We Are JUXT. Photo Tips, Tutorials & Contest. 10 Practical Mobile Street Photography Tips. Recently Ethan Chiang, a street photographer and a long time reader, contacted by me about publishing an article on tips for shooting in the streets.
He’s been taking street photography with his iPhone for about 2 years now. Ethan’s techniques have certainly paid dividends as his work is filled with characters, storytelling, and magical moments that couldn’t happen anywhere else but the streets. 1. Be ready I always have my iPhone set to camera mode. Whenever I unlock the phone screen, it’s ready to take photos, which allows me to react fast and almost never miss the shots on the streets. 10 New Tips How to Master Shooting Street Photography With the iPhone.
Eric’s Note: This article is written by Misho Baranovic, Melbourne-based street photographer and one of the co-founding members of the Mobile Photo Group.
Misho: It’s been over a year since I last posted my ten tips for shooting street photography with an iPhone. Over this time we have seen massive improvements in the quality of the camera and big changes in how images are shared, particularly through the growth of Instagram. So, here is an updated list of tips for shooting street with an iPhone. These tips are aimed at iPhone 3GS, 4 and 4S users. (Some functions mentioned will not work with the iPhone 3.) 1. No amount of pretty filters will change the quality of the light. 2. Yes, Camera+ has pretty effects. 3. ProCamera’s Expert Mode gives you manual control over both the exposure and focus point of your image. In the same vein, you can control the focus point by moving around the blue square (see also tip 5). The best part of these two manual controls is that they lock upon release.
iPhone Photography & the Magic of HDR. Great to have you back for our 3rd installment in the iPhone Photography Series here at iDB.
A couple quick housekeeping items. If you’d like it see what I’m up to as I prepare our next lesson or if you have questions, give my Facebook page a like or follow me on twitter (@justinbalog). I always do my best to help others realize their own creative vision. A few non-iPad users asked about my book being available for other devices, I have good news.
It’s now available in .PDF which will work on all your devices. In the previous two lessons, we took a deep dive into exposure and how to leverage it to our creative advantage. That being said, the world of photography has had a long standing workaround. Simply put, HDR is a photographic technique that takes photos exposed for both the highlight detail (bright areas) and shadow detail (dark areas) and blends them together pixel by pixel into a composite image that is exposed properly for both highlight and shadows. How To Limitations Assignment. 10 Essential Websites for iPhone Photographers. iPhone photography is a growing medium, akin to Lomography in its cult status and the way it champions light-hearted, lo-fi, everyday shooting and off-beat effects.
Like any good burgeoning artistic movement there are already a bunch of brilliant online resources aimed at iPhone photographers offering great galleries, talent showcases, app reviews, exhibition news and more. Read on for 10 great sites from around the web that we've bookmarked for iPhone Photographers and photo-lovers alike. Your favorite not on this list? Please share any other great iPhotography sites you like in the comments below. 1. This site describes itself as a "gallery of the most beautiful and ground-breaking iPhone art on the web and home to an ever-increasing number of visionary pioneers in the exploration and development of this nascent and vibrant new medium. " 2. iPhoneogenic Run by Edgar Cuevas, an iPhotographer in his own right, iPhoneogenic is a lovely site to visit. 4. iPhoneography.