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Overview
Imagine if someone took the same photographic techniques, principles, and tools used by high-end and professional photographers, but applied them to shooting with an iPhone. Imagine the type of images you’d be able to create using those same ideas. Well, finally, somebody has.
The world’s #1 best-selling photography techniques author is about to break all the rules as he shows you how to apply the same techniques today’s top pro photographers use to make stunning images. You’re going to learn exactly how to use these techniques to create images that people will just not believe you could actually take with a phone (but with the quality of the iPhone’s camera, you absolutely can!).
Scott leaves all the techno-speak behind and, instead, treats the whole book as if it were just you and he out on a shoot with your iPhones, using his trademark casual, plain-English writing style to help you unlock the power of your iPhone to make the type of pictures you never thought could be done with a phone. You’ll learn:
- • Which tools to use to make pro-quality portraits in any lighting situation.
- • How to create stunning landscape shots that people will swear you took with an expensive DSLR or mirrorless camera.
- • Proven posing techniques that flatter your subject and make anyone you photograph look their very best in every shot.
- • How to organize and edit your photos like a pro!
- • The pros’ top tips for making amazing shots of everything from flowers to product shots, from food photography to travel shots, and everything in between.
Each page covers a single concept, a single tool, or a trick to take your iPhone photography from snapshots to shots that will make your friends and family say, “Wait…you took this?!”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: iPhone Camera Essentials
Chapter 2: How to Compose Like a Pro
Chapter 3: Photographing People
Chapter 4: Posing People
Chapter 5: Travel & Landscape Photography
Chapter 6: Other Cool Stuff to Shoot
Chapter 7: iPhone Camera Tips and Tricks
Chapter 8: Organizing Your Photo Library
Chapter 9: Editing Your Images
Chapter 10: Incredible Apps That Can Take Your Photos to the Next Level
Chapter 11: Awesome iPhone Accessories
Chapter 12: Photo Recipes
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781681986913 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Rocky Nook |
| Publication date: | 03/16/2021 |
| Series: | The Photography Book , #3 |
| Pages: | 272 |
| Sales rank: | 111,737 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.60(d) |
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 iPhone Camera Essentials 1
Getting Great iPhone Photos Starts Here
How to Focus on an iPhone 2
The "Focus and Recompose" Trick 3
Holding Your Camera Still Matters 4
Keep the Flash on Your iPhone Turned Off 5
Using the Self-Timer 6
Don't "Pinch to Zoom" While Shooting 7
Keeping Your Shots from Being Too Dark/Too Bright 8
The Advantage of Shooting in RAW vs. JPEG 9
Shooting in Apple's Own RAW Format 10
Getting Really Close (and How Close You Can Go) 11
Getting Your Color Right on the Money! 12
Getting Wider Shots by Shooting in Video Mode 13
Your "Other" Shutter Buttons 14
If It's Moving, Use Burst Mode 15
How to Make the Most of the Ultra-Wide Lens 16
Using the Built-in Filters 17
How to Get to Your Camera Really Fast 18
Shooting with Night Mode 19
The More Light, the Better the Photo 20
Why Your Intent Matters When Making iPhone Images 21
Chapter 2 How to Compose Like a Pro 23
The Top Techniques to Make Your Images Stand Out
Don't Put Your Subject in the Middle 24
Working the Scene 25
Avoiding Junk around the Edges 26
Simplify the Scene 27
The Perspective Trick 28
How to Lead the Viewer into the Image 29
Avoid Distracting Bright Spots in the Background 30
Making More Dynamic Compositions with the Rule of Thirds 31
Filling the Frame 32
Creating Depth in Your Images (Layers) 33
The Framing Composition Technique 34
You Don't Have to Show the Whole Thing 35
Patterns and How to Make Them More Interesting 36
The Negative Space Technique 37
The Odd Numbers Trick 38
Your Subject Needs Room to Move 39
Creating Balance in Your Images 40
Symmetry: How to Achieve It and Why We Love It 41
Chapter 3 Photographing People 43
And Still Being Friends After They See the Shots
Shoot in Portrait Mode to Get That Pro Look 44
Aiming Your Camera for Portraits 45
Where to Focus for Portraits 46
Composition: Where to Put Eyes in the Frame 47
Composition: Overall 48
Composition: Cutting Off the Top of the Head 49
Composition: Leaving Too Much Space above the Head 50
Avoid Cropping at Limbs. Losing Fingers, Etc 51
Getting a Softer, More Blurred Background 52
This Kills More Portraits Than Almost Anything 53
The Most Magical Window Light of All 54
Better Window Light Portraits, Technique #1 55
Better Window Light Portraits, Technique #2 56
Better Window Light Portraits, Technique #3 57
Keeping the Other Side of Their Face Lit 58
How to Make Any Window Have Beautiful Light 59
Turn Off the Room Lights 60
Why Direct Sunlight Is Our Enemy 61
If You Have to Shoot in Direct Sunlight, Do This 62
The Trick to Shooting under a Tree 63
Your Shooting-in-Daylight Secret Weapon 64
When Is the Best Time to Shoot? 65
Getting the Sun Flare Look 66
When to Use a Gold Reflector 67
Where to Position a Reflector 68
When to Use a Black Reflector 69
Why Shooting on Cloudy Days Rocks! 70
Built-in Lighting Looks for Your Portraits 71
Chapter 4 Posing People 73
How to Make the People in Your Portraits Look Awesome
What Kind of Clothes to Wear 74
Get Couples Really Close 75
A Hopeful Pose, with Added Benefits 76
Turn Their Shoulders 77
Use "Peter's Jawline" Trick 78
Bends Are Good 79
When Not to Have Them Look at the Camera 80
Another Trick for Flattering the Face 81
How to Avoid Distortion in Full-Length Shots 82
Posing for Better, Longer-Looking Legs 83
Roll Those Shoulders Back 84
What to Do with Their Hands 85
The "Knee Pop" Pose Rules! 86
Leave a Gap for a Slimmer Waist 87
Chapter 5 Travel & Landscape Photography 89
They Go Together, Like Rama Lama Lama, Ka Dinga Da Dinga Dong
The Best Times to Shoot Travel and Landscape 90
You Need Something to Keep Your iPhone Very Still 91
Shooting Streams, Waterfalls, and Lakes 92
When to Use the Ultra-Wide-Angle Lens 93
Capturing the Moment vs. Composition 94
Use Your GPS for Scouting Locations 95
Where to Put the Horizon Line 96
How to Keep from Having Crooked Shots 97
Do Your Research Up Front Or 98
Getting Still Water Reflections 99
Great Light Can Make Ordinary Things Look Awesome 100
You Need a Clear Subject 101
Add Scale for Stronger Images 102
The Secret to (and Two Methods for) Shooting Food 103
Chapter 6 Other Cool Stuff to Shoot 105
This Is That Other Stuff That We Shoot That's Cool
Shooting Panos (Panoramic Images) 106
Shooting a Pano vs. Ultra-Wide Angle 107
Taking Vertical Panos (and a Few Other Pano Tips) 108
Creating Time-Lapse Videos from Your Stills 109
Shooting in Slow-Mo 110
Shooting Your Own Product Shots 111
Shooting Architecture 112
Shooting Cityscapes at Night 113
Making Great Sports Shots 114
Shooting a Still Life Scene 115
Shooting High Dynamic Range (HDR) Shots 116
Taking Control of HDR 117
Chapter 7 iPhone Camera Tips & Tricks 119
Some Really Cool Things Are Hidden Just beneath the Surface
Using Your iPhone to Light the Scene 120
Getting a Super-Crazy Close-up Shot 121
Seeing More of Your Scene Before You Shoot 122
How to Turn Off the Shutter Sound 123
Getting a Wider, More Cinematic Look 124
Want Higher Megapixel Selfies? Do This! 125
If You Think You Look Weird in Selfies, This Is Probably Why 126
How to Keep Your Facial Features from Distorting in Selfies 127
Shooting from Your Apple Watch 128
How to Shoot a Backward Pano 129
How to Keep from Experiencing the Worst Timing Ever 130
Swipe Up after Taking a Shot. That's Where the Crazy Stuff Is Hidden 131
How to Take Video While You're Shooting Stills 132
Keep from Missing an Image When You're Shooting Fast! 133
Quick Change for Your Key Video Settings 134
Leave It Like I Had It 135
Let Your iPhone Apply a Smart Effect 136
Help with Taking Shots in Low Light 137
Chapter 8 Organizing Your Photo Library 139
How to Actually Find the Photos You're Looking For
Are Your Photos Backed Up? 140
Your Basic Organization Is Already Done 141
Oh, and It Did This Stuff, Too! 142
Changing Your View to Show the Entire Image 143
Change Your Thumbnail Size by Pinching 144
How to Delete Photos (and Get Them Back) 145
How to Create Your Own Custom Albums 146
How to Add Photos to an Existing Album 147
Copy a Photo from One Album to Another 148
How to Create a Shared Album That Other People Can Contribute To 149
Putting Related Albums within One Big Album 150
All That Other Album Stuff You Need to Know 151
How to Hide Photos 152
How to See Just Your Favorite Photos 153
How to Find People by Name 154
Using Voice Commands to Find Photos 155
Adding Captions to Your Photos (and Why It Helps) 156
Narrowing Your Search 157
Sharing Your Photos on Social Media 158
How to Share a Live Photo without It Actually Being a Live Photo 159
How to Choose Which Part of Your Live Photo Shows as the Thumbnail 160
How to Print Your Photos 161
How to Send Your Image to a Print Lab 162
How to See Your Photos on Your TV 163
Chapter 9 Editing Your Images 165
How to Take Your Images from Flat to Fabulous!
Getting to Your iPhone's Photo Editor 166
You're Not Going to Mess Up Anything 167
How to Make a Copy of a Photo 168
How to See a Before/After of Your Editing 169
How to Flip a Photo That's Supposed to Be Wide 170
Cropping Your Photos Freeform Style 171
Cropping Your Photos to a Specific Ratio 172
Fixing Perspective Problems 173
How to Straighten a Crooked Photo 174
Secrets of the Amount Slider 175
The One-Click Auto Fix for Your Photos 176
How to Brighten or Darken Your Photo 177
Making Your Photo More "Brilliant!" 178
How to Fix Our Highlights Problem 179
Fixing Backlit Photos 180
Adding (or Removing) Contrast 181
A Better Way to Brighten Your Photo? 182
Setting Your Black Point 183
Making Your Photos More Colorful 184
Getting Your Color Right 185
Sharpening Your Photos 186
How to Enhance Detail in Your image 187
Reducing Noise in Your Images 188
Using Vignetting to Focus Their Attention 189
Applying a Filter "Look" to Your Photos 190
Getting the High-Key B&W Look 191
The Photos App Can Suggest Editing Ideas 192
How to Use Other Editing Apps inside the Photos App 193
Chapter 10 Incredible Apps That Can Take Your Photos to the Next Level 195
Going beyond the Photos App to Lightroom and More
Why Another App? Why Lightroom? 196
How to Get a Photo into Lightroom 197
Adding a Duotone Tint or Split Tone Tint 198
How to Fix Washed-Out Skies 199
Adding a Soft, Dreamy Glow to Your Photos 200
Removing Blemishes, Spots, and Specks 201
Adding More "Creative Looks" 202
Sharpening Portraits 203
Brightening the Face, So It's the Focal Point 204
Making Your Blue Skies Bluer 205
Editing Individual Colors 206
Removing Haze 207
Adding a Spotlight Effect 208
How to Reset or Undo Your Lightroom Edits 209
The Ultimate "Remove Distracting Stuff" App 210
Adding Sun Flares, Lens Flares, and Beams of Light 211
Adding Motion to Your Still Images 212
Creating Multi-Photo Collages 213
Chapter 11 Awesome iPhone Accessories 215
There Are a Ton of Them Out There, but These Are the Really Important Ones
Adding Extra Lenses to Your iPhone's Camera 216
Holding Your iPhone Still without a Tripod 217
An Awesome Tripod for Your iPhone 218
The Most Convenient Tripod Ever 219
Bring Your Own Tiny, Super-Bright Light 220
A Real Studio-Quality Flash for Your iPhone 221
A Clever Way to Get More Camera Lenses 222
A Bluetooth Wireless Remote Control 223
Rotating Phone Mount for Time-Lapse 224
Apple's Own Memory Card Reader 225
Making Real Prints on the Go 226
How to Carry This Stuff 227
Chapter 12 Photo Recipes 229
The Ingredients for Creating Some Really Stunning Images
Photographing Food 230
Close-Up Shots of Flowers 231
Shooting the City at Night 232
Shots of Your Pets 233
Window Light Portraits 234
Travel Photography Shots 235
Dramatic Cityscapes 236
Still Life Images 237
Shooting Fine Art Style Patterns 238
Concert Shots 239
Sweeping Landscape Shots 240
Landscape/Travel Shots 241
Exotic Travel Shots 242
Lifestyle Shots 243
Index 244
