The rule of thirds for better composition
Camera app in iPhone has offered optional settings to help you compose your images for some time now. The most important of these is the Grid tool, which is used to apply the rule of thirds. This rule divides the image space of your photo into nine equal parts using two horizontal and two vertical lines.
The rule of thirds helps guide the viewer's eye to the most important parts of the photo and creates a more harmonious composition.
How to turn on the grid:
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Scroll down and tap on Camera.
- In the Composition section, toggle the switch next to Grid.
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Balanced shots from above
If you're taking a picture of something from above, like a plate of food or an object on the ground, consider using the spirit level in the Camera app. This will help you take a balanced picture without using a tripod. It is also useful for taking pictures of something directly above you, such as an object on the ceiling or in the sky.
How to turn on the spirit level:
The spirit level tool used to be part of the Grid, but since iOS 17 his company Apple separated and now has its own switch
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Select Camera, then in the Composition section, toggle the switch next to Horizontal Alignment.
- Now you are ready to use it.
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Straight images in landscape
By making the Horizontal Alignment tool a separate option, he added Apple and additional horizontal level for more traditional landscape images.
By turning on Horizontal Line, a broken horizontal line appears on the screen when your iPhone detects that you are about to take a landscape photo and tilt your device slightly off-horizontal. The line will turn white if your phone is tilted and yellow once you are level, indicating successful alignment.
How to use the spirit level for landscape images:
- Open the Camera app and select a shooting mode.
- Point the camera at the subject you want to photograph and hold it horizontally.
- You should see a broken horizontal line on the display.
- Tilt iPhone so that the line connects and turns yellow.
- When the frame is aligned, press the shutter button to take the photo.
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Take continuous pictures
Sequence mode allows your camera to iPhone Take a series of photos in rapid succession, at up to 10 frames per second. This is a great way to capture an action scene or an unexpected event, as you have more time toanci that you capture the desired image.
How to use the sequence:
- Open Settings and go to the Camera section.
- Turn on Take pictures of sequences with the volume up button.
- In the Camera app, then press and hold the volume up button (same as when recording a video).
- Your iPhone takes a series of photos in rapid succession. The number of photos taken is displayed inside the shutter button on the screen.
- When you want to end the series, release the volume button.
- Burst images are automatically displayed in the Photos app in an album called Sequences after they are taken.
- You can also find them in your main photo library.
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Selfie mirroring
When you are with iPhoneWhen you take a selfie using the Camera app, the image is automatically flipped (mirrored), resulting in an inverted version of the mirror image you see in the preview before you take the photo. This can feel strange, however, as it greatly affects the look of the selfie. It can also be annoying, as most third-party social media apps automatically mirror selfies, so you're probably more used to the mirrored feature than the flipped selfie that your iPhone acquires.
Fortunately, you can change this default behavior of the Camera app, so you can get the mirrored selfies you're probably more used to.
- On your iPhone, launch Settings.
- Tap Camera.
- In the Composition section, activate the Mirror Front Camera item.
