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AllaN01Bear

(23,240 posts)
Wed Sep 29, 2021, 09:17 PM Sep 2021

new to iphone photograpy and videography.

what is the best for taking pics and vids for iphone ? potrait or landscape? thanks .



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new to iphone photograpy and videography. (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Sep 2021 OP
I would figure it depends on what you are photographing... people or landscapes. 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 #1
thanks for your information. AllaN01Bear Sep 2021 #2
You're welcome. 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 #3
That's a great idea... I have this tall slender conifer surrounded by catails. I take iPhone pics mitch96 Sep 2021 #4

3Hotdogs

(13,502 posts)
1. I would figure it depends on what you are photographing... people or landscapes.
Wed Sep 29, 2021, 11:08 PM
Sep 2021

iPhone is easy to use and even easy to master if you take photos and then study them. What looks "right" and what is off just a little bit.
A good photo is not easy no matter what camera you are using. If you are going out with your friends and snapping 5 or 10 photos and taking 30 seconds to aim the camera and then go on to the next shot --- well one of 500 will be worth printing.

Rather, plan to spend a few hours on one subject.

And no, the camera doesn't really matter. When I feel up to it, I put $4k of stuff in my car and go to a preserve or scene. But the photo I made the most money off of was taken with an iPhone 5 It is a random shot of a lighthouse that I took on an impulse on a cloudy night in October, several years ago.


Then there's the weddings. I hate them and have been pressured to do only three. All turned out well because I took about 200 shots at each wedding and 5 ended up being worthy of print. BUT THE COUPLE WERE MORE THAN HAPPY WITH THOSE 5 or so.

Portrait --- I take the camera and make a fuss of focus, setting the tripod and as much fuss as I can conjure. With that, I take about 5 photos, smile and announce, "Ok." Then I IMMEDIATELY take two or three more as they quickly relax. The last five are usually the best of the lot.

Have fun.

3Hotdogs

(13,502 posts)
3. You're welcome.
Thu Sep 30, 2021, 06:47 AM
Sep 2021

And have fun.

My best advice. Take a photo. Study it. Then take it again.

And all of that takes time.

mitch96

(14,742 posts)
4. That's a great idea... I have this tall slender conifer surrounded by catails. I take iPhone pics
Thu Sep 30, 2021, 07:00 AM
Sep 2021

of the tree, a pine or fir I cant tell. Different angles, different times of the day. I try to avoid the condo's behind it and I don't know why but that tree calls to me...
Can you use iPhone pic's in photoshop?LIghtroom?
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