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» Ten rules for great iPhone photography by Lauren Crabbe
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The big challenge when you shoot images with an iPhone is to
successfully capture great-looking photos from a gadget that’s primarily
designed for chatting. If you keep these tips in mind as you shoot,
however, you can take some pretty sharp pictures.
1. Get a Head Start
It’s a good idea to get in the habit of accessing the camera from the
lock screen on your iPhone. Press the Home button to wake up the screen,
and slide the camera icon to the top of your display. This way, you can
take a shot without having to enter your passcode or using Touch ID.
Keep the Camera app at the ready by putting it in the Dock at the bottom
of the screen, or by swiping up to access the Camera shortcut in
Control Center.
Another way to ensure that you’re always ready to take a shot is to
stick the Camera app on your first home screen, or even in the Dock at
the bottom of the screen.
In iOS 7, you can also quickly access the camera in the Control Center.
Just swipe up from the bottom of the screen to see your Control Center.
The Camera app is in the bottom right corner.
2. Compose Your Photograph With Care
Capturing a good photo isn’t just a matter of knowing the right
settings. Compose your photos as the pros do. Use the iPhone’s Grid
feature to divide the frame into horizontal thirds, and put your subject
on one of those lines, rather than in the middle of the screen.
Be careful to keep the camera level, too; nothing ruins a photo like a
tilted horizon. Also, keep an eye on the background to make sure that
you don’t see anything “growing” out of the top of someone’s head.
3. Keep Your iPhone Steady
One reason you may tend to get blurry photos with your iPhone is that
it’s light and thin, and hence rather awkward to hold compared to a
full-size camera. Hold the phone as still as you can, using both hands,
and keep your elbows tucked into your sides for support.
Take a deep breath and let out a slow, steady exhale as you gently tap
the shutter release button. You can also use the Volume Up button on
your phone or headphone cord to trigger the shutter rather than relying
on the on-screen shutter button, to keep from jostling your iPhone too
much.
4. Know How Long the Shutter Takes
Since your iPhone’s shutter controls are digital, you’ll run into
software-based shutter lag—the time between when you take the picture
and the when the sensor actually records the picture. Also note that the
on-screen shutter button trips after you lift your finger, not when you
press it.
When you take a shot using the touchscreen’s shutter button, tap it lightly to avoid shaking the camera and blurring the image.
To compensate for this lag, hold the camera steady and count how long your shutter takes. And if you use the touch-
screen button, tap it lightly to avoid blurring your photo.
If you are taking an action shot with an iPhone 5s, try holding down the
shutter button to use that model’s Burst mode. When you do this, the
camera takes up to ten photos a second. When you’re done, the iPhone
will pick the shot it thinks is best, though you can manually review all
of the photos in the series.
5. Let the Sun Shine
Your phone can handle a lot of situations with aplomb, but it can’t
shoot every scene you encounter. Your teeny image sensor craves light
and does best outdoors in daylight. For the best exposures, keep in mind
the advice that photographers have followed for many decades: Try to
position yourself so that the sun is behind you or over one of your
shoulders.
Avoid shooting directly into the sun, or you’ll radically underexpose
your subject. If you’re shooting indoors, position your back to the
window and turn on the lights.
6. Use the Flash to Reveal Daytime Details
It may sound counterintuitive, but when you’re shooting in daylight, a
fill flash is your secret weapon. It produces a quick burst of light to
reduce the shadows that bright sunlight can causes. A fill flash
provides pleasant, even lighting on your subject’s face to fill most of
the shadows.
Of course, the tiny LED flash works only at very close range, so don’t
expect it to help unless you’re within a few feet of your subject.
7. Use HDR Over the Flash
Ever since the iPhone 4, you’ve been able to use an HDR mode that melds
several exposures to create a single picture with an impressive amount
of detail and a broad range of tones and colors. Try using it instead of
the flash when you’re faced with tricky lighting conditions.
8. Don’t Use Digital Zoom
Your iPhone can’t magnify the image by using an optical zoom, the way
many compact or professional cameras can. Instead, it uses a digital
zoom, which merely makes the pixels big and blocky, obliterating fine
detail. Zooming in digitally also makes it even harder to take a steady
photo.
Whenever possible, eschew digital zoom in favor of actually getting closer to your subject.
Want to fill the frame? Then move closer to your subject. If you really
need to zoom in, you can get the same digital effect with an image
editor later.
9. Stock Up on Software
Pick up some third-party photography software to enhance your images further.
One of the biggest benefits of carrying an iPhone is that you can
install scores of apps.
Check out the iTunes App Store to find programs that improve the way the
camera works, as well image-editing apps that let you enhance your
photos after the fact.
10. Don’t Be Afraid to Experiment
After you snap your photo, you can use the Photos app, iPhoto, and
third-party apps to make tweaks. You can wield most of these controls as
if you were adding spices to a soup: Experiment and apply them “to
taste.” The saturation controls, for example, adjust the intensity of
colors. It’s usually best to stick with low or medium levels, since high
levels tend to make everyone look like an overcooked turkey. Effects
such as negative, sepia, and black-and-white can also help you take
charming photos.
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