Episode #4 - Mastering iPhone Photography

Jeff Carlson and Kirk McElhearn chat about the many advanced features that the iPhone's camera contains, and explain some tips and shortcuts that can make your iPhone photos better.

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Hosts:

• Jeff's website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram
• Kirk's website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram

Show notes:

See the full show notes, including photos, screenshots, and more, here.

• Specs for each iPhone model
• Use Portrait mode on the iPhone
• Apple Doesn't Want Coders Messing With iPhone Buttons — Sometimes (2010 Wired article about the Camera+ app using the volume buttons to trigger the shutter)
• Take and edit Live Photos (Apple)
• Using Long Exposure in iOS 11's Photos App (TidBITS)
• Jeff's iPhone 8 Plus sample gallery (DPReview)

• HDR is enabled by default on the iPhone 8 Plus, and that's a really good thing (DPReview)

• PhotoActive Facebook group; listen for the secret word you need to join the group at the end of the podcast

Our snapshots:

• Apple How to Shoot on iPhone videos
• Mont St. Michel, by Michael Kenna

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3D Touch options from the app on the Home screen

The Camera app is also available in Control Center

Tap to focus, which brings up the focus/exposure box.

Tap to focus reveals an exposure compensation control at right.

Drag the exposure control to raise or lower (shown here) the exposure.

Silky waterfall using the Long Exposure effect on a Live Photo

The original Live Photo capture