May 17, 2003

The (positive) impact of picture phones

Don't miss Steve Outing's enthousiastic review of Evan Nisselson's article entitled "Why will wireless camera phones revolutionize the photography industry?" and published in The Digital Journalist, commenting on the impact of picture phones.

"It's refreshing to read this positive outlook of the photo-phone phenomenon, rather than just defensiveness. And Nisselson points out how the devices will forward the photojournalism profession, not undermine it. He dismisses the devices' current poor quality -- often cited by pro photographers -- as a red herring; resolution is improving rapidly as photo-phone technology improves".