Exposure ✨ · iPhone Photography

Exposure ✨

There are some settings in the camera app that you should keep in mind while you are shooting. One of the main components of good photography is exposure. Exposure is the amount of light that reaches your camera’s sensor. Without the right balance of exposure, your photo can be washed out with too much light or have too many shadows. For some reason, iPhones like to have the exposure slightly high in the automatic settings. I want to show you why it is beneficial to have the exposure at a little lower than default.

Preserves Details - Lower exposure helps preserve details in both highlights and shadows, resulting in a more balanced and dynamic image. By avoiding overexposure, you retain information in bright areas such as the sky or reflective surfaces, preventing them from appearing washed out or losing texture. When the exposure is too high, the sky and other bright areas will simply be white light without any detail at all.

2. Enhance Colors - Lower exposure can enhance color saturation and richness. By properly exposing the image, colors appear more vibrant and true to life, capturing the essence of the scene more accurately. This is especially crucial in landscape and nature photography, where vibrant colors often play a significant role in conveying mood and atmosphere.

3. Reduces Noise - Maintaining lower exposure also reduces the risk of noise in the final image, particularly in low-light conditions. Higher exposure settings can introduce digital noise, which degrades image quality and detracts from the overall aesthetic appeal. By opting for lower exposure, photographers can produce cleaner and sharper images, particularly when shooting in challenging lighting situations.

4. Easier Editing - Lower exposure allows for greater creative control during post-processing. With a well-exposed image, photographers have more flexibility to adjust brightness, contrast, and other parameters without sacrificing image quality. This flexibility opens up a world of possibilities for fine-tuning the final look of the photograph to match the photographer's artistic vision.

There are several ways to do this on the iPhone. The first way is to tap on your screen on the subject of your photo. You will see a yellow box with a sun symbol on the right side. Simply move the sun up or down to get the right exposure for your photo. The second way is to go to the exposure settings in the hidden menu. There are two ways to get there. The first is simply swipe up from anywhere in your viewfinder. The other way is to tap the “V” shaped icon at the top of the screen. Once you are in the menu, tap the circle with a + and - symbol in it. This will show you the slider that will allow you to adjust the exposure to whatever you need. (I will post pictures of these steps for better visual.)

By mastering exposure control, you can elevate your shooting and produce much better pictures that will be easier to edit in post.

Let me know if you have any questions! Happy shooting! 📸📱

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