iCreate - UK (2020-05)

Photos

10

Time needed

Developer

Apple, Inc

Difficulty

Bokeh

A DSLR photographer can open their

camera’s aperture wide to create a shallow

depth of field. This adds a background blur

(bokeh) that helps the eye focus on the sharp

foreground subject. The iPhone’s Portrait

mode mimics this selective blur effect to

create a more attractive shot. Unlike a DSLR

photo you can adjust the strength of a

Portrait mode’s blur in the Photos app.

Knowledge base

Create a sellable stock photo

S

tock photo sites such as Shutterstock enable you to

sell your photos. A single sale may only earn a few

pennies but over time a trickle of cash can turn into a

stronger flowing income stream. However, before a photo can

be accepted for sale it has to pass a stock site’s quality control

inspection. If a photo lacks detail due to incorrect exposure then

it may be rejected. If the main subject’s focus is too soft then

it may also be rejected. Fortunately the Photos app has plenty

of tools to tweak colour, tone, sharpness and composition to

create a more acceptable stock photo. You can spruce up your

stock shots from the comfort of the desktop version of Photos or

edit on the go using the iOS Photos app.

Fix common picture problems to pass a stock photo site’s

quality control inspection process

Photo’s built-in editing tools can help you transform any

image into one you could potentially make money from...

Fix common problems

Tweak colour, tone, sharpness and composition

Exposure

A correctly exposed shot

should have an undulating

histogram graph that

spreads from the far left (the

shadows) to the far right

(highlights). If the graph is

clumped to the left or right

the photo may be under or

over-exposed.

Zoom tool

To see if a shot is truly nice

and sharp you need to view it

at 100%. Click here to zoom

in (or drag the slider). 100%

magnification also helps you spot

and fix picture noise caused by a

high ISO speed.

Adjust

Click here to access the

Adjust panel. This gives

you access to all the photo

fixing tools that you’ll

need to create a colourful,

well-exposed and sharply

focused stock image.

Composition

Our start image has a slight tilt due to the way the

iPhone was held when snapping the shot. Click

here to access an angle wheel that can rotate the

shot to counteract its wonky horizon.

Photos

10

Timeneeded

Developer

Apple,Inc

Difficulty

Bokeh

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camera’saperturewideto createa shallow

depthof field.Thisaddsa backgroundblur

(bokeh)thathelpstheeyefocusonthesharp

foregroundsubject.TheiPhone’sPortrait

modemimicsthisselectiveblureffectto

createa moreattractiveshot.Unlikea DSLR

photoyoucanadjustthestrengthof a

Portraitmode’sblurin thePhotosapp.

Knowledge base

Create a sellable stock photo

S

tock photo sites such as Shutterstock enable you to

sell your photos. A single sale may only earn a few

pennies but over time a trickle of cash can turn into a

stronger flowing income stream. However, before a photo can

be accepted for sale it has to pass a stock site’s quality control

inspection. If a photo lacks detail due to incorrect exposure then

it may be rejected. If the main subject’s focus is too soft then

it may also be rejected. Fortunately the Photos app has plenty

of tools to tweak colour, tone, sharpness and composition to

create a more acceptable stock photo. You can spruce up your

stock shots from the comfort of the desktop version of Photos or

editonthegousingtheiOSPhotosapp.

Fix common picture problems to pass a stock photo site’s

quality control inspection process

Photo’s built-in editing tools can help you transform any

image into one you could potentially make money from...

Fix common problems

Tweakcolour, tone,sharpnessandcomposition

Exposure

A correctlyexposedshot

shouldhaveanundulating

histogramgraphthat

spreadsfromthefarleft(the

shadows)to thefarright

(highlights).If thegraphis

clumpedto theleftorright

thephotomaybeunderor

over-exposed.

Zoomtool

Toseeif a shotis trulynice

andsharpyouneedto viewit

at 100%.Clickhereto zoom

in (ordragtheslider).100%

magnificationalsohelpsyouspot

andfixpicturenoisecausedbya

highISOspeed.

Adjust

Clickhereto accessthe

Adjustpanel.Thisgives

youaccessto allthephoto

fixingtoolsthatyou’ll

needto createa colourful,

well-exposedandsharply

focusedstockimage.

Composition

Our start image has a slight tilt due to the way the

iPhone was held when snapping the shot. Click

here to access an angle wheel that can rotate the

shot to counteract its wonky horizon.