iPhone Digital Photography

iPhone Photography!

By Jill WarlandEDCP 305 Digital MediaUniversity of British Columbia

Getting Started I’ve been working on an iPhone 5 Version

7.0.3 for this project

In the past I have used both traditional film and digital cameras , but it wasn’t until I got an iPhone with a built in camera that I began to get excited about taking photos

Now I’m pretty much an obsessive compulsive photographer, and shoot nearly every day. Most of my favourites I post to Facebook or Flickr, but that’s about as far as I take my work.

On camera effects and editing

Before taking a shot, you can select the

following options:1. LIGHTING: From the top left of the screen, you can turn the flash to ON, OFF or AUTO. Flash is useless on objects more than a metre or so away but comes in handy to ‘fill-in’ shadowy areas.

2. HDR: High Dynamic Range captures a greater vibrancy between lightest and darkest areas of an image. It will pick up more texture, for example, in a sky or washed out area.

Regular vs

HDR skies

3. Rotate camera

lens front-to-rear:

Shoot what is in front

of you or take a ‘selfie’

by pressing the

camera image at top

right.

Note that in the

second option, you’re

seeing a mirror image

and on the actual

photo rights and lefts

will be reversed

4. Filters: Press the 3 interlocking circles icon at the bottom right to bring up 9 filters you can choose from.

Select one of these before or after you shoot.

To the right is a screen shot of what the photo

viewfinder sees when you choose the filter button

before shooting

Filters cannot be applied to panoramas or videos

Fade filter option

Chrome

filter

option

More on this later…

5. Scroll along the bottom of your screen viewer to set

the camera to VIDEO, PHOTO, SQUARE and

PANO

The PANORAMIC option allows for a 180° view.

Hold the camera in the upright (portrait) orientation, and turn your body all the way to your left. Press the photo button and a horizontal line -------------------------- and will appear mid-screen. Pan slowly and steadily to your right, without stopping, aiming to keep the arrow on the horizontal line. Release your finger when done.

Any photo can be cropped square or rectangular when editing afterward.

Panoramic View

Panorama shots tend to have a flattening and curving effect on scenery so shooting a smaller range, less than 180 degrees, often gives a better result.

Other features There is also a ‘burst’ shooting feature that

allows multiple photos to be taken in rapid succession simply by keeping the shutter depressed. This is excellent for photographing sports, pets and other moving subjects.

When photographing in PHOTO or SQUARE mode, zoom in by touching two fingers to the screen and stretching them apart. Note that zooming will make images less sharp and more pixelated.

Editing photos on the iPhone

Editing tools

From your camera roll

select a picture to work from

At top right of your screen select ‘Edit’

Across the bottom of your screen will appear 5 icons for editing tools• Rotate• Enhance• Filter• Remove Red

Eye• Crop

Not hard to figure out

Rotate

Enhance

Click on the magic wand

Colours will appear

brighter and darker

If you don’t like the effect, click the wand again

If you do like the effect, click

‘Save’ at top right

Black & White Filters• Many grey and black tones, fewer

white• Darks appear quite strong

Mono

• Many min-tone greys, softer values• Fewer deep blacks & bright whites• More texture in dark areasTonal• Higher contrast between black and

white• Few tones of grey in between• Whites appear over-exposed

Noir

Colour FiltersFade – greyer, muted values

Chrome – brighter, more vibrant, like Kodachrome slides

Process – turquoise, cooler hues

Transfer – golden, warmer hues

Instant - greener, earthier hues, like Instamatic film

Let’s compare differences

FADE CHROME

PROCESS

TRANSFER

INSTANT

A Few Examples

FADE CHROME

Normal vs Fade

Normal, Chrome &

Tonal

Fade vs Transfer

The filters can be applied before or after you shoot. Don’t forget to try the enhance wand too!

R e d – E y eTap the eye icon and a message

will appear at the bottom:

“Tap each red-eye. Tap again to undo.”

Remember you can use two fingers

to zoom in for a more accurate

resultiPhoto has a built in face recognition program, which makes it nearly

impossible to remove bright dots from areas other than

faces.

Cropping

MANUALTighten your view of the subject•Remove clutter and distractions

•Zoom in on subject

ASPECT• Choose from

preset sizes• Touch screen to

center image within that size & shape

GRID• Allows for

balanced composition

• Follow Principle of Thirds

Remember you can crop in iPhoto on your computer as well

You can also upload your iPhotos to any of dozens

of photo editing, framing/collage or special effects

apps like Instagram or Pic Stitch, for example.

Original flaming tree

That about covers the basics!

Now you are ready to shoot!