Thoughts on cameras in the age of excellent cell phone photos
I&#x27;m probably one of the only professional photographers on HN, just to give some context.  I&#x27;m taking a break from editing a wedding as we speak.  I don&#x27;t know what the rules here are on self promotion but feel free to Google my name to see my work.<p>Cell phone pictures to me are the equivalent today of what disposable camera photos used to be.  They&#x27;re easy to use and get decent results in the right circumstances.  In the wrong circumstances, they&#x27;re absolutely terrible.<p>One thing that I don&#x27;t think gets mentioned enough is that cell phone pictures generally look good on a cell phone, but blow it up to an 8x10 or a 24&quot; monitor and you&#x27;ll quickly see how poor they are.  I think it&#x27;s a pretty big shame we&#x27;re living in a time where really great cameras are quite cheap, but most people&#x27;s memories are only suitable to view in small sizes.<p>I also think that a large portion of why camera sales have been on the decline isn&#x27;t solely due to cell phone cameras, but the fact that a lot of people don&#x27;t have a PC in their home anymore.  The apps to transfer images to a cell phone&#x2F;tablet are typically quite poor and slow, and managing files generally isn&#x27;t easy doing that.  People rarely get prints with their own photos, so the manufacturer that solves that issue would have a decent advantage.