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Can you believe this was shot with an iPhone 7 Plus ![/caption]
Since the release of the iPhone 7 in September 2016, Apple has made it easier than ever to take a high-quality picture without an expensive camera.
For those of us who aren't professional photographers, it just might be — as Google's former senior vice president of engineering put it — the end of the DSLR (digital single-lens reflex camera).
Still, even with an iPhone in hand, you may be making mistakes that are ruining your shots. lets see that seven winners from the 2017 iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) to find out what these mistakes are, how to use some of the iPhone's best hidden features, and more.
Here's how you can start taking better pictures with your iPhone:
1. You should almost never use flash ! Not only does flash wash out skin tones, it also gives iPhone photos "an artificial look, unless as a last resort, when there's no natural light available.
Take advantage of good lighting.
While the iPhone flash "can provide the light you need in a pinch," it's "often too bright" and leaves the background underexposed (i.e., too dark).
2. Flash can also come in handy if you need to fill in shadows, like when you're taking a picture of a sunset. Use flash to add light to the foreground of a photo.
3. You should also never use digital zoom. Instead of zooming in, get closer to your subject.One of the biggest mistakes you could make while taking pictures with your iPhone is zooming in.Basically, if you zoom in with your iPhone camera, "you end up losing a lot of data ... and wind up with a low-resolution photo,"
4. In low-light conditions, adjust the exposure on your iPhone camera before taking a picture.Don't rely on the iPhone's autoexposure feature.
On iOS 8 and later, you can change the exposure level on your iPhone camera before taking a picture. To take a good picture in bad lighting, start by tapping the brightest spot you see on your screen,A small yellow box with a sun icon will pop up to mark your focal point and default exposure level.To make your image brighter or darker, tap and swipe up or down without lifting your finger to increase or decrease exposure. You should see the sun icon move up or down with your finger.In general, adjusting exposure gives you more control over your shot.
The exposure adjustment feature also comes in handy when taking pictures of high-contrast scenes, such as landscapes.
5. Another easy way to balance exposure is to use the iPhone's HDR feature.HDR stands for "high dynamic range." The HDR feature on your iPhone automatically combines three pictures of the same scene — one slightly underexposed, one normally exposed, one slightly overexposed — into one optimized shot. the HDR feature is handy in "extreme lighting situations where the scene has deep shadows and bright, bright highlights."
To enable HDR, tap on the HDR icon at the top of your iPhone camera screen. If you choose "Auto," your iPhone camera will automatically analyze a scene and turn on HDR as needed. If you choose "On," your iPhone camera will permanently shoot in HDR mode until you turn it off.
6. Take better photos by following the natural lines of objects in your shots. ine up your shot with your subject matter.To do that, "follow lines in your horizon. Follow lines from buildings and structures.
7. An easy way to straighten your shots is to turn on grid lines. Grid lines can help guide your shot. Simply go to Settings > Photos & Camera on your iPhone and tap the toggle next to "Grid" to turn on grid lines.
When you open your iPhone camera app, you should see lines that split your screen into nine rectangles of equal size. To make sure your photos are straight, just line up objects in your shot with the lines in the grid.
8. Use the iPhone's autofocus feature to control the subject of your shot.Use the AE/AF Lock to make sure your subject is always in focus.When you tap on your iPhone screen to set your focal point, you also set your shot's exposure level by default. Learning how to separate focus from exposure, however, lets you "control the subject" of your shot.
For example, if you're taking a picture of your friend, and someone walks by in the background, your iPhone camera may automatically focus on that stranger.To make sure your subject is always in focus, tap and hold on the screen to lock your camera's focal point. You should see a yellow rectangle pop up on the screen that says AE/AF Lock.
9. Use Burst mode when taking selfies or portraits.et the perfect shot with the iPhone's Burst mode. An overlooked feature on the iPhone,Burst mode lets you take several pictures in rapid succession at once.To take bursts, just tap and hold the capture button on your iPhone camera screen.Burst mode is "perfect for [capturing] fast moving and fast changing situations.
10. To keep your camera steady, use the volume button to take a picture instead of pressing your iPhone screen."A simple and very effective way" to avoid shaking your camera is to take a photo using your iPhone's volume key, Boyd said. Instead of tapping the capture button on your iPhone screen, which can shake your camera, hold your phone horizontally with both hands and press either the volume up or volume down button.
11. Even better, try using the volume button on a pair of your headphones.
12. Or use your Apple Watch to take better selfies and group shots.The default photo app on the Apple Watch is "very handy when organizing selfies, group shots, and long exposures. To use your Apple Watch to take better iPhone photos from afar, open the camera app on your iPhone. Then, open the camera app on your Apple Watch.This will turn your Apple Watch into a remote display that shows a live view of your iPhone camera. Finally, tap the shutter button, the timer button, or the burst button to take a picture, take a timed picture, or take a series of pictures in burst mode, respectively.You can even tap your Apple Watch screen to focus your iPhone camera remotely.
13. Don't forget to take advantage of photo editing apps. i will discuss on editing apps which i liked most. stay tuned for this one.next target is editing application.
Can you believe this was shot with an iPhone 7 Plus ![/caption]Since the release of the iPhone 7 in September 2016, Apple has made it easier than ever to take a high-quality picture without an expensive camera.
For those of us who aren't professional photographers, it just might be — as Google's former senior vice president of engineering put it — the end of the DSLR (digital single-lens reflex camera).
Still, even with an iPhone in hand, you may be making mistakes that are ruining your shots. lets see that seven winners from the 2017 iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) to find out what these mistakes are, how to use some of the iPhone's best hidden features, and more.
Here's how you can start taking better pictures with your iPhone:
1. You should almost never use flash ! Not only does flash wash out skin tones, it also gives iPhone photos "an artificial look, unless as a last resort, when there's no natural light available.
Take advantage of good lighting.
While the iPhone flash "can provide the light you need in a pinch," it's "often too bright" and leaves the background underexposed (i.e., too dark).
2. Flash can also come in handy if you need to fill in shadows, like when you're taking a picture of a sunset. Use flash to add light to the foreground of a photo.
3. You should also never use digital zoom. Instead of zooming in, get closer to your subject.One of the biggest mistakes you could make while taking pictures with your iPhone is zooming in.Basically, if you zoom in with your iPhone camera, "you end up losing a lot of data ... and wind up with a low-resolution photo,"
"All iPhone models with the exception of the iPhone 7 Plus (due to its dual lens) have a fixed focal length. Digital zoom isn't ideal to use on the iPhone because digital zoom only stretches the image area resulting in a loss of sharpness."
4. In low-light conditions, adjust the exposure on your iPhone camera before taking a picture.Don't rely on the iPhone's autoexposure feature.
On iOS 8 and later, you can change the exposure level on your iPhone camera before taking a picture. To take a good picture in bad lighting, start by tapping the brightest spot you see on your screen,A small yellow box with a sun icon will pop up to mark your focal point and default exposure level.To make your image brighter or darker, tap and swipe up or down without lifting your finger to increase or decrease exposure. You should see the sun icon move up or down with your finger.In general, adjusting exposure gives you more control over your shot.
The exposure adjustment feature also comes in handy when taking pictures of high-contrast scenes, such as landscapes.
5. Another easy way to balance exposure is to use the iPhone's HDR feature.HDR stands for "high dynamic range." The HDR feature on your iPhone automatically combines three pictures of the same scene — one slightly underexposed, one normally exposed, one slightly overexposed — into one optimized shot. the HDR feature is handy in "extreme lighting situations where the scene has deep shadows and bright, bright highlights."
To enable HDR, tap on the HDR icon at the top of your iPhone camera screen. If you choose "Auto," your iPhone camera will automatically analyze a scene and turn on HDR as needed. If you choose "On," your iPhone camera will permanently shoot in HDR mode until you turn it off.
6. Take better photos by following the natural lines of objects in your shots. ine up your shot with your subject matter.To do that, "follow lines in your horizon. Follow lines from buildings and structures.
7. An easy way to straighten your shots is to turn on grid lines. Grid lines can help guide your shot. Simply go to Settings > Photos & Camera on your iPhone and tap the toggle next to "Grid" to turn on grid lines.
When you open your iPhone camera app, you should see lines that split your screen into nine rectangles of equal size. To make sure your photos are straight, just line up objects in your shot with the lines in the grid.
8. Use the iPhone's autofocus feature to control the subject of your shot.Use the AE/AF Lock to make sure your subject is always in focus.When you tap on your iPhone screen to set your focal point, you also set your shot's exposure level by default. Learning how to separate focus from exposure, however, lets you "control the subject" of your shot.
For example, if you're taking a picture of your friend, and someone walks by in the background, your iPhone camera may automatically focus on that stranger.To make sure your subject is always in focus, tap and hold on the screen to lock your camera's focal point. You should see a yellow rectangle pop up on the screen that says AE/AF Lock.
9. Use Burst mode when taking selfies or portraits.et the perfect shot with the iPhone's Burst mode. An overlooked feature on the iPhone,Burst mode lets you take several pictures in rapid succession at once.To take bursts, just tap and hold the capture button on your iPhone camera screen.Burst mode is "perfect for [capturing] fast moving and fast changing situations.
10. To keep your camera steady, use the volume button to take a picture instead of pressing your iPhone screen."A simple and very effective way" to avoid shaking your camera is to take a photo using your iPhone's volume key, Boyd said. Instead of tapping the capture button on your iPhone screen, which can shake your camera, hold your phone horizontally with both hands and press either the volume up or volume down button.
11. Even better, try using the volume button on a pair of your headphones.
12. Or use your Apple Watch to take better selfies and group shots.The default photo app on the Apple Watch is "very handy when organizing selfies, group shots, and long exposures. To use your Apple Watch to take better iPhone photos from afar, open the camera app on your iPhone. Then, open the camera app on your Apple Watch.This will turn your Apple Watch into a remote display that shows a live view of your iPhone camera. Finally, tap the shutter button, the timer button, or the burst button to take a picture, take a timed picture, or take a series of pictures in burst mode, respectively.You can even tap your Apple Watch screen to focus your iPhone camera remotely.
13. Don't forget to take advantage of photo editing apps. i will discuss on editing apps which i liked most. stay tuned for this one.next target is editing application.