7 Tips For Macro for iPhone

Smartphone cameras are getting better, and now are able to replace the vast majority of people own a camera. Moreover, due to the ease of working with application-cam and the lack of a number of specific settings "Only for the enlightened" originally is much more suitable for those who are not too keen on photography strong.

Anyway, if you take pictures correctly, you can get beautiful pictures on your smartphone, and that's a perfect exampleAnd below are a few tips on how to properly conduct shoot close up on your iPhone.

1. Avoid direct light

iPhone camera, not originally intended for macro photography, pretty bad copes with a close photographing too much illuminated objects. Try to avoid direct flow of light to the object. If you're shooting outdoors, and direct sunlight interferes with shooting, try to use his own shadow on the subject.

2. Use focus lock

For macro photography with a smartphone, even the slightest movement can knock focus. Here the locking function will greatly help focus on the desired object: just tapnite and hold your finger on the middle of the screen on which the object and wait until the message «AE / AF Lock». Now small displacement shooting position and shaking hands will not be such a strong challenge to get a good close-up shot.

3. Learn from snipers

Snipers are experts in how to safely secure in the sight of the desired object. The same is necessary, and a photograph in macro. Measured breathing and photographing on the exhale will provide a clearer picture as to this point, our body relaxes.

4. use a headset

An alternative method is more reliable fix is ​​to press a button on the headset photographing. It's pretty obvious advice, but many inexplicably ignore it.

5. HDR

Using the built-in HDR mode in some cases will provide better macro shots. Do not forget to activate the option to save the original images are used to create images in HDR mode. It is possible that one of them will be better than the processed version.

6. A drop of water on the lens

Rather controversial advice conjugate with the risk of water ingress into the smartphone, but provides at the right "dosage" of water in a drop of lens effect.

7. Optional equipment

In any case, the best, though the most expensive way to produce really high-quality macro shots - is the use of special additional lens sticking out of the smartphone. Previously we have presented to you selection of the best photos, gadgets, and lenses for the iPhoneAnd among them is quite possible to pick up the lens for better macro.

[via osxdaily]