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Taking beautiful night photos can be quite challenging, as the lack of light often makes your photos appear dark. This article will guide you through a simple method to edit your iPhone night shots without needing any apps. Just follow these steps, and you'll have sharp and stunning night photos!
1. iPhone Night Photo Editing Guide
To improve your night photo, you need to tweak some settings to enhance the image quality. Fortunately, iPhones come with a built-in photo editor within the Photos app, so there's no need for any complicated third-party apps.
Step 1: Open the Photos app on your iPhone → Select the night photo you want to edit.
Step 2: Tap Edit in the top right corner of the photo → Choose the editing options displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Step 3: Apply the editing settings as outlined below to enhance the quality of your backlit photo. Adjust the sliders to match the following settings.
- Exposure: 13
- Brightness: -3
- Lightness: 23
- Contrast: -26
- Highlights: 31
- Shadows: 33
- Saturation: 8
- Vibrance: 42
- Warmth: -72
- Tint: 8
- Sharpness: 8
If you want the photo to be automatically edited, select AUTO on the navigation bar, and your iPhone will automatically adjust the photo for you.
Note: You can apply your own editing formula to adjust the image to your liking, as each photo will have different settings.
Step 4: Tap Done to save the changes once you're finished.
2. Guide to Using the iPhone's Night Mode for Photography
You may not know this, but starting with the iPhone 11 model, Apple integrated the Night Mode into their devices. This feature allows you to capture high-quality night photos with clear, vivid details.
Night Mode uses intelligent software to create sharp images, reducing graininess and enhancing the clarity of colors and details. The best part is, Night Mode automatically activates whenever you're shooting in low light conditions or at night.
Note:
- Night Mode doesn't work with the Ultra Wide 0.5x lens and is only available on the 1x Wide lens or 2x Telephoto lens.
- Night Mode can't capture images in total darkness; at least one light source needs to be present in the shot.
- Make sure to keep your iPhone steady until the photo is taken. The more stable you keep the phone, the sharper the image will be. It's recommended to use a tripod or phone holder to avoid blurry or shaky photos. If you don't have these tools, place your iPhone on a fixed surface.
How to enable Night Mode
When your iPhone detects that you're shooting in low light conditions, the Night Mode (moon icon) will appear in the top left corner of the screen. If the light is dim but not too poor, the icon will appear white. This means Night Mode is not yet activated, but you can enable it if you wish.
To activate Night Mode, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open the Camera app → Tap the moon icon to turn on Night Mode, and the icon will change to yellow.
Step 2: The required exposure time will be shown on the slider next to the Night Mode icon, such as 1 second, 3 seconds, and so on.
You can manually adjust the exposure time by moving the Exposure Time slider. Slide to the right to increase the maximum exposure time, or slide to the left to turn it off and reset the setting to Off.
Step 3: Once you have selected the exposure time, press the Capture button to take the photo.
3. Reduce exposure time when taking photos.
When taking photos with an iPhone at night, dark areas in the photo often appear grainy, and bright areas can become overly exposed. To make your photo clearer and smoother, turn on the Reduce Exposure feature in the iPhone Camera app before taking the picture.
When you enable this mode, the camera does not need to gather as much light. This means the camera uses a faster shutter speed to prevent too much light from entering. A faster shutter speed also reduces the chances of blurry photos caused by camera shake. This will make your iPhone's night photos much more stunning.
Step 1: To reduce the exposure, tap on the area you want to be sharp, and hold to lock the focus point on your iPhone.
Step 2: Swipe the Sun icon down to darken the image → press Capture when you are satisfied with the image.
With just a few simple steps and photo editing formulas, you can capture stunning night photos with your iPhone without needing any apps. Mytour wishes you success in applying these techniques. Thank you for reading this article!
