iPhone Photography For Dummies

Create beautiful iPhone photos with the techniques found in this book

iPhone Photography For Dummies, shares the expertise of photography workshop instructor Mark Hemmings as he shows readers how to get stunning images using their favorite iPhone. By implementing Hemmings' simple techniques, you'll get professional-looking results in a fraction of the time you'd expect. You'll learn to:

• Adjust camera settings

• Create majestic landscape images

• Capture exciting action shots

• Shoot beautiful portraits

• Select an editing app

• Share and organize images

• Shoot photos comfortably while on the go

Perfect for those who want to take breathtaking photos without investing in a top-of-the-line camera, iPhone Photography For Dummies takes the guesswork and luck out of creating beautiful imagery. It shows people without formal training in photography how to make meaningful and noticeable improvements in their shooting technique using either the latest iPhone model or older versions of the device.

Autorentext

Mark Hemmings can be found traveling the world conducting photography workshops with a big emphasis on iPhone photography. He has a great passion for teaching iPhone camera best practices, which shows in his daily Instagram photo lessons. Mark has been a professional photographer since 1997 and an iPhone travel photographer since 2012.

Klappentext

• Move beyond simple point-and-shoot photos
• Get pro results from your iPhone 11 or older iPhone

• Discover simple edits that enhance your images Create beautiful photos with an iPhone The majority of the 1 trillion photos shot each year are taken with a smartphone camera. The combination of ease of use, quick results, and high image quality combines to help iPhone users create brilliant photos anywhere and anytime. In this book, iPhone photography expert Mark Hemmings shares his deep experience and insight on creating top-quality images with an iPhone. Whether you're using a multi-lens iPhone 11 or an older model, you'll discover the shooting and editing techniques that get stunning results. Inside...

• Optimize your settings
• Create landscape images
• Capture action shots
• Shoot portraits
• Master the selfie
• Select an editing app
• Share and organize images

Zusammenfassung
Create beautiful iPhone photos with the techniques found in this book

iPhone Photography For Dummies, shares the expertise of photography workshop instructor Mark Hemmings as he shows readers how to get stunning images using their favorite iPhone. By implementing Hemmings' simple techniques, you'll get professional-looking results in a fraction of the time you'd expect. You'll learn to:

• Adjust camera settings
• Create majestic landscape images
• Capture exciting action shots
• Shoot beautiful portraits
• Select an editing app
• Share and organize images
• Shoot photos comfortably while on the go
  Perfect for those who want to take breathtaking photos without investing in a top-of-the-line camera, iPhone Photography For Dummies takes the guesswork and luck out of creating beautiful imagery. It shows people without formal training in photography how to make meaningful and noticeable improvements in their shooting technique using either the latest iPhone model or older versions of the device.

Inhalt

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 2

Icons Used in This Book 3

Beyond the Book 3

Where to Go from Here 3

Part 1: Fast-Tracking Your Photography Skills 5

Chapter 1: Introducing iPhone Photography 7

Getting to Know the Camera in Your iPhone 7

Models with one lens 8

Models with two lenses 8

Models with three lenses 9

Future models with more than three lenses 11

Taking a Quick Tour of the iPhone Camera App 11

Taking a Photo 12

Viewing Your iPhone Photos 14

Editing Your iPhone Photo 16

Sharing Your Photos 17

Chapter 2: Taking the Complete Camera Walk-Around 19

Discovering the Different Ways to Open Your Camera 20

Properly Holding Your iPhone for Steady Photographs 21

Taking a Photo Without Using the Normal Shutter Button 23

Side shutter using the volume buttons 23

Apple EarPods volume controller shutter release 23

Zooming in to Your Subject 25

Zooming best practices 26

Cropping instead of digital zooming 28

Using the Selfie Camera with and without Background Blur 29

Knowing When to Use (and not Use) the Camera Flash 32

Getting to Know Live Photos 36

Using Live Photo 37

Making sure Live Photo isn't on by default 38

Using the Camera Timer for Stable and Sharp Photos 39

Family portraits 41

Selfies with a tripod or stand 43

Landscape photography using your timer 43

Getting Creative with Filters 44

Choosing the best camera filter for your photograph 45

Reverting to the original 48

Chapter 3: Setting Up Your Camera for Photographic Greatness 49

Turning on iCloud Photos 50

Optimizing iPhone Storage 52

Downloading the Original Photos 53

Uploading to My Photo Stream 54

Sharing Albums 55

Watching Cellular Data 56

Auto-Playing Videos and Live Photos 57

Viewing Full HDR 58

Transferring to Mac or PC 58

Customizing Your iPhone's Camera 59

Chapter 4: Applying iPhone Auto-Mode Settings 63

Zooming with Various Camera Modes 63

Preparing to Take Selfies 64

Lighting and background 64

Light case options 66

Selfie sticks and stabilizers 66

Taking Selfies 69

Choose the Portrait selfie mode 70

Adjust depth control 70

Choose your favorite type of selfie light 72

Fine-tune the light intensity and your effect intensity 75

Add photo filters 79

Add a flash 80

Use your self-timer 80

Adjust selfie zoom to add your friends into the picture 81

Considering Square Photos 82

Accessing your square camera 84

Following square photography best practices 84

Creating Panoramic Photos 85

Panoramic best practices for frame-worthy photographs 85

Vertical panoramic photos! 87

Part 2: Discovering the Fundamentals of Photographic Genres 89

Chapter 5: Creating Perfect Landscape Photographs 91

Camera Considerations 92

Long-pressing the screen where your main subject is located 93

Controlling focus and exposure with the AE/AF Lock 95

Lighting Considerations 96

Taking advantage of the magic hours 96

Timing magic hour 98

Gear Considerations 100

Steadying your iPhone camera with a tripod 100

Choosing which lens to use (for multilens iPhones) 101

Photography Tips for Your Next Outing 103

Applying the Rule of Thirds for better compositions 104

Using the Self Timer option for shake-free photos 105 <p...