Take AWESOME photos with these 12 iPhone camera tips & tricks!

they say that the best camera is the camera that you have with you when you need it and for most of us that's this camera on our iPhone but do you know how to get the most out of your camera in this video I'm going to share 12 tips with you to help you take the best photos possible okay let's get into it you probably already know that your iPhone can take impressive panoramic photos but there are a couple of things about them that you may not know the first is that when you have panoramic mode enabled in the camera you can tap on the panoramic section in the middle of your camera screen to change the direction of the Arrow by default the arrow moves from left to right in other words you have to point the camera to the left and then sweep across the Horizon to the right but you may prefer to go from right to left and this feature allows you to do just that another thing to consider is that panoramic pics don't have to be horizontal try it with vertical images to do this simply go into Pano mode on your camera and instead of holding the phone in portrait mode hold it in landscape mode start from a low position and work your way upwards holding the camera as steady as you can it might sound silly but when there are large overwhelming Landscapes that Tower above me like huge Cliffs or buildings I find that this mode can be a really great way of creating the illusion of impressive height in the photo if you put a subject at the bottom of the picture this can look really really impressive if you know that you want to take an ultra stable photo and you don't have the luxury of using a tripod one trick you can try is setting a timer to take the photo simply swipe up to gain access to the additional controls at the bottom of the camera tap on the timer button and set it to either 3 seconds or 10 seconds then press the shutter button and you've got either 3 or 10 seconds to compose your shot and hold the phone as steady as you can using both hands the camera will take the photo at the end of the timer giving you an opportunity to hold your iPhone as steady as you possibly can without having to push the shutter button again long exposure photography is when you capture a photo of a scene such as water running down a rivered waves crashing on a beach or a busy street with cars passing by but you do so using a very slow shutter speed the slow shutter speed is what creates the Eerie visual effect photographers achieve this using specialized equipment and by using a tripod for stability your iPhone can take really impressive long exposure photos and it's quite easy to do to capture a long exposure photo you need to take a live photo these are the photos that your iPhone takes where it also captures a second or two of video in your camera make sure that live photo is enabled by checking that the live photo icon looks like this if the icon has a line through it that means that live photo is disabled tap the icon to enable live photo Point your phone at the scene that you want to capture and press the shutter button try to hold your phone as still as possible while the live photo is being captured while not as cenal as with traditional cameras the more stable you can hold your iPhone the better the result will be once you've captured the live photo view the the photo in the photos app in the top left corner of the screen tap where it says live photo and change it to long exposure and just like that you've captured an impressive long exposure image with just a touch of a button imagine the best translation app you've ever used then imagine having something that's faster and more accurate and doesn't drain your phone battery because it's been condensed into a portable device that works anywhere without data restrictions that's essentially the Vasco translator V4 switch it on set your default language and you're good to go it works off for Global Connection so no Wi-fi needed and Vasco translators come with a finite data package included in the purchase price so no monthly fee or hidden costs meaning that you can use it as much as you like in almost 200 countries you operate it via the bright 5-in touchscreen with conversation you set your language and the language of the person that you're speaking to tap the microphone button speak and the device will display and speak the translated text repeat the process for the person that you're talking to it has a camera on the back for quick translation of text from menus posters signs whatever you need to translate it supports up to 108 languages allowing communication worldwide you can even use it to learn a new language with the learning mode it's an amazing piece of tech and if you'd like to purchase one for yourself you can do so with a 5% discount using the code proper five and that discount can also be combined with the Black Friday week promotion for 20% off that the company is running between November 24th and November 28th I'm including this tip as a very quick tip because it is only relevant to a small but growing number of iPhone owners if you own an iPhone 14 Pro 15 or 15 Pro you have the option of shooting photos with a 48 megapixel sensor when we talk about megapixels we're essentially referring to the pixel density of the image in general terms the more megapixels there are the sharper the image is going to be what this means for you as a photographer is that the more megapixels there are the more flexib I ability you have to crop your image and still retain high quality on previous iPhones the number of megapixels was capped at 24 but the new phones allow you to shoot on the regular wide lens of 48 megapixels and I would absolutely recommend enabling this setting to do this go to settings then camera and tap into format if you have the option ensure that Pro raw and resolution control are toggled on then tap into where it says Pro default here you can choose heif Max up to 48 megap this is the option I would personally recommend these images are 48 megapixels in size but the format means that the file sizes won't be too large you could choose Pro raw Max up to 48 megapixels which is great if you want to work on the files in something like Lightroom for example but keep in mind that these file sizes can be huge I would assume that for most people considering shooting in raw you probably already know quite a bit about photography and you don't need me to explain it to you also on the previous screen I would recommend looking at the photo mode setting if you have the option choose 24 megapixels your iPhone has an extremely important setting when it comes to the camera but I think a lot of people either don't know it exists or they don't understand how to use it it's called preserve settings what this feature does is remember the different settings that you've enabled for the different parts of the camera and ensures that they're set the way that you like them each time that you open the camera app if you don't enable this setting and then set it up the way that you like each time you open the camera it will defaults to its default settings to access this open settings choose camera and then choose preserve settings each of these toggles will remember a particular setting related to your camera and the settings menu explains each of them to you for example if you toggle on camera mode your iPhone will remember the last camera mode that you were using and ensure that that's selected the next time that you open the camera this works even if you close the camera or restart your phone so for example if you were taking a video with this feature enabled the next time you open the camera it will open in video mode there are also creative controls for preserving things like filters aspect ratios and light settings depth control is the setting for adjusting the depth in photo portrit and cinematic mode I won't go into detail about each one of them but what I will do is scroll down and show you the settings that I have enabled here I think that out of all of them live photo at the bottom is probably one of the most important as one of the most frustrating things about taking photos on the iPhone is accidentally capturing a live photo when you didn't mean to or not capturing one when you wanted to toggling this on will prevent that from happening two of the most basic yet important settings that you need to enable on your iPhone's camera are kind of Hidden Away in the settings menu and not enabled by default open settings choose camera and scroll down to the composition section ensure that grid and level are enabled grid does exactly what it sounds sounds like it puts a 3X3 grid on the frame of the camera which is really handy for composition especially if you know about the rule of thirds when it comes to photography the rule of thirds is a guideline in photography that suggests dividing the image into nine equal parts using two horizontal and two vertical lines you place your key elements of the photo along these lines or at their intersections and this helps create a visually pleasing and balanced composition that draws the viewer's attention and adds interest to the image level does exactly what it sounds like and puts essentially a spirit level on the screen along with the grid it uses the accelerometer inside your iPhone to ensure that you're holding the phone as level as you possibly can when you capture your image you might not always want a perfectly level image some of the best and most creative photos are captured when you ignore stuff like this but if you know that you would like a level image I would absolutely recommend that you use this also if you enable level in settings and you're someone who likes to take photos from above where you're looking down down on something the level mode functions here as well to ensure that you have a perfectly horizontal phone you'll see these two crosses one white one yellow and when the two crosses are perfectly aligned with each other that means that you have a perfectly horizontal phone and a perfectly level picture if you have a compatible iPhone which is generally every iPhone from the iPhone 11 onwards your iPhone has the ability to capture night mode pictures night mode is exactly what it sounds like it's a mode designed for taking photos in low light conditions one of the biggest mistakes I see people making when capturing pictures at night is using the flash the problem with the flash is that it can make people in photos look washed out capturing a picture at night using night mode is almost always going to give you a better photo but you do need to know how it works so night mode should automatically enable when your iPhone senses it's in the correct light conditions essentially when it's dark in the camera app you'll see a little icon with a number of seconds on it this refers to the number of seconds it's going to take to capture a photo in night mode so if it says 3s for example it means that it will take you 3 seconds to capture your night mode photo during this time you want to hold your iPhone as steady as you can if the subjects are moving around a lot in the photo this will give you a blur effect which might be what you want but if you're capturing a photo of a group of people for example you might want to ask them to stay still for a few seconds while you capture the photo hold the phone as still as you can tap the shutter button and continue to hold the phone as steady as you can an animation will show on the screen to let you know that the photo has been taken on a regular camera like the DSLR that I use for all of my videos the lens is positioned directly in the center of the camera it's also very large and bulky making it quite difficult to position it in a way that allows me to take creative shots that isn't the case with the lens on the iPhone the iPhone's camera lenses are really small light and positioned at the top of the phone making it really easy to get creative with your pictures if you you just think outside of the box your iPhone knows if you hold it upside down to take a photo and it will automatically rotate the picture to the correct position this means you can hold your iPhone upside down and get the lens really close to the ground looking upwards to capture a photo this works great if you're taking a photo of a static environment but it also works great if you're taking a photo of a subject like a person or a pet it adds both foreground and perspective to your image and looks much better than the kind of photos that people nor take a really cool spin on this is if you happen to be near a puddle you can use the reflection in the puddle to get some really clever shots if you're buy a wall you can use the wall to get a long leading line in your photo by holding the camera lens right next to the wall and tilting it outwards likewise you can also easily take photos from up high it is much easier to hold an iPhone up tall and press the shutter button on the screen than it is to hold an expensive and heavy DSLR above your head the main trick here is to experiment and take advantage of the small and lightweight nature of the lenses on your iPhone's camera your iPhone can capture burst photography which is when the camera captures a burst of pictures in quick succession this is great if you're trying to capture a photo of something that's moving quickly like in a sports setting or your kids or your pets it can also be used when taking a photo of a person or a group of people to ensure that everyone has their eyes open to take a burst photo you need to be in the regular photo mode in the camera when you press press the shutter button press and swipe it to the left for a moment and hold it you'll see a number appear that counts upwards this indicates the number of photos that you're capturing in the Burst when you release the button it may seem like nothing has happened but if you view the photo in the photos app you'll notice a burst icon in the upper left corner of the screen along with the number of photos included in the burst at the bottom of the screen there is a select button tap on this to swipe through all the different images captured in the burst each one has a small small radio button in the bottom right corner tapping on it will show a Blue Tick do this for all the pictures that you want to keep once you've selected all the photos from the burst that you want to keep press the done button in the upper right corner of the screen your iPhone will ask if you want to keep all the photos or only the ones that you've selected this will keep the photos that you chose and delete the ones that you didn't it's a quick and easy way to capture the exact photo that you want oh and a bonus tip for you here if you like burst photography but find the whole swiping on the shutter button somewhat awkward for taking a picture you can go into settings then camera and ensure that Ed volume up for burst is enabled with this enabled tapping the volume up button while in the camera will take a photo just like normal but pressing and holding the volume up button will take a burst photo the camera allows you to adjust the exposure of your photo you do this by tapping on the desired area in the composition until you see a yellow square with a sun icon next to it then use your finger to slide up or down on the screen to increase or decrease the exposure according to your preference the only issue with this is that if you move your phone the exposure will switch back to automatic correction this means that the effort that you put into correctly exposing your photo could be wasted if you then change your viewpoint but there are two ways to change the exposure and make it stay that way the first method is to swipe up at the bottom of the camera screen to access additional options look for the circle icon with a plus minus symbol inside it which is the exposure edit button tap on it and then slide left or right to adjust the exposure for the shot alternatively if you see this icon at the top of the camera screen it provides a direct link to the exposure controls any changes that you make here to the exposure will be retained in fact if you've enabled exposure adjustments in The Preserve settings as we discussed in an earlier tip the exposure changes that you make will remain even if you close and reopen the app if you want the iPhone to automatically adjust the exposure again simply set the slider back to the Middle Point unless you own an especially old iPhone chances are your iPhone probably comes with at least more than one camera lens most iPhones have both a wide lens and a zoom lens although some like the pro range have a wide lens zoom lens and an ultra wide lens the iPhone 15 pro has a three time zoom lens while the 15 Pro Max has a five time zoom lens but a habit I see a lot of people falling into is always using the standard wide lens when taking photos there isn't anything wrong with this as such the wide lens is a really good cover all for most types of pictures that you're likely to want to take but it is definitely worth knowing about the different lenses that you have in your Arsenal and experimenting with them to change the lens that you're using tap the number buttons that you can see near the shutter button on my iPhone 15 Pro for example the 05 button represents the ultra wide lens the 1X is the standard wide lens the two is the two time zoom lens and the three represents the three time zoom lens you can switch between the by tapping on the buttons or you can swipe between them this also opens up any digital Zoom option that you have on your phone so here for example while the optical zoom is limited to a three time zoom I can zoom in up to a 15 time zoom although much of that will be digital also if your phone supports it you can tap on the number one to choose different focal lengths for the wide lens you can choose between a 24 mm equivalent 28 mil and a 35 mm equivalent these different focal lengths all take very different types of photo so it is worth playing around with them and seeing how you get on with them for example Landscapes can look extra impressive if you zoom out and use an ultrawide lens but on the other hand one of the best ways to take good portrait photos is to stand back from your subject and zoom in on them which you could do with the two or three time zoom on this phone portrait mode is one of those features on the iPhone camera that started out as a bit of a gimmick but has gotten increasingly better in recent years if you take a photo with a good DSLR the camera will capture something known as bokeh in the background of the photo this has to do with focal length essentially your subject that's close to you is in Focus while everything behind your subject is out of focus creating that really nice blur effect portrait mode on your iPhone allows you to use computational photography to create the same effect to use it open the camera and choose portrait mode at the bottom position yourself accordingly and take the photo on a portrait mode picture you'll notice the portrait option in the upper left of the screen you can use this to disable portrait mode if you wish or enable it again but when you tap edit on a portrait mode photo that's when you can really start to have some fun with everything that this mode has to offer tapping the F icon allows you to change the f- stop of the photo the lower the numerical value here the more blurry the background is going to be your iPhone will choose a value that it thinks is right for the photo but you can of course override this the button to the left of this allows you to experiment with different lighting modes I tend not to use these personally but you might find one in here that you really like because of the way that the iPhone has captured the data for the image you can tap on the image itself to change the focal point so for example if your subject is currently in Focus you could tap on the background your subject would now be out of focus and the background would be in Focus the final really great thing about portrait mode is that if you own an iPhone 15 or 15 Pro these phones are always looking to try and capture portrait mode data even if you haven't selected portrait mode when you take a photo this is great if you're looking at an image later on and you realize that you would have liked to have captured it in portrait mode if you see the relevant portrait mode icon on a regular photo that you took this is your iPhone telling you that you can treat it like a portrait mode photo so there you go 12 tips to help you take better photos on your iPhone considering that this is something that we all do every day hopefully there was a tip or two that you found valuable what do you think anything I should have included drop me a comment and let me know and as ever if you found this video 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Published: Fri Nov 24 2023