{"id":27805,"date":"2014-02-28T13:11:02","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T13:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/tech\/the-secrets-to-taking-eye-popping-photos-on-your-iphone\/"},"modified":"2014-02-28T13:11:02","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T13:11:02","slug":"the-secrets-to-taking-eye-popping-photos-on-your-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/tech\/the-secrets-to-taking-eye-popping-photos-on-your-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secrets to Taking Eye-Popping Photos on Your iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 8MP camera in the iPhone 5S is Apple\u2019s best yet, with auto image stabilisation, true tone flash and a continuous burst mode being just some of the features included to help you take beautiful photos. However, whether you\u2019re using a 5S or one of the earlier and more limited models, you can\u2019t rely on the iPhone\u2019s default features alone to take truly eye-popping photos.<\/p>\n

Firstly, let\u2019s get it out of the way \u2013 using Instagram to add a Lo-Fi filter to everything you shoot is definitely not<\/b> the secret to great iPhone photography (or iPhoneography as some are dubbing it).<\/p>\n

Good lighting \u2013 an open secret<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not a secret, but it\u2019s worth stating that without good lighting taking good pictures is all but impossible. Grainy, poor quality photos are almost inevitable with low light. If taking outdoor photos remember that natural light will change the tone of your photos \u2013 the best light is generally regarded as falling in the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset. Meanwhile shooting at midday when the sun is at its highest will make capturing that perfect photo much more of a challenge. One final point: unless you want photos of silhouettes, you should always have the light source behind you.<\/p>\n

Specialist apps<\/strong><\/p>\n

While Apple\u2019s own camera app is pretty decent, it leaves out a lot of advanced features in favour of simplicity. Thankfully there are plenty of third party apps that include features such as being able to separate the focus and exposure, which makes taking eye-popping photos possible. If you\u2019re a fan of adding a tilt-shift to your photos using Instagram you\u2019ll find many apps, such as PowerCam do it much better. Opinions vary on which is the ultimate camera app, but ProCamera and Camera+ are two more apps that regularly make \u2018best of\u2019 lists.<\/p>

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Thankfully because of the competition the apps are all reasonably priced \u2013 you might even want to download a couple for different purposes or to find out which is your favourite. While reading manuals or online guides will give you an idea of what the app can do, to really get to grips with your new tool play around with the settings and modes, even if it\u2019s just to take pictures of your cat or dinner.<\/p>\n

Stand out<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have you ever saw something that you knew would make an incredible photo but kept your phone firmly in your pocket because you were fearful that you\u2019d look out of place taking a picture? There\u2019s no app you can download to get over this fear, but you can try telling yourself that capturing an awesome picture that will last a lifetime is worth some momentary discomfort \u2013 and as you get used to taking photos in these situations you\u2019ll find yourself feeling more comfortable.<\/p>\n

If you want to take pictures of people it\u2019s better to ask their permission instead of doing it sneakily \u2013 not only is it polite, you\u2019ll also get a much better picture as you won\u2019t have to compromise your composition.<\/p>\n

Attachable Lenses<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you want to go the extra mile and take truly astonishing photos you should consider investing in an attachable lens \u2013 no app will ever be able to recreate the types of photos you can take with a dedicated lens. Many regard the Olloclip as the finest attachable lens available but Gizmon and iPro Lens are two other high quality alternatives.<\/p>\n

A macro lens will help you take super close-up photos that will let you see things in a completely different way, while a wide-angle and fisheye lens are perfect for capturing a greater field of view. If you find that glare and reflections often spoil your photos a circular polarizing lens will do the trick, while a telephoto lens increases the power of the iPhone\u2019s rather restricted zoom capabilities.<\/p>\n

Author Bio:<\/p>\n

Matt Harris from Feel Good Contact Lenses is a keen photographer that understands the importance of good lenses.<\/p>\n

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The 8MP camera in the iPhone 5S is Apple\u2019s best yet, with auto image stabilisation, true tone flash and a continuous burst mode being just some of the features included to help you take beautiful photos. However, whether you\u2019re using […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27806,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[6585],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apps-review"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27805\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}