The Many Trials of Ted Haggard

I was watching Alexandra Pelosi’s documentary about Ted Haggard (Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi) the other evening. It’s fairly devastating. Pelosi’s ’shoot from the hip’ style, is raw and unflinching. Her presence behind the camera is clearly heard and felt, and her style, bemused, teasing, accesible but not too friendly, allows us to feel as if we’re the one holding a cheap camera, and (badly) shooting Haggard’s hardships.

iPhone vs. the mighty Canon 5D?

I’ve been using digital cameras since 2001 or so. I owned 5 of them, mostly D-SLRs, and saw how digital photography’s tentative start transformed into a full stride. So why in the world should I compare the wonderful Canon 5D MKII to my iPhone’s puny camera? Since photography is also about sharing, the iPhone introduces new dimensions that are worth exploring.