MacPhun Team
iPhoneography tip of the day
#6 Stay still!
If you want the image of a really good quality, then keep the iPhone tight. Well, unless you want to show us the world moving around you. If not, maybe it’s better to stop your car or slow your pace and concentrate on snapping a great photo? A fancy street photo is usually a non-blur photo unless it’s really needed to emphasize the idea. If you check out Instagram feeds, you’ll see that sometimes many originally intended to be awesome shots get constantly ruined. Moreover, anytime you can add blurry effects if you suddenly consider them needed - with the help of the large amount of blurry effects in FX Photo Studio app.
iPhoneography tip of the day # 5
How to get direct links for Instagram photos
This picture was taken by instagramer @catarinalopez. But could she get a link for it without sharing picture on her social media account? Yes, she could. Unfortunately, not all instagramers have noticed that it is possible. And if you never thought of that, here is a small hint:
You open your profile (the last button below), load a pic you want to get a link for, then hit the “More” button (the one with 3 dots), and there is a menu where you can choose “Copy share URL”. Easy!
Hope this will help you to get links when you want to share your stunning photos with someone special but not every person who follows your Tumblr, Twitter or Facebook. And surely this will help you to send links to your entries on geeks@macphun.com when you participate in our Embrace Your Inner Geekiness giveaway.
iPhoneography tip of the day
#4 Tilt-shift is amazing
Tilt-shift is a photography technic designed to create a miniature effect. When you shoot a certain object, sometimes you wish to add bokeh to your photo - like the professional camera lens would blur everything around the thing you are focused at. But you only have the iPhone which, by the way, has the greatest camera of all smartphones. You just need to add a lil’ bit editing to your photos. If you use our FX Photo Studio, you may choose, for instance, the tilt-shift effect. Or you can create the similar effect with the blur instrument available in many apps. Remember: you play up one thing, you get blurry its surrounding, so the important object(s) on your photo stand(s) out beautifully.
(photo by little_nomad)
iPhoneography tip of the day
#3 Catching the horizon line straight.
A crooked horizon line may add some sense of creativity to your photo if you turn iPhone 45° right or left, but stop overusing this “effect”. Better take a close look at your latest pictures. Sometimes even a slight tilt ruins a picture. If you snap a beautiful landscape, it’s alway clever to check the horizon line twice.
iPhoneography tip of the day
#2 Think of the composition
We know that our apps like FX Photo Studio can save any photo just by applying some cool effects. But while spending time taking pictures on iPhone, isn’t there an urge to start improving your pics? Take care of composition - the rule of the thirds transforms any ruined pic into a good one.
NB! When you learn how to shoot pictures “right”, you start noticing new ways of playing with the rules. Or avoiding them - though lomography isn’t as easy as it seems to be.
iPhoneography tip of the day
#1 Keep your iPhone lens clean
If you carry your phone in the pocket, the lens collects dust even more than when you carry your device in a case. Just clean your phone with some cloth from time to time, and you’ll notice how perfectly clean your photos are.
NB! Never apply water to your phone. A wet cloth may cause issues, so better choose a dry one.
Depending on how often you use your iPhone to take shots, the lens cleaning process can be repeated daily or weekly.
