Comments on: Why I’m Now Considering an iPad/Tablet For Photography

By: Christos Sewell

Christos Sewell — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:55:18 +0000

Has anyone considered HOW they are going to transfer their hi resolution photos over to to the iPAD.

Currently, you will need to transfer photos via iTunes. Particular Photographers who use their iPhone or iTouch to show off photos notice that iTunes “optimizes” photos to its own standards whether you want it to or not.

This means a considerable drop in sharpness, color shifts and tonal inconsistencies. If I can notice this on my iPhone, imagine how evident it will look on the iPad.

The only way around this currently (on the iPhone) is to email myself each picture and to save it to the gallery. This is not a fluid workflow, and it is my hope that Apple recognizes the large amount of people who will use this as a professional presentation device (aka Portfolio). Hopefully, someone will devise a solution for image transfer that bypasses the “Optimization” process.

Christos

By: aspiringphotog

aspiringphotog — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:21:08 +0000

I’ve been thinking on this some more. Having a tablet for a portfolio would actually be pretty cost saving. Rather than print a new portfolio every time you need to update, you’d have an electronic one. You’d be able to show a lot more portfolios, and customize them per client.

Getting more sold on this concept… (not that I’m going to dish out the $$$ for it anytime soon. I like Mac’s, but very wary of any Apple iProduct)

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:29:49 +0000

Yes! It is great to see so many others who had this click the instant they saw this! There have been so many instances where I whip out my iphone to share pictures and I know that if I had this instead it would have such a great impact in sharing my work than having to look at a small 3 inch screen. This is like essentially digital 8×10 portfolio if not MULTIPLE portfolios all in one!!

By: ♥pixel8design♥

♥pixel8design♥ — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:29:54 +0000

that was supposed to be funny.

By: ♥pixel8design♥

♥pixel8design♥ — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:29:31 +0000

Um… I wouldn’t expect a good camera on that thing anyhow. It’s pretty much a portable, digital portfolio. Since when do paper portfolios come with free mini cameras?

By: publicpookie

publicpookie — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:09:26 +0000

i agree! i’m a fashion designer, not a full time photographer, but i do a lot of digital artwork and would love to have an ipad as my portable portfolio.

By: anthony

anthony — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:50:47 +0000

ipad is crazy man
portfolio with it
dam
but some clients rather have a traditional portfolio
i mean putting it on ipad can make you look really lazy

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:59:41 +0000

“I talked to one of the specialists I know at the Apple store, and he talked about the iPad being god.”

Now there’s an unbiased recommendation for you…

Frankly using the iPad to show photos barely ranks as an idea. I mean it’s a computing device (with many limitations) that has a screen, so *of course* images are viewable.

Frankly a *real* Tablet PC is much more interesting and useful, as I can do *anything* with it including running PhotoShop, using image and video formats not supported by Apple, and using a variety of peripherals and communication modes. Supporting touch and a stylus makes it a much much more powerful device for working with media. A slate model is an especially portable way to show images on top of this.

By: jeevan

jeevan — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:09:24 +0000

well said mr.micheal

By: jeevan

jeevan — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:08:27 +0000

you are absolutely right