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Sports Illustrated’s Cover Shot Of The Rock Came From Smartphone Camera

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s recent Sports Illustrated cover was different than any other cover before it. His suit, while dashing, wasn’t anything new. No, Johnson’s cover was shot with a phone.

Yes, a mobile phone.

SI photographer Michael LeBrecht – who used a Motorola Z phone with a Hasselblad Moto Mod in the shoot – was shocked when he found out about the camera choice.

“I began to familiarized myself with the menu settings and started testing immediately,” LeBrecht told PetaPixel. “I first shot with available light, and then used continuous lighting and found the images to be very good.