It's the photo nag here again. I can tell from the meta data that you're using your iPhone for photos. Would you be open to a few tips? You'll thank me later when you get home...
Hold the phone horizontally more, if not all the time. Resist taking vertical shots. You're missing a lot of panorama. And even if you're taking a shot that would look better composed vertically, these cameras take such high resolution that you can crop them later and they'll still look great. When you view the pics later, you'll appreciate how much better they look on your computer screen or on your TV when they are shot with a horizontal aspect ratio. Trust me.
Be sure to take some video. Pan across landscapes. Video yourselves walking and talking. It will really enhance the "relivin' it" experience later on. Just be careful, keep 'em short as video uses a lot of memory space. And absolutely DO NOT shoot vertical video, hold the iPhone horizontal for video. If you inadvertently take too much video of something, don't delete the whole thing, you can crop the video shorter in-camera and keep just the best part.
And MOST important. You're shots are pretty blurry. It's because it's near impossible to hold those iPhones still enough (the don't have enough mass). Here's what you do: - Try to lean against something when you shoot. - Or better, hold the camera to a wall or structure to stabilize it as you shoot. - No wall? Hold the camera to your walking stick, turning it into a make-shift monopod (a one-legged tripod). - Exhale, then shoot. - And the biggie: don't stab at the iPhone button to take a shot. The "shutter" opens when you LET GO of the button, NOT when you press it. So: compose the shot, press the button, exhale, then, when you're ready to snap the shot, you gently lift your finger from the button. That's when the camera will take the shot. - Lastly, as you're composing the shot, you can touch the picture anywhere with your finger. The iPhone will focus and adjust the exposure for the part of the picture you touch. That's how you bring specific parts of the photo into focus.
I've been tracking your miles-per-day. You two are awesome (although, I'm on to you and know your "dirty little secret!" Ha, ha. Keep up the good work!! Safe travels,
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It's the photo nag here again. I can tell from the meta data that you're using your iPhone for photos. Would you be open to a few tips? You'll thank me later when you get home...
Hold the phone horizontally more, if not all the time. Resist taking vertical shots. You're missing a lot of panorama. And even if you're taking a shot that would look better composed vertically, these cameras take such high resolution that you can crop them later and they'll still look great. When you view the pics later, you'll appreciate how much better they look on your computer screen or on your TV when they are shot with a horizontal aspect ratio. Trust me.
Be sure to take some video. Pan across landscapes. Video yourselves walking and talking. It will really enhance the "relivin' it" experience later on. Just be careful, keep 'em short as video uses a lot of memory space. And absolutely DO NOT shoot vertical video, hold the iPhone horizontal for video. If you inadvertently take too much video of something, don't delete the whole thing, you can crop the video shorter in-camera and keep just the best part.
And MOST important. You're shots are pretty blurry. It's because it's near impossible to hold those iPhones still enough (the don't have enough mass). Here's what you do:
- Try to lean against something when you shoot.
- Or better, hold the camera to a wall or structure to stabilize it as you shoot.
- No wall? Hold the camera to your walking stick, turning it into a make-shift monopod (a one-legged tripod).
- Exhale, then shoot.
- And the biggie: don't stab at the iPhone button to take a shot. The "shutter" opens when you LET GO of the button, NOT when you press it. So: compose the shot, press the button, exhale, then, when you're ready to snap the shot, you gently lift your finger from the button. That's when the camera will take the shot.
- Lastly, as you're composing the shot, you can touch the picture anywhere with your finger. The iPhone will focus and adjust the exposure for the part of the picture you touch. That's how you bring specific parts of the photo into focus.
I've been tracking your miles-per-day. You two are awesome (although, I'm on to you and know your "dirty little secret!" Ha, ha. Keep up the good work!! Safe travels,
Mark