iPhone Photography for Everybody: Landscape Techniques

by Barbara A. Lynch-Johnt

Overview

It’s been said that the best camera is the one you have with you. These days, most of us are fortunate enough to carry a sophisticated pocket-sized camera with us everywhere we go. Yes, the iPhone has made each of us a photographer. In this book, author, photographer, and editor Barbara A. Lynch-Johnt teaches you the basics of photography and how to optimize your iPhone camera’s settings, rely on free and low-cost powerful apps, and hit the open roads to capture creative landscape photographs wherever you go. You’ll learn how to conceptualize the scene to create stronger, more artistic images, how to shoot special interest scenes like sunrise, sunset, snowfall, waterfalls, black & white images, night and low-light photographs, and much more. Novice photographers and seasoned pros who are new to iPhone photography will find, with the tips in this book, they are armed and ready to create iPhone landscape art.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781682034408
Publisher:	Amherst Media, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/14/2020
Series:	iPhone Photography for Everybody Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Barbara Lynch-Johnt is the owner of Basia Photography and specializes in wedding, fashion, and fine art photography. Her images have been exhibited in numerous local galleries and on several stock photography websites. She is the author of Niagara Falls for Everybody and coauthor of Illustrated Dictionary of Photography.

Table of Contents

About the Author Introduction 1. The Camera Camera Setup and Options Settings App Taking Stock of Your Settings Exposure and Focus Conserve Your Energy Professional Camera Apps Support System Accessory Lenses Filters Caring for Your iPhone Camera 2. Light Natural Light Color Temperature Intensity Direction Quality Dappled Light Twilight Front Light Side Light Back Light The Takeaway 3. Composition Landscape or Portrait Format? The Rule of Thirds Centered Subjects Reading the Image Color Depth Highlight and Shadow Leading Lines S Curves and C Curves Diagonal Lines Perspective Texture Repeating Patterns The Rule of Odds Framing the Subject Fill the Frame Negative Space The Rule of Space Keep it Simple Eliminate Distractions Use a Wide Aperture Create with Color Balance Juxtaposition Creative Cropping Experiment Spotlight: Neal Urban’s Creative Landscapes 4 Special Interest Sunrise and Sunset Sunbursts Fog, Mist, and Haze Silhouettes Sand and Snow Rain Night Photography Black & White Waterfalls Reflections Spotlight: Gary Wagner’s Dramatic Black & White Landscapes 5. The Toy Box Free Lunch? Organization Go Forth and Multiply Change is the Only Constant 6. Downloads, Backups, and Printing Transferring Images to Your Computer Cloud Storage Printing Your Images Index