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I don’t know how the pros use the iPhone to shoot such amazing photos. I have the iPhone 12 Pro and the photos I shoot are mediocre at best and out of focus or

I don’t know how the pros use the iPhone to shoot such amazing photos. I have the iPhone 12 Pro and the photos I shoot are mediocre at best and out of focus or weird lightning at worst. Did they use a tripod everywhere they go?

CharlesW 3y ago
> Did they use a tripod everywhere they go? Yep, there's a whole world of tools designed to avoid camera shake¹: Tripods, monopods, gimbals, dollies, suction mounts, etc. ¹ Unless that's what you're going for, e.g. Blair Witch Project
matwood 3y ago
The classic shot on iPhone 3GS! behind the scenes. https://fstoppers.com/commercial/iphone-fashion-shoot-lee-morris-6173 https://fstoppers.com/commercial/iphone-fashion-shoot-lee-mo...
yieldcrv 3y ago
Have you taken a photography class? You don’t need an MFA or much experience, just a set of guidelines, how to conform to them and knowing when to break them
macintux 3y ago
I'd be curious what subjects you pick. I've been very happy with my iPhone photographs for the last 10+ years, to the point that I stopped using my DSLR. But, and it's a big but, lighting and subject and distance matter a great deal.
- mrbonner 3y ago
  Everyday objects and street photos. I don’t shoot in a controlled environment.
dheera 3y ago
> out of focus or weird lightning at worst Yep that's the problem. Not the camera. Fix your focus and fix your lighting. That's 95% of professional-quality footage, in most cases. Good indoor lighting, by the way, isn't cheap, and that's the part they didn't tell you they probably spent tens of thousands on. Yeah, if you shoot with your IKEA lights and your bedroom mess in the background, it's going to look like it was "shot on a shitty phone" even if you have an Arri camera. Oh and here's the other killer thing pros don't tell you -- broad sunny daylight looks like shit on any camera. But it's the time 95% of the population likes to go outdoors. You want some dramatic clouds? Chase a storm. You want that crack of dawn effect? Get up 2 hours before the crack of dawn to set up.

CharlesW 3y ago

> Did they use a tripod everywhere they go? Yep, there's a whole world of tools designed to avoid camera shake¹: Tripods, monopods, gimbals, dollies, suction mounts, etc. ¹ Unless that's what you're going for, e.g. Blair Witch Project

matwood 3y ago

The classic shot on iPhone 3GS! behind the scenes. https://fstoppers.com/commercial/iphone-fashion-shoot-lee-morris-6173 https://fstoppers.com/commercial/iphone-fashion-shoot-lee-mo...

yieldcrv 3y ago

Have you taken a photography class? You don’t need an MFA or much experience, just a set of guidelines, how to conform to them and knowing when to break them

macintux 3y ago

I'd be curious what subjects you pick. I've been very happy with my iPhone photographs for the last 10+ years, to the point that I stopped using my DSLR. But, and it's a big but, lighting and subject and distance matter a great deal.

mrbonner 3y ago
Everyday objects and street photos. I don’t shoot in a controlled environment.

dheera 3y ago

> out of focus or weird lightning at worst Yep that's the problem. Not the camera. Fix your focus and fix your lighting. That's 95% of professional-quality footage, in most cases. Good indoor lighting, by the way, isn't cheap, and that's the part they didn't tell you they probably spent tens of thousands on. Yeah, if you shoot with your IKEA lights and your bedroom mess in the background, it's going to look like it was "shot on a shitty phone" even if you have an Arri camera. Oh and here's the other killer thing pros don't tell you -- broad sunny daylight looks like shit on any camera. But it's the time 95% of the population likes to go outdoors. You want some dramatic clouds? Chase a storm. You want that crack of dawn effect? Get up 2 hours before the crack of dawn to set up.