This Mount Lets You Use 52mm Lens Filters on Your iPhone
The New York-based smartphone camera accessory company Moondog Labs has announced its new Multi-Camera Filter Mount, an accessory that lets you use 52mm lens filters on your iPhone.
$200 vs $4,000 Camera: Is Your Phone Good Enough for Travel Photography?
Sensor image quality has advanced so much over the last few years that phone manufacturers are boasting photographs that rival those from larger mirrorless and DSLR cameras. Some, like the Xiaomi Mi CC9 at 108 megapixels, quadruple the resolution of my best camera.
iPhone 11 Pro’s Night Mode Isn’t What You Might Think
After PetaPixel shared a story I shot with the new iPhone in Russia’s Arctic North, the response was enormous. One email that I received pointed out a technical detail I think deserves more attention. It turns out that the “Night Mode” doesn’t actually work with the iPhone’s telephoto lens, yet the phone goes out of its way to look like it does.
Anker Unveils First Ever ‘Made for iPhone’ Certified External Flash
Less than a week after reports indicated that "Made for iPhone" certified strobes were on the way, we have our first official product. Made by Anker—better known for their battery packs—the cube-shaped LED flash is compatible with the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro models, and will be available to purchase next month for a reported $50.
iPhone 11 May Soon Support ‘Made for iPhone’ Strobes that Connect Through the Lighting Port
Apple's Made-for-iPhone (MFi) licensing program may soon allow third parties to create dedicated strobes for current and future iPhones. According to sources who spoke with 9to5Mac, MFi partners were briefed on "new specs" that will allow them to manufacture strobes that connect and sync over the Lightning port instead of Bluetooth.
Apple May Put Sensor-Based IBIS in the Next iPhone: Report
A fresh report citing "industry observers" claims that Apple has a big change in store for next year's iPhones. Certain 5G models of the 2020 iPhone, claims the report, will come with sensor-shift stabilization instead of the lens-based OIS that's currently being used.
Using iPhone’s ‘Night Mode’ to Shoot 40 Days of Darkness in Russia’s North
For my latest photo essay "Forty Days Of Darkness," I bought the new iPhone 11 Pro and went to Russia's Murmansk, the biggest city in the Arctic circle. From December until January the sun never rises over Murmansk. With the iPhone camera (most of the time) set to "night mode," I shot life in the darkness there.
The Most Unfair Camera Comparison Ever: iPhone vs $250K TV Camera
You'd have to look long and hard to find a more absurd camera comparison than this. After putting together a very useful video that explains why broadcast TV cameras are so huge and expensive, YouTuber Zebra Zone pit this $250,000 setup against its most obvious rival... the iPhone 11 Pro.
Apple Acquires UK Start-Up that Could Provide Major Boost to iPhone Camera
Apple has quietly acquired a UK-based imaging start-up whose technology could lead to a huge boost in iPhone camera performance. The company, called Spectral Edge, pioneered an "image fusion" technology that uses infrared photos and machine learning to produce photos with more "colour, detail and clarity."
The Director of John Wick Shot an Epic Snowball Fight with the iPhone 11 Pro
Now this is a "Shot on iPhone" ad we can get behind. Director David Leitch of John Wick and Deadpool 2 fame was tasked with putting together Apple's latest iPhone 11 Pro commercial, and he chose to film an epic "snowbrawl" fight.
Photographers: Should You Buy an iPhone 11 Pro?
Should you buy an iPhone 11 Pro? That’s a big question many people have had on their minds since Apple recently released their latest flagship smartphone that contains 3 different rear-facing cameras. However, a thorough answer to that question isn’t cut and dry.
Moment Unveils 14mm Smartphone Lens that’s Wider, Sharper and Better than the iPhone’s Ultra-Wide
Moment has just revealed a new 14mm smartphone lens that promises to deliver "the widest, crispiest shot you can have on a phone" to the latest smartphones like the iPhone 11/11 Pro, the Google Pixel 4, the One Plus 7, and the Samsung Galaxy S10.
FiLMiC Expands to Still Photos with its Firstlight Camera App for iOS
FiLMiC, the company that made a name for itself by helping iPhone users shoot 4K log footage, has expanded into the world of still photography by launching a new photo app for iOS called Firstlight. The app aims to offer high-end camera features through a clean and intuitive interface.
How to Double the Resolution of Your Smartphone Photos
"Super-resolution" and "pixel-shift" photography isn't just possible if you have a fancy camera that can move the sensor 1 pixel between shots. As Usman Dawood of Sonder Creative demonstrates in this video, you can even do it with your run-of-the-mill smartphone, shooting hand-held.
Google to Fix ‘Bug’ That Gives iPhones Unlimited Full-Size Photos Storage
Well, it was fun while it lasted. We reported over the weekend that iPhone users have been enjoying free and unlimited original-quality photo backups through Google Photos thanks to the ultra-efficient HEIC file format. Google is now calling it a "bug" and saying that it will be fixed.
iPhone Has Free Unlimited Original Quality Storage on Google Photos — Pixel 4 Doesn’t
When the Google Pixel 4 was announced this week, it was revealed that it would be the first Pixel phone to not provide all users with free unlimited original-quality backups on Google Photos. But in a strange twist, thanks to a "loophole," owners of newer iPhone models do get free unlimited original-quality storage in the Google cloud.
Using an iPhone 11 Pro to Capture the Northern Lights
The latest crop of smartphones all feature incredible low-light photography modes that can capture things that were unthinkable just one year ago. Case in point: Zach Honig, Editor-at-Large of The Points Guy, recently captured the Northern Lights in Coldfoot, AK using just an iPhone 11 Pro Max... handheld!
Hipstamatic is Back with a Free Camera App for Analog Photography Lovers
On October 1st, inventor of the smartphone photo filter Hipstamatic made its grand return to the spotlight by releasing Hipstamatic X: a free iOS camera app that hopes to "bring all the joy, quirk, and randomness of film photography to your pocket."
iPhone 11 Pro vs 100MP Medium Format Camera
When commercial photographer Josh Rossi first came up with the idea of comparing the iPhone 11 Pro against his new Fuji GFX 100, he wrote it off. But he decided to do it anyway, because even if the GFX 100 was going to be the obvious winner, he still wanted to see how the RAW files stacked up.
Photographer’s iPhone Recorded Its Own Fall from Airplane Over Iceland
While on an aerial photo tour over the Icelandic wilderness late last year, photographer and pilot Haukur Snorrason dropped his iPhone 6s Plus out of the plane's window and onto the tundra below. 13 months later, the phone was recovered, revealing a video of its own fall.
Apple is Trying to Trademark ‘Slofie’, the Slow Motion Selfie
Apple showed off slow-motion selfies at its iPhone 11 Pro unveiling this week and jokingly referred to them as "slofies." But it turns out the company was more serious about the term than you may have thought -- it has filed an application to trademark it.
Here’s an Apple Ad for iPhone 11 Pro’s Triple-Camera System
Apple just released this 38-second commercial touting the benefits of the new triple-camera system found in the newly announced iPhone 11 Pro.
Profoto to Release $300 Smartphone Flash Next Week: Report
Earlier this week, high-end lighting brand Profoto released a teaser for a new light that it claimed would "forever change the world of photography." Don't get too excited though: according to the most recent rumors, this "game-changing" product is an expensive LED flash for smartphones.
NeuralCam Night Photo App Brings AI-Powered Low-Light Mode to iPhones
One area where Apple has been lagging behind its Android competition is low-light photography. Google's NightSight and the Night Modes on other Android devices have been blowing away reviewers, so Halcyon Mobile stepped in and developed Neural Cam Night Photo: a third-party app that brings these capabilities to the iPhone.
These are the Winners of the 2019 iPhone Photography Awards
The winners of the 12th annual iPhone Photography Awards have just been announced this morning, showing yet again that you can capture some pretty impressive imagery using just the device in your pocket.
iPhone 11 ‘Smart Frame’ Feature Will Let You Reframe Photos in Post: Report
By now it's common knowledge that the upcoming iPhone 11—or whatever it ends up being called—will feature a triple camera design that adds a wide-angle camera to mix. But according to a new report, it'll use that wide angle camera for a new feature called 'Smart Frame' that will let you adjust perspective after your photo has already been taken.
What It’s Like to Shoot with Only a Smartphone for 6 Months
One of the most common pieces of advice when you're stuck in a creative rut is to "limit yourself." Pick one focal length, shoot JPEG only, try a style you're not used to. But what about limiting yourself to just an iPhone? For the past six months, Seoul-based photographer Noealz Photo did just that.
Apple Can Automatically ‘Correct’ Your Gaze in Video Calls on iOS 13
iPhone users who have been testing the latest beta of iOS 13 have discovered a strange new feature. It's called "FaceTime Attention Correction" and it uses automatic image manipulation to "fix" your gaze while video chatting.
SANDMARC’s Anamorphic iPhone Lens Lets You Shoot Ultra-Wide Shots
SANDMARC has announced its new Anamorphic Lens for iPhone. Designed with professional mobile filmmaking in mind, the lens allows users to capture movie-style ultra-wide aspect ratios.
iPhone Portrait Tips by Magnum Photographer Christopher Anderson
Want to get creative with shooting portraits using just your smartphone? Apple made this 3-minute video with advice and inspiration for shooting iPhone portraits from award-winning Magnum photographer Christopher Anderson.