Report from photo walk. We signed in using the RenSoc Vaccine form and then stood around covering the plan for the next couple hours. Our ragtag group walked along the levee to the empty golf course where open shade, full sun and sloping path gave us photo opportunities. Plus there were joggers and bicyclists in motion. Success with Apple Camera Portrait Mode (optional lighting modes) because we had dog subjects, also some practice with turning on Live mode or using Burst in Apple Camera. Camera+2 in Macro Preset is suggested for default with optional Burst mode when hand-holding shots. Macro has such a short focal length that any little movement might miss your intended detail. Burst lets you choose the best focused shot. An alternative is to use Live Mode and choose the best Key Frame then Share > Duplicate > As Still Photo. Slow Shutter was a challenge and it took all of us to inch towards success with moving subjects. In this case, single bicycles are fast moving and the background is static (aka "persistent"). The recommended settings work well for flowing water - static rocks and shoreline with continuous moving water. The "ah-ha" here is continuous movement. Glad Debra worked outside the box - try Light Trail mode instead.
Play with Slow Shutter at home in a room with different amounts of light. Get some light sticks to wave around. Play with this using the front camera so you can see the image "develop" while you move. Avoid too much light. Karen has found double exposure possibilities with Slow Shutter with a change in "Workflow" to Default. The shutter button stays on screen with option to Clear - Edit - Save. After two or three overlay exposures tap Edit for the Freeze and exposure control sliders. Try the Motion Blur, Light Trails and Low Light modes. Try this in front of your computer in a darkened room. The light from your computer screen can be adjusted from high to low. When you get a result that has potential, tap Save; then return to the gear to show Mode choices and make a screenshot. You will have lots of practice photos to delete. Seems that Motion Blur does better with available light but Light Trails is best in the dark. For multiple exposures, use very short shutter speeds. Have fun!
Tripods and monopods were helpful today. Also Bluetooth shutter remotes and earbuds with Lightning connectors were on-site. Toys were plentiful! Balls, remote controlled car and a skateboard were on hand.
Who thinks my next iPhone accessory should be a remote controlled truck that can hold a small multi-colored LED light source? How about an evening photo walk? Yea, when the pandemic has cleared.
