and have a go at some post-process work,
to see if we can bring out any more detail.
All of the above is down to the preference of
the individual and all of the above is utterly
fine. The great thing with this is, you can do
what you like and enjoy it. If photography
becomes a chore, where’s the fun in that?
Snapseed has a lot of filtering options
available. You should find a pre-set that you
like without too much trouble. However, if
you feel the need to make some intricate
post-process adjustments to your images,
it has that covered too. It has a wide range of
image adjustment tools to keep you occupied
for quite some time. With the iPhone and
the Camera+ app, we could choose both the
point of focus and the area to be metered,
separately, by using the two on-screen
reticules. Fine-tuning of the exposure could
then be done using exposure compensation
or altering either ISO, or shut ter speed, to dial
in a perfect exposure. The macro clip-on lens
was dug out again to try some handheld shots
of the ingredients on the table. One thing we
noticed was the 10x magnification factor of
Snapseed has a lot of filtering options available. You should find a preset that you like without too much
trouble. However, if you feel the need to make some intricate post-process adjustments to your images, then it
has that covered too. It has a wide range of image adjustment tools to keep you occupied for quite some time.
the macro lens was almost too much. The
close ups were so close that you lost a sense
of what you were shooting and it almost
turned into an abstract. A few small coffee
beans were just the right size to fill the frame
of the shot and make for some impressive
macro photos.
Parting thoughts
The iPhone’s ability to take long exposures
was a big plus and offered a huge range of
creative possibilities. What this tells us is
that even without up-to-date phones that
have more pixels and available features,
mobile photography is both fun and
creative. When you take your phone out of
auto mode and start to use the functions
more like a DSLR, you can appreciate the
technicalities of photography while still
enjoying the freedom of using a device
that, not so long ago, would have been
languishing in your pocket waiting for a
phone call.
Filtering of your images using Snapseed,
ToolWiz Photos and any of the preset filters
built into the current crop of camera apps is
a purely personal choice. Some love them,
some hate them.
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