iPhone only for travel and iPad for processing questions.

[swandy]

I have a few questions for members of the group. (First let me say I have been involved in photography for over 50 years but only within the past year really taken iPhone Photography seriously. I am one of those people who always felt a dedicated camera - even a relatively small compact camera like my Sony RX100-mk5 - could do better. I have purchased the Photography course but have not had the chance to start it yet, but looking forward to it.)
(1) When you post process your iPhone pictures - and assuming you do more than just cropping and hitting AUTO in the Apple Photos app or Snapseed which I have started to use more than I did in the past - do you do your processing on your iPhone, an iPad or on a desktop computer. I have always done my PP on my desktop (aside from the times I feel the photo only needs the two steps I mentioned before) because I felt I had more control over the result. And if you do use an iPad - personally I feel the iPhone screen it is bit too small to do any "serious" processing - which model? I have the latest generation iPad Mini 6 but wonder if I should go back to a larger iPad - possibly even the Air or Pro - if I wish to dedicate more time processing my iPhone pictures on an iPad instead of my desktop iMac.
(2) I have always taken a dedicated camera when traveling - though on our last two trips I only took my Sony RX100 (a 1" sensor compact) and my iPhone 14 non-Pro. But we are going to Israel for a two week tour in May I just can't get it through my head (and yes that might be the problem LOL) that I will be sorry/disappointed if I dedicate myself to just using the iPhone and basically just take the RX for a backup.
Thanks for taking the time to read this (long) post and any opinions/reflections you wish to comment.

 

[Clix Pix]

I process my infrequent iPhone photos on my MBP, which I have set up in "desktop replacement" style, with the machine on a stand and hooked up to an external monitor. I simply use my regular editing software, just as I would an image that I have shot with one of my "real" cameras. I just find it simpler that way and I have more control over. the image results since I'm much more familiar with my regular editing software (DXO PhotoLab 6) than I am the limited editing tools on the iPhone itself or on my iPad.

If I were going on a two-week trip / tour to Israel and didn't want to carry a lot of gear (understandable!) but wanted decent images at various focal lengths I would take the Sony RX10 IV, which is a "bridge" camera with a 1" sensor and 24 MP which produces surprisingly good images from 24mm to 600mm (35mm equivalent). No need to change lenses, the Zeiss lens on there is a fixed zoom. The camera is not heavy, and feels more like a DSLR or mirrorless FF or APS-C body than the small, but yes, also very useful for traveling RX100 series of compact cameras.

 

[kenoh]

I understand your feeling. I am not a photographer by trade and so when I travel for work I need to carry my usual tools of the trade - laptop etc - so I have to pair down my selection of cameras.

I too have been carrying various incarnations of an RX100 with a small Feisol TT-15 tabletop tripod and some Nisi compact system filters (These are fantastic BTW). It has been OK. More recently I started carrying a fixed lens full frame.

Along with these I typically have my ipad for editing on the go - Lightroom on ipad that syncs to CC and then I get them on my main editing machine back home. For quick edits to put onto Flickr or IG, I can share from the ipad leaving more complex edits until I get back home. I still struggle with Photoshop on ipad though as it is severely lacking still. Affinity Photo is very good but I am yet to wrap my head around the interface fully.

I am not an iphone user so I do not use Photos. If I do take an image on my phone I want to use, I import it into Lightroom on my phone and then it syncs as per above. I am still not a great fan of using my smartphone for photography although I think there are a few people on here who I hold in high regard for the results they get so I am not saying it is not a good idea.

What I also do is edit with Snapseed and actually, lately I have started playing with the camera in the lightroom app on my phone rather than using the phone native camera app. I find the camera in LR doesn't try to "correct my errors" as much

Having said all of this, I am off on a trip to Spain this week and I will have either the RX100 or the fixed lens FF just incase I see something I like. I just cannot commit to smartphone only. I even struggle to not take my ipad and just edit a few images on my phone never mind leave the camera at home too.

 

[akash.nu]

I’m a dedicated iPhone photography enthusiast since the last few years when the cameras got better on the iPhone and I sold my DSLR to challenge myself with phone photography.

In general there’s way more flexibility with the iPhone compared to any point & shoot camera when it comes to lenses and also general AI based image processing. I wish the camera manufacturers actually paid some attention to their software more.

Anyway, it actually depends on what you want to do with the final product. Most of the times my pictures either go on social media, this forum or friend and family via one of the messaging apps. iPhone pictures are more than sufficient for that. However, if you blow them up a lot and print, you may see artefacts depending on how big your prints are.

I generally edit my photos either on the phone or iPad depending on convenience since I subscribe to iCloud and it’s all available across devices immediately without me having to move them and worry about folder structure on multiple devices.

If you need a bit of extra push to go iPhone only, you can take a look at my instagram -

https://instagram.com/akash_nu

 

[Ray2]

At home, always on my MBA. Simply quicker and easier. On the road, an 11” IPP, Lightroom for edit & cataloging, Adobe Spark Page for sharing. I travel with 2 RX100's, m3 & m6 (longer reach). The phone doesn’t get used much. I use an SE Gen 1 as I like small. Had a 13 mini. Not enough of a camera improvement, too big, returned it. Fortunately Apple would not accept the SE as a trade-in so I still had it.

If you have any thoughts about going iPad only, do not get rid of your Mac. Depending on your non-photography needs you may find the iPad is nowhere near ready for prime time. Simple thing like formatting a disk are awol.

 

[akash.nu]

If you have any thoughts about going iPad only, do not get rid of your Mac. Depending on your non-photography needs you may find the iPad is nowhere near ready for prime time. Simple thing like formatting a disk are awol.

Completely agree with this!