Create videos - was our Spring and Fall 2023 deep dive.
- Apple Camera - Video, Cinematic, Slo-Mo, Time-Lapse & Live
- Clips app (Memoji fun)
- Screen Recording (Control Center feature)
- ProCamera - Video & Bothie modes
- Moment
- BeastCam
- DJI Mimo (DJI Gimbal)
- LightCut (DJI Gimbal)
- EFEKT
- Bluristic
- DoubleTake
- Hyperlapse
Export video
- Keynote
- Diptic
- PicCollage
- Procreate
Edit videos
- iMovie (Ken Burns effect, add video clips, narration, titles ...
- Apple Photos (Live mode, Memories, Slideshow)
- FrameGrabber (export still frame from video)
- DaVinci Resolve (new app for video production)
Fall 2021 list below, without notations for iOS 16 changes.
Revised 10/10/2021 - as of 9/7/2022 - Waiting for iOS 16 before editing this list of apps. Hoping seminar participants will help find situations where edits are needed, both deletions and features added by app developers.
iOS 15 should be here by September 20th. We can expect to discover features in Apple apps and the apps listed on this page. Revisions will continue through the rest of this year.
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iOS 15 should be here by September 20th. We can expect to discover features in Apple apps and the apps listed on this page. Revisions will continue through the rest of this year.
Use the camera and editing settings on this page - in the beginning. Copy the details into a Notes page on your iPhone for easy access. Edit to personalize your choices.
Making Screen snapshots & using the Mark Up Extension will helpful in your studio workflow.
Making Screen snapshots & using the Mark Up Extension will helpful in your studio workflow.
Accessibility (new for 2021)
Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap > Double & Triple taps > set your choices
Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Assistive Touch > Customize Top Level Menu > set choices
Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > set choices
Control Center - Swipe down from top right corner (face-ID models)
Has buttons that act as shortcuts for many Settings. Get familiar with this panel and customize for the features you use most often. Settings > Control Center > turn on features (+)
Check for changes after updating any app or the operating system
Look at the settings for each app - Resolution, File Format, Quality. JPEG is lower quality than TIFF, PNG and RAW. HEIC is not the most compatible format for images, introduced in 2017 with iOS 11 with a broader dynamic range and smaller file size. Now, in 2021, what issues remain with HEIC? Windows users speak up. If you post to social media, are any services not accepting HEIC? (See Settings > Photos > Transfer to Mac or PC as Automatic or Keep Originals)
Check for changes after updating any app or the operating system
Look at the settings for each app - Resolution, File Format, Quality. JPEG is lower quality than TIFF, PNG and RAW. HEIC is not the most compatible format for images, introduced in 2017 with iOS 11 with a broader dynamic range and smaller file size. Now, in 2021, what issues remain with HEIC? Windows users speak up. If you post to social media, are any services not accepting HEIC? (See Settings > Photos > Transfer to Mac or PC as Automatic or Keep Originals)
Multiple camera apps allow you to have different workflows instantly by opening an app. For example: B&W HDR open ProCamera; Macro open RAW Power; ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) open Slow Shutter; shoot RAW open Halide/Obscura; shoot at 110MP open Hydra.
iOS and iPadOS Settings
Privacy > Location Services > any app ... While Using
Review New Choices - updated February 2024 - iOS 17.3.x
Review New Choices - updated February 2024 - iOS 17.3.x
Per app
Apple Photos - iOS Settings >
- Share button - (set preferred order) apps > More...
- Share button - (set preferred order) Actions > Edit Actions
Device
- Settings > General > About > Name ... (maybe add emoji)
- Home Screen & App Library > Search - Show on Home Screen > ON
Apple Photos - iOS Settings >
- Settings > Photos > Siri & Search > all on
- Settings > Photos > iCloud Photos ON; Optimize Storage; Shared Albums
- Settings > Photos > View Full HDR; show Featured Content
Apple Camera - iOS Settings >
ProCamera v17.1.1 in-app Settings ON - vividHDR is in-app purchase
File Formats
HEIF/HEIC (new in iOS 11) includes depth & alpha data
- Settings > Photos > Siri & Search > all on
- Settings > Photos > iCloud Photos ON; Optimize Storage; Shared Albums
- Settings > Photos > View Full HDR; show Featured Content
- Settings > Camera > Formats > High Efficiency or Most Compatible
- Settings > Camera > Formats > Photo Mode > 24MP
- Settings > Camera > Formats > Pro Default > Apple ProRAW Max (48 MP)
- Settings > Camera > Formats > Preserve Settings > Camera Mode; Exp Adj; Night; Portrait; Live
- Settings > Camera > Formats > Use Volume Up for Burst; QR Codes; Detected Text
- Settings > Camera > Formats > Grid; Level
- Settings > Camera > Photographic Styles > choose preset preference or choose in Camera
- Settings > Camera > Formats > Main Camera > 28 mm 35 mm
- Settings > Camera > Formats > Portraits in Photo Mode > ON
- Settings > Camera > Formats > Lens Correction > ON
- Settings > Camera > Formats > Macro Control > ON
- Flash OFF; Night; EV; RAW MAX; Photo Styles; Live
- Camera/Lens buttons: .5, 1X, 2X, 3X, 5X or more
- Camera Modes (words - swipe across image or mode-text to change shooting mode)
- Access Photos; Shutter; toggle front/back cameras
- HDR since iOS 11 is always on
- Self Timer 3s 10s - is in burst mode
- Turn ON/OFF Live as appropriate
- Night mode shutter control - iPhone 11+
- ^ toggles additional controls above shutter button & at top of screen- iPhone 11+
- 4:3 is native aspect ratio of iPhone
- Night Mode available on iPhone 11Pro + tripod (can adjust shutter speed to 30s)
- Apple ProRAW - turn off most of the time (big file size!)
Apple Photos
- Mark as Favorite (heart icon)
- View (i) information; add Caption; view metadata, location map; live lookup
- Share Sheet > Options > location, format, iCloud link, all photo data
- Share button > icons & list (edit to meet your workflow)
- Share sheet - (set preferred order) apps > More... (change icon order)
- Share sheet - (set preferred order) Actions > Edit Actions (change list order)
- Touch and hold on subject for Subject Lift (show halo) > Menu to copy/save
- Change Live photos to Loop, Bounce, Long Exposure, Off; Portrait On/Off
- Live photo > (...) Menu > Duplicate > Duplicate as Still Photo; Save as Video
- Other photo Media Types > (...) Menu
- Edit a photo > (...) Copy Edits open next photo > Edit > (...) Paste Edits
- At thumbnail view > Select > (...) > Paste Edits
- Non-Destructive Edits - open a photo > Edit > Revert > Revert to Original
- Duplicate to keep edited version; duplicate and revert one of the photos
- Edit photos - look for sliders to control amount of effect
- Edit > Magic Wand; highlights & shadows; filters, crop; portrait DOF & lighting
- Edit > Portrait > tap to set focus point, slider to set f-stop depth
- New iPhone 12 & 13 models will not see VividHDR and LowLight Plus in-app purchase options. Instead use the Apple features of Smart HDR and Night Mode. (Very sad for my B&W shooting!)
- Grid = 9 dots > Settings
- Good Help and Tutorials in Grid > Support > for guide and videos
- Features > tap to toggle (blue = ON)
- Icon left of shutter - tap to show list of camera modes > shutter button icon changes to reflect mode
- Aspect ratios include 16:9, 3:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2
- File Format > TIFF LZW, RAW + JPEG, RAW, ProRAW, HEIF, JPEG
- File Format > Advanced Settings > JPG/HEIF Compressions > 100% High Quality
- AutoSave > OFF to review shots before save
- Exposure Bracketing > 3/5/7 photos (better than my DSLR!)
- Save Location > Camera Roll
- Focus and Exposure Settings > all ON - Reticle for exposure and focus
- Full Screen Trigger > ON/OFF
- Geo-Tagging > ON
- Creative Cloud - sign in if subscribed to Adobe
- Advanced Settings > Copyright > add your name
- View photos > Recents > thumbnails show file types: Live, HEIC, TIFF, Portrait, HDR ...
- View photo > (i) shows MetaData, map, distance from current location
- Edit option on Share to change size, format, remove geo tag - very subtle button
Slow Shutter Cam v5.7.3
- Motion Blur shutter speeds 1/8, 1, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60, Bulb
- Capture Modes: Motion Blur, Light Trail and Low Light
- Settings > Self Timer > 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 sec
- Settings Intervalometer > Off ( photo count 100, delay 30sec)
- Workflow > Auto-Edit-Clear (your choices might be different!)
- Photo Resolution 12MP
- Photo Aspect Ratio: 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, Native
- Photo File Format > JPG, PNG, TIFF, HEIF
- Grid > ON
- Auto-Lock AF/AE > ON
- Geotagging > ON
- Waterfall or river (low flow) Motion Blur, Max strength, 4-30 seconds, Auto ISO
- Clouds ???
- Multiple Exposures: in-app Settings > Workflow > Default ON
Camera+ Legacy v10.33 / in-app Settings ON
- VolumeSnap, Grid, Horizon Level, Geotagging
- Advanced Controls > Full Manual
- Start with > Camera
- Start camera with > Last .. preset/camera/shutter
- Begin editing in > The Lab
- Save & Quality > Photo Library
- Format > TIFF (TIFF = large files or your choice of JPEG or HEIF)
- Save to Photo Library - Revertable to original > ON
- Save combined TIFF and RAW DNG > OFF
- Add Photos app Extension and Action Extension
- Can view/edit All Photos or other albums
- Presets - Macro, Magical ML, Monuments, ProRAW ...
- Magic ML mode to take or edit photos v4.0.3
- Set preferred Preset (RAW, Action, Macro...)
- Set Geotag, Grid, Level, Clipping, Focus Peaking, Zoom ...
- Set aspect ratio - 4:3, 1:1, 16:9 (4:3 is the maximum sensor size)
- + on shutter button for Stabilizer, Burst, Timer, Normal
Halide Mark II v 2.2.10
- Technical Readout of device - camera details
- Great articles & YouTube sources
- Macro (baby, so close!)
- Good histogram feedback
- RAW Power app v3.4.x opens Halide camera
- ProRAW, HEIC
Obscura 2
- Grid & Spirit Level ON
- Focus & Exposure controls
- RAW, HEIC, Portrait, Live
- Macro manual focus (does not save as RAW)
- Interface is challenging to find manual shooting features
- White Balance
- ISO auto or 22 to 2090
- Shutter 1/50000 to 1/25
- Viewfinder Shortcuts
- Siri Shortcuts voice commands
Focos v2.5 - tap to focus after shooting (normal or portrait photos)
- New Terms of Service 3-10-2024
- Apple Camera in Portrait Mode and Apple Photos can now refocus subject
Hydra 2 > AI Camera v2.3.1
- Low light for older iPhones
- Hi Res > 110MP - stacking multiple exposures - landscapes
- HDR & Lo-Light > 12MP
- Zoom - macro or closeup > 2x, 4x or 8x
- Stabilize with tripod
- Settings > Save Unprocessed Photo > Off
- Saves as JPEG
Moment v4.3.12 - add-on lenses require special iPhone case
- Location > Yes/? & Grid > Thirds
- Focus Peaking, Histogram, Highlight & Shadow Clipping, Bracketing > ON
- Standard Image Format >HEIF
- Raw Format > Raw Only/Raw+JPEG
- Processed Photo Quality > Speed/Balanced/Quality
ProCam8 v 14.1.2
- Tap Set to control options:
- Manual focus assist > ON
- Manual focus peeking > ON
- Zebra Stripes & Histogram > ON
- Default photo format > HEIC or JPEG
- Copyright > add your name
- Tutorials https://www.procamapp.com/tutorials.html
- Grid options include Golden Ratio (shoot or edit)
- Edit mode shows badge for image format
- Change shooting modes with chevron (left of shutter)
- On-screen details show ISO and Shutter speed
- Photo mode can take simultaneous photos from all lenses/cameras!
File Formats
HEIF/HEIC (new in iOS 11) includes depth & alpha data
JPEG - 8-bit grayscale, 24-bit RGB; lossy compression
PNG - 24-bit truecolor (16m)
TIFF
Camera Features
Set Copyright (your name in metadata)
Select Cameras 3x/2.5x/2x, 1x, .05x (hardware dependent)
White Balance Kelvin
Editing Features [edits to this list expected over time]
- Apple Camera
- ProCamera
- Obscura 2
- ProCam8
- ProCamera
- ProCam8
- Obscura 2
- Moment
- Halide
Apple ProRAW - iOS 14 on iPhone 12 Pro and 13 Pro
- Apple Camera
- ProCamera
- ProCam8
- ProCamera
- ProCam8
- Hydra
- RAWPower
- Halide
- All apps
PNG - large files, good for export to computer for editing
- Look for export options (print resolution experiments)
- Screen snapshots
- Photos with Markup annotations
Live Photos
- Apple Camera (easy on/off)
- Obscura 2
- Spectre by Lux Optics
Photoshop Document, .psd - Export layered image
- Snapseed
- PS Express
- Pixelmator
- Procreate
- Enlight
Camera Features
Set Copyright (your name in metadata)
- ProCamera
- ProCam8
- Metadata editor apps
Correct location or date in metadata
- Metapho (app not the Photos Extension)
- Apple Camera
- ProCamera
- ProCam8 (can shoot all 3 simultaneously)
- Lightroom Mobile
- Obscura 2
- Slow Shutter
- Halide
- ... others
- Apple Camera
- Camera+2 Legacy
- Hydra > Zoom feature
- Obscura 2
- Moment with add-on macro lens
- Halide
- Apple Camera
- ProCamera with in-app purchase
- Hydra
Panorama
- Apple Camera
- PhotoStitcher - combines multiple photos
- ProCamera
- ProCam8
- Slow Shutter Cam
- ProCamera - in app purchase
- ProCam8
- Hydra
- Spectre by Lux Optics
- Apple Camera 4
- Slow Shutter Cam
- ProCam8
- ProCamera
- ProCam8
- Halide
In-App Gallery - Do Not Delete gallery until you have cleaned out the images!
- Camera+ 2 - using Lightbox is optional
- Pixelmator
- Procreate
- Leonardo
- SuperimposeX
Scanner
- Apple Notes
- PhotoScan (glare-free)
- Pic Scanner Gold - Apps Initio Limited
- QuickScan OCR Scanner+ by iSolid apps
ID Camera in Metadata
- Apple Photos
- Metapho
- PhotInfo
- Snapseed
- Halide Mark II
Stamp - Date - Time - Location
- ProCamera
- ProCam8
Editing Features [edits to this list expected over time]
Photos App
- Extensions for other editors (...)
- Markup is an extension (...)
- Adjust photo controls enhanced
- Filters - basic color shifts
- Cropping includes flip, rotate, set aspect ratio, straighten, vertical & horizontal shifts
- Revert to original = Non-Destructive (except when moved from Photos album to external media and then returned to Photo Library)
- Create Albums and set sequence to tell a story
- Use Captions to identify related photos for workflow
- Use (*i) to see metadata, including camera or editing app, tap app to see other pix
Photos Extensions (...)
Canvas Size - set for project
- TouchRetouch
- Diptic
- TouchRetouch (...)
- Snapseed
- Pixelmator
- Photoshop Express
- Pixelmator Photo
- Image Blender
- Snapseed (Tools > Dbl Exposure)
- Pixelmator
- Enlight
- Procreate
- Photoshop Express
- Pixelmator
- Procreate
- Leonardo
- SuperimposeX
- ...
- Image Blender
- Pixelmator
- Procreate
- Leonardo
- iColorama
- Snapseed
- Snapseed (overlay on photo)
- RAWPower
Clarity
- Snapseed
- Leonardo
- RAW Power
- Pixelmator Photo
Brushes - Adding & Erasing
- TouchRetouch
- Pixelmator
- Procreate
- Adobe Sketch
- Procreate
- Leonardo
- Snapseed (Expand)
- Pixelmator
Increase Size of Canvas - in app change
Workflow
Copyright date - update each year
- Snapseed
- Pixelmator
- ImageSize
Increase Resolution
- ImageSize by Vitalij Schaefer
- Snapseed
- Photoshop Express
- RAWPower (export 8- or 16-bit TIFF)
- Pixelmator Photo (export 8-16 bits TIFF, HEIF, JPG, PNG; 25%, 50%, Original, Custom)
- Pixelmator Photo has ML (machine learning) Super Resolution upscale on export
Slicing (space out of image)
- Enlight (Canvas > Refit)
ReColor
- Procreate
- Pixelmator
- Prisma Art Filters
- Polarr Photo Editor on Mac
Dehaze & Denoise
- Polarr Photo Editor on Mac
- Lightroom Classic ?
- PhotoLab 4+ by DXO on Mac
Reflection
- Pixelmator
- Leonardo
- Reflect Mirror Camera by BrainFeverMedia
Flip Image
- Apple Photos
- Snapseed
- RAW Power
- ImageSize
- PicCollage
Perspective Correction
- Apple Photos iOS 13+
- Snapseed
- RAW Power
- PS Express
Invert Colors
- RAW Power
- Pixelmator
- Pixelmator Photo
- ProCamera - eEdit tools
Filters
- Pixelmator (...)
- Brushstroke
- RAWPower
Duotone
- Camera+ 2
Grunge
- Snapseed
- ...
Kaleidoscope & Mirroring Effect
- RollWorld (discontinued)
- Pixelmator - tap & drag
- ProCam - pinch to set center
- KaleidaCam by Dapper Owl
- Kaleidoscope
Add Flat Color Backgrounds
- Pixelmator
- Gelo
- Darkroom
Framing
- Camera+2
- Snapseed
- Vintage Scene
- Photoshop Express
- Snapseed
- RAWPower
- ....
- Pixelmator
- PicCollage
- Painnt
- Prisma Art Filters
- Defekt
Collages
- PicCollage
- Diptic (...)
- Pixelmator (templates)
Workflow
Copyright date - update each year
- ProCamera
Megapixel information
- Photos app (iOS 15)
- ProCamera, Camera + 2, PhotoSync, PM Pro, RAW Power, Darkroom ...
- Obscura (view image, brush up ... megapixels count)
- Test file sizes: JPG 6.5MB, DNG 11.3MB, TIFF 18.4MB)
File Sizes
- MP - MegaPixels for file dimensions
- kB - Kilobyte for storage space
- MB - Megabytes for storage space (1024 kB)
- GB - Gigabytes for storage space (1024 MB)
- Bit - color depth RBG (8=256, 16=65k, 24=16.7m)
Apple Photos v17.x
- Automatic Albums (by media and by some apps)
- Search by date, subject (let AI do the walking...) and caption
- Visual Lookup (landmarks, art, plants, pets, objects ...)
- Mark photos as Favorites
- Make Folders and add Albums inside folders
- Take Screenshots as you work (remember to delete after 6 months)
- Edit photo and use (...) to access Markup extension
- Use Markup Extension to add annotations (text, boxes, circles, etc)
- Collect Screenshots using Picsew or Annotable: Annotation & Markup
- Move images to PhotoManagerPro then clean up Camera Roll -add star ratings and descriptive comments
- Move images to your computer or other cloud storage
- Print your work
- Snapseed (QR Code)
- Darkroom
- RAWPower
- Pixelmator Photo
- Snapseed - QR Code for sharing effects
- RAWPower
- AirDrop from iOS/iPadOS to Mac computer
- Hard wired with sync/charge cord
- iCloud sync (5GB free is not enough ;-)
- Dropbox (OneDrive, Box, Backblaze, etc)
- PM Pro (PhotoManager Pro)
- PhotoSync
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- ...
Social Media - get inspired
Remove Geo Location tags- Flickr
- 500px
- Pintrest
- YouTube
- ...
- Metapho (app not Photos Extension)
- ProCamera Share Sheet - also change size, change to JPEG
- ProCamera
- Obscura
- Halide
- Lightroom
- Photoshop Express
- Apple Camera
- ProCamera - share to change HEIC to JPEG
- PhotoSync - view by file name with extension
- ProCam 8 - best for reconstructing workflow steps
- Darkroom - identifies RAW
This list is my "brain trust" because all these options are confusing. Keeping a list of the features I use helps me and if sharing it helps you - we both win. This list gets edited each semester.
https://rsiphonephotostudio.blogspot.com/p/cheatsheet.html
Also, the studio videos are listed on the YouTube Channel page.
Future & On-going Projects
Silk Painting effect as overlays
https://rsiphonephotostudio.blogspot.com/p/cheatsheet.html
Also, the studio videos are listed on the YouTube Channel page.
Future & On-going Projects
Silk Painting effect as overlays
- PhotoStudio > Artsy > Pencil Paint
- Inkwork
- Photo Studio iOS app > 3D Effects > 3D Glitche
Slow Shutter Processing - added October 2021
From the Halide Mark II FAQ: "1 second is the longest exposure time. Some apps shoot video and blend frames into a still image..." Another example of "computational photography".
