While the original iPhone revolutionized the smartphone, it’s fair to say that its camera was lacking. But a lot has changed since June 2007, the best iPhones have become image-making powerhouses that can capture high-resolution images and 4K video; conquer challenging low-light conditions; and expand creative options, thanks to multiple camera modules. Some even boast professional features such as Apple ProRaw and ProRes capture, as well as in-body image stabilization.

It’s not surprising then that the iPhone has become the camera of choice for casual photographers and has even been adopted by professional content creators. But while each new iteration increases the versatility of this multimedia multi-tool, there are still a few essential accessories that will help you up your production values and squeeze every ounce of creativity out of your iPhone. Here are my top picks…

Mike Harris

I’m Deputy Editor of N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine, but moonlight as iMore’s go-to photography know-it-all. I’ve worked in the photo industry for over six years and have been an avid iPhone photographer since the iPhone 4. I firmly believe that iPhone photography is a great starting point for burgeoning photographers, so I’ve created a series of iPhone photography basics tutorials so you can either firm up your existing iPhone camera skills or embark on a whole new passion.

1. Tripod and tripod mount 

If you’re looking to find that magic accessory that will have an instant impact on the quality of your iPhone photos, then a tripod and tripod mount is as close as you’re going to get. Being able to lock your iPhone on a tripod will allow you to steady your Night Mode images to mitigate camera shake, while enabling you to precisely refine your framing when composing images. 

The downside of using a tripod is that it will hamper the portability of your iPhone setup, so it’s best reserved for situations where you have a particular image in mind and you know it’s going to be used.

You can’t just use any tripod though. You need to find either a dedicated iPhone tripod or an iPhone tripod head. Various manufacturers make iPhone-compatible tripod heads such as PopSocket and Joby. Look for a head with a standard tripod thread so it can be attached to most camera tripods. You can also pick up MagSafe tripods and heads, such as the Joby GripTight Mount for MagSafe.

2. Clip-on filters 

Before the days of social media, the most talked about filters in photography were physical pieces of glass that you placed directly in front of a camera’s lens. And just like today’s digital filters, physical filters are used to alter the look of an image in a variety of ways. The most common filters used by photographers are neutral density filters (ND filters) and polarizing filters. 

The former acts like a pair of sunglasses, partially blocking light and forcing the camera to shoot longer exposures – ideal for blurring movement in bright conditions, such as waterfalls. The latter blocks polarized light, which cuts reflections and glare, and adds contrast to blue skies. 

Nowadays, you can pick up a variety of iPhone-compatible filters, from NDs and polarizers to red filters that add punch to black and white images, mist filters that add an ethereal haze to lighting and more. You’ll find iPhone filters to suit various budgets too. At the more affordable end of the scale, you’ll find sets like the NEEWER 67mm Clip On Filters Kit. And at the more expensive end of the spectrum, you can pick up premium filters from dedicated camera filter manufacturers such as NiSi, like the NiSi IP-A Landscape Kit for iPhone.

3. iPhone camera grip

An iPhone camera grip like the ShiftCam SnapGrip isn’t an essential accessory, but could prove very useful if you’re an avid iPhone photographer. The biggest advantages of attaching a grip to your iPhone are that it allows you to hold the device much more securely and with greater comfort. Not only does this mean you’re less likely to drop your phone, but you’re also less likely to experience camera shake – helpful when shooting Night Mode long exposures – because a grip allows you to hold your iPhone in a much more stable position.

Pressing the shutter button is when unwanted movement is most likely to happen, since depressing a volume button or tapping the screen can cause you to move the camera. With a grip, you’re able to firmly hold your camera while resting your finger on a dedicated shutter button, meaning you can fire the shutter in a less intrusive manner. 

The ShiftCam SnapGrip is easily attached via MagSafe and your iPhone can be spun into landscape- or portrait-orientation positions so you can continue grasping the grip, while shooting horizontally or vertically. It also doubles as a powerbank and dock, is available in a variety of colors, and can be purchased standalone or with other accessories – including a tripod and ring light – as part of two different Creator Kits.

4. Microfiber cloth or lens wipes 

Ever noticed a fuzzy dot or two on your images, patches of blurriness that have nothing to do with your point of focus or an overall haziness? You could have a blob of dirt, an oily fingerprint or a patch of condensation on the front element of one of your iPhone’s camera modules. It’s certainly not uncommon for an iPhone lens to require cleaning, after all, iPhones are constantly shoved in and out of pockets, dropped, rained on and situated near food. 

Thankfully, visible specks of dust and dirt in your images aren’t common, since the small size of a camera module’s front element provides very little surface area for debris to settle on and ‘dust spots’ are less visible at the very wide apertures used by iPhones. Condensation is really only a problem if you’re quickly moving your iPhone between very warm and very cold temperatures. But easily the most common reason why you’ll need to clean a lens is fingerprints. Ideally, you don’t want to touch your iPhone’s lens elements, but you inevitably will do, often when you’re removing it from your pocket or even holding it while taking a photo. 

That’s why I always carry around a microfiber cloth, so I can quickly remove grime at a moment’s notice. If I’m dealing with a particularly stubborn deposit, I personally choose to use ZEISS Lens Wipes, ZEISS being a legendary lens manufacturer. However, as far as I’m aware, these are not endorsed by Apple, so use them at your own discretion. Guidelines for cleaning Apple products can be found via . 

5. Rugged iPhone case 

If you’re an iPhone-wielding maverick who parades your ‘naked’ device around in all its aerospace-grade aluminum (or titanium) glory then you do you, but the vast majority of iPhone users seek to safeguard their precious investment with a case. However, if you find yourself increasingly using your iPhone for photography, then it might be worth investing in something a little more robust. The best rugged cases are a good shout, with brands such as Otterbox and Mous providing durable cases to help mitigate damage.

If you’re not likely to be trudging through muddy fields and scrambling across rocks to capture incredible landscapes, you could always plump for a slightly ironic iPhone case, which transforms your iPhone into a retro-looking camera. The Yatchen Emily in Paris Phone Case looks like a vintage SLR and even includes a couple of buttons that sit on top of the volume dials to mimic a shutter button. Okay, so this one’s a little tongue in cheek, but if you want to look like an avid street photographer or are a superfan of Netflix rom-com Emily in Paris and fancy a phone case just like the series’ titular character, then this one might be for you.

6. Smartphone gimbal

Gimbals are used by videographers to stabilize handheld footage. They feature multiple rotating axes to keep the camera on an even keel, even as the camera operator moves around. You might be thinking that your iPhone already features in-built image stabilization and you’d be right. All currently supported iPhones have some form of optical image stabilization [OIS]. 

Apple’s standard OIS moves the lens to help stabilize footage, while later models added sensor-shift optical image stabilization (debuted on the iPhone 12 Pro Max) which moves the sensor instead. The iPhone 15 Pro Max takes things a step further with 3D sensor‑shift optical image stabilization in its 5x Telephoto lens.

But while the latest iPhone’s boast very impressive image stabilization, there are a couple of reasons why using a gimbal will provide you with better results. Firstly, iPhone lenses are not built equally. For example, even in the case of the iPhone 15 Pro Max, the Main camera system boasts Apple’s second-gen sensor-shift tech, but the Ultra Wide lens doesn’t have any form of OIS. If you’re using a gimbal, you’ll be able to stabilize it anyway.

Secondly, while iPhone 14 and 15 users can take advantage of Apple’s Enhanced Stabilization for video, a gimbal will provide better quality footage. You see, unlike OIS, which works by physically shifting the sensor or lens to compensate for movement, Enhanced Stabilization is purely digital. It crops into the sensor to create a border of footage, so the frame can be shifted, digitally. The downside of this is that you lose pixels by cropping into the footage, so for the best quality and smoothest video, gimbals reign supreme.

Finally, gimbals tend to be jam-packed with additional features. I use a Joby Smart Stabilizer, which features a joystick to smoothly pan and tilt the iPhone, an app that enables face and object tracking and even an extendable handle, useful for vlogging. Another great iPhone-compatible gimbal is the DJI Osmo Mobile 6. 

7. External microphone

If you’re trying to create more professional videos, focusing all of your efforts on capturing better looking footage will only get you so far. Audio has a huge impact on the overall production value of a video. It’s no good having stunning-looking footage, with audio that’s muffled, or dogged with popping sounds thanks to the battering wind.

What microphone you choose will depend on the type of audio you’re trying to capture and you’ll find a huge variety of iPhone-compatible mics available. If you’re a vlogger, a lavalier mic such as the MAYBESTA Professional Wireless Lavalier Lapel Microphone would be a good investment. These tiny microphones clip onto clothing, so you can capture great-quality audio, while keeping your hands free. 

If you only ever shoot voiceover [VO], then a standalone condenser mic like the Shure MV5 Digital Condenser Microphone would be a good choice. Condenser microphones come in cardioid and omnidirectional flavors. The former is best – unless you’re working in a soundproof room – as it will pick up sound from a single direction, meaning you’re less likely to introduce unwanted, ambient noises. 

And finally, for a versatile microphone that can be used to record distant or multiple sounds, a piece to camera and even VO, you may wish to consider a shotgun microphone. These microphones are typically attached to the camera via a rig, grip or tripod head, but can also be positioned off-camera on a boom arm or stand. However, a tiny example that will perch right atop your iPhone is the RØDE Microphones VideoMic Me-L Microphone. Shotgun microphones can be fitted with windshields to prevent popping and are highly directional, meaning they have to be pointed towards the audio source.

8. Waterproof housing 

You might already assume that your iPhone is waterproof. After all, the iPhone 12 and later models have an IP68 water-resistance rating, with a “maximum depth of 6 metres up to 30 minutes,” according to . Heck, while depths and times vary, you can go back even farther – the iPhone XS has an IP68 rating and even the iPhone 7 has an IP67 rating according to IEC standards. 

But you should never knowingly submerge your iPhone in water. If it gets water damaged, it won’t be covered under warranty. Water resistance ratings should only be considered as a failsafe, should your iPhone accidentally take a tumble into the washing-up bowl. Hopefully, it’ll be fine… But it’s important to note that water resistance degrades over time, something Apple makes very clear. 

So, if you want to use your iPhone to indulge in a spot of underwater photography during that once-in-a-lifetime snorkeling trip, an underwater housing is essential. Products range from waterproof pouches that can be picked up for pittance on Amazon to hundreds-of-dollars housings that are designed to accommodate more adventurous underwater adventures, such as the SeaLife SportDiver Underwater Smartphone Housing, which features dual leak alarms, large tactile controls and an underwater color-correction filter. 

Submerging any camera carries an inherent risk. Underwater housings can flood due to a fault or human error, so make sure you factor that in before merrily trotting into the sea with your brand new iPhone 15 Pro Max. Then again, you could drop your precious iPhone into a pond or off a high vantage point anyway, so use your own discretion to work out whether a spot of underwater photography is for you. A good tip for the cautious iPhone owner is to give last year’s device a new lease of life as an underwater camera. 

This feature is part of iPhone Photography Week 2024. Expect new posts to appear daily, focused on making your photos shot with iPhone better than ever before.

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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – With the city lights all around us, it’s hard to imagine what could be going on in the galaxies far away. One Lincoln man is giving curious minds a glimpse.

“Shooting the Night Sky” is an art exhibit by Brad Severa featuring astrophotography images captured in Nebraska.

Severa discovered his love of astronomy growing up in northeast Nebraska looking up at the light pollution-free skies. All he had was a film camera and a tripod.

“I’ve always been interested in astronomy and just what’s out there because it’s so vast and there’s so much,” Severa said. “It’s just a natural hobby to pick up off of what I always enjoyed.”

Flash forward nearly two decades and as the global pandemic shut the world down, Severa decided to re-invest in his love of space. Now, he uses a digital camera and special lenses helpful for astrophotography. As well as a telescope mount that tracks the sky up above and helps take long exposures needed to get the photos he has on display.

Some of the galaxies and celestial events are from thousands of light years away. The exhibit is almost like a look back on the history of space.

He hopes visitors to the exhibit might launch their own hobby.

“Anybody can do this, I just picked it up four years ago and you don’t have to have a Hubbell or James Webb Telescope, you can do it yourself and hang it on your wall if you like,” Severa said. “Hopefully people’s awareness of that is expanded a bit and they might get interested in and do something with it.”

“Shooting the Night Sky” is on display on the second floor at the Nebraska Innovation Campus. It’s free and open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Feb. 29.

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A photographer had a happy accident while capturing birds in his garden when rainbows began appearing in their wings.

Andrew Fusek Peters was experimenting with underexposures around dawn on a cold December morning when he was “gobsmacked” by what he saw on the back of his camera while shooting into the breaking sunlight.

“One of the birds came out, it was a blue tit, and the wings had turned into rainbows and I thought what the f*** is going on?” He tells PetaPixel.

Fusek Peters began researching and discovered Christian Spencer’s stunning hummingbird photos and quickly realized that very few photographers have ever captured the prism phenomenon.

“I got rather excited and I started trying to replicate it and then I got blue tits, long-tail tits, robins, a robin fighting a greenfinch and I just thought, ‘This is extraordinary’.”

The British photographer has captured dozens of rainbow photos with different garden birds all while shooting in his kitchen. However, as Earth’s orbit continues the position of the Sun changes and Fusek Peters hasn’t managed any good shots since the end of January.

He thinks that he could recreate the shots in a different environment but for a short window during the winter, his kitchen provided the perfect vantage spot.

“I noticed Christian Spencer looks like he’s just shooting into the light, he’s not doing it at dawn or dusk. So, I have a feeling there are different ways to achieve this,” he says.

“But I would think that if you are shooting directly into the light you’re going to have to ISO 80, 1/3200 of a second — You’re going to have to really work hard to counteract the power of that light and not blow out these highlights and all those incredible layers of color.”

Fusek Peters used an OM-1 Mark II shooting at around 1/5000 of a second to freeze the birds’ wings. He hails the camera being able to focus in “very, very low light”. Adding that, “I was shooting minus three to minus four exposure compensation in virtual darkness.”

Last year, a physics paper explained the science behind the rainbows stating that it is a type of diffraction causes by tiny hairs on the bird wings.

PetaPixel readers may remember Fusek Peters after he lost part of his finger when a heavy-duty trip closed on it. He is now recovered but the freak accident has left a mark on him.

More of Fusek Peters’ work can be found on his website, Instagram, and Facebook.

Image credits: All photos by Andrew Fusek Peters.

Xiaomi 14 Ultra Professional Photography Kit

At the recent Xiaomi 14 Ultra mobile phone conference, photography enthusiasts were treated to a glimpse of innovation with the unveiling of the Xiaomi 14 Ultra Professional Photography Kit. This latest addition to Xiaomi’s accessory lineup promises a significant upgrade over its predecessor, the Xiaomi 13 Ultra professional photography kit.

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Priced at a suggested retail of 999 yuan, with an enticing add-on discount price of 699 yuan for Xiaomi 14 Ultra users, the new photography kit boasts several notable enhancements. One of the standout features is its Type-C connectivity, replacing Bluetooth, and touted as “delay-free” for seamless operation.

Equipped with a built-in 1500mAh battery, the kit supports blazing-fast 90W Xiaomi Surge wired second charging. Notably, it intelligently charges the connected phone when its power dips below 80 percent, ensuring uninterrupted shooting sessions.

Functionality sees a substantial boost with the introduction of a new custom function dial and a dedicated video button, catering to both photography and videography needs. Additionally, the kit comes with a stylish “colourful trim ring” available in black and white variants, adding a touch of personalization to the setup.

With its enhanced connectivity, rapid charging capabilities, and improved functionality, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra Professional Photography Kit sets a new standard for mobile photography accessories. As Xiaomi continues to innovate, enthusiasts can expect even more exciting developments on the horizon.

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Low lighting is the most challenging condition a camera can face. After all, a photograph can only be made when a digital sensor or film cell is exposed to light. This traditionally made it very difficult – if not impossible – to capture great low-light iPhone photography. That is, until the iPhone 11 launched with a brand new feature called Night mode.

Night mode has revolutionized the best iPhones’ low-light capabilities. It works by extending the length of the iPhone Camera’s exposure. You see, there are three ways a manual camera can be set up to gather more light. The aperture inside the lens is opened as wide as possible to allow more light through. The light sensitivity of the sensor is increased by raising the camera’s ISO. Or the shutter speed is slowed right down so more light can enter over a longer period of time. 

The problem is, your iPhone’s aperture is already fixed at a wide-open aperture and when you increase the sensor’s sensitivity too high, image quality is reduced by an increasingly intense layer of colorful specs called noise. The best solution then is to increase the exposure length, but this presents something of a problem too. Longer exposures mean that movement can ‘soften’ (or blur) an image. 

Thankfully, Apple’s unique blend of optical image stabilization [OIS] and computational photography has made it possible to shoot incredible handheld long exposures using Night mode. And in true Apple fashion, the process couldn’t be easier… 

Mike Harris

I’m Deputy Editor of N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine, but moonlight as iMore’s go-to photography know-it-all. I’ve worked in the photo industry for over six years and have been an avid iPhone photographer since the iPhone 4. I’m a firm believer that iPhone photography is a great starting point for burgeoning photographers, which is why I’ve created a series of iPhone photography basics tutorials, so you can either firm up your existing iPhone Camera skills or embark on a whole new passion.

How to activate Night mode

Your iPhone will helpfully determine when Night mode is required via a moon icon that appears next to the flash icon in the top-left corner of the Camera app’s screen. When you’re shooting in adequate light, it’s not visible. Night mode is also accessible by swiping up on the live view screen (or hitting the arrow at the very top) and tapping the moon icon that appears just above the shutter button. Once again, it’s next to the flash icon but will only appear in low-light conditions. You can also take Night mode selfies by simply activating the front camera in low light. 

When I photographed Pulteney Bridge and the nearby weir in the UK’s famous Georgian city of Bath, Night mode kicked in roughly around blue hour. While this will vary depending on the ambient light where you’re shooting, blue hour is a fantastic time to capture low-light images in general. It occurs just before sunrise and just after sunset and is so-called due to the light’s distinctive cool hue. You can work out when blue hour is on a given day and at a specific location via a planning app like PhotoPills. 

1. Open the Camera app in low light and the Night mode icon will appear in the top-left corner of the screen
2. Swipe your finger upwards, over the live camera view, to reveal the features bar. The Night mode icon will appear in low enough light
3. Download and open the PhotoPills app
4. Tap the Sun icon to reveal a chart with timings for blue hour on the selected day

How to control Night mode

Unsurprisingly, Apple has made Night mode extremely intuitive to use, and paired with the iPhone’s computational photography, it isn’t hard to capture a great-looking image. That said, you do have some control over Night mode’s functionality. Firstly, it can be switched off by tapping the icon in the top-left corner of the screen or by tapping the icon in the bottom menu and moving the slider left, all the way to Off. 

This slider also allows you to set the exposure length to Auto (middle position) and Max (right-hand position), which is the longest exposure available in the current lighting. The exposure length, in seconds, will appear just above the slider and the icon in the top-left corner will turn into a yellow lozenge, with the exposure length also visible. Ultimately, the length of the exposure will depend on the available light, but Night mode exposures can range from one to 30 seconds. But even on the Max setting, you’ll only be able to use 30 seconds in very low-light conditions, like shooting astrophotography.

1. Switch off Night mode by tapping the icon in the top-left of the screen
2. Swipe up to reveal the features bar and select Night mode
3. Move the slider all the way to the left to turn off Night mode 
4. Move the slider to the middle position to turn on Auto
5. Move the slider all the way to the right to turn on Max

How to prevent blur

Short exposures are used to freeze movement, while long exposures exaggerate movement by creating motion blur. The longer the exposure the more pronounced the motion blur. But this doesn’t just relate to moving subjects within the frame. If you move your iPhone too much when using Night mode, the entire image will blur, this is called camera shake. iPhones with Night mode feature OIS, which helps to combat camera shake. Computational photography also has a hand in beating blur, reducing noise, and rendering more detail. 

If you move the camera too much when the long exposure is being taken, a pair of crosshairs will appear that you can line up to help prevent blur. But your iPhone can only do so much. If you’re intent on producing the sharpest, shake-free images, you’ll need to use a tripod. You can pick up dedicated iPhone tripods or if you already have a tripod you can buy iPhone-compatible heads that attach via a standard tripod thread like the Joby GripTight Mount PRO (pictured) or the more affordable GripTight Mount for MagSafe.

1. Line up the two crosshairs if they appear on screen when capturing a Night mode image to help prevent blur
2. When using a tripod, always extend the thickest legs first and always extend the legs further, rather than extend the center column as this is the least stable part of the tripod
3. Use the built-in level in Photo mode to ensure your horizon is straight, or use your iPhone’s Measure app 
4. Go to Settings > Camera and check Level, if the level doesn’t appear in Photo mode

How to use blur to your advantage

In the right circumstances, motion blur can be used to your advantage. Pulteney Weir is a moving body of water and as the image (above) illustrates, it really comes to life when shot with a long exposure to blur the running water. Other examples of motion blur that will inject still images with a sense of movement include light trails caused by the head and tail lights of moving vehicles, bustling crowds of pedestrians – which can give busy street scenes an abstract flavor – and light trails formed by moving fairground rides such as Ferris wheels. You might think that the longer the exposure, the better looking the motion blur, but that isn’t necessarily the case. As the quality of light changes, experiment with different exposures to find the length that works best for your scene.

1. Frame a low-light image with a moving subject such as vehicles or running water
2. Open the Camera app and select Photo mode 
3. Night mode will turn on automatically if you’re working in low enough light
4. Experiment with different exposure lengths as the lighting conditions get darker 
5. Review your images in Photos to determine the best exposure length for your moving subject

How to edit a night shot

You can find a plethora of powerful editing apps such as on the App Store, but if you want to learn to edit iPhone photos the right way, the Photos app’s editing suite is a simple but effective starting point. The first thing to be aware of is Apple’s computational photography. This AI-powered tech automatically edits the images you capture with your iPhone, every time you fire the shutter, and it’s pretty effective, too. Fresh from the camera, images are well exposed, sharp and the colors tend to look relatively accurate. This means that any edits you make manually will likely be to tweak, rather than overhaul, an image. 

The temptation when editing a low-light image can be to try and brighten the dark areas as much as possible. There’s nothing wrong with boosting the Exposure or lifting the Shadows sliders to bring back more detail, just make sure you use them sparingly. You’re not trying to simulate the daytime, after all. For this image, I boosted the Exposure (+15) and Shadows (+26) slightly, and then reduced the highlights (-52) to add detail and definition to the bright lighting. I then added a little contrast (+10) and increased Black Point (+10) to darken the blacks and add punch to the highlights. Rather than boost Saturation, which would have increased the yellowness of the lighting, I increased Vibrance (+35). This targets less intense colors such as the blue-hour sky. I finished with Warmth (-10) to cool the warmth omitted from the lights and Tint (+35) to neutralize the water’s green hue. 

1. Select your image in the Photos app and hit Edit in the top right corner
2. Boost Exposure and Shadows sparingly to bring back a little detail in the shadows
3. Generously reduce Highlights to pull back a little detail in the lights 
4. Add Contrast or Black Point to darken the blacks and add punch to the highlights
5. Add Vibrance to selectively up the saturation of less intense hues 
6. Slide Warmth to the left to cool the color temperature and slide Tint to the right to balance any unwanted green hues

How to shoot a Night mode Timelapse

If you own an iPhone 12 or later, you can make use of Apple’s Night mode Time-lapse function. Just like the standard Night mode, it works automatically when low enough lighting conditions are detected. Unlike the standard Night mode, there’s no indicator to suggest that Night mode is activated and it’s not customizable in any way. The Time-lapse function is activated by activating the Camera app and swiping the menu above the shutter button to the far left. For the best results, use a tripod or prop your iPhone up so it’s completely still throughout the time-lapse.

1. Put your iPhone on a tripod and frame your nighttime scene
2. Open the Camera app and keep sliding the mode menu left to find Time-lapse
3. Press the shutter button to start the time-lapse

What’s Night mode Portrait?

Night mode Portrait is exactly what you’d expect, Night mode functionality while using Portrait mode. It’s only available on Pro models (iPhone 12 onwards) and just like the standard Night mode, it turns on automatically when you’re working in low light. It’s certainly a neat feature, but you’ll have to work smart if you’re to avoid unwanted motion blur. Ask your portrait subject to remain as still as possible when you’re taking a photo and remember that the longer the exposure, the more pronounced any movement will be, so it’s best to stick to one or two seconds, if possible. 

You’ll also have to be mindful of wind-blowing clothing or hair, although this can be used to your advantage if you’re willing to capture a more creative portrait. A good tip to help keep the exposure as short as possible, while also highlighting your subject is to experiment shooting in different light sources. This could be street lighting, shop window lights, or even neon lights. And if you want a little more control over the lighting, consider picking up a small smartphone-sized LED panel, like the Lume Cube Panel Pro 2.0.

This tutorial is part of iPhone Photography Week 2024. Expect new posts to appear daily, focused on making your photos shot with iPhone better than ever before.

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