Idea entry

Cell Phone Photography vs. Digital SLRs
I came across this blog post while researching cell phone photography. It is by Patrick Keough. Here is a biography that was on him:

About Patrick Keough

Teacher / Writer / Artist / Photographer Patrick Keough has been designing and teaching internet courses since the Spring of 1997 and has taught art history, photography, and graphic design for the North Carolina Community College System since 1979. Keough has been teaching Art Appreciation for Carteret Community College, Pitt CC, Wayne and Southwestern Community College over the past 12 years, in addition to conducting professional development workshops on all phases of online course development and methodology for the Community College System of North Carolina. He’s conducted photography workshops for the Society for Photographic Education regional conferences at East Carolina University, Hampton Va., Savannah School of Art and Design and Appalachian State. He’s also conducted distance learning training during the Distance Learning Alliance conferences in July of 1999 – 2008 in, addition to presenting at the NISOD Excellence in Teaching Conference in Dallas Texas, April 2000 and 2001 and the NC Community College Conferences from 1997 – 2008 and NC3DLA Conferences from 2006-2010


Anyway, what he wrote was about Cell phones vs digital SLRs. He was saying that he considers using his SLR when doing "serious photography."  He said, "You normally think of people taking pictures with cell phones as just making “snap shots”. Sure…you can take snapshots with a high end digital SLR as well, but my question is…”with the right mindset, creative thought process, concern for content and subject framing can you consistently make unique and dynamic photographs that rise above “snap shot” mode with a cell phone?"    
It made me think about my work. You don't typically think about cell phone shots being so dead pan. THey are normally for snapshots of people - smiles - animals - skylines...etc.
And what is "serious photography" anyway? Wouldn't a beautiful sunrise over the mountains  be considered serious when considering landscape photography?

one of his cell phone photographs

"Serious photography" ?