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What do you get and what can be done with a iPhone taken Photograph

“Yea, but that is just a phone camera, I used a real camera”. Living and traveling through tourist areas, I see a lot of cameras swinging from people’s necks. It’s fun to see what technology is actually being used and who is using it. Many times you sit at a lunch area to hear/see the table next to you that has a camera but is still a local. They just watch for the unusual.

I move about more with my iPhone in hand than taking my full size. It isn’t that I believe the images are just as good or that it is handy, mostly it is because it fits in my pocket. Sharing built in and it’s not an additional device is two strong point in the photography area too.

It brings up the question of what a person can do with the photos they take beyond posting to a social photography service.

First, the chart from the Web site Life in Lofi. They have put together a image showing what the  pixel output is across the many iPhone cameras. Below is the graphic but y0u will want to visit the article for more information;

Life in Lofi also has a quick table of the max size per MP a photo can be printed. A more informative graphic is put out by Photohand. The Photohand creation shows a quick reference for megapixel vs print size and also includes handy information on file size. Again, jump to their site to get a deeper dive.

And finally, if you are going to print the photo yourself, it is handy to know information about the paper print sizes. Some programs give a choice to print to A4 or A6 sized paper. A Web site, PaperSizes, presents a very nice post about the different size papers, their identifiers, tolerances, formulas for calculating paper sizes, and even international information. Click to the papersizes site for the full run down.

 

Can people legally tell you to not take a picture of something with your iPhone?

I snap pictures… pictures of just about everything. About the only exceptions are where I think I might make someone uncomfortable if I aim my iPhone camera at them. You can usually tell when someone doesn’t want their picture snapped. There are the general good rules of thumb too… don’t make parents uncomfortable by taking pictures of their kids without asking them, avoid trying to take pictures of things that have ‘no photos’ posted, and when your driving. I guess that is more than just one exception to the ‘take pictures of everything’.

I have heard that in some areas around the US, it is illegal to take pictures of people in public places. I have also heard that if the person in the photo is recognizable, you need to get a release signed. So many laws that might be laws or might be urban legends. Searching on the Internet doesn’t result in clear answers very quickly.

Luckily, I found Photographers Rights app. It has the rights of the photographer broken down by countries. The other areas, Your Rights, Copyright and Privacy has similar information, just divided down a bit differently so you can find the information you need quicker. I won’t be trying to use it to fight a court case about if I should or shouldn’t have taken a picture. It will be handy to double check anything that I am curious with little searching.