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iPad and iPhone Digital Photography Tips and Tricks
Easily Unlock the Power of Digital Photography on Your iPad or iPhone
Discover hundreds of tips and tricks you can use right away to capture, edit, and share amazing
photos with your iPad or iPhone!
This easy-to-understand guide teaches you all the iOS skills and photographic techniques you need to go far beyond snapshots. Whatever you’re shooting–portraits, candids, babies, sports, pets, landscapes, vacations, nature, anything–it will help you get incredible results. Then, you’ll master more ways to share your images than ever before: at home, in print, online, in the cloud, everywhere.
You’ll learn how to squeeze maximum performance out of your iPhone or iPad’s built-in cameras and photo apps, and discover low-cost apps and tools for doing even more. Whether you’ve been taking iPhone/iPad photos for years or you’re just starting out, you’ll have way more fun and get way better results!
Here are just some of what this book’s tips, tricks, and strategies will help you do:
• Get awesome results with the built-in Camera and Photo apps
• Master 10 easy strategies for taking better iPhone/iPad photos
• Use the Grid and Rule of Thirds to professionally compose and frame your shots
• Choose the best shooting angle and perspective for every image
• Capture great photos in low light
• Make the most of built-in flash or HDR mode
• Take great group shots and baby pictures
• Shoot sporting events without blurring
• Efficiently view, organize, edit, and share pictures with the Photo app
• Transform “just OK” images into great photos with the optional iPhoto app
• Discover great low-cost tools, from image editors to lights, lenses, and tripods
• Showcase photos on your high-def television
• Easily create online galleries and animated digital slideshows
• Back up your latest images, and share them with all your Apple devices
• Share online iCloud-based Photo Streams with friends, family, and nobody else
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780133781144 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Pearson Education |
| Publication date: | 03/17/2014 |
| Series: | Tips and Tricks |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 368 |
| File size: | 22 MB |
| Note: | This product may take a few minutes to download. |
About the Author
Jason R. Rich (www.JasonRich.com) is the best-selling author of more than 55 books as well as a frequent contributor to a handful of major daily newspapers, national magazines, and popular websites. He’s also an accomplished photographer, blogger, and an avid Apple iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac user.
Jason R. Rich is the author of the books Your iPad at Work, Fourth Edition, as well as iPad and iPhone Tips and Tricks, Third Edition, both published by Que Publishing. He has also written How to Do Everything MacBook Air, How to Do Everything iCloud, Second Edition, and How to Do Everything iPhone 5 for McGraw-Hill, and Ultimate Guide to YouTube for Business for Entrepreneur Press.
Jason R. Rich has written more than 160 feature-length how-to articles, covering the Apple iPhone and iPad, which you can read free online at the Que Publishing website. Visit www.iOSArticles.com and click on the Articles tab. You can also follow Jason R. Rich on Twitter (@JasonRich7) or read his blog, called Jason Rich’s Featured App of the Week, to learn about new and useful iPhone and iPad apps (www.FeaturedAppOfTheWeek.com).
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 PREPARE YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD TO TAKE AWESOME PHOTOS
THERE’S A LOT MORE YOU CAN DO WITH THE PHOTOS YOU TAKE USING YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY IS BOTH A SKILL AND AN ART FORM
WHAT YOU NEED TO GET STARTED AS A MOBILE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHER
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE POWER
HAVE ADEQUATE STORAGE
ADD SOME APPS OR ACCESSORIES
PLACES TO SHOW OFF YOUR PHOTOS
DEVELOP YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER’S EYE
START TAKING PICTURES USING THE CAMERA APP
CHAPTER 2 SNAP PHOTOS USING THE CAMERA APP
WAYS TO LAUNCH THE CAMERA APP
LAUNCH THE CAMERA APP FROM THE LOCK SCREEN
LAUNCH THE CAMERA APP FROM THE HOME SCREEN
LAUNCH THE CAMERA APP FROM THE CONTROL CENTER
LAUNCH THE CAMERA APP FROM MULTITASKING MODE
OVERVIEW OF THE CAMERA APP
USING THE VIEWFINDER
PREVIEW THE IMAGE YOU JUST SHOT
SWITCH BETWEEN THE FRONT- AND REAR-FACING CAMERAS
SWITCH BETWEEN PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE MODES
ACTIVATE THE AE/AF SENSOR AND SENSOR LOCK
ZOOM IN ON YOUR SUBJECT
ENHANCE IMAGES AS YOU SHOOT USING HDR MODE
HOW TO UTILIZE THE GRID FEATURE
THE CAMERA APP’S SHOOTING MODES
SLO-MO (iPHONE 5S ONLY)
VIDEO
PHOTO
SQUARE
PANO (iPHONE ONLY)
BURST (iPHONE 5S, iPAD AIR, AND iPAD MINI WITH RETINA DISPLAY ONLY)
WORK WITH FILTERS
USE THE iPHONE’S FLASH
TAKE PANORAMIC PHOTOS FROM YOUR iPHONE
CUSTOMIZE THE CAMERA APP FROM WITHIN SETTINGS
TURN ON/OFF PHOTO GEOTAGGING
THE 10-STEP CAMERA APP RECAP
YOU NOW HAVE THE SKILL; LET’S GET CREATIVE
CHAPTER 3 TEN STRATEGIES TO QUICKLY IMPROVE YOUR PICTURE-TAKING SKILLS
LET YOUR PHOTOS TELL A STORY
TEN STRATEGIES USED BY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS THAT YOU CAN QUICKLY LEARN
#1–AVOID THE MOST COMMON MISTAKE MADE BY AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS
#2–USE THE RULE OF THIRDS WHEN FRAMING YOUR SHOTS
#3–PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR PRIMARY LIGHT SOURCE AND USE IT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
#4–CHANGE YOUR SHOOTING ANGLE AND/OR PERSPECTIVE
#5–TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT’S IN THE FOREGROUND, THE BACKGROUND, AND TO THE SIDES OF YOUR INTENDED SUBJECT
#6–TIMING IS CRITICAL: BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME, AND BE READY TO TAKE PICTURES
#7–TAKE PICTURES OF SIGNS TO SET THE SCENE AND SHOW WHERE YOU’VE BEEN
#8–TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ZOOM
#9–WATCH OUT FOR UNWANTED SHADOWS
#10–USE THE AE/AF SENSOR TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
AS THE PHOTOGRAPHER, BE AWARE OF EVERYTHING
CHAPTER 4 TAKE AWESOME PICTURES IN LOW LIGHT
COMPENSATE FOR LOW LIGHT WHEN TAKING PICTURES
KNOW WHEN AND HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE iPHONE’S BUILT-IN FLASH
WHEN USING THE iPHONE’S FLASH, PAY ATTENTION TO ITS EFFECTIVE FLASH RANGE
CONSIDER OTHER HAZARDS OF USING THE iPHONE’S FLASH
USE THE FLASH’S ON/OFF OR AUTO SETTINGS
THE CAMERA APP’S HDR SHOOTING MODE
CHAPTER 5 OVERCOME COMMON PICTURE-TAKING CHALLENGES
STRATEGIES FOR TAKING PICTURES OF PEOPLE
TAKE POSED PHOTOS OF PEOPLE
SHOOT CANDID SHOTS THAT FEATURE PEOPLE
TIPS FOR CAPTURING THE PERFECT GROUP SHOT
CAPTURE ADORABLE BABY PICTURES
TAKE PROFESSIONAL LOOKING PICTURES OF ANIMALS
SHOOT IN-FOCUS IMAGES WHEN YOUR SUBJECT IS MOVING
STRATEGIES FOR TAKING PICTURES AT SPORTING EVENTS
SHOOT IN-FOCUS IMAGES WHEN YOU (THE PHOTOGRAPHER) ARE IN MOTION
OVERCOME PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH SHOOTING THROUGH GLASS
USE YOUR CREATIVITY WHEN SHOOTING LANDMARKS, BUILDINGS, AND INANIMATE OBJECTS
CAPTURE THE BEST PANORAMIC SHOTS POSSIBLE WITH YOUR iPHONE
STRATEGIES FOR TAKING CLOSE-UP IMAGES USING THE ZOOM
USE REFLECTIONS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
GIVE YOUR PHOTOS A SENSE OF SCALE AND DEPTH
MAKE YOUR VACATION PHOTOS AS MEMORABLE AS YOUR ACTUAL TRIP
WHAT TO DO IF TOO MUCH LIGHT KEEPS YOU FROM SEEING THE iPHONE OR iPAD’S VIEWFINDER
CHAPTER 6 VIEW, ORGANIZE, EDIT, AND SHARE PICTURES USING THE PHOTOS APP
ORGANIZE YOUR DIGITAL IMAGES USING THE PHOTOS APP
VIEW THE IMAGES STORED ON YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
CREATE AND VIEW ALBUMS
WORK WITH SHARED IMAGES VIA iCLOUD
EDIT AND ENHANCE YOUR IMAGES
THE PHOTOS APP’S IMAGE EDITING AND ENHANCEMENT TOOLS
SHARE IMAGES FROM THE PHOTOS APP
THE SHARE MENU
USE THE MAIL APP TO SEND IMAGES
USE AIRDROP TO WIRELESSLY SHARE IMAGES
IMPORT IMAGES INTO THE PHOTOS APP FROM YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA OR ITS SD MEMORY CARD
APPLE’S iPHOTO APP OFFERS EVEN MORE FUNCTIONALITY
CHAPTER 7 EXPAND YOUR PHOTO EDITING TOOLBOX WITH iPHOTO
OVERVIEW OF THE iPHOTO APP
VIEW, EDIT, AND ENHANCE YOUR PHOTOS
WORK WITH AN INDIVIDUAL IMAGE
USE THE CROP TOOL
USE THE BRUSH TOOLS
WORK WITH TAGS TO ORGANIZE AND QUICKLY LOCATE IMAGES
SHARE AND PRINT YOUR PHOTOS
SYNC PHOTOS VIA iTUNES
SHARE PHOTOS USING BEAM
CREATE PRINTS FROM iPHOTO
CREATE WEB JOURNALS TO SHOWCASE YOUR PHOTOS
EDIT A WEB JOURNAL
ADD ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS TO YOUR WEB JOURNAL
PUBLISH YOUR WEB JOURNAL
SHOWCASE DAZZLING ANIMATED SLIDESHOWS USING iPHOTO
DESIGN YOUR OWN PHOTO BOOKS
MORE REASONS TO USE iPHOTO
CHAPTER 8 PHOTOGRAPHY APPS THAT ENHANCE YOUR PICTURE-TAKING CAPABILITIES
CAMERA APP ALTERNATIVES
CAMERA PLUS
CAMERA! AWESOME
CAMERA+
CYCLORAMIC STUDIO 360 PANORAMA
HIPSTAMATIC
PRO HDR
PROCAM 2
SNAPPYCAM PRO
SO MANY MORE PHOTOGRAPHY APPS ARE AT YOUR DISPOSAL
CHAPTER 9 PHOTOGRAPHY APPS THAT EXPAND YOUR PHOTO EDITING AND ENHANCEMENT CAPABILITIES
THIRD-PARTY PHOTO EDITING AND IMAGE ENHANCEMENT APPS
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP TOUCH
AFTERLIGHT
PHOTO EDITOR-
PHOTOTOASTER
PICSHOP HD PHOTO EDITOR
SPECIALIZED APPS ENABLE YOU TO CREATE UNIQUE SPECIAL EFFECTS
MIX AND MATCH PHOTOGRAPHY APPS TO GET THE RESULTS YOU NEED
CHAPTER 10 USE OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES TO IMPROVE YOUR PICTURES
PHOTOGRAPHY-RELATED ACCESSORIES YOU CAN’T DO WITHOUT
CLIP-ON LENSES FROM OLLOCLIP
PORTABLE TRIPODS FROM JOBY
THE XSHOT AND LOOQ ONE-HANDED CAMERA EXTENDERS
EXTERNAL CONTINUOUS LIGHTING SOLUTIONS AND iPHONE FLASH ALTERNATIVES
USE A PRESSURE-SENSITIVE STYLUS WHEN EDITING YOUR PHOTOS
USE YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD AS A REMOTE SHUTTER BUTTON TRIGGER FOR YOUR DIGITAL SLR CAMERA
CHAPTER 11 CREATE PRINTS FROM YOUR iPHONE/iPAD PHOTOS
CREATE PRINTS FROM HOME USING AN AIRPRINT-COMPATIBLE PHOTO PRINTER
CHOOSE AN AIRPRINT-COMPATIBLE PHOTO PRINTER THAT MEETS YOUR NEEDS
SEND IMAGES TO AN AIRPRINT PRINTER FROM YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PHOTO PAPER
HOW TO SAVE MONEY ON PHOTO PRINTER INK
HAVE PRINTS CREATED AT A ONE-HOUR PHOTO LAB
USE THE COSTCO APP TO ORDER PRINTS FROM YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
ORDER PRINTS FROM AN ONLINE-BASED PHOTO LAB
CHAPTER 12 SHARE YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOS ONLINE
SHARE IMAGES THROUGH AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE
PUBLISH PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK
SHARE ONE IMAGE AT A TIME ON TWITTER
SHARE IMAGES USING INSTAGRAM
SHARE GROUPS OF IMAGES USING AN ONLINE PHOTO SHARING SERVICE
QUICKLY EMAIL UP TO FIVE IMAGES AT A TIME TO SPECIFIC PEOPLE
SEND IMAGES VIA EMAIL FROM THE PHOTOS APP
SEND IMAGES VIA EMAIL FROM THE MAIL APP
MORE WAYS TO SHARE PHOTOS ONLINE
CHAPTER 13 DISCOVER iCLOUD’S MY PHOTO STREAM AND SHARED PHOTO STREAM
USE THE MY PHOTO STREAM FEATURE
ACTIVATE iCLOUD’S MY PHOTO STREAM ON EACH OF YOUR iOS MOBILE DEVICES
MANAGE YOUR MY PHOTO STREAM ALBUM FROM YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
SHARE SELECTED GROUPS OF IMAGES WITH OTHERS USING SHARED PHOTO STREAMS
CREATE A SHARED PHOTO STREAM
VIEW AND MANAGE SHARED PHOTO STREAMS FROM YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
OTHER OPTIONS FOR SHARING GROUPS OF PHOTOS ONLINE
CHAPTER 14 OTHER WAYS TO SHARE YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOS
DISPLAY YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOS ON YOUR HD TELEVISION SET
DISPLAY DIGITAL IMAGES ON YOUR HD TELEVISION USING APPLE TV
DISPLAY IMAGES STORED ON YOUR iOS MOBILE DEVICE ON YOUR HD TELEVISION SET VIA AIRPLAY
CREATE YOUR OWN APPLE TV SCREENSAVER
DISPLAY AN IMAGE COLLAGE, ONE IMAGE AT A TIME, OR CREATE AN ANIMATED SLIDESHOW
DISPLAY IMAGES FROM YOUR iOS MOBILE DEVICE ON YOUR TELEVISION SET WITHOUT APPLE TV
TRANSFER IMAGES FROM YOUR iOS MOBILE DEVICE TO YOUR COMPUTER USING iTUNES SYNC
QUICKLY TRANSFER IMAGES BETWEEN iOS MOBILE DEVICES USING AIRDROP
PUT YOUR NEWFOUND KNOWLEDGE TO USE
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