Mobile photography is a completely new genre or style of photography that has arrived with impressive developments in camera phones and is increasingly included in photography cheat sheets. While almost all cameras seem mobile, the term mobile photography’s name comes from that of mobile phones.
These days most people use smartphones, so mobile photography is likely the most accessible style of photography for new photographers. While mobile photography may be referred to as a genre, it is more of a choice of tool that you can use in any genre of photography.
Many mobile phones have been equipped with cameras for two decades now. Mobile photography, however, has come a long way since the first mobile phones with cameras. Twenty years ago, mobile phones captured images of a quality that some may refer to as “potato”.
In this day in age, smartphones are both incredibly prevalent and new generations of smartphones are equipped with incredible cameras and camera technology. As mobile cameras continue to improve, alongside computational photography being so present and strong in mobile phones, mobile cameras give traditional cameras a run for their money. While your typical smartphone still couldn’t compete with a high-level DSLR camera, mobile photography means that you don’t have to invest in a separate camera system with the focus of just taking images.
Another benefit here is that mobile photography is both easier to get into and to do since you already likely have a phone and you carry that phone around. A lot of beginner photographers have a hard time bringing their camera around with them, and having your phone on you is considered a necessity in this day and age. Additionally, with a smartphone camera, you always have the ability to capture those special moments that you may miss on your actual camera
