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Wedding Photographer Shoots The Same Pics With Both The New iPhone 11 Pro And His Gear, Compares The Results

The iPhone 11 Pro, with its triple rear cameras, night mode, and new selfie camera is surely meant to be Apple’s photography counter to Android’s three-camera flagships, the Huawei P30 Pro, Google Pixel 3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 10. But just how good is it? Professional wedding photographers of 7 years Jamie and Lauren Eichar wanted to find out. They took the new device alongside their trusty Canon 5D Mark IV for an engagement shoot with their friends, and then posted the results side-by-side for people to compare.

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Image credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=423&v=-2OqqrtKS-E

“We got into photographing weddings accidentally,” Jamie told Bored Panda. “My wife and I had only been dating at the time for 1 month and some good friends of ours were getting married and asked us to photograph their wedding because of our interest in photography.”

At the time they were in college, just shooting as a hobby. “We posted their photos up on Facebook and a lot of our friends who were getting married right out of college started asking us to shoot their wedding too. People liked having familiar faces behind the camera and a really great discount from beginner photographers who weren’t doing so bad at it. Once we had a decent enough portfolio, we asked ourselves if we wanted to really go for this full time. As the weddings continued to snowball we got more and more serious about wedding photography. Seven years later and we’ve photographed about 150 weddings and love it.”

Image credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=423&v=-2OqqrtKS-E

iPhone 11 Pro

Wedding Photographer Shoots The Same Pics With Both The New iPhone 11 Pro And His Gear, Compares The Results

Image credits: http://eicharphotography.com

Canon 5D Mark IV

Wedding Photographer Shoots The Same Pics With Both The New iPhone 11 Pro And His Gear, Compares The Results

Image credits: http://eicharphotography.com

iPhone 11 Pro

Wedding Photographer Shoots The Same Pics With Both The New iPhone 11 Pro And His Gear, Compares The Results

Image credits: http://eicharphotography.com

Canon 5D Mark IV

Wedding Photographer Shoots The Same Pics With Both The New iPhone 11 Pro And His Gear, Compares The Results

Image credits: http://eicharphotography.com

iPhone 11 Pro

Wedding Photographer Shoots The Same Pics With Both The New iPhone 11 Pro And His Gear, Compares The Results

Image credits: http://eicharphotography.com

Canon 5D Mark IV

Wedding Photographer Shoots The Same Pics With Both The New iPhone 11 Pro And His Gear, Compares The Results

Image credits: http://eicharphotography.com

iPhone 11 Pro

Wedding Photographer Shoots The Same Pics With Both The New iPhone 11 Pro And His Gear, Compares The Results

Image credits: http://eicharphotography.com

Canon 5D Mark IV

Wedding Photographer Shoots The Same Pics With Both The New iPhone 11 Pro And His Gear, Compares The Results

Image credits: http://eicharphotography.com

iPhone 11 Pro Portrait Mode

Wedding Photographer Shoots The Same Pics With Both The New iPhone 11 Pro And His Gear, Compares The Results

Image credits: http://eicharphotography.com

iPhone 11 Pro Not Portrait Mode

Wedding Photographer Shoots The Same Pics With Both The New iPhone 11 Pro And His Gear, Compares The Results

Image credits: http://eicharphotography.com

iPhone 11 Pro

Wedding Photographer Shoots The Same Pics With Both The New iPhone 11 Pro And His Gear, Compares The Results

Image credits: http://eicharphotography.com

Canon 5D Mark IV

Wedding Photographer Shoots The Same Pics With Both The New iPhone 11 Pro And His Gear, Compares The Results

Image credits: http://eicharphotography.com

iPhone 11 Pro

Wedding Photographer Shoots The Same Pics With Both The New iPhone 11 Pro And His Gear, Compares The Results

Image credits: http://eicharphotography.com

Canon 5D Mark IV

Wedding Photographer Shoots The Same Pics With Both The New iPhone 11 Pro And His Gear, Compares The Results

Image credits: http://eicharphotography.com

“A phone in your pocket is a camera in your pocket and we love that we always have that on us,” Jamie said. “It’s easy to mess around with it in whatever setting we’re in everyday life… playing with our nieces and nephew, going on a hike, or traveling we’ve got an impressive little camera right with us.”

“We started pulling out our phones for a few extra portrait images on wedding days and engagement shoots as a way to send the couple teaser images as they wait to get all of their photos back. Once portrait mode became a thing, we’ve wanted to make this video to show off what the iPhone is capable of. Not until the iPhone 11 came out, did it actually feel like the quality was this good that we could fool people to think that it’s from our professional DSLR.”

So far, Jamie has always had an iPhone and hasn’t explored other phones. “I’m always interested in what each one is capable of. From what I see in reviews, it seems like there are lots of great cameras on other smart phones but none that do portrait mode as well as the iPhone.”

The photographer said that you’re going to be able to get the image you like with every camera. If you understand lighting, composition, framing, posing, and other key essentials, of course. With that said, when it comes to smartphones, Jamie still chooses the iPhone. “I think what makes the iPhone stand out from the rest is that they have managed to include 3 different focal lengths into the phones cameras without sacrificing the quality of the sensor in any of them. In other phones that try to do the same thing, often they will have one great camera and the others will be there more as a gimmick. Also, portrait mode on the iPhone 11 Pro is definitely stands out as the best at simulating the effect of true depth of field that you would get from a DSLR.”

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Denis is a photo editor at Bored Panda. After getting his bachelor's degree in Multimedia and Computer Design, he tried to succeed in digital design, advertising, and branding. Also, Denis really enjoys sports and loves everything related to board sports and water.

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Cherie of Numenor 5 years ago

Regardless of the comparisons, the engaged couple's photos made me smile.

34points

Inservio Letum 5 years ago

Took the words right out of my mouth. Reading the bickering over some overpriced iNonsense vs professional equipment I couldn't help wondering what on earth these people were looking at, because that couple is Hallmark to a T and made me forget al about the piece.

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Serbob 5 years ago

Personally, I'd be pretty angry if I paid a fortune to have a professional photographer at a wedding and have them show up with an iPhone.

33points

Joshua Bonner 5 years ago

I wouldn’t, the photographers know why they’re doing!

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Mykel Gordon 5 years ago

I would judge the photographer by the results, not by the equipment he used.

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Inservio Letum 5 years ago

I'd be a WHOLE lot angrier if some clueless Etsy clown showed up with $30K equipment and I ended up with three hundred shots out of focus, against the light, motion blur, and fingers in the frame. A bad worksman blames his tools, as the saying goes.

0points

Clinton Yew 5 years ago

Tool is tool bro... you paid for his professional experience and skill.

0points

Roger Lambert 5 years ago

Well, I didn't bother to watch the video, because when I saw the "comparison" shots, I just shook my head. Of course shots displayed on the net at this magnification are comparable. It is not until you compare these shots in Photoshop at zoom, or try to photo process the original files, that you will see the blatant difference between the iPhone and a camera which has a sensor that gathers 50 times more light. That said - most people these days only look at their shots on small screens, and for that use, modern phone cams are remarkably capable. The Apple phone algorithms are nothing short of amazing. They allow complete photographic amateurs to take splendid photos in most conditions, including many where a seasoned photographer using a DSLR would have to struggle. I know this from experience - the small, intelligent flash on a phone, for example, can have an advantage in intimate (close-up) settings like at a table in a dark restaurant.

10points

Grumble O'Pug 5 years ago

True, it can be less intrusive, but at a wedding you are expecting a photog. Plus they should have a fast portrait lens so they can get shots w/o jamming the camera in the guests' faces.

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Cherie of Numenor 5 years ago

Regardless of the comparisons, the engaged couple's photos made me smile.

34points

Inservio Letum 5 years ago

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Serbob 5 years ago

Personally, I'd be pretty angry if I paid a fortune to have a professional photographer at a wedding and have them show up with an iPhone.

33points

Joshua Bonner 5 years ago

I wouldn’t, the photographers know why they’re doing!

5points

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Mykel Gordon 5 years ago

I would judge the photographer by the results, not by the equipment he used.

0points

Inservio Letum 5 years ago

0points

Clinton Yew 5 years ago

Tool is tool bro... you paid for his professional experience and skill.

0points

Roger Lambert 5 years ago

10points

Grumble O'Pug 5 years ago

True, it can be less intrusive, but at a wedding you are expecting a photog. Plus they should have a fast portrait lens so they can get shots w/o jamming the camera in the guests' faces.

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