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It's undeniable that iPhones capture beautiful photos. Without the need for expensive cameras, we can still capture wonderful moments of life, and even become professional photographers. As we all know, all Apple iPhones have the ability to take HDR photos. So, what is HDR photography? Readers can refer to Mytour's article below for more details.
1. What is HDR Photography on iPhone?
Capturing HDR Photos with iPhone
Typically, to capture HDR photos on iPhone, we need more than 2 or 3 shots with different exposure values.
These shots are taken within milliseconds of each other. So, it's best not to move the scenes or frames. To capture the best HDR photo, we should use a camera tripod.
2. Activating HDR Photography on iPhone
Step 1: Access Settings =>Camera => enable Auto HDR by toggling the slider.
Step 2: Additionally, you can activate the Keep Normal Photo option if you want to retain and preserve non-HDR images regularly. This option allows you to choose what to share or edit.
However, it's important to note that this will occupy a significant amount of storage space on the device, and may not be a useful option in case of low device capacity.
- For users wanting to use HDR in specific scenarios, ensure the Auto HDR option is disabled and follow the steps below:
Step 1: Open the Camera app.
Step 2: Press the HDR option located at the top corner of the camera, between the Flash and Live Photos settings.
Step 3: Select Auto, On, or Off. If HDR is activated, the text will turn yellow to indicate the option has been enabled.
3. When to Use HDR for iPhone Photography
HDR photography is recommended for capturing landscapes, subjects under direct sunlight, and scenes with low light or backlight. Using HDR for landscape photography can result in stunning and captivating images.
When capturing landscapes, such as mountain scenes, there's often high contrast between the blue sky and the ground. Over-focusing on this can lead to losing other elements, not achieving the desired integrity.
By using HDR to take photos, you can preserve the details of the sky without making the details of the ground too dark, lost, or vice versa.
Additionally, HDR can be used to capture portraits of subjects under direct sunlight. While light is crucial in photography, it can also present various issues. For instance, sunlight can create shadows or excessive glare. Using HDR helps mitigate this light.
In the end, in cases of low or backlighting, we can also use HDR to address these issues.
4. When should you avoid using HDR for photography?
The benefits of HDR in certain scenarios are undeniable, but not every situation calls for HDR photography to be effective.
As mentioned earlier, typically to capture HDR photos on iPhone, the photographer must take more than 2 or 3 shots with different exposure values, within milliseconds of each other. This means that if your subject moves, the photos you capture are likely to be blurry.
Photography is an art form. Suppose in a scenario you deliberately aim to capture high-contrast images, such as capturing shadows, ... . In such cases, it's best to turn off HDR.
Furthermore, if you're capturing vibrant colors, HDR isn't necessary. While HDR is considered a 'savior' in making colors pop in overly bright or dark images, if the subject is already well-lit and colorful, HDR becomes the culprit in diminishing those vibrant hues.
5. How to view HDR photos on iPhone?
Unfortunately, iPhones create albums for most different photo modes (portrait mode, selfie, panorama, screenshot, video, ...) but do not create a separate album for HDR photos.
To view HDR photos on iPhone, simply access the camera roll. If you've enabled the Keep Normal Photo setting, locating HDR photos is easy. Essentially, these photos are duplicates, with HDR typically being the second copy, and are marked with 'HDR' in the top left corner for identification. If the setting is turned off, you'll only see the HDR image duplicate.
This article from Mytour has just introduced you to what HDR photography is? How to take HDR photos on iPhone? Hopefully, this article has provided you with some fresh and useful information. Additionally, you can explore more beautiful photo-taking apps for iPhone here.
