5 mistakes Most iPhone Photographers Make.key
IT’S IMPORTANT TO LEARN THE MOST COMMON MISTAKES SO YOU CAN AVOID THEM IN THE FUTURE.
THE 5 MOST COMMON MISTAKES ARE…
1. USING DIGITAL ZOOM.
WHEN YOU ZOOM IN YOU ARE RUINING YOUR PHOTO. YOU ARE ONLY DIGITALLY CROPPING YOUR PHOTO AND DEGRADING THE QUALITY. IF YOU MUST CROP… DON’T ZOOM IN! CROP LATER.
WHY? -‐ -‐ -‐
Zooming degrades the quality of your photo. Increases graininess. You have less opPons later when ediPng. You will most likely decide the perfect crop later and you limit your opPons for no reason.
SOLUTION: -‐ Use your feet you lazy fool! -‐ Get closer to your subject. It will always be a beUer quality if you don’t use your digital zoom. -‐ OpPonal: Get an aUachable lens. I love my Moment lenses.
2. USING A FILTER TO TRY TO CORRECT A BAD PHOTO.
DON’T TRY TO SAVE BAD PHOTOS. STOP TRYING TO CORRECT THEM THEY WILL NEVER BE BETTER. BAD PHOTOS NEED TO BE THROWN AWAY. YOU DON’T WANT A BAD PHOTO BEING THE ONLY VERSION OF A STORY THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO CONVEY.
SOLUTION: -‐
Learn to take manual control of your image creaPon process.
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You need to learn to shoot great photos from the start.
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Envision the end result of a photograph from the start. Great photos are thought through.
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Edit to recreate the emoVon you felt while shooPng the photo.
3. OUT OF FOCUS IMAGES
ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES IPHONE PHOTOGRAPHERS MAKE IS TO LET YOUR IPHONE AUTOFOCUS… ESPECIALLY IN LOW LIGHT SETTINGS. BIG MISTAKE…
SET THE FOCUS MANUALLY.
SOLUTION: How to set your focus manually. -‐
Press on the screen on top of your focal point/ subject to focus on the right. Press the screen and hold for 2 seconds to lock the focus. Once the focus is locked it won’t keep autofocusing.
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Most photos are blurry simply because of autofocus.
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TIP: Find a sPll subject to focus on and then lock focus. If your subject is moving, find another subject approximately the same distance away from you and lock the focus on that “mock subject”. Then you can recompose your shot on your true subject without having to worry about autofocus.
4. UNDER OR OVER-‐EXPOSURE (AUTO-‐EXPOSURE PROBLEMS)
EXPOSURE = BRIGHTNESS WHEN YOU ALLOW YOUR IPHONE CAMERA TO SIMPLY AUTO-‐EXPOSE (ADJUST THE BRIGHTNESS), IT IS A GUESSING GAME AS TO WHAT THE CAMERA WILL ADJUST THE EXPOSURE FOR.
SET THE EXPOSURE MANUALLY.
SOLUTION: How to raise or lower your Exposure manually. -‐
Touch the screen on your focal point/ subject. (A best pracPce would be to press and hold to lock the exposure and focus)
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Slide your finger up or down to brighten or darken the photo.
5. NO FOCAL POINT
YOU MAY SEE A BEAUTIFUL SCENE WITH CLOUDS AND WAVES AND YOU THINK IT LOOKS AWESOME. BUT AS YOUR EYE SETTLES ON THE PICTURE YOU REALIZE THERE IS NO ACTUAL SUBJECT. NO FOCAL POINT FOR YOUR EYES TO REST.
ADD A FOCAL POINT (SUBJECT)
By simply introducing something for the eyes to catch onto, changes the whole dynamic of an image. WaiPng for the right moment when this bird flew by gives you a much stronger composiPon and much beUer overall photo.
HAVE FUN.
(CAPTURE YOUR STORY)
THE 5 MOST COMMON MISTAKES ARE…
1. USING DIGITAL ZOOM.
WHEN YOU ZOOM IN YOU ARE RUINING YOUR PHOTO. YOU ARE ONLY DIGITALLY CROPPING YOUR PHOTO AND DEGRADING THE QUALITY. IF YOU MUST CROP… DON’T ZOOM IN! CROP LATER.
WHY? -‐ -‐ -‐
Zooming degrades the quality of your photo. Increases graininess. You have less opPons later when ediPng. You will most likely decide the perfect crop later and you limit your opPons for no reason.
SOLUTION: -‐ Use your feet you lazy fool! -‐ Get closer to your subject. It will always be a beUer quality if you don’t use your digital zoom. -‐ OpPonal: Get an aUachable lens. I love my Moment lenses.
2. USING A FILTER TO TRY TO CORRECT A BAD PHOTO.
DON’T TRY TO SAVE BAD PHOTOS. STOP TRYING TO CORRECT THEM THEY WILL NEVER BE BETTER. BAD PHOTOS NEED TO BE THROWN AWAY. YOU DON’T WANT A BAD PHOTO BEING THE ONLY VERSION OF A STORY THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO CONVEY.
SOLUTION: -‐
Learn to take manual control of your image creaPon process.
-‐
You need to learn to shoot great photos from the start.
-‐
Envision the end result of a photograph from the start. Great photos are thought through.
-‐
Edit to recreate the emoVon you felt while shooPng the photo.
3. OUT OF FOCUS IMAGES
ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES IPHONE PHOTOGRAPHERS MAKE IS TO LET YOUR IPHONE AUTOFOCUS… ESPECIALLY IN LOW LIGHT SETTINGS. BIG MISTAKE…
SET THE FOCUS MANUALLY.
SOLUTION: How to set your focus manually. -‐
Press on the screen on top of your focal point/ subject to focus on the right. Press the screen and hold for 2 seconds to lock the focus. Once the focus is locked it won’t keep autofocusing.
-‐
Most photos are blurry simply because of autofocus.
-‐
TIP: Find a sPll subject to focus on and then lock focus. If your subject is moving, find another subject approximately the same distance away from you and lock the focus on that “mock subject”. Then you can recompose your shot on your true subject without having to worry about autofocus.
4. UNDER OR OVER-‐EXPOSURE (AUTO-‐EXPOSURE PROBLEMS)
EXPOSURE = BRIGHTNESS WHEN YOU ALLOW YOUR IPHONE CAMERA TO SIMPLY AUTO-‐EXPOSE (ADJUST THE BRIGHTNESS), IT IS A GUESSING GAME AS TO WHAT THE CAMERA WILL ADJUST THE EXPOSURE FOR.
SET THE EXPOSURE MANUALLY.
SOLUTION: How to raise or lower your Exposure manually. -‐
Touch the screen on your focal point/ subject. (A best pracPce would be to press and hold to lock the exposure and focus)
-‐
Slide your finger up or down to brighten or darken the photo.
5. NO FOCAL POINT
YOU MAY SEE A BEAUTIFUL SCENE WITH CLOUDS AND WAVES AND YOU THINK IT LOOKS AWESOME. BUT AS YOUR EYE SETTLES ON THE PICTURE YOU REALIZE THERE IS NO ACTUAL SUBJECT. NO FOCAL POINT FOR YOUR EYES TO REST.
ADD A FOCAL POINT (SUBJECT)
By simply introducing something for the eyes to catch onto, changes the whole dynamic of an image. WaiPng for the right moment when this bird flew by gives you a much stronger composiPon and much beUer overall photo.
HAVE FUN.
(CAPTURE YOUR STORY)
