Photographing a Storm with my iPhone

One of the results I captured yesterday with my iPhone during the storm down at Lyme Regis.

I love how photographs instantly transport you back to the where, when, what and who.

Taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max

This one will always remind me of the two of us laughing like excited children as the waves from the incoming tide pounded against The Cobb wall and then towered above us and crashed down. Yes we got soaked (one of us more than the other) but it was so much fun.

Dedication … right there! Strong winds, big waves on the incoming tide and this one was giggling like a good ‘un as a BIGGIE came crashing over The Cobb and swallowed her up … and all to help me take some photographs 😍

*Taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max using the ReeXpose App by REEFLEX set to a 0.5 second exposure.

Edited in Lightroom Mobile and Photoshop Beta.

*If you’re interested, I have the kit I use (which in this case addition to my iPhone was a tripod and the BEST Mobile Phone Grip I’ve ever used) over on my GEAR / KIT PAGE

LIGHTROOM UPDATE (June 2023)

In June 2023 Adobe added some updates to Lightroom Classic and Lightroom Cloud, which includes Lightroom Mobile, so this is a quick run through of the main bits. I look at the changes to Refine Saturation, HSL and Grain, along with the Devices tab and a few other additions. There were also the usual minor updates, including support for new cameras and lenses, but here I've concentrated on the changes that'll make the most difference when you're editing.

iPHONE Photography and LIGHTROOM Masking Tip YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW !!!

Here's an iPhone photography and Lightroom tip you probably didn't know about. I start by showing how to change the depth of field on your iPhone before you take a photograph, and then how you can still change it after you've taken it. From there I move into Lightroom and show how to use the depth information captured in the photograph to create Depth Range masks, giving you a really useful way to target adjustments based on how near or far things are in the scene.

NEW iPhone Camera App does HAND-HELD 30 SECOND LONG EXPOSURE 😲

Long exposure photography usually means reaching for a tripod, but this iPhone camera app changes that. It's called ReeHeld, and it means you can take hand-held long exposure photographs of up to 30 seconds. Here I take a look at the app and what it's capable of, showing how it handles those longer exposures without the phone needing to be locked down on a tripod.

FINALLY got the BEST PHONE MOUNT ... no more WASTING MY MONEY!!!

I've wasted so much money on c&$p holders for my phone so that I can use it on my tripod, but I've finally found the BEST one on the market (in my opinion) for build quality, ease of use and value for money …

The ULANZI ST-27 ( LINK )

I've wasted so much money over the years on poor phone holders so that I can use my phone on a tripod, but I've finally found the one I think is the best on the market. Here I show you the mount and explain why it gets my vote, looking at its build quality, how easy it is to use and the value for money it offers. If you shoot with your phone on a tripod, it's well worth knowing about before you spend money on one that lets you down.

My NEW Favourite Phone Holder for my Tripod

Found my new favourite phone holder for mounting on my tripod … the ULANZI ST-27

Not exactly cheap but well worth it. VERY well made ( metal construction ). Slots straight into the ARCA mount on my tripod. Locks phone in place and separate turn knob to lock in vertical or horizontal.

Lately we’ve had few spells of high winds on the coast and I found that although the SmallRig I have been using is pretty stable on the tripod, the support for the phone itself I’ve never trusted 100%

This new holder though is rock steady on the tripod and the hold it has on the phone is VERY secure with a turn of the red metal dial The inner black metal dial you turn to lock the orientation of the phone ( vertical / horizontal )

. The fact that it is so small too is definitely a bonus!

Check it out on Amazon using the *link below …

*affiliate link

My camera is ALWAYS with me ... thankfully

Now when I say camera, I mean the camera that, because of apps, I can do other things on like email, check the weather, browse websites and all that kind of stuff … you know the one I mean right?

Anyway, thankfully it’s always with me, and thankfully I always keep a tripod in the car, which meant when I popped down to Lyme Regis for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon I didn’t miss the opportunity to take some photographs of a superb incoming tide of crashing waves …

For this image I took. a series of 0.5 second and 1 second exposures using both the Lightroom Camera and ReeXpose, and then blended parts together in Lightroom and Photoshop to end up with a scene that for me best represents what it was like being there, as wave after wave crashed into the rocks.

I PRINTED a 72" iPhone Photo and you WON'T BELIEVE THE RESULT !!!

Yes, you read that right: a 72 inch print of an iPhone photograph. Here I not only show the print itself but also take you through the kit I used, along with my favourite iPhone app for creating long exposure photographs. I also show what I used to upscale the original image more than four times to reach the final 72 inches, and I honestly couldn't believe how good the quality of the print turned out to be. It made me very excited about where mobile photography is heading.

PRINTING MAKES YOU A BETTER PHOTOGRAPHER

Print is king, but the right paper choice is what produces the ultimate results. This wasn't the main video I was working on that week, but I thought it was worth sharing, especially if you like printing your images, because I really do believe printing makes you a better photographer. I talk about why paper choice matters so much, and at the end there's an A3 print of an iPhone photograph to look at too.

The iPhone Photography Conference

It's all GO!!! ... 😃

For the first time ever I'm one of the instructors presenting a class for the upcoming iPhone Photography Conference on the 28th and 29th March 2023.

For my class I'm heading somewhere special that I've never been before and will be going through everything I do to capture photographs on location, editing using the mobile workflow and then printing.

For more information and tickets use this LINK