Hi Fran. Thanks! Your adventures and photos every week are fabulous, too.
I've been using an iPhone 12 for a couple of years now. Before that I used an Android Moto-G. But before those I used the first Panasonic Lumix camera which I loved. But the iPhone 12 is good for most things.
(Leica rented its digital photo technology to Panasonic for five years, and now make their own digital camera. Trying to decide which one I want to replace the Lumix that just wore out!)
I underexpose every shot a half-stop (.5) automatically. I also prefer to "see" a shot in my mind's eye before I start shooting, too, unless it's a football game, parade, or whatever. I don't do much adjusting.
I use an iPhone 14. My disability makes it impossible to get into positions like crouching to take photos, so I doubt having a dedicated camera would be useful. Plus the phone is always with me.
I will explore underexposing! Thanks for the tip. I often wheel past something interesting, then loop back to take the shot. I do compose beforehand, but so often I don’t see something in the composition until I am reviewing the photo later.
With two total knee replacements I don't do much crouching, either!
Zooming in and out using an iPhone is another good strategy because there is no loss of resolution.
iPhones use the optical physical lens system to counteract camera shake, resulting in sharper, clearer photos and videos.
It's a hardware feature, not a digital adjustment of the image. A digital zoom enlarges a portion of the existing image, potentially leading to pixelation and loss of detail. Another reason to use an iPhone!
One other insight: Most photos are taken standing up, so the general advice is to get down and shoot up. One of the strengths of your photos is your perspective, so play deliberately with that as one strategy in every shoot you do.
Those are fabulous photos. Have I already asked you what sort of camera you use?
Hi Fran. Thanks! Your adventures and photos every week are fabulous, too.
I've been using an iPhone 12 for a couple of years now. Before that I used an Android Moto-G. But before those I used the first Panasonic Lumix camera which I loved. But the iPhone 12 is good for most things.
(Leica rented its digital photo technology to Panasonic for five years, and now make their own digital camera. Trying to decide which one I want to replace the Lumix that just wore out!)
I underexpose every shot a half-stop (.5) automatically. I also prefer to "see" a shot in my mind's eye before I start shooting, too, unless it's a football game, parade, or whatever. I don't do much adjusting.
Rob
I use an iPhone 14. My disability makes it impossible to get into positions like crouching to take photos, so I doubt having a dedicated camera would be useful. Plus the phone is always with me.
I will explore underexposing! Thanks for the tip. I often wheel past something interesting, then loop back to take the shot. I do compose beforehand, but so often I don’t see something in the composition until I am reviewing the photo later.
With two total knee replacements I don't do much crouching, either!
Zooming in and out using an iPhone is another good strategy because there is no loss of resolution.
iPhones use the optical physical lens system to counteract camera shake, resulting in sharper, clearer photos and videos.
It's a hardware feature, not a digital adjustment of the image. A digital zoom enlarges a portion of the existing image, potentially leading to pixelation and loss of detail. Another reason to use an iPhone!
One other insight: Most photos are taken standing up, so the general advice is to get down and shoot up. One of the strengths of your photos is your perspective, so play deliberately with that as one strategy in every shoot you do.
You wouldn't believe how often I walk by this view on my hike through the woods without taking a shot, but this was too good to pass up.