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1 PREPARE YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD TO TAKE AWESOME PHOTOS
THERE’S A LOT MORE YOU CAN DO WITH THE PHOTOS YOU TAKE USING YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY IS BOTH A SKILL AND AN ART FORM
WHAT YOU NEED TO GET STARTED AS A MOBILE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHER
PLACES TO SHOW OFF YOUR PHOTOS
DEVELOP YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER’S EYE
START TAKING PICTURES USING THE CAMERA APP
2 SNAP PHOTOS USING THE CAMERA APP
LAUNCH THE CAMERA APP FROM THE LOCK SCREEN
LAUNCH THE CAMERA APP FROM THE HOME SCREEN
LAUNCH THE CAMERA APP FROM THE CONTROL CENTER
LAUNCH THE CAMERA APP FROM MULTITASKING MODE
PREVIEW THE IMAGE YOU JUST SHOT
SWITCH BETWEEN THE FRONT- AND REAR-FACING CAMERAS
SWITCH BETWEEN PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE MODES
ACTIVATE THE AE/AF SENSOR AND SENSOR LOCK
ENHANCE IMAGES AS YOU SHOOT USING HDR MODE
HOW TO UTILIZE THE GRID FEATURE
THE CAMERA APP’S SHOOTING MODES
BURST (iPHONE 5S, iPAD AIR, AND iPAD MINI WITH RETINA DISPLAY ONLY)
TAKE PANORAMIC PHOTOS FROM YOUR iPHONE
CUSTOMIZE THE CAMERA APP FROM WITHIN SETTINGS
YOU NOW HAVE THE SKILL; LET’S GET CREATIVE
3 TEN STRATEGIES TO QUICKLY IMPROVE YOUR PICTURE-TAKING SKILLS
TEN STRATEGIES USED BY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS THAT YOU CAN QUICKLY LEARN
#1—AVOID THE MOST COMMON MISTAKE MADE BY AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS
#2—USE THE RULE OF THIRDS WHEN FRAMING YOUR SHOTS
#3—PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR PRIMARY LIGHT SOURCE AND USE IT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
#4—CHANGE YOUR SHOOTING ANGLE AND/OR PERSPECTIVE
#6—TIMING IS CRITICAL: BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME, AND BE READY TO TAKE PICTURES
#7—TAKE PICTURES OF SIGNS TO SET THE SCENE AND SHOW WHERE YOU’VE BEEN
#9—WATCH OUT FOR UNWANTED SHADOWS
#10—USE THE AE/AF SENSOR TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
AS THE PHOTOGRAPHER, BE AWARE OF EVERYTHING
4 TAKE AWESOME PICTURES IN LOW LIGHT
COMPENSATE FOR LOW LIGHT WHEN TAKING PICTURES
KNOW WHEN AND HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE iPHONE’S BUILT-IN FLASH
WHEN USING THE iPHONE’S FLASH, PAY ATTENTION TO ITS EFFECTIVE FLASH RANGE
CONSIDER OTHER HAZARDS OF USING THE iPHONE’S FLASH
USE THE FLASH’S ON/OFF OR AUTO SETTINGS
THE CAMERA APP’S HDR SHOOTING MODE
5 OVERCOME COMMON PICTURE-TAKING CHALLENGES
STRATEGIES FOR TAKING PICTURES OF PEOPLE
SHOOT CANDID SHOTS THAT FEATURE PEOPLE
TIPS FOR CAPTURING THE PERFECT GROUP SHOT
CAPTURE ADORABLE BABY PICTURES
TAKE PROFESSIONAL LOOKING PICTURES OF ANIMALS
SHOOT IN-FOCUS IMAGES WHEN YOUR SUBJECT IS MOVING
STRATEGIES FOR TAKING PICTURES AT SPORTING EVENTS
SHOOT IN-FOCUS IMAGES WHEN YOU (THE PHOTOGRAPHER) ARE IN MOTION
OVERCOME PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH SHOOTING THROUGH GLASS
USE YOUR CREATIVITY WHEN SHOOTING LANDMARKS, BUILDINGS, AND INANIMATE OBJECTS
CAPTURE THE BEST PANORAMIC SHOTS POSSIBLE WITH YOUR iPHONE
STRATEGIES FOR TAKING CLOSE-UP IMAGES USING THE ZOOM
USE REFLECTIONS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
GIVE YOUR PHOTOS A SENSE OF SCALE AND DEPTH
MAKE YOUR VACATION PHOTOS AS MEMORABLE AS YOUR ACTUAL TRIP
WHAT TO DO IF TOO MUCH LIGHT KEEPS YOU FROM SEEING THE iPHONE OR iPAD’S VIEWFINDER
6 VIEW, ORGANIZE, EDIT, AND SHARE PICTURES USING THE PHOTOS APP
ORGANIZE YOUR DIGITAL IMAGES USING THE PHOTOS APP
VIEW THE IMAGES STORED ON YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
WORK WITH SHARED IMAGES VIA iCLOUD
THE PHOTOS APP’S IMAGE EDITING AND ENHANCEMENT TOOLS
SHARE IMAGES FROM THE PHOTOS APP
USE THE MAIL APP TO SEND IMAGES
USE AIRDROP TO WIRELESSLY SHARE IMAGES
IMPORT IMAGES INTO THE PHOTOS APP FROM YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA OR ITS SD MEMORY CARD
APPLE’S iPHOTO APP OFFERS EVEN MORE FUNCTIONALITY
7 EXPAND YOUR PHOTO EDITING TOOLBOX WITH iPHOTO
VIEW, EDIT, AND ENHANCE YOUR PHOTOS
WORK WITH TAGS TO ORGANIZE AND QUICKLY LOCATE IMAGES
CREATE WEB JOURNALS TO SHOWCASE YOUR PHOTOS
ADD ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS TO YOUR WEB JOURNAL
SHOWCASE DAZZLING ANIMATED SLIDESHOWS USING iPHOTO
8 PHOTOGRAPHY APPS THAT ENHANCE YOUR PICTURE-TAKING CAPABILITIES
CYCLORAMIC STUDIO 360 PANORAMA
SO MANY MORE PHOTOGRAPHY APPS ARE AT YOUR DISPOSAL
9 PHOTOGRAPHY APPS THAT EXPAND YOUR PHOTO EDITING AND ENHANCEMENT CAPABILITIES
THIRD-PARTY PHOTO EDITING AND IMAGE ENHANCEMENT APPS
SPECIALIZED APPS ENABLE YOU TO CREATE UNIQUE SPECIAL EFFECTS
MIX AND MATCH PHOTOGRAPHY APPS TO GET THE RESULTS YOU NEED
10 USE OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES TO IMPROVE YOUR PICTURES
PHOTOGRAPHY-RELATED ACCESSORIES YOU CAN’T DO WITHOUT
THE XSHOT AND LOOQ ONE-HANDED CAMERA EXTENDERS
EXTERNAL CONTINUOUS LIGHTING SOLUTIONS AND iPHONE FLASH ALTERNATIVES
USE A PRESSURE-SENSITIVE STYLUS WHEN EDITING YOUR PHOTOS
USE YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD AS A REMOTE SHUTTER BUTTON TRIGGER FOR YOUR DIGITAL SLR CAMERA
11 CREATE PRINTS FROM YOUR iPHONE/iPAD PHOTOS
CREATE PRINTS FROM HOME USING AN AIRPRINT-COMPATIBLE PHOTO PRINTER
CHOOSE AN AIRPRINT-COMPATIBLE PHOTO PRINTER THAT MEETS YOUR NEEDS
SEND IMAGES TO AN AIRPRINT PRINTER FROM YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PHOTO PAPER
HOW TO SAVE MONEY ON PHOTO PRINTER INK
HAVE PRINTS CREATED AT A ONE-HOUR PHOTO LAB
USE THE COSTCO APP TO ORDER PRINTS FROM YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
ORDER PRINTS FROM AN ONLINE-BASED PHOTO LAB
12 SHARE YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOS ONLINE
SHARE IMAGES THROUGH AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE
SHARE ONE IMAGE AT A TIME ON TWITTER
SHARE GROUPS OF IMAGES USING AN ONLINE PHOTO SHARING SERVICE
QUICKLY EMAIL UP TO FIVE IMAGES AT A TIME TO SPECIFIC PEOPLE
SEND IMAGES VIA EMAIL FROM THE PHOTOS APP
SEND IMAGES VIA EMAIL FROM THE MAIL APP
MORE WAYS TO SHARE PHOTOS ONLINE
13 DISCOVER iCLOUD’S MY PHOTO STREAM AND SHARED PHOTO STREAM
USE THE MY PHOTO STREAM FEATURE
ACTIVATE iCLOUD’S MY PHOTO STREAM ON EACH OF YOUR iOS MOBILE DEVICES
MANAGE YOUR MY PHOTO STREAM ALBUM FROM YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
SHARE SELECTED GROUPS OF IMAGES WITH OTHERS USING SHARED PHOTO STREAMS
VIEW AND MANAGE SHARED PHOTO STREAMS FROM YOUR iPHONE OR iPAD
OTHER OPTIONS FOR SHARING GROUPS OF PHOTOS ONLINE
14 OTHER WAYS TO SHARE YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOS
DISPLAY YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOS ON YOUR HD TELEVISION SET
DISPLAY DIGITAL IMAGES ON YOUR HD TELEVISION USING APPLE TV
DISPLAY IMAGES STORED ON YOUR iOS MOBILE DEVICE ON YOUR HD TELEVISION SET VIA AIRPLAY
CREATE YOUR OWN APPLE TV SCREENSAVER
DISPLAY AN IMAGE COLLAGE, ONE IMAGE AT A TIME, OR CREATE AN ANIMATED SLIDESHOW
DISPLAY IMAGES FROM YOUR iOS MOBILE DEVICE ON YOUR TELEVISION SET WITHOUT APPLE TV
TRANSFER IMAGES FROM YOUR iOS MOBILE DEVICE TO YOUR COMPUTER USING iTUNES SYNC
QUICKLY TRANSFER IMAGES BETWEEN iOS MOBILE DEVICES USING AIRDROP