'Mobile uploads' revolutionised photography, say celebrities

While the advent of social media seems to have given a new dimension to the popularity of 'mobile clicks', technology has made it grow even 'smarter' and progress beyond just 'aim and shoot', believe celebrities hailing from various spheres of life.
Award-winning film director Imtiaz Ali says he was never particularly fond of random still photography.
"I thought it was difficult to get that detailing and perfection by the time you adjust lenses in your SLR camera, set the shutter speed and aperture and press the click button, the moment you wanted to capture has passed" Ali said.
Photographs taken by the director using his mobile phone are included in an exhibition titled "Mobile Clicks".

"Nowadays with the availability of smartphones the task has become much easier. Not that cell phones with a camera is something new, but technology has progressed from cell phones supporting VGA cameras in the past to 40 mega pixels and has changed the way we look at photography," he said.
Meanwhile, for celebrity chef and film maker, Vikas Khanna photography is similar to cooking.

"For me photos are like food. There are memories attached to the pictures we click and food also has a similar connection with memories," he said.
Vikas who has written over 20 cook books, prefers to click the pictures of his dishes himself and use them in the book.

"The idea of getting a photographer to take the pictures while I make a particular dish sounds artificial to me but on the other hand I can't compromise on the quality of the pictures for the sake of 'reality touch'. That's where smart phones with high resolution cameras come to our rescue," he said.
Veteran fashion designer and couturier JJ Valaya believes, social media has much more significance than just emoticons.
"An album titled 'mobile uploads' is common on Facebook profiles. But the quality of course is different from the professional SLRs. Why not have both, when technology can offer it," the designer said.

"Whenever you travel, there are many things that catch your fancy, many designs and ideas but you can't always take a professional camera on the go to capture whatever interests you. Hence phones offer a smart as well as professional option," he said.
The pictures taken by the three celebrities with their cell phones over a period of 15 days have been showcased at the Kiran Nadar Musuem of Art here.
The event was organised by Nokia, which recently launched a smart phone with second-generation 41 mega pixel sensor and optical image stabilisation.
While Imitiaz Ali's theme revolved around photographs of Mumbai city, Vikas Khanna displayed photos of different emotions and moods associated with food and J J Valaya chose to click his tailor and domestic helps dressed in his designer collection.