Whether you’re looking to step up your Instagram game or simply trying to document your travels in a more interesting light, try these 10 tips to take better travel photos with your iPhone. You will be getting ALL the likes in no time at all.
Tips To Take Better Travel Photos With Your iPhone
1. Rule of Thirds
Use the iPhone’s grid feature to help you compose your shots. To turn it on, go to Settings, select Photos & Camera, and enable the grid feature. Use this helpful tool to apply the Rule of Thirds to your photographs for a more interesting composition. What is the Rule of Thirds? It involves dividing up your image into 9 sections by using 2 horizontal lines and 2 vertical lines. Then position elements in your scene along the lines OR at the points where the lines intersect. For instance, in the photo above the turtles lie roughly at the intersection of a horizontal and vertical line.
2. Use Burst Mode
Utilize “burst mode” by holding down the camera’s shutter to take multiple photos quickly. It’s great for avoiding blury action shots.
3. Focus.
Tap on the screen in the camera viewer to change the focus of the photo. This also helps control your lighting, especially in photos where there is a bright light behind the subject (a setting sun or light through a window).
4. Try an External Lens
Use an external wide-angle lens to get amazing landscapes, sunsets and even close-up shots.
5. Use a Tripod
You can pick up a decent tripod on Amazon for just $15. I like this iphone tripod in particular because its flexible limbs make it versatile and it contains a universal mount.
6. Clean Your Lens
Clean. Your. Lens. Dust particles, fingerprints, oils and the gunk hanging out at the bottom of your purse can ruin a great photo by making it muddy or out of focus.
7. Change Perspective.
Get up high, down low, get in the ocean and turn back towards the land, shoot toward the sky or straight down at the ground.
8. Do Not Zoom.
Move your feet to zoom. Avoid using the actual zoom feature at all cost. It kills the quality of your image. Move yourself closer or take the image zoomed out and then crop in.
9. Get a Waterproof Case
Invest in a good waterproof case! Sometimes the coolest sites are what’s below the surface. Especially if your travels involve scuba diving or snorkeling.
10. Use People in Landscapes
Use people in your landscape photos to tell a story, add interest and even give perspective to the size and scale of surrounding objects.
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I love this! I love taking photos with my phone. Sometimes they come out so much better!
Those are really great pics. I can never get good pictures with my iPhone. Now after seeing yours I will have to utilize your tips. You should have told us what waterproof case you recommend.
Sad thing I don’t have an iPhone. My sister really need to know this. Thanks!
These pointers would definitely step up my picture taking game. iPhoneography at its finest. I don’t travel as much unlike back in the day but this will still come in handy. Thank you.
The photos I saw tonight from the iPhone were breathtaking! I just can’t believe the detail and clarity, especially from a phone. Who would have thought it possible.