iPhone Photography Apps…
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After Verizon finally made the deal with Apple I could not resist the temptation to get an iPhone. And after looking through the App store I saw that there are hundreds of photog. apps. So in order to not waste any $ on bad apps, I thought I would see what you guys have found useful. I know many are free, but I would not mind shelling out some coin for some really useful apps. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
D.I hear good things about Instagram and Hipsamatic for the iPhone. I have an Android and use the FxCamera app which is pretty well done (and free).
These are all good for more processed looks which kick out a vintage feel. Couple shots:
Dusty,
The best “camera” app (i.e. an app that is actually a camera) is ProCamera. It lets you independently set the focus, the white balance, the horizon, and the metering mode. It supports geo-tagging. And it has an expert mode to set manual settings. It is the only iPhone camera I use now.
As for the best “photo apps”, there are tons. I use Best Camera, 100Camera, and Camera Bag frequently to add effects on the fly. Most of the serious effects are done in Lightroom or Photoshop after import from the camera.
Some examples from ProCamera.
First picture is at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art – it’s a piece that’s street side consisting of about 200 light poles.
Thanks for the suggestions guys! And those are some great looking images as well. I was hoping you would let me know what you are using Neal. I will give those a look.
Many thanks!
D.I like the camera Neal…good suggestion. Had a bit of trouble trying to get focus on a moving dog’s eye, but still not bad for a camera phone I think.
D.I love it Dusty! Dogs are tough but after a while you will learn to “anticipate” the shot and hit the capture button just fractions of a second ahead of time to avoid blur.
Also remember that the iPhone camera is basically a prime lens at f 2.8. Thus depth of field, while not it’s primary function, can be employed creatively.
Another piece of advice – import your iPhone photos into your post production software (I believe you are using Aperture still?) and use the noise reduction function liberally to clean up the grain and grit in your pictures. I do this as a batch process all at once during import and add some sharpening. That plus a bit of saturation boost will make the pictures pop.
Dog photos, imho, are best taken on cloudy days or early in the morning because the iPhone has a poor range of only a few stops.
Neal,
While I was shooting my dog I was thinking of how nice a tri or monopod would be, but your suggestion of anticipating is a good one. That shot of Chloe is great…looks very sharp on my end. I still need to read and digest the manual for the new app to learn how to use it more effectively.With the above photo I did not use any post, but looking at it now I think it is a bit baked. I may have added a bit too much in the saturation and other features of Pro Camera. I am using CS5 now and will do as you suggested.
As shot, the file was only 2.0 MB…how cool would it be if the iPhone did RAW?
D.
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