I've had a lot of questions recently about iPhone photography, so thought it would be best to compile all my top tips and round them up into one post. It's widely believed across the blogosphere that you need a super fancy (D)SLR camera to take good photos, but as long as you know how to get the best out of it, all you really need is the camera on your phone. No point spending all that money if your not even into photography! None of these tips are groundbreaking, and a lot is to do with personal taste, but here are some of my favorite tips on getting the best out of your phones camera.
Taking the shot - Hold your phone like you would a camera, using two hands to prevent blurriness and get a sharper image. Focus the screen by tapping so the yellow box appears (to lock this in place, hold down for three seconds - this will then allow you to play around with the depth of focus, etc and get some beautiful and more interesting shots), and adjust the exposure by tapping shadowy areas if it is under exposed (too dark) or bright areas if it is looking over exposed (too light).
Apps can really transform the looking of your photos and make them look like professional shots. I like to use them to brighten and enhance the image and sometimes add a filter or effects on top such as cropping to circles, etc. There are so many free ones out there, and of course, instagram is a favorite of mine, but it can sometimes be worth paying a little extra to get the more advanced software.
My favourites: VSCOCam // Afterlight // A Beautiful Mess // Snapseed // Fuzel
Many makes perfect - It really pays off to take as many snaps as possible and then delete them until you find the best. All too often I only take one snap and then realize that it's blurry or I don't like the composition. Try and experiment with angles and landscape and portrait options etc and then pick out the best later. You don't want to miss out on those nice shots.
Front/Back - I always try and use the back camera over the front, because the quality is just SO much better. It might meaning having to hope for the best in terms of angling the camera (especially when shooting selfies *ahem*) but it's definitely worth it for the better quality
Gadgets - For anyone wanting to experiment more with iPhone photography there are tonnes of nifty gadgets that you can get. I've recently been loving my Holga case (can be bought for iPhone 4/4S and 5/5S), which allows you the option of adding macro and other lenses on to get that toy camera effect, great for playing around with and I'm definitely looking into getting a little fish-eye next.
Do you take photos with your phone? Any more tips to add to mine?
