Capturing life's moments and memories

This shot rocks. It's a travel postcard. Yes, it has a strong dose of HDR. But in this case, I love it. As it adds to the drama of the shot. The background clouds and sky is just so awesome. I want to go here. Wherever this place is. The foreground path provides a nice entry way into the shot. Because the shot is in Black and White, we don't exactly know what time of day it is. But we don't care either. This photograph is full of invite

Very fun, playful, cool shot. And a great example of how the iPhone camera actually works. In most outdoor, bright-light scenes and scenarios, the iPhone camera defaults to a low ISO and a high shutter-speed. The shutter-speed here was 1/3597 sec so it was "fast" enough to freeze the water trail. What also makes this cool (no pun intended) is that the subject is partially backlit (sun coming from behind the subject) which adds some nice drama here in this scene.

This is a fabulous portrait – real, authentic, believable, penetrating. It pulled me in from the first time I viewed it. I love the direct eye contact, blush checks, soft-focus effect on nose and cheeks, messed up hair. Just awesome. Lovely work here. Given that it was shot on an iPhone 6s (which has a built-in 28mm lens equivalent) I'm sure there was cropping here. But that just adds to the photo's impact and intimacy. I would proudly hang this on my wall!

What a beautiful landscape shot. And gorgeous, natural colors as well. Such a peaceful and serene scene. The river bend provides a natural path for the eye to make its way thorough the elements of this photograph. I also like the cropping here where you "opened" the sky up for the viewer. Looking at this shot, I want the Fall to come back... quickly. Fabulous image. Note to photographer – I'm not at all a fan of watermarks and almost passed over this image :)

This is an awesome photograph. There are multiple things I like about it. One, the desaturated color, which I felt worked nicely for the king of editorial image it was. Two, the strong diagonal line gives the composition a nice sense of movement and forward motion. Three, the intent of the walkers adds a serious tone to the content. And four, you have to love the fact that it's man's best friend leading the charge. Five, the crop is perfect as it shows just enough of context to help sell the narrative.

When I first saw this image I felt transported to a scene from the movie Dr Zhivago – Russian physician and poet. The cool color temperature tones add to its exotic feel. The infinity perspective, caused by the receding rail tracks, is a thing of real beauty. The overall sharpening of the photographs help bring out the frost. There is significant "noise" in the shadow parts of the sky but, overall, I felt like everything worked together in this composition. Fabulous capture. I would be very proud of this image.

I have been to many Indian Holi celebrations. They are indeed a riot of color. Who are these subjects? Sisters? Friends? Lovers? And what are they saying? Why does one of them have her eyes closed? The photograph to me is full of mystery and intrigue. Which is why it makes it so special. It's a story, not just a single photography. A story where you fill in the blanks. Technically speaking, the iPhone 7 is just so tack sharp. Look at the powder detail on her face. And the colors are so natural and true-to-life – something the iPhone camera, as a whole, does exceptionally well with.

Talk about an image creating a serious sense of wanderlust. Wow. I want to be here. In the French Alps. Right alongside this photographer. Bedside the God-like sunlight peering out from behind the clouds, I love the ski tracks and how they pull you into this scene until you get to the actual skiers. A white-dominant scene like this is not an easy exposure-task for any model iPhone. The photographer here did a fabulous job of balancing exposure and contrast. A stock-editor colleague use to call these type of shots "little-bigs" – little people, big landscapes. Fabulous compositional technique to show scale.

This image was shot with the new iPhone 7 Plus. And I'm guessing it was shot in "Portrait" mode. What a perfect portrait subject to shoot this technique with as it makes the background de-focused and puts all the viewer's attention on the subject. I really love this shot. It speaks to me. I want to know who this person is. And what she is thinking about. I find myself shooting more and more with my iPhone 7 Plus, in "Portrait" mode. Great work.

I really love this playful image and the post-processing as well. It has a great look and feel to it. The long shadow, casted by either early morning or late afternoon light, add a nice touch of drama to the image. This would make a great magazine cover on Urban Health and Fitness:) The warm color temperature also adds a nice touch to the mood of the photograph. I might have edited out the post on the left. But, apart from that, great photograph!

Photographically speaking, what can be more endearing and engaging than young bridesmaids. The strong backlight (from the window) gives this scene an emotional, editorial look and feel. I agree with this photographer in exposing for the backlit and letting the rest of the scene go dark. This allows us to see just a hint of the rest of the context. This technique clearly focuses the viewer's attention on the bridesmaids. It was also a nice choice to go Black and White here. Lovely!

This is a great composition-simple, clean, colourful. I think we often try too hard in photography to be cute, clever, creative. Often the photography is staring us in the face and we don't see it. That is not the case here. The photography saw and snapped away. I like the deliberate under-exposure here as well which makes the colors really pop. The Nautica logo (upper left) could easily make this a "commercial" photograph. It's interesting to see how different colors reproduce under identical exposure.

This is a lovely pastoral scene. iPhone cameras don't have the dynamic range that most dedicated cameras have-evidenced by the background "banding" around the sun. But that said, the photograph has a strong mood to it. And a nice color palette as well. I would have cropped the edges out to simplify the composition. I wonder what this horse is thinking :) There is nothing like shooting in early morning or late afternoon light when the sun is low to the horizon and it it makes everything look magical.

Fabulous photograph and fabulous color. And a simple background which really helps to accent the subject well. The color "red" is a hard color for any of the iPhone cameras to reproduce accurately. I think the photographer here nailed it perfectly. The whole composition has a painterly quality to it. This would be a great photograph to hang on anyone's living-room wall. Which plays to one of my own mobile mantras – get those photographs off your camerarolls and onto your walls!!

If this photo was in focus, you would have a real winner here. It's just so graphic. And fun to look at. I especially like all the black areas around the main subject as it help focus viewer interest on the swan itself. Perhaps you cropped the shot too significantly and lost precious focus. Keep at it. You obviously have an artistic eye for photography. Half of photography is learning to see. As the tech part becomes second nature, you'll find that is where the creative stuff really kicks in.

This is such a powerful and emotional image. I really love it. It tells a story. Everyone in the photograph is so comfortable with each other. Technically speaking, this is a difficult exposure because you have two competing skin tones – white and black. All this photo would have needed here was some deliberate underexposure (making it darker). This would have made the caucasian skin darker and additionally darkened up the other cuties in the shot. These children are so adorable!

Hey Michelle, this really is a terrific photograph. My advice, for what it's worth, is to lose the watermark. That is one of the first things I notice when looking at a photograph and it ultimately "distracts". You have a lot of great emotion in this photograph. And fabulous color and emotion. I love how the mountain top is peaking through the clouds, great capture. Keep up the good work. Travel safely. How are you enjoying you new iPhone 7 Plus? I love mine!!!

This shot is actually quite lovely. And it's an admittedly difficult exposure (mainly because of the cresting, white waves). The composition is very graphic. And it would work well with type (plenty of room to float text or other product photos over:)). This beach scene looks so perfect! Where is it? I want to jump in for a quick swim! It's also a good crop and I like how you chose not to dead-centre your horizon line. Keep up the great work

I likely would have awarded this something but the image looked soft. And i think you had a bit too much saturation dialled in. The composition is certainly strong, and the subject matter is enjoyable to look at. But the tech stuff needs a little work here. I'm sure you were shooting this indoors under very low-light conditions so I bet that was the reason the image looks a bit soft (you were shooting at 1/50 sec). This is the sort of shot that would be worth returning to and shooting on a tripod:)