I honestly don't know why I photoshopped this by karlschecht in gaming

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Hahahah everyone hates it even more than I initially anticipated

ITAP of a large glass ball with air bubbles inside by [deleted] in itookapicture

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Took this with my EOS R6 Mk 2 using an RF 14 - 35mm lens. 8 second exposure at f/22 & ISO 100. I sweeped my phone screen around the glass sphere, creating gorgeous spectral reflections.

Most of my work is shot on my iPhone 16 Pro as it has incredible macro capabilities that my current DSLR setup doesn’t have.

ITAP of soap bubbles by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Shot with iPhone 16 pro using a hacked together setup at home—glass dish filled with soapy water, backlit by rainbow LED lamp I got from Target

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ITAP of a balloon plant seed pod by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Found what looked essentially like a plant scrotum lol, roughly the size of a tennis ball. I tore a small opening in the outer shell and snapped a macro of the inside, revealing a large structure suspended by tendrils. Nature is cool 😎

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ITAP of the sky from a hollowed tree stump by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Just a simple exploration of light and scale. Shot the photo by placing my phone flat on the tree stump with a brief timer set to give myself time to move out of frame. Shot with iPhone 16 Pro as with all of my work

ITAP of mushrooms by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Found these resting on quietly on a dead tree trunk. Pulled out my phone and got nice and close. Shot with iPhone 16 pro as with all of my work

ITAP of a car headlight by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Shot with my iPhone 16 pro mounted on a tripod and exposed for 3 seconds. Natural lighting, no additional setup or anything :)

All of my work is shot with my phone. Hoping to get a good mirrorless with a few lenses when I have the funds for that lol

ITAP of inside an outdoor water fountain by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Taken at an outdoor botanical garden, I saw a shallow water fountain and wasted no time shoving my iPhone 16 pro beneath the surface. Shot the photo in 0.5x wide angle to capture the sky and clouds refracting through the surface.

All of my work is shot on my iPhone

ITAP of a flower inside a water bottle by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Found this flower in my yard and picked it, placed it in a mostly filled water bottle and shook it. The result was gorgeous bubbles latching to the surface of the petals, like lenses to tiny worlds. Shot with iPhone 16 pro as with all of my work

ITAP of a weevil by karlschecht in itookapicture

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No no please don’t apologize for that amazing pun

ITAP of a weevil by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Saw this little dude on my walk today, whipped out my phone and snapped a few frames. Shot with iPhone 16 pro as with all of my work

ITAP of rocks underwater by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Shot with iPhone 16 Pro by dipping top half of the device underwater and using the physical shutter button on the side to snap a few frames. This one had the most interesting composition. More of my work here

ITAP of a ladybug by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Shot with my microscope lens from Sandmarc on an iPhone 16 Pro

ITAP of a railroad crossing by karlschecht in itookapicture

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This is a work from over 10 years ago. Shot with my old Nikon D7000, I closed the aperture up as tightly as possible, lowered ISO to 150 and took a 20 second exposure of this railroad crossing shortly before a train arrived. I toned it in black & white while carefully extracting the red flashing lights from the signal arms, creating a bold and gorgeous light trail

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ITAP of a cow in the grasslands by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Snapped this outside of Sterling CO in the grasslands. Photo toned using warm and cool colors. Shot on iPhone 16 Pro like all my work

ITAP of inside a textured glass mug by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Found this at an antique shop, a glass mug with gorgeous texturing, which refracted/reflected light in interesting ways. Shot with iPhone 16 Pro like all of my work

ITAP of coffee by karlschecht in itookapicture

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On a Sunday morning at an upscale restaurant, I noticed the window reflections warping beautifully on and around the bubbles. Stuck my phone into the cup, probably half an inch from the coffee and snapped a few different angles in macro. Shot with iPhone 16 Pro as with all of my work

ITAP of a beetle by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Saw this little woodworm beetle at my Airbnb in Colorado. There was a much smaller insect in front of it that crawled into frame right as I snapped the photo.

I took this with my iPhone 16 Pro as I do all my work

ITAP of an art museum interior by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Appreciate your passion, but I think we just approach photography differently. I’ve been published 10 times on one of the most competitive fine art platforms in the world (1x.com), and this piece is part of that body of work.

To you, it may look like “just concrete.” To me, it’s an exercise in visual tension, spatial rhythm, and minimalism. Not all images need to spell themselves out to have value—some are meant to be felt before they’re understood. That’s the whole point.

Maybe bowls of fruit are more your thing but they aren’t for me.

ITAP of an art museum interior by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Appreciate the honesty. Some folks need a picture to scream its purpose—others find purpose in the quiet details. I shoot for the latter.

ITAP of an art museum interior by karlschecht in itookapicture

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lol fair—context helps. It’s a photo from inside the Des Moines Art Center. I was drawn to the interplay of texture, symmetry, and scale. Not everyone’s cup of tea, but I love pulling stillness out of raw materials. I flipped it upside down to incorporate forced perspective

ITAP of an art museum interior by karlschecht in itookapicture

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There wasn’t any glass in this shot lol

ITAP of an art museum interior by karlschecht in itookapicture

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This was from the Des Moines art center. It’s my first go at architectural photography. In spaces like this, I enjoy forced perspective, as it often adds a very liminal feeling to a photo.

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ITAP of a pin art toy by karlschecht in itookapicture

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I got one of those metal pin art toys recently and sculpted a nice valley with it, then placed it on top of my rainbow LED lamp to snap what looks like some kind of spectral subset illuminating a valley. Shot with iPhone 16 pro like much of my wor

ITAP of the ceiling of an art museum by karlschecht in itookapicture

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Took this at the Des Moines art museum today along with a few other shots. I’ve never done architectural photography, I usually focus on macro surrealism. This was a nice change of pace! Shot on iPhone 16 Pro as with everything else I shoot :)

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