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Introduction Photographing with a slow shutter speed is a technique that you can use for your iPhone photography to add special effects to a photo. For long exposure, the shutter of a camera is opened for longer, so that moving parts are displayed in an unsharp manner. For example, a slow shutter speed is used …
Introduction Photographing the moon with your iPhone is difficult because it is too small for the automatic exposure. The dark sky around the very bright moon causes the moon to be overexposed. The result is a bleached moon without details. I have tested three camera apps to see which gives the best results. The camera …
What is noise? Noise are the random speckles that are mainly visible in photos that are made in low light and with a high ISO value. The ISO value indicates the light sensitivity of the sensor and a high ISO gives more noise. If you shoot with the iPhone Camera app, the noise will be …
Introduction With vignetting you can make the corners and edges of your photos darker with the photo editing app Snapseed, so that the focus is on the center. I often use this technique to emphasize the subject of a photo and add extra atmosphere. This page contains videos and a manual. Video: How to add …
Introduction Recently I have purchased a Black Eye HD external ultra wide-angle lens for my iPhone 8 Plus. This lens can easily be placed with a clamp on the front camera or the back camera. The lens is equal to a 16mm lens in 35mm format and the large angle of view of 160° is …
Introduction Your iPhone comes with the iPhone Camera app that is well-organized and user-friendly. You have all the functionalities in one place and you can start the app in many ways; even without first unlocking your iPhone. The two main reasons for me to install other Camera apps are: With the iPhone Camera app you …
Why do you need a special app for shooting the stars? The light of stars is very weak and therefore it is difficult to photograph them. With an SLR camera, you can increase the amount of light that falls on the sensor with the aperture, set a slow shutter speed in seconds or minutes, and …
What is a RAW photo? Starting iOS 10, the creation and editing of RAW photos on iPhones with 12 megapixel cameras is supported. An iPhone RAW photo file contains the unprocessed RAW data captured by the sensor. On a RAW file you can apply edits that would otherwise have been executed by the camera. For …
What is a HDR iPhone photo? In highly contrasting light, the details in the light and dark areas of your photos can be lost. Just think of a backlit photo with dark shadows and a white sky. With HDR (high dynamic range) a series of photos with different exposures is made and merged into one …
Introduction In the Netherlands it is quickly dark again in the evening. The festive season with atmospheric city lighting is coming again. That offers many opportunities to get started with iPhone night photography. Night photos become extra attractive when the streets are wet with rain and the pavements reflect the lights of the surroundings. iPhone …