The Art of Photography
iPhone 15 is the latest iteration from Apple which brings many updates that will be highly welcomed by anyone wanting the absolute finest smartphone on the market. In addition to many new features in iOS 17, the new iPhone lineup give us some key hardware updates to not only the camera system, but connectivity as well as processing power with the new A17 processor chip featuring a new 6 core GPU. From raytracing graphics to image processing, this is the best iPhone that Apple has released to date.
Thanks to Apple for the loaner phones and for inviting me to Cupertino for the announcement event. Accommodations were paid for by me personally. This video is not sponsored.
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Ted Forbes
The Art of Photography
2830 S. Hulen, Studio 133
Fort Worth, TX 76109
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Just trying to learn about my new phone before it arrives. I have a 15 Pro Max in transit.
Top shelf content and presentation, as always. I would estimate I've dropped $30k over 20 years on camera gear. Olympus to nikon to sony and back to nikon (with a little Ricoh GR in the mix for fun) To be honest, short of images I knowingly want to print up. super large format, this phone is going to do all I need,… and IT'S ALWAYS WITH ME. The most inmportant factor in any device for image capture is actually havving it with you. I may hold onto my gear for now but I have littel doubt that, by Iphone 20, I will not be needing that huge bag of gear wherever I go.
Who needs a telephoto for portraits? The built-in portrait mode works at all focal lengths.
Sir f stop is the amount of light that passes through the lens. Use that light to helps you set your amount that area that is in focus.
OK, so question for the gallery here. Did I get a dud with my iPhone 15 that will not focus on anything closer than 9 inches away?
I absolutely love my 15 Pro and I haven't even scratched the surface yet. I want to learn to shoot and edit and create some supplementary income off of it.
dont, please…
Nightmare now I got to get a different cherger more money spent consuming consuming
Thank you for such an in-depth well thought out and detailed product video that is also a really amazing tutorial video!!! You are the man and as always your lighting in your videos is very enjoyable to view! Thanks again… I just upgraded from an 11 to the 15pro and it’s amazing!
Thank you for sharing all these details, super helpful! The audio quality of your video is better than anything I've ever seen (heard). Would you mind sharing what kind of microphone you are using?
I think i still like the samsung ultra series better for their simple straight forward interface.
Haven’t heard anyone mention it but the ultimate action button use would be to program it to do different things on different apps! Hope it does. Most likely a simple software update.
Makes me laugh that with titanium makes the phone lighter. The phone still weighs the same as a horse lol 😂 Oh wow the phone is 1 gram lighter now. Hooray hooray.
The iPhone 15 …. Just the same as the 14 13 12 ….. In fact you can edit the title to the iPhone 35 and get away with it. 😂😂😂
what was this video shot on?
QUESTION: Do you recommend lens protectors or just go without? I hear both sides, but I lean towards not so the imagery not compromised. Amazing video – It is so impressive it could replace something like my 1dx mark ii for most things.
Plan on getting the 15 (still using 7 Plus as my phone/pics and an 11 Plus for Video/Pics) to use – primarily – as a 3rd Camera monitor to go with my two Ninja Monitor/Recorders… keep it on a separate phone line with minimum data plan… to mute and use for shoots!
Honestly, that’s only interest I had when I learned it could be turned into a Video Monitor for my 3rd camera that I use for 4K coverage and do NOT want to shoot ProRes or Nlog (Nikon Z6)
Android fan boy be like “Android does that years ago😂”
I held onto my iPhone 6s waiting for these advances for photo and video. Shot video of an event yesterday – an old industrial space being renovated. Images are great, stabilization impressive (didn’t have my gimbal), almost 2 hours and battery was hardly drained. Since still getting used to this new tool – forgot I had already loaded BlackMagic app – full of actual useful pro features. Everything I hoped the phone would be. Thanks for the overview!
This is a fabulous overview of the camera setup on the iPhone 15. Many thanks, as always you do not miss a beat. I now have the phone and just starting to kick the tires and do some test shots. This video has been very useful.
I just looked at the 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max yesterday and I discovered the same thing about the 2X lens on the Pro Max being closer to replicating a 50mm lens and offering a more realistic human perspective. I’m done with the Northrups and their histrionics and just followed & subscribed to Ted!
It’s a phone
Outstanding review just what I needed to understand my wife's new iPhone 15 pro, subbed you and regards from the UK.
What I hate is that iPhone 11 pro max was curved to begin with and they went back to brick style sharp edges and now we are bragging over an old tech
I got the iPhone 15 pro I’m a concert photographer I’m regretting not getting the max even though first 3 jn the pit
i think Apple are lazy, and by giving them all this praise for ZERO innovaton will only make them worse. IOS 17 was also a flop. The 22ultra is better than the Iphone 15 pro max, and the 24U will be out in a few months.
Awesome video!
Your discussion was beyond excellent. The amount of information regarding iPhone 15 was a micro tutorial. I see this iPhone is an opportunity to enhance our skills within the creative field of photography. Without carrying the weight and burden of a conventional camera system, new doors have been opened to focus our eyes in more appreciative ways.
Clearly… you have never seen the Samsung S23 Ultra.
I own an 11 pro max. I’m not a professional photographer, but I do take a lot of photos, so the camera is probably the most important feature to me. I’ve been waiting for a significant upgrade and the latest iPhone is it, I believe. Yours is the first review to get me really excited about this new phone, specifically the Pro Max. I’ve been procrastinating. It’s a lot of money, but I think it’ll give me hours of enjoyment and I’m ready to jump. Thanks for your enthusiastic and articulate take on this latest rendition.
So if you're using the Action Button to activate the camera, how do you then switch into silent mode?
Well explained.
Completely off topic. But I have that exact wood floor that you have. Mine is stained in a more reddish brown though. It is almost 20 years old so I'll be sanding and refinishing it soon and I really like the colour of your floor so I think I'll stain it in that colour.
THE WORST camera phone for its money.
You pay a fortune just to get an average phone photo quality
No need to watch this… get a real camera instead of this AI toy-camera with toy-glass
Very good review. Thank you. Hands On 15Pro 🙂
Thanks for the review, the photos and videos stated they were shot on iPhone 15, is that the base model or one of the two pro models?
Great review/explanations!! Thanks!!!
Just got the pro max and shot a cinematic hand held video walking last week, and the stabilization was impressive. The camera is definitely a big upgrade from my 13 pro max.
What is its low light shooting capabilities and what is the quality like when zooming in dealing with hand shake?
I’m trying to decide between the 15 plus or the pro max. I do a lot of eBay photography so most of my subjects are close ups and objects no more than 3 feet away. Do I need the telephoto lens of the pro max? Occasionally I need to do a close up photograph of a clothing tag on a shirt and I will obviously want clear text. Thanks for any input.
Great video. Probably the best I've seen for the iPhone 15 and what it does in relation to photography.
I appreciate this review. One feature that I’ve really appreciated as a photographer on my Pixel 7 is being able to double click the power button to instantly open the camera. Then take pictures or video with the volume button. This enables me to take a lot of action shots on a bike or when I’m constrained somehow. I don’t even have to look at the phone. Good to see the iPhone 15 Pro now has a similar ability now.