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Rian Johnson launches iPhone camera app using his films’ image processing
Rian Johnson has launched Chromagraph Camera, an iPhone app made with cinematographer Steve Yedlin and programmer Eric Cameron.
The app is designed to give photos a look based on processing used in their films.
It captures RAW image data and bypasses Apple's standard photographic rendering.
The custom processing shapes color, tone, grain and halation, though users can adjust those qualities.
The app costs $12.99 as a one-time purchase and is available on the App Store.
Its cinematic style is a matter of taste, and the app lets users edit images rather than rely entirely on its signature look.
Rian Johnson launched Chromagraph Camera, an iPhone app that uses custom image processing developed for his films.
The app captures RAW image data and replaces the iPhone’s standard photographic rendering with the team’s processing.
Johnson worked on the app with cinematographer Steve Yedlin and programmer Eric Cameron.
Users can adjust color, tone and texture, and the app currently takes still photos only.
Chromagraph Camera costs $12.99 as a one-time purchase and is available on the App Store.
- Who
- Director Rian Johnson launched the app with cinematographer Steve Yedlin and programmer Eric Cameron.
- What
- They released Chromagraph Camera, an iPhone photography app that applies custom image processing developed for Johnson’s films.
- When
- October 28, 2026.
- Where
- The app is available on Apple’s App Store.
- Why
- Johnson said he wanted an iPhone still camera app for his own use.
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Johnson announced Chromagraph Camera in a post on X.
Chromagraph Camera launched on the App Store.
- App name
- Chromagraph Camera
- Price
- $12.99 one-time purchase
- Developers
- Rian Johnson, Steve Yedlin and Eric Cameron
- Supported devices
- Apple devices
- Current function
- Still photography; video support could come in the future
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What people are saying
So I recently badgered my cinematographer [Steve Yedlin] into making my ideal iPhone still camera app. It shoots RAW, bypasses the iPhone’s look processing and instead uses the same image processing we use on our movies
Hardware consistency across Apple devices is part of what allows us to do this with confidence. Android devices are much more varied, and there’s no way with our small team we could dial it in for every device
It’s an easy to use camera with a curated, artful look. It’s not a ‘filter’ on top of the iPhone processing, but instead completely bypasses the iPhone look management and replaces it with the same custom math I use on all my films, tailored to Apple camera behavior
the nuanced and idiosyncratic rendering of tonality and chromaticity (as well as grain and halation) that Rian, Eric, and I personally like
Posts on X
So I recently badgered my cinematographer @steveyedlin into making my ideal iPhone still camera app. It shoots RAW, bypasses the iPhone's look processing and instead uses the same image processing we use on our movies.
I honestly just asked Steve (and our genius color science coder friend Eric Cameron) to make it because I take a ton of pics with my phone and wanted to have it for myself, and they figured hey, let's put it out there. Hope you enjoy!