When you compose your iPhone photos, do you always try to get a clear shot of the subject, without anything getting in the way? If so, you might want to try doing just the opposite. Shooting through other objects to distort, frame and transform your subject can make for much more interesting photos. In this tutorial you’ll discover ten exciting ways to take more creative iPhone photos by shooting through a variety of objects. Read more...
10 Quick Tips For Controlling Exposure In Your iPhone Photos
Taking control of exposure in your iPhone photography is essential for creating images with impact. Exposure controls the brightness of your image, and it can be easily adjusted in the camera app. But knowing where to set the exposure level can be tricky, especially in harsh light conditions. If you get it wrong your image can appear over-exposed (too bright) or under-exposed (too dark). In this short article you’ll discover ten quick and easy tips for getting the perfect exposure in every iPhone shot. Read more...
How Different iPhone Photo Apps Affect Image Quality
Did you know that certain iPhone photography apps produce larger and better quality images than others? While you might not notice the difference in quality on the small screen of your iPhone, it can become much more obvious on a larger screen or when printing your images. So how do you know which apps will produce the highest quality images? To find out, we’ve put some of the most popular iPhone photography apps to the test. In this tutorial you’ll discover how these apps performed, including detailed comparison charts to help you choose the best apps for your needs. Read more...
How Lucy Hamidzadeh Takes Stunning iPhone Photos
I’m really pleased to share this interview with Lucy Hamidzadeh who takes wonderful photos of urban and landscape locations. No matter what she’s shooting, she always makes use of stunning light and excellent composition to help tell interesting stories through her images. In this interview you’ll learn more about Lucy, and how she takes such great photos with her iPhone. Read more...
How To Take Great iPhone Photos At Cultural & Historic Locations
Whether you’re traveling to exotic lands or exploring your own region, almost all cities and countries have historic and cultural locations. Ancient parts of towns and cities, stately homes, churches, museums, and open-air historic villages all offer tourists and citizens the chance to learn about the location’s history, people and culture. And they also happen to be great places for photography. In this tutorial, you’ll discover nine great tips for taking fascinating iPhone photos of buildings and people in historic and cultural locations. Read more...
30 Amazing iPhone Photos Taken From Interesting Perspectives
Thank you for submitting such fantastic images in our weekly iPhone photography contest. This week’s theme was “Perspective” and any iPhone photos taken from an interesting or unusual perspective could be submitted. We had over 500 entries that captured scenes from many different perspectives, such as high and low angles, through other objects, and where the subject is captured as a reflection or shadow. With so many amazing photos it was very difficult to select just 30 winners, but here are my favorite iPhone photos from this week’s contest. Read more...
How Cinzia Bolognesi Combines Art & Photography To Create Wonderful iPhone Photos
I’ve recently had the pleasure of speaking to Cinzia Bolognesi, a talented photographer and artist from Italy. As well as shooting beautiful landscapes, she creates unique still life images that combine her illustrations with everyday objects such as food, coffee, flowers and leaves. In this interview you’ll learn more about Cinzia, and how she combines her artwork and photography to create these wonderfully imaginative images. Read more...
7 Ways To Shoot More Creative Portraits With Your iPhone
Portrait photography is all about capturing people’s emotions and expressions, primarily by focusing on the subject’s face. However, there’s more to shooting portraits than asking your subject to smile for the camera. If you really want your portrait photos to make an impact, you need to get more creative. In this tutorial, you’ll discover seven great ways to make your iPhone portraits more unique, intriguing and captivating. Read more...
8 Quick Tips For Getting Perfectly Focused iPhone Photos
Getting your subject in sharp focus is essential when taking photos. If the focus is set on the wrong part of the scene, or the entire image appears blurred, your photo won’t have the impact you were hoping for. While the iPhone has an autofocus feature, for best results you should always take control and set the focus manually. In this short article you’ll discover eight quick and easy tips for getting perfectly focused iPhone photos every time you press the shutter. Read more...
Review Of Olloclip Macro Pro Lens For iPhone 6 & 6s
Macro photography allows you to capture close-up detail of tiny subjects. It’s great for nature macro photography. You can capture incredible macro photos of insects, flowers, leaves and other subjects with intricate detail and texture. To enable your iPhone to focus at such close distances, you’ll need to attach an add-on macro lens to your phone. We’ve recently tested out the olloclip Macro Pro Lens system for the iPhone 6/6s and 6/6s Plus, and in this article you’ll find out how it performed in terms of usability and image quality. Read more...
