit, September 13

Melissa Arnoldi, Senior Executive Vice President, Technology and Operations, AT&T

Frederique Dame, Product Leader, Angel Investor and Board Member, Ubisoft

Mary Clark, Chief Corporate Relations Officer and Chief of Staff, Syniverse

The Connected Vehicles Summit, September 14

Liz Kerton, Executive Director, Autotech Council

Chris Pendleton, Principal PM Manager, Azure IoT, Microsoft (News - Alert)

Don Butler, Executive Director for Connected Vehicles and Services, Ford Motor Company

Hakan Kostepen, Executive Director, Product Planning Strategy & Innovation, Panasonic Automotive Systems America

Matt Marshall, Founder and CEO, VentureBeat

Andres Irlando, CEO, Verizon (News - Alert) Telematics

For full information on the GSMA Summits, visit www.mwcamericas.com/events/gsma-summits/.

GSMA Innovation City at Mobile World Congress Americas

In the GSMA Innovation City, visitors will experience how mobile-connected products and services are improving the daily lives of citizens and businesses around the world, in diverse areas such as home, automotive, health, utilities, industrial and more. The City will feature leading-edge demonstrations from companies including AT&T, Google, KT Corporation, MasterCard and TIM Brasil, as well as from GSMA programs including Future Networks, Identity, Internet of Things and the GSMA's work supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Demonstrations and experiences include:

AT&T

AT&T will display its latest innovations across IoT, entertainment, security and more, including:

Vehicles: Enjoy an interactive experience that demonstrates the features of in-vehicle connectivity, plus learn how AT&T is connecting long-haul trucks.

Healthcare: See how AT&T technology is helping to improve healthcare, from Aira's connected smart glasses for the blind and visually impaired to the Philips DreamStation sleep apnea therapy solution.

Consumer Electronics: Explore how AT&T is making everyday things like pet collars and luggage smarter and more efficient.

Smart Cities: Discover how AT&T is helping cities integrate Smart City solutions, like Digital Infrastructure, to accelerate economic growth and create safe and more sustainable cities.

Enterprise: Check out the newest innovations in IoT networks, platforms, security, and turnkey solutions for business customers from AT&T.

Entertainment: Experience the latest in content, movies, live-action sports in 4K and much more. See how customers can take their TV with them data-free with the DIRECTV App and DIRECTV NOW.

KT Corporation

South Korea's KT Corporation will highlight its work in advanced 5G technologies and 5G-related services. KT is the official telecommunications service partner for the upcoming Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018 and will exhibit relevant and innovative 5G and ICT technologies.

MasterCard

MasterCard will showcase Masterpass, which will demonstrate how a consumer gets a faster checkout experience in store with tap and pay. Masterpass is the digital payment service that enables MasterCard's customers (banks and other partners) to provide digital wallets to their customers. It's also MasterCard's digital acceptance for roughly 340,000 merchants to enable online and in-app purchases, and at more than 6 million merchant locations in approximately 96 countries that accept contactless payments. With Masterpass, MasterCard became the first and only network to deliver an omni-channel all-digital payment service for issuers, merchants and consumers.

Additional demonstrations in the Innovation City will enable attendees to:

Experience how the San Diego Ambulance service uses the GSMA's Mobile Connect authentication service to access patient records at the scene of an accident.

See how Dell and TIM Brasil are helping Rio de Janeiro track the movement of people across the city using its Crowd Thermal Map.

Fly through the "internet of the skies" and experience how commercial drones are set to change the world via mobile networks providing flexible delivery services, building inspection, aerial photography and more.

See how Smart City solutions and IoT Big Data are helping to keep cities cleaner and improve air quality.

Understand the impact of low power wide area Mobile IoT networks and how they are helping to connect billions of new IoT applications

For more information on the Innovation City, visit www.mwcamericas.com/exhibition/gsma-innovation-city/.

Additional Exhibitors, Sponsors at Mobile World Congress Americas

Located in Moscone West, NEXTech will highlight next-generation technology including augmented and virtual reality, robotics, connected and autonomous cars, and artificial intelligence. Within NEXTech, the VR/AR Zone will offer attendees the opportunity to experience the latest in wearables, displays, object recognition and 3D holographic image visualizations, while the Graphene Pavilion will showcase applications of graphene that are impacting the industry, from batteries and screens to chips, wearables and more. Companies exhibiting in NEXTech include Bottle Rocket, Cassia Networks, IBM, Meta, Samsung (News - Alert) Electronics, TomTom Maps and many others.

The Mobile World Congress Americas exhibition will put the spotlight on the mobile industry's contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the GSMA's Better Future Lounge. This space will display how mobile technology initiatives are positively impacting lives and communities across the world, accelerating the SDGs. In addition to interactive exhibits, attendees can learn more about operator and ecosystem initiatives addressing all 17 SDGs in areas such as health, education, climate change, digital inclusion, agriculture and finance, among others. For more information on the Mobile World Congress Americas exhibition, visit: www.mwcamericas.com/exhibition.

Sprint signed on as the Platinum Event Sponsor for Mobile World Congress Americas, while PayPal has joined as a Supporting Sponsor and a Headline Sponsor of the Women4Tech Summit. The GSMA also announced TomTom Maps as the Headline Sponsor and ARM as Supporting Sponsor of the Connected Vehicles Summit, while Arrow Electronics (News - Alert) was confirmed as the 4YFN Silver Partner and Stonecrop as Supporting Sponsor of Women4Tech - 4YFN. For more information on Mobile World Congress Americas sponsors, visit www.mwcamericas.com/about/sponsors-partners/.

Updates for 4YFN Startup Event

Several new speakers have been confirmed for the 4 Years from Now (4YFN) Startup Event, including Jay Parikh, VP, Engineering, Facebook; Amanda West, Social Ventures, Mercy Corps; Robert Scoble, Partner, Transformation Group; and Jor Law, Co-Founder, VerifyInvestor.com. Of the nearly 130 startups registered for the event, 15 will be selected to participate in three pitch events for a chance to be become the overall winner of the 4YFN Americas Awards 2017 and attend Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in 2018. For more information on 4YFN, visit https://www.mwcamericas.com/events/4yfn/.

New Partner Programs, Sponsors Confirmed

The GSMA announced a number of new partner programs taking place during the three-day Mobile World Congress Americas, including:

Monday, September 11

Masterclass at 4YFN: Intellectual Property Powering Innovation Through IP

Tuesday, September 12

Network Function Virtualization: The Foundation for 5G & IOT Success

The SDL Developer Conference Presented by FordDev

The Telecom Infra Project

The 5G Innovation Summit

Wednesday, September 13

Appnext, TUNE and Fetch present App Valley by Appnext

Thursday, September 14

Developer and Partner Ecosystem - Path to Success

IoT Enterprise Implementations

The GSMA also announced that Worlds Global Telecom has signed up as the Headline Sponsor of the M-Enabling Forum taking place on Thursday, September 14. For a full schedule of Partner Programs at Mobile World Congress Americas, visit www.mwcamericas.com/events/partner-programs/.

Get Involved at Mobile World Congress Americas 2017

Mobile World Congress Americas will offer attendees various networking and entertainment experiences. The Official Mobile World Congress Americas Opening Party will feature live entertainment from premier Bay Area DJ DJ Quantum along with the Venusians. The Opening Party will take place Tuesday, September 12 at 5:00 pm in the Yerba Buena Gardens of the Moscone Center.

Amdocs (News - Alert), Globetouch and Lleida.net have signed up as sponsors of the Mobile World Congress Americas Sunrise 5K Run, which will be held on Wednesday, September 12 at 6:30 am and will take runners on a scenic and historic course throughout San Francisco. For registration details and further information on the Sunrise 5K Run, visit: www.mwcamericas.com/events/5k-run/.

More information on Mobile World Congress Americas 2017, including how to attend, exhibit or sponsor, is available at www.mwcamericas.com. Follow developments and updates on Mobile World Congress Americas on Twitter @GSMAEvents using #MWCA17, on our LinkedIn Mobile World Congress Americas page https://www.linkedin.com/company/gsma-mobile-world-congress-americas or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MWCAmericas/.

-ENDS-

About the GSMA

The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators with more than 300 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry sectors. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as Mobile World Congress, Mobile World Congress Shanghai, Mobile World Congress Americas and the Mobile 360 Series of conferences.

For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at www.gsma.com. Follow the GSMA on Twitter: @GSMA.

About CTIA

CTIA® (www.ctia.org) represents the U.S. wireless communications industry and the companies throughout the mobile ecosystem that enable Americans to lead a 21st century connected life. The association's members include wireless carriers, device manufacturers, suppliers as well as apps and content companies. CTIA vigorously advocates at all levels of government for policies that foster continued wireless innovation and investment. The association also coordinates the industry's voluntary best practices, hosts educational events that promote the wireless industry and co-produces the industry's leading wireless tradeshow. CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, D.C.

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Mobile Photography/Art Pic of the Day (629) via Instagram

Here's day six hundred and twenty nine of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pic of the Day section on Instagram with this hashtag – #theappwhisperer.

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Mobile Photography/Art Pic of the Day (628) via Instagram

Here's day six hundred and twenty eight of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pic of the Day section on Instagram with this hashtag – #theappwhisperer.

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Mobile Photography / Art – Saturday Poetry ‘One Night Comes Like a Blessing’ by Grace Nichols with Mimi Svanberg

This weeks Saturday Poetry, matched with mobile photography/art is entitled 'One Night Comes Like a Blessing' by Grace Nichols. If you find sleep elusive you will enjoy this poem and indeed Grace Nichol's collection, The Insomnia Poems. Nichols is an insightful poet. Born in Georgetown, Guyana, in 1950 Nichol's grew up in a small country village on the Guyanese coast.

She moved to the city with her family when she was eight, an experience central to her first novel, Whole of a Morning Sky (1986), set in 1960s Guyana in the middle of the country's struggle for independence.

She worked as a teacher and journalist and, as part of a Diploma in Communications at the University of Guyana, spent time in some of the most remote areas of Guyana, a period that influenced her writings and initiated a strong interest in Guyanese folk tales, Amerindian myths and the South American civilisations of the Aztec and Inca. She has lived in the UK since 1977.

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'One Night Comes Like a Blessing' Grace Nichols

Like a cruel lover or spiteful mistress

No-Sleep demands my restless attentiveness.

No-Sleep prefers me stripped –

a dark projectionist

winding and unwinding the reel of my thoughts.

An old grained movie I can't switch off –

a starring of loves and loss, TV footage,

soft tears, mortifications, smothered laughs.

Then, one night comes like a blessing.

A visitation of wings that sees me falling.

Whoever wants me now, I am swimming

towards my House of Dreams.

Let no one disturb this peace.

Let no one shake me

even from the branches of nightmares.

Come morning I am reborn again –

a fresh-faced Eve – emerging from the rib's shadow –

ready to meet the daily pandemonium of living.

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Mobile Photography/Art Pic of the Day (626) via Instagram

Here's day six hundred and twenty six of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pic of the Day section on Instagram with this hashtag – #theappwhisperer.

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How the Galaxy Note 8’s dual camera sets new standards for mobile photography

The Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung's first flagship smartphone to feature a dual camera. There are two 12-megapixel cameras on the back with a wide-angle and telephoto lens each. The Galaxy Note 8 is also the first smartphone in the world to offer Optical Image Stabilization on both rear cameras.

The Galaxy Note 8's dual camera supports 2x optical and up to 10x digital zoom. It is capable of taking crisp and clear photos even from far distances and in low lighting conditions. Samsung has also introduced new camera modes to give users more creative control over their images.

One of the rear cameras works like any other smartphone camera. It captures color images in typical fashion. It's the second camera that adds elements which can't be captured by the primary camera.

The Galaxy Note 8's camera takes two separate images when the user takes a photo. The onboard processing engine then combines both images and produces a high-quality, clear photo with a greater depth of field.

Samsung's new flagship can easily capture clear close-up pictures. The handset's telephoto lens uses optical zoom to make the subject appear closer. It does that without enlarging any portion of the frame like digital zoom does. This results in professional-quality images even if the subject is far away.

If you've ever wanted a smartphone camera that adds the bokeh effect to your photos, look no further than the Galaxy Note 8. Typically associated with photos taken by a DSLR, the bokeh effect is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in parts of an image that are out of focus. This enables the subject to pop as the background becomes less of a distraction.

The Galaxy Note 8 has a Live Focus made that enables users to adjust the bokeh effect. They can control the intensity of the overall effect and apply it before capturing the image. The bokeh effect can also be adjusted after the picture has been taken in the Gallery.

The handset's Dual Capture mode makes the Galaxy Note 8's rear wide-angle and telephoto lenses work together to capture two separate images. Users can then find both the zoomed-in and wide-angle versions of the picture in the Gallery.

The dual camera is really what makes the Galaxy Note 8 stand out from the competition. Has it convinced you enough to spend your money on this new flagship? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Mobile Photography/Art Pic of the Day (624) via Instagram

Here's day six hundred and twenty four of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pic of the Day section on Instagram with this hashtag – #theappwhisperer.

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How To Do ‘Wildlife Photography’ At Home

Wildlife photography is one of the huge and popular section of photography. But it's not always possible to be in the wildlife area. What if I say you can create wildlife photographs at your home? Sounds crazy right? But it is possible. If there is a will there is a way.

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If there is a will there is a way. With creative photography ideas, one can capture anything. And this photo is all about creativity. Capturing moments is the heart of photography. But if you open your mind and think creatively then you can capture amazing photographs. If you do not have much opportunity to travel here and there like me, creative photography is one of the best ways to express your photo ideas to the world. The artistic mind will help you to create search photographs. So be creative, be artistic and happy clicking!

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I am Satyajit Sardar(21).I am a student. The virus of photography entered into my mind at the age of 13 or 14 when my Dad bought first Camera mobile. Photography is my passion. When I work on some photographs I forgot everything around me. I love especially Creative Photography and love to create image with some story.

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Mobile Photography/Art Pic of the Day (622) via Instagram

Here's day six hundred and twenty two of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pic of the Day section on Instagram with this hashtag – #theappwhisperer.

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9Mobile Photography Competition Begins…

Yinka Olatunbosun

Cameras, flashes, zoom, lens, shutters, all paint the picture of photography but one competition paints a larger picture. It's 9Mobile Photography Competition. Formerly known as Etisalat Photography Competition, it attracts both amateur and professional photographers in Nigeria who are confident in their creative works and are willing to showcase their individual talent. 9mobile instituted this competition nine years ago as an annual competition that seeks to discover, reward and empower budding photographers to fulfill their passion and capture compelling images that celebrate Nigerian heritage.

The director, Brands and Experience, 9Mobile, Elvis Ogiemwanye, revealed that the competition underscores the company's continued commitment to talent development and the growth of Nigeria's creative industry. He encouraged interested photographers to enter for the competition by visiting the official website for the contest.

For almost a decade, 9Mobile has been at the forefront of promoting talent and creative development among the youths across different sectors such as education, art, literature, science, sports and entertainment.

"In line with our objective of business continuity, 9mobile will continue to support these creative platforms and even make them better," he said.

Meanwhile, entries close on September 11. A panel of trusted judges will then select 100 entries and this list will be out by September 22 and voting commences shortly. The picture with the highest number of votes will be announced on October 2 and unveiled as winner and voters' choice.

The jury will later select the final top three and thereafter announce the winner and two runners-up will be rewarded with prizes in October.

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Smart phones have turned photography into hobby for millions of people, says Popoola Ishola

Ishola on Friday said that the advent of smart phones with quality camera features and applications (apps), has turned photography more into a hobby for millions of people worldwide rather than a profession.

He said that those who had taken photography as a hobby were beginning to give professional photographers a run for their money.

Ishola was speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ahead of the World Photography Day usually observed on Aug.19.

He said that it was hard for photographers not to be threatened with the invention of smart phones.

"Smart phones have not only changed the way we make photos, but also the meaning and purpose of photography itself.

" Now you can take quality pictures conveniently with your smart phone.

"Millions of people have taken up photography as a creative hobby with the emergence of smart phones.

"The ability to show your images to the world through such smart phones' platforms as the Instagram, Facebook has made mobile photography an incredibly vibrant genre.

"A few years ago, I might have taken the world's greatest photo, but it would be destined to sit unseen on my hard drive and of no relevance.

"Suddenly, thanks to the social media platforms, photography has a purpose. People have started taking more appealing photos that connect them with complete strangers across the globe.

"And the different apps on smart phones have been used by their owners to release enormous creativity in people who might otherwise never have been involved with photography.

"Several mobile photos are snapshots of daily life: people simply face-booking their lives, taking photos of their birthday parties and lots more, "he said.Ishola, who is the photographer to major modelling companies, however, said that professional photographers needed not worry about the threat smart phones tend to pose to them.

"I'll survive in this profession because I have skills, "says Popoola.

"I'm a storyteller in images; my compositions are better than what is usually proposed by most people's smart phones, "he said.

"Just because you have got a sophisticated smart phone with quality camera does not make you a photo-writer.

"And just because you have got an Instagram app on your phone does not make you a great photographer."There are some techniques and tricks you learn in the school of photography that you can never have when using a mobile phone."Though, mobile phones have become a major threat to mainstream photography, I still believe that photography as a profession is up to the task of competing, "he said.

NAN also reports that another versatile photographer, Ifeanyi Oputa, had advised the association of photographers to sponsor a bill at the National Assembly on how to properly regulate and sanitise the industry in the country.

Oputa also said that professional photographers needed such an association backed by law to protect their intellectual property from illegal proliferation by pirates.

He said that since photographers do not have pension anywhere, they needed laws that would protect them and government's financial assistance to empower them.

"Photograph is a money making venture, it is only in Nigeria that people do not see the potential.

"We cannot do it alone. We need the support of government to be able to empower youth with laws guiding it to back it up,'' he said.

"We need to get what we are doing right, so that the people we are targeting will enjoy the benefits.''

He said that young people growing up had been left to fend for themselves; and in doing so they had been left to look up to people with shady characters as their role models.

"The society over time has presented gangsters and criminals as role models for our youths.

"People look down on vocational skills, but we need to correct this impression and restore them to where they really belong. So, when the youths are empowered they will make reasonable income.

"This is why we need the bill because if we are crafting the future, we need to be careful,'' Oputa said.

He added, "If there are laws in place and photographers get more organized and strong; they can raise funds to train and retrain themselves, to improve on their skills,'' he said.(NAN)

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Bridging the divide between city and country through mobile photography

A photographer and drone pilot is encouraging people living in rural areas to use their mobile phones to help bridge the divide between city and country.

Fiona Lake is a professional photographer based in Townsville who delivers workshops in rural and regional parts of Australia to help empower Australians to share their stories through photography.

She said the accessibility of mobile phones was putting the power in everyday people's hands.

"We've got this amazing piece of technology and virtually everybody now has a smartphone, so everyone has the ability to tell their own story," she said.

Her body of work has a strong focus on remote cattle stations because the industry is largely under-represented in photography.

"What I try to aim for is photographs that tell a story, that will make a difference and will prompt people into thinking," Ms Lake said.

Sharing stories from agriculture industry

With an estimated 90 per cent of all photos taken in 2016 being snapped on a smartphone, Ms Lake believes the rise of mobile technology could also help bridge the divide between Australia's city dwellers and their country cousins.

"In agriculture there are relatively few sharing their story. There's a much stronger message if there's a much greater diversity of people telling their stories," she said.

"It really helps break down stereotypes of 'Oh, there's only one type of person that lives in the bush', which is still a fairly prevalent stereotype in some areas.

"So I love challenging stereotypes and I encourage others to do likewise."

The dangers of sharing online

Top tips for better mobile photography: 1. Experiment with HDR (high dynamic range)High dynamic range is a new setting available on most smart phones, designed to balance the exposure (the brightness of the image) in high contrast scenes. It is ideal to use in dim light (without a flash) to help balance the range of light.It is easily accessed by tapping the HDR setting to "on" within the camera app on most smart phones."So if you've got someone having smoko under a tree in the middle of the day, if you use HDR you'll get a little bit of detail in the background as well as a bit of detail on the people in the photo," Ms Lake says.2. Use focus to your advantageOn mobile phones, to focus on a subject or object, you can tap where you want to focus on the screen."Always make sure what's most important in your scene is in focus," Ms Lake advises.3. Compose your imageMs Lake recommends thinking about what message you want to send with the photo and what story it can tell, when deciding how much of a subject or scene to include." Always be mindful of what you want that photo to do, because that helps you decide the angle you take, what you include and what you crop out," she says.

But Ms Lake said with the vast sharing capabilities of the internet, there was a risk of photos of the agriculture industry put online being taken out of context and misconstrued.

"Always try to think like somebody who doesn't know anything about the topic, and make sure what you put online can't be misinterpreted or be used by someone who is looking to find fault within agriculture," she said.

Her concern was that the images may be taken intentionally by people who wished to use the photos to promote messages that were intentionally incorrect and harmful.

"If you put photos online of dead trees, there are people who will presume the landholder has killed them, when in actual fact they've been killed in a flood or been burnt or could have died due to prolonged drought," Ms Lake said.

"That attitude is quite prevalent because they've only heard one side of the story and not the other, so be really mindful of what you put online."

Source: Bridging the divide between city and country through mobile photography

Free point-and-shoot photography class offered

Staff reports Published 2:12 p.m. PT Aug. 16, 2017

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The California Welcome Center at The Collection shopping center in Oxnard is teaming up with REI to offer a free photography class.

The outdoor mobile photography class will meet from 4-6 p.m. Aug. 25 at the center, 2786 Seaglass Way. It is open to 12 participants and will be led by Vinit Satyavrata, REI-inspired guide and professional photographer.

The class will include a class-style setting followed by a walk to various public art spaces within The Collection to showcase the applications of photography via point-and-shoot and smartphone cameras.

The photography class ties in with a new campaign, "Oxnard Rocks" to be launched by the Oxnard Convention & Visitors Bureau, which operates the center. The new campaign will highlight Oxnard as a hub destination city to the great outdoors.

"While Oxnard doesn't have the usual feel as a trekking town, it's definitely a central access point and short drive to amazing adventures such as the 500-plus miles of trails in the Santa Monica Mountains or a trip to the Los Padres National Forest, a major supplier of wildland recreation for southern California," said Joshua Travers, executive director of the Oxnard Convention & Visitors Bureau. "Plus Oxnard has so many attractions to visit while discovering the great outdoors, including its pristine Channel Islands Harbor, where visitors can grab a tasty burger or get the fresh catch of the day before heading home."

Participants in the photography class must be able to walk or move around at a leisurely pace and bring a smartphone that is fully charged with an extra battery or rapid charger as a backup.

In addition to the class, the center will offer a drawing to win a package provided by REI that will include a backpacking or hiking field class for two, a pair of power-lock trekking poles, a backpack and two stainless steel cups.

To register for the class, call 988-0717.

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Mobile Photography/Art Pic of the Day (619) via Instagram

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LG Reveals Revamped User Interface For V30: Floating Bar, Always-On Features, And Expert Mode For Photography

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LG just detailed the V30's revamped user interface called UX 6.0+, showing off key features such as a Floating Bar, new controls via the always-on display, and more. LG will unveil the device at the end of this month.  ( LG )

What do you do when your product leaks ahead of its release schedule? Well, you manage the leaks yourself, dropping piecemeal hints from time to time. That seems to be what LG is doing with its upcoming V30 flagship.

Instead of beating around the bush, waiting for a third-party source to reveal its secrets, LG has done the deed itself, showing off the V30 before any speculation meddles with the messaging. It recently announced that the phone will feature a camera with the widest aperture seen on a smartphone, and now it has followed that up by unveiling the phone's revamped software.

LG V30: Secondary Screen Replaced By Floating Bar

The V30 will run LG's UX 6.0+, the company has now confirmed. Unlike the V20, it won't come with a built-in secondary display. But that concept will see new life via the "Floating Bar" control panel, a semi-transparent bar from which users can access certain functions. It's similar to Apple's Assistive Touch feature in a way, but taking up much less space. It's hidden as a tiny arrow icon when not in use.

LG V30: Always-On Display

Since the V30 is rumored to sport an OLED panel, it only makes sense for it to have an Always-On display. This time, LG confirms it's been retooled. Aside from showing just the clock, it now includes "Quick Tools," music controls, and even photos. An Always-On display is a nice feature to have, especially on phones with OLED panels since they offer more accurate colors — blacks appear as true blacks instead of faint gray, and other colors pop.

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LG V30: Face Recognition

In terms of security features, the V30 will boast a new Facial Recognition functionality that allows the user to unlock the device even when the display is turned off. There's also voice recognition, which combines the user's voice and special keywords to unlock the phone. LG says the voice recognition feature is supported by Qualcomm Aqstic voice UI technology, which means it'll always be listening, but will consume little battery power.

LG V30: Expert Mode

The V30 will also feature what's called an "Expert Mode," which will give users expanded manual controls for all their mobile photography needs. LG will also debut a feature called "Graphy," which allows V30 users to download or share camera presets for different kinds of shots.

There have been plenty of leaks about the V30 of late. Rumors say it'll be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip, have 6 GB of RAM, offer up to 128 GB of onboard storage, and sport dual cameras. LG plans to unveil the device at an event in Berlin, Germany on Aug. 31.

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Source: LG Reveals Revamped User Interface For V30: Floating Bar, Always-On Features, And Expert Mode For Photography

HTC U11 Wants To Be Leader In Mobile Photography

Tech By Staff Reporter | August 13, 2017

The latest HTC U11 may not be the most popular Android-powered flagship this year but that is not stopping the phone from hoping to become the benchmark in the field of mobile photography.

HTC revealed earlier today that the camera hardware on the U11 is one of the finest in the market but it is still pending to live up to its full potential. This means that the photography prowess of the U11 is not at its best yet, even when the current offering is able to give rival phones a big fight.

HTC added that improvements on the camera unit will happen gradually through updates and the first of its kind is scheduled to arrive before the start of Q4 this year. HTC didn't go into details about the update but that didn't stop the reports from claiming it to be the addition of 60FPS video recording mode.

Such a feature will put U11 on par with the Samsung Galaxy S8 in terms of camera abilities and future updates may just be able to tilt the competition in HTC's favor.

Source: HTC U11 Wants To Be Leader In Mobile Photography

Photography 101: In the beginning

Photography classes at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

Cathy and Pierre Dutertre don't pussyfoot around. If you take their Photography 101 class at the Florida Museum of Art, you're going to shoot manual...on the first day. You will learn what aperture, shutter speed, and ISO are. Why? Because photography is so much easier when you know what all those fancy settings on your camera do.

As a freelance photographer, I already know what these settings are and how they affect my photographs. Without this knowledge, I wouldn't be able to freeze motion, blur busy backgrounds, or take good photos at night.

Even so, there is still plenty for me to learn in this class. Between the two of them, the Dutertre's have two Master of Fine Arts degrees and 45 years experience as photographers. I am mostly self-taught, with only two years photography experience.

It is clear from the beginning that the Dutertre's care about what each and every student hopes to get out of the class, including me. The course begins with two simple questions: Why are you here and what are your expectations?

Everyone's answers are similar yet different at the same time. One woman is a nurse at Tampa General who loves photography and hopes to turn it into a business someday. Another women cites a similar joy of photography. She typically shoots automatic, but she wants to learn more about her camera's settings. A young man is here because he loves sports photography and wants to take better pictures of his 10 month old son. I'm here to tell you what this class is like and to improve my photography in the process.

All of us love photography, and all of us want to take better photographs. For most of us, this means we need to learn more about light and exposure.

In the first class we are taught how our camera sees things, and what affects the lightness and darkness of our images. We are shown bright and shiny overexposed images, and dark and mysterious underexposed images. With each advancing Powerpoint slide, students are brought closer to achieving the perfect exposure.

In the final hour, we are given time to practice what we've learned. The room is bathed in gold as the sun goes down. We peer into our LCD screens, watching the light paint peaks and valleys on our cameras' histograms, and make adjustments. Pierre and Cathy walk the room, providing assistance where needed.

In the end, everyone is shooting manual.

That was fast.

Photography Classes at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

(click the course name to learn more and register)

Photography 101 (already in progress) Cathy and Pierre Dutertre teach the essentials. Aug. 9, 16, 23 and 30: 6-8 p.m. $200; members, $180. 

Introduction to Mobile Photography Scott Bolendz teaches how to take better photos with a cell phone in a two-hour workshop. Aug. 17: 6-8 p.m. $40; members, $35.

How to make a picture after you take a picture Katherine Campbell teaches how to enhance cell phone photos. Sept. 13 and 20: 1-3 p.m. $115; members, $75.

iPhoneology 101 Deirdre Powell teaches how to take — and edit — photos with an iPhone. Oct. 21: 1-3:30 p.m. $100; $60, members.

Advanced courses also available.

Source: Photography 101: In the beginning

9Mobile Photography Competition 2017 For young Nigerian budding Photographers.

Application Deadline: September 11th 2017

As nurturers of talent, the 9mobile photography competitionwas developed as a platform to engage and empower budding photographers using the power of digital media; online, social and mobile. Each year, a theme is created and submissions are received within a specified period. From the pool of entries received, 100 images will be approved by internal reviewers based on entry criteria and passed on to the Judging panel for review to come up with a longlist of 10 images and then opened to the public for voting to come up with the voters choice. 

The image with the highest number of votes emerges as the winner for voter's choice. And the judges come up with the shortlist and winner for the competition. Winners from the judges and public voting are rewarded with prizes. Images of the finalists are showcased during a winner's announcement. 

Theme of Contest: This year's theme is tagged Capturing Solid Memories in 9ja. 

Photography has become part of our culture when it comes to creating lasting memories, and with the technological advancements, the art of capturing photos keep changing and growing. A lot of creativity has gone into the art of contemporary photography in Nigeria. The diverse nature of Nigeria, provides many kinds of notable buildings. 

Charge the shutter, adjust the lens to unmask the solid memories and reality evidenced in 9ja. Through this category "Architectural Buildings", 9mobile hope to visualize and unfold the act of photography in capturing sights of historical buildings, landmarks, churches, bridges in Nigeria. 

Value of Contest:  

Grand Prize: Canon Camera 

1st runner up: iPhone + Airtime 

2nd runner up: Samsung phone + Airtime 

Categories: 

Architectural Buildings – Explore and capture sights of historical buildings, famous landmarks, bridges, city skylines and old churches. It is expected you stay creative in your surroundings. 

Selection Criteria:  

images should depict the theme 

participants are allowed multiple entries exploring daily routines and celebratory activities 

Images must be a jpeg file. Editing/cropping via various photo editing programs/applications are acceptable. 

images must not contain inappropriate subject matter. 

images not submitted in the above mentioned manner will be disqualified from the competition. 

Etisalat and LagosPhoto retain exclusive usage rights of images submitted to this competition 

artistic creativity is highly desired 

Selection Process: The judging panel is comprised of selected members from the photography community as well as other creative individuals. 

The approved 100 images will be reviewed by the jury to produce a shortlist of 10 and top 3 images from the shortlisted. The top 3 finalists will be unveiled and awarded prizes by the jury at a Winner Announcement event. 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 9mobile photography competition 2017

Source: 9Mobile Photography Competition 2017 For young Nigerian budding Photographers.

HTC U Ultra officially lands in the Philippines

Aside from the flagship HTC U11, Taiwanese company HTC also brings the 5.7-inch HTC U Ultra with Dual Display to the Philippines.

The HTC U Ultra features a large 5.7-inch SuperLCD5 display with quad HD resolution topped with a curved edge Gorilla Glass 5. It also features a 2.05-inch secondary display (ala LG V20) above the main display that shows your favorite contacts, apps, reminders, event notifications and more.

The phone is essentially wrapped in glass, with the aforementioned Gorilla Glass front along with the 3D contoured "liquid surface" glass back. It is quite large measuring in at 6.39 by 3.14 inches with a thin profile of just 0.31 inches (8 mm).

Inside, the HTC U Ultra is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, ceremoniously paired with 4GB of RAM and an Adreno 530 graphics chip. Storage is at 64GB with an expansion slot that can accommodate to 2TB microSD cards.

For mobile photography, the U Ultra relies on a 12MP rear camera complete with f1.8 aperture sapphire glass covered lens, OIS, Laser AF, PDAF, a dual LED flash, and an UltraPixel mode. The front camera uses a 16MP sensor also with UltraPixel mode plus other features such as Auto HDR, 1080p video recording and voice activated shutter.

As for the rest of the specs, the large phone has a 3,000 mAh battery, HTC's BoomSound speakers, a fingerprint scanner, and a USB Type-C port. Missing is the 3.5mm audio port.

The HTC U Ultra also comes with the HTC Sense Companion, the company's digital assistant. The technology aims to get to know you and your daily patterns over time, allowing it to predict what you need at a given time frame, and promptly inform you about it.

The HTC U Ultra is now available with a retail price Php26,990. You can check it out at HTC's official store in Lazada Philippines.

HTC U Ultra specs:

5.7-inch Quad HD SuperLCD5 Display (2560 x 1440; 513 ppi)

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 with Curved Edge

2.05-inch Secondary Display (1040 x 160)

Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Processor

Adreno 530 Graphics Unit

4GB RAM

64GB Storage +microSD up to 2TB

12MP Rear Camera w/ f1.8, OIS, Laser AF, PDAF, Dual LED Flash

16MP Front Camera w/ 1080p Video, Auto HDR

Dual Nano SIM

LTE, HSPA, GSM

Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Dual Band

Bluetooth v4.2

GPS, NFC

Fingerprint Scanner

USB Type-C

Android 7.0 Nougat with HTC Sense

Dimensions: 6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31; 170 g

3,000 mAh Battery

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Apple’s new Instagram account fools you into thinking the iPhone camera is special

Apple doesn't exactly endeavor much in social media, but that's been changing of late. After a false start with Twitter, now the company is launching an Instagram account (@apple). Naturally, it's meant to show off photos from the iPhone.

Apple being Apple, the account is already growing at an impressive pace. It managed to build up 40K followers in about 40 minutes, and as of writing is sitting at a cool 80K. At that pace, it will likely hit one million followers within the next couple of days.

The account appears to primarily be an extension of Apple's 'Shot on iPhone' campaign which you've probably seen in billboards and TV ads. This time, however, Apple is being a bit more interactive. Rather than simply finding photos online or hiring pro photographers, Apple is asking you to submit your own photos by tagging them with #ShotOniPhone

In other words, it's basically a way for the company to fool people into thinking there's anything particularly exceptional about the iPhone's camera. That hasn't been the case in years.

I mean, don't get me wrong; iPhone's camera is very good. The Apple revolutionized mobile photography and the iPhone 7 certainly hits the "good enough" mark for most people. But Apple the campaign is about suggesting the iPhone's photos are somehow special relative to the competition, which they're not (despite what an ex-Google VP may think).

If anything, the iPhone noticeably lags behind the Google Pixel, Galaxy S8, LG G6 and maybe other Android phones too. I've seen that in both my own use and numerous blind tests. Even the camera's fancy depth effect was pioneered by Huawei – and arguably done better too.

Point is, as always, the quality of a photo depends more on the person behind the camera.

But hey, Apple's marketing team has to make money. There's nothing wrong with the company showing off its camera tech, and the campaign is a nice way to help iPhone photographers reach a wider audience.

Just don't be fooled into thinking the iPhone's camera is all that special. Maybe the iPhone 8 will change my mind.

Apple on Instagram

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Source: Apple's new Instagram account fools you into thinking the iPhone camera is special

Ex-Google exec slams Android cameras, claims only iPhone owners care about ‘great photography’

A former Google executive has irked Android smartphone users by claiming that those who "truly care" about photography on a mobile device should only ever buy an iPhone. In a Facebook post, former Google senior vice president of social, Vic Gundotra, ruffled a few feathers on social media by saying "if you don't mind being a few years behind, buy an Android".

In a post which started the controversial chain of statements, Gundotra commented on the "end of the DSLR" and discussed how iPhone 7's portrait mode was enough to make him leave professional photography equipment at home. "Great job Apple," he concluded.

However, in response to one comment suggesting that Samsung's Galaxy S8 has a superior camera module (and an ensuing back and forth between several users), Gundotra didn't hold back.

In a follow-up post an hour later (on 30 July), the former Google exec panned Android camera software and the fragmentation of the OS across phones from multiple manufacturers.

"Here is the problem: It's Android," he said "Android is an open source (mostly) operating system that has to be neutral to all parties. This sounds good until you get into the details. Ever wonder why a Samsung phone has a confused and bewildering array of photo options? Should I use the Samsung Camera? Or the Android Camera? Samsung gallery or Google Photos?

"It's because when Samsung innovates with the underlying hardware (like a better camera) they have to convince Google to allow that innovation to be surfaced to other applications via the appropriate API. That can take YEARS.

"Also the greatest innovation isn't even happening at the hardware level – it's happening at the computational photography level. (Google was crushing this 5 years ago – they had "auto awesome" that used AI techniques to automatically remove wrinkles, whiten teeth, add vignetting, etc… but recently Google has fallen back).

Despite several comments addressing the glowing critical response for the camera units on Android smartphones such as the aforementioned Galaxy S8, the HTC U11, and Google's own Pixel devices, Gundotra was not to be swayed, ending with the following:

"Apple doesn't have all these constraints. They innovate in the underlying hardware, and just simply update the software with their latest innovations (like portrait mode) and ship it.

"Bottom line: If you truly care about great photography, you own an iPhone. If you don't mind being a few years behind, buy an Android."

Ouch.

Source: Ex-Google exec slams Android cameras, claims only iPhone owners care about 'great photography'

Best smartphone apps to help accelerate learning of photography and image manipulation techniques

By Abhilash Pavuluri

If you've been reading our weekly photography series up till now, you'll see that we've mostly concentrated on people who are buying and using a DSLR for the first time. But that doesn't mean we've left mobile photography users in the lurch. As the market of smartphone cameras continues to ever improve, we think that there's a lot that can be done with smartphone cameras, provided you have the right tools for it.

Adobe Lightroom

While most stock photography apps in your phone are usually limited in functionality, a lot of third party apps that give you access to a lot more features do exist. Let's have a look at a few in this article.

VSCO Cam:VSCO Cam is among the most popular filter-based camera apps out there. While it doesn't give you much control over the actual photo, the real power of VSCO lies in its editor. You're given access to not just a pretty handy filter pack but also adjustments like contrast, saturation and the like. You do get some basic controls like a histogram, grid for compostion, and exposure sliders. One cool feature that you will realise the use of only after extended use is the option of batch photo editing. This is particularly useful when editing stacked images, etc.

VSCO has an extensive online community, and some extra features like more filters and controls can be unlocked for a price. It's also quite intuitive to use and works on most popular mobile platforms.

We will say that it offers most of what Instagram offers, apart from the social networking aspect. So try VSCO out if you need a simple editor app today.

Open Camera:Open Camera is a much more versatile, powerful manual camera app that does a lot more than VSCO. It's loaded to the gills with features: the ability to control shutter speed, ISO, exposure, white balance, for instance, really should suffice for a novice photographer. But that isn't all: you can also use the built in intervalometer to take images at intervals and stitch a timelapse from them, trigger the camera to take a photo via a noise(like clapping or whistling), record a HD video, and so many more. Open Camera opens up a new world of possibilities.

Another cool feature that has to be a first: Open Camera has the option to auto stabilise the phone while a photo is being taken. While we're sure it's not magic,and merely software, it's still a nice feature to have, especially if your phonr doesn't have OIS.

Open Camera is among the most feature packed apps we've listed, but do be warned that there's a learning curve to it.

Lightroom:Another editor, and probably the most famous batch processor on desktops, Lightroom made its way to mobile phones recently, and there are enough reasons to recommend it. The biggest reason? It's free! That's right, in contrast to the huge price tag for the desktop version, Lightroom for mobile is completely free. But what else can you do with it?

For one thing, HDR. Lightroom has always been known to be popular in the HDR department, for the sheer number of presets available. The mobile variant is no different, although you only have 5 presets at first.

The other most interesting feature is the ability to capture photos in RAW using Adobe's own in-app camera(DNG format). This is a feature that's actually essential if you want to become good at post processing. Lastly, Lightroom lets you organise your sets across multiple devices(provided they all have Lightroom), which makes it really good for batch processing.

Google Photos:We're not being paid to say this: Google Photos is a great way to store, organise and retrieve your photos. While that's all it can do, it does so perfectly. Considering it has free unlimited storage to your Google account, snapping away at your phone should finally be something you can do without worry.

What the app can also do is let you get creative with your photo sets, and make movies,animations or even GIFs from them. You can also turn them into a creative album and get it printed if you wish to, and Google will automatically turn a good photo set into an album if it thinks the photos are related enough.

Source: Best smartphone apps to help accelerate learning of photography and image manipulation techniques

Mobile Photography/Art Pic of the Day (617) via Instagram

Here's day six hundred and seventeen of our mobile photography/art Pic of the Day section via Instagram. Each day we will be selecting one image a day for our Pic of the Day section on Instagram with this hashtag – #theappwhisperer.

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Today, we congratulate @emencher – Eric Mencher with this breathtaking image.

Please view more of his images here.

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iPhone 7 Plus Camera Review

Less than a year ago, Apple introduced the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus phones to the market. The iPhone 7 Plus was the first Apple phone to have a dual lens design (28mm wide-angle and 56mm telephoto equivalent), so Apple put quite a bit of emphasis on photography with this model. Although I was quite happy with my iPhone 6 Plus at the time of the announcement, I decided to upgrade to the latest version, primarily because of these camera features the phone offered. Since then, I have captured thousands of images in different environments, which not only allowed me to get a deeper understanding of the camera capabilities of the phone, but also understand its many issues and limitations. In this review, I will be going over my experience with the iPhone 7 Plus camera and discuss its pros and cons.

1) iPhone 7 Plus Cameras

First of all, it is important to point out that the iPhone 7 Plus actually has two cameras with two lenses. While both cameras have the same 12 MP resolution sensors, there is actually a difference in sensor size and maximum aperture between the two. The first wide-angle camera has a 1/3″ sensor with a 28mm equivalent f/1.8 lens (a total of 6 lens elements), whereas the second telephoto camera has a smaller 1/3.6″ sensor with a 56mm equivalent f/2.8 lens (a total of 5 lens elements). This in itself reveals that the cameras are made for different purposes and it highlights the disadvantage of the telephoto lens compared to the wide-angle lens. Not only does the telephoto camera have a smaller sensor, but it also has a lens that is over a stop slower in comparison, making it only practical to use in bright daylight conditions.

Still, despite these shortcomings, the telephoto camera on the iPhone 7 Plus certainly has its uses. First, thanks to its reach, it can actually be a great tool for close-up shots of people. In this case, instead of using digital zoom to get closer to a subject (which would result in huge resolution loss), one can simply switch from wide to telephoto and get tighter framing without compromising on resolution. The added benefit of using the telephoto lens to photograph people, is that one can use a special "Portrait" mode, where the camera uses a combination of software and the zoom lens to emulate shallow depth of field, which Apple dubbed as "Depth Effect":

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back iSight Duo camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 32, 1/120, f/2.8

Second, aside from portraiture, the telephoto lens also opens up opportunities to get tighter framing when shooting landscapes, architecture or even macro. The nice thing about the telephoto lens, is that one can combine its reach with the panorama mode to stitch high resolution panoramas:

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 64, 1/1000, f/2.8

However, there are certainly disadvantages worth keeping in mind, so let's discuss those in more detail.

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 3.99mm f/1.8 @ 3.99mm, ISO 50, 1/30, f/1.8 2) Portrait Mode with Depth Effect Issues

Apple's engineers did a great job coming up with a solution that can simulate shallow depth of field that can only be achieved with larger cameras and lenses. For the first time in cell phone history, we heard such words as bokeh being mentioned as part of an announcement, which certainly triggered some bold claims and even concerns from some photographers about cell phone cameras challenging DSLR and mirrorless cameras in terms of being able to "emulate" particular looks that were only possible to achieve with expensive camera equipment before. While I personally do enjoy using the "Portrait" mode with "Depth Effect" to photograph people and it does a pretty decent job in most situations, software emulation certainly has its issues. First, the software emulation algorithm is not smart enough to differentiate some foreground elements from background elements. For example, if the subject you photograph has a hat or some other head wear that is not part of the algorith m, the blurring might affect areas of the photo that should not be affected. In addition, it might not be able to properly isolate the subject from the immediate background, as can be seen from the sample image below:

Look at the immediate area to the left of the subject's face, where part of the wall has not been properly blurred. Strange artifacts can often be seen in transitional areas as well.

Lastly, the algorithm is clearly optimized for photographing people and not other subjects such as pets. Take a look at the below before and after photograph of my cat and see what this mode did to the cat's whiskers on the right side of the frame:

Also, pay attention to the area around the ears of the cat, where the transition is pretty rough.

Hence, depending on the subject you are photographing, the portrait mode can certainly show its weaknesses. The good news is that the phone saves two images by default – one with and without the software emulation depth effect, so if a portrait does not turn out good, at least you have the non-emulated version to fallback to.

3) Panorama Stitching Issues

Similar to the previous generation iPhone devices, the iPhone 7 Plus either has a problem with properly locking its exposure when stitching panoramas, or has some odd stitching algorithm that can mess up panoramas pretty badly, resulting in very uneven skies. While this is not a big deal in some situations, it certainly shows its weaknesses when shooting in low light conditions. Take a look at the below panorama that was shot at sunrise:

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 80, 1/310, f/2.8

See what the camera did to the top of the frame in the clouds? There are vertical lines all over, making this panorama unusable. I have encountered a number of situations where I thought that the panorama looked good, until I zoomed in and looked at the details of the sky.

At the same time, I found out that the iPhone panorama algorithm can actually be usable for vertical panoramas, something I previously never tried before. Take a look at the below image of a church that I shot at night:

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 3.99mm f/1.8 @ 3.99mm, ISO 640, 1/120, f/1.8

There was no way for me to be able to fit the whole church in one frame, so I tried a vertical panorama and it did a pretty decent job to my surprise.

4) Ghosting and Flare

What about ghosting and flare? Well, camera phones always have a hard time dealing with bright subjects and the iPhone 7 Plus is not an exception. Take a look at the below photo that I captured with the sun right above the frame:

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 3.99mm f/1.8 @ 3.99mm, ISO 20, 1/1150, f/1.8

And that's a good case – sometimes severe ghosting and flare can ruin the whole image, especially if the lens is not very clean. When shooting at night, you might encounter strange ghosting and flare artifacts as seen below:

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 3.99mm f/1.8 @ 3.99mm, ISO 160, 1/30, f/1.8

This behavior can change depending on the angle, so if you see outlines as in the above image, it might be a good idea to change the framing slightly to reduce the effect.

5) Autofocus Performance

The iPhone 7 Plus is obviously not going to give you DSLR or mirrorless-level AF performance, so nobody expects to see a speed demon. The camera certainly does a good job with maintaining pretty solid and reliable AF performance, which is good enough in most situations. Keep in mind that a tiny 1/3″ sensor along with an f/1.8 aperture translate to a boatload of depth of field, so focusing is not comparable in many ways to what one would experience on a large sensor camera. Still, it is fast and responsive enough for a smartphone and that's all that matters. You simply tap with your finger on the area you want to focus on and the camera does its job. When the phone detects faces, face recognition algorithms kick in and the camera automatically focuses and tracks your subjects, putting the camera on face priority mode, which is nice. Would I use the iPhone 7 Plus to photograph fast action? Probably not. But for everyday subjects, it does the job reasonably well.

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 25, 1/120, f/2.8

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back iSight Duo camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 20, 1/230, f/2.8 6) Details and Noise

Thanks to a small sensor and tiny pixels, it is expected that the camera produces plenty of noise in low-light situations. This is not an issue if you are showcasing small to medium size images to your friends on social media, but if you are trying to do something more serious, you are not going to have a lot of options. The good news is, if you shoot in good daylight conditions, the camera is capable of producing plenty of detail with little noise in images:

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back iSight Duo camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 20, 1/210, f/2.8

The bad news is, if you shoot in low light conditions and ISO needs to be pushed above ISO 100, you will be dealing with tons of noise that might make the image completely unusable:

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 320, 1/60, f/2.8

As you can see, the above image has way too much noise at ISO 320, which makes the image look bad, even at down-sampled web resolution. Keep this in mind when shooting in low light conditions.

7) HDR Mode

Just like the previous generation iPhones, the iPhone 7 Plus is also equipped with the "High Dynamic Range" (HDR) feature, which does a decent job at recovering highlights and shadows when dealing with more difficult lighting situations, as can be seen below:

While the camera certainly does a good job at preserving highlights, I am not a big fan of the way the images come out by default to be honest. I am not sure if Apple changed anything in the HDR algorithm on the iPhone 7 / iPhone 7 Plus, but when comparing a standard image to its HDR version, the latter typically comes out more flat, dull and washed out. In many cases, I still found HDR to be beneficial to use simply to preserve highlight details and if a photo was too important for me, I would probably end up blending two images together in Photoshop, rather than trying to tweak the HDR version.

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 64, 1/60, f/2.8 8) RAW / DNG Format

When the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus came out, I got excited when I heard about the capability to shoot RAW / DNG images. However, I quickly found out that this capability was not natively built into the iOS and one has to rely on a third party app to be able to shoot DNG images. While I do have Lightroom mobile installed on my phone and I have tried taking a number of DNG images using this app, the fact that it is a third party app that makes it difficult to quickly access all the photographs from other apps made me abandon it after a short while. It was especially annoying when I tried to launch Lightroom mobile in the middle of nowhere with no cell phone reception, and the app wanted me to sign in to my Adobe account to proceed. While there might be other great third party options to shoot in DNG format, unless Apple provides this functionality natively like other phone manufacturers do, with the capability to make quick DNG to JPEG conversions in the camera app, I really don' t see myself shooting in DNG. For me, it is often easier and simpler to just shoot in JPEG without any hassles…

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back iSight Duo camera 3.99mm f/1.8 @ 3.99mm, ISO 20, 1/1800, f/1.8 9) Summary

It is certainly great to see all the innovation mobile phone manufacturers are putting into each new generation device. With Apple and other manufacturers now adding multiple cameras to their phones, even more photo capabilities are being pushed to appeal the masses. The idea is to show that camera phones can be good enough for everyday needs, and this marketing strategy has certainly been working – the point-and-shoot market is pretty much decimated by now. Year after year, we are experiencing improved image quality and overall performance of camera phones, which is certainly exciting to witness for many of us. Mobile photography has exploded in the past few years, with hundreds of millions of people taking pictures and uploading them to social media platforms such as Instagram. And without a doubt, Apple has played a huge role in pushing others to innovate in this area – there are some manufacturers out there today who are now specifically targeting photography enthusiasts w ith larger camera sensors, external attachments and multiple lenses.

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 20, 1/210, f/2.8

The iPhone 7 Plus continues to push innovation and provide specific features that appeal photographers. Apple engineers certainly did a good job with the simulated portrait mode that gives subjects a "depth effect", something we have never seen on camera phones before. However, it is clear that such new technology certainly has its drawbacks and limitations. Although some want us to believe that we no longer need our large cameras to take pictures and phone cameras can do as good of a job, we know that such claims will never be true – and the size of the sensor has a lot to do with it. Still, for those situations when we don't have cameras handy, camera phones offer pretty good image quality – far better than what we had to deal with in the past.

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 20, 1/750, f/2.8

Overall, despite all the shortcomings pointed out in this review, the iPhone 7 Plus does a decent job for my needs. While there are other great camera phone choices out there, the iPhone 7 Plus serves me well when I need to take occasional shots, especially in bright daylight conditions.

10) More Image Samples

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 20, 1/125, f/2.8

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 20, 1/570, f/2.8

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 3.99mm f/1.8 @ 3.99mm, ISO 20, 1/800, f/1.8

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 3.99mm f/1.8 @ 3.99mm, ISO 20, 1/3400, f/1.8

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 3.99mm f/1.8 @ 3.99mm, ISO 125, 1/30, f/1.8

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 3.99mm f/1.8 @ 3.99mm, ISO 20, 1/2500, f/1.8

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 3.99mm f/1.8 @ 3.99mm, ISO 20, 1/350, f/1.8

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back iSight Duo camera 3.99mm f/1.8 @ 3.99mm, ISO 20, 1/260, f/1.8

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back iSight Duo camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 125, 1/60, f/2.8

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 20, 1/1400, f/2.8

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 20, 1/610, f/2.8

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 25, 1/120, f/2.8

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 3.99mm f/1.8 @ 3.99mm, ISO 20, 1/1300, f/1.8

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back camera 6.6mm f/2.8 @ 6.6mm, ISO 20, 1/400, f/2.8

iPhone 7 Plus + iPhone 7 Plus back iSight Duo camera 3.99mm f/1.8 @ 3.99mm, ISO 25, 1/30, f/1.8 iPhone 7 Plus Camera

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