They say the best camera is the one you have with you, and your phone is usually with you. In any case, some professional photographers actually prefer shooting on their phone even for planned, high-profile shoots—perhaps they like its convenience, or that its unassuming nature puts subjects at ease. Or perhaps they find it creatively freeing to be burdened down by only minimal gear.

For example: https://www.gadgetmatch.com/time-covers-shot-iphones/

Yeah, idk. That seems like an awful idea to me. I’m not sure why she would shoot with an iPhone for such a job unless she got paid by Apple. Some practical reasons:

- Such an important moment is something you often wanna blow up in a large/hi-res print.

- An ultrawide lens is suboptimal for portraits and usually makes the face look puffy from the perspective.

- Unless you know the exact color & aesthetic for the cover you want to preserve the raw capture for changes in post to match the vibe.

While I can certainly appreciate the casual and intimate vibe she’s going for, as a pro she could have brought any decent camera with a portrait lens and keeping the shoots equally short without compromising quality and adding risk for the poor layout person who has to work with it later.