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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
Apple’s Camera and Photos Apps Get a Makeover
Que Video: GoPro Hero 3+ Video and Photo Shooting Tips
Que Video: Use Google+ SnapSeed to Quickly Edit, Enhance and Share Your iPhone and iPad Photos
Video: Editing Photos Using the Pixelmator App
View, Organize, Edit, and Share Pictures Using the Photos App on your iPhone or iPad
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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