- Feb 14, 2004
- 52,461
- 7,688
- 136
I use my iPhone 4S as a camera more than anything. I always like to see what other people are using and share what I use, since there's so many cool apps out there. Here's a small sample of what I've shot on my 4S:
http://imgur.com/a/Wxv6T#0
I sometimes use a really cool lens, the Olloclip ($70), which has a wide-angle, fisheye, and macro lens:
http://olloclip.com/
Worth every penny. Phenomenal lens system if you do a lot of iPhone photography. Also great for video - the fisheye turns into an ultrawide with the video crop.
For hooking the iPhone up to a tripod mount, I use the Glif ($20 for the base, $30 with a top clip). It is by far the best tripod mount I have used. Avoid the DiffCase like the plague; it's junk. I've also had bad luck with several phone pressure clips, one actually scratched the glass on my phone.
http://www.studioneat.com/products/glif-for-iphone-4
I use a Gorillapod for a small, flexible tripod. You can wrap it around a fence or branch or just angle it however you want. Easier than carry than a big tripod, too. Beware of knockoffs, the ones I've tried work like crap. Amazon usually has good deals on Gorillapods; otherwise there's usually coupons floating around. I have pretty much every Gorillapod in the product line (I use them for lights, mics, cameras, etc.) and they are all pretty nice:
http://joby.com/gorillapod/
I use a sliding track (Glidetrack) for smooth motion shots in video. They have an iPhone version available now called the Mobislyder ($130):
http://www.mobislyder.com/
I shot this video on my Glidetrack with an Olloclip, attached with a Glif tripod mount:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQZSC-d0oSc
As far as apps go, this is what I like to use...
Photo:
Camera+: My default photo app. Adds grid lines when you take a picture, lots of nice filters and cropping tools. Lets you set focus and exposure (Protip: spread two fingers on the camera screen and you'll get two red boxes - one for focus, one for exposure).
Straightener: Lets you straighten photos.
After Focus: Selective focus through software. Select what you want in focus, select the background, then tweak from there. Sort of a dSLR-ish effect.
PS Express: I use this primarily for the noise-reduction tool. The PerfectlyClr app is a close contender, but I like this better. Gives it an overly smooth look, but works great.
Simply B&W: My favorite black & white app. Does brightness & contrast, vignettes, and pretty nice film grain. Aside from doing great filmy b&w photos, I've saved a lot of so-so images by turning them into good monochrome pics.
CrossProcess: My favorite app for a bit of an old-school look. Sort of like Instagram, but more realistic imo.
Pro HDR: Not so much the cheesy HDR as much as well-exposed imaging. Really nice for cars & landscapes.
SlowShutter: Light trails etc.
PicFrame: Lets you do fun picture frames. Great with friends or kids, or multiple angles of cars or motorcycles.
Pano: Widescreen panoramas with auto-stitching and a nice ghosting feature for orienting each shot after the last.
SnapSeed: Probably the best filter/Photoshop-ish app on the iPhone. I use Camera+ 90% of the time, but if I'm in the mood to do a lot of tweaking to a photo, I'll use this instead.
Retouch: Lets you remove stuff from photos like Photoshop does. Nice for random people photobombing your pictures, bird poop on your car, etc.
Exif Remover: Deletes the metadata from your photos (i.e GPS location of your house, useful for when you upload photos online)
LensFlare: Really realistic & awesome-looking lens flares. You can go nuts and do Star Trek-esqe flares, or simple Xenon headlight flares. If you like messing with lighting effects, also check out LensLight from the sample company.
Filterstorm: Probably the best Photoshop app for iPhone. Has layers, curves, shadows/highlights, sharpening, IPTC editing, etc.
I have about a zillion more apps, but that's what I use on a regular basis. Mostly Camera+ and Straightener, really. Throw in Snapseed for more complex filters and Filterstorm for serious editing and you've got a pretty nice edit-anywhere camera.
Video:
Filmic Pro: Lets you control FPS, lock exposure & focus, etc.
SloPro: Slow motion (and sped-up motion) up to 1,000fps via software rendering (60FPS native)
iMovie: I'm not a big fan of video editing on the iPhone, but for quick stuff I still like iMovie as my favorite editor.
Movie Looks: Simple color grading app. You can make clips look like the Transformers, Matrix, black & white, etc.
VideoFX Live: Make movies with weird effects like pencil or warp. You can create your own mixed effects, too. Fun with kids.
Action Movie: Ridiculously fun pre-made effects. 2-packs are a dollar, there's 4 or 5 available now (plus some free ones). I spend way too much time at lunch making funny videos with my co-workers.
Cinemagram: Basically a gif maker, for doing stuff where only one parts of the picture is moving. Like you in the mirror moving, but at the sink not moving. Fun to play with.
Here's a great website for iPhone photography stuff:
http://www.iphoneography.com/
How about you?
http://imgur.com/a/Wxv6T#0
I sometimes use a really cool lens, the Olloclip ($70), which has a wide-angle, fisheye, and macro lens:
http://olloclip.com/
Worth every penny. Phenomenal lens system if you do a lot of iPhone photography. Also great for video - the fisheye turns into an ultrawide with the video crop.
For hooking the iPhone up to a tripod mount, I use the Glif ($20 for the base, $30 with a top clip). It is by far the best tripod mount I have used. Avoid the DiffCase like the plague; it's junk. I've also had bad luck with several phone pressure clips, one actually scratched the glass on my phone.
http://www.studioneat.com/products/glif-for-iphone-4
I use a Gorillapod for a small, flexible tripod. You can wrap it around a fence or branch or just angle it however you want. Easier than carry than a big tripod, too. Beware of knockoffs, the ones I've tried work like crap. Amazon usually has good deals on Gorillapods; otherwise there's usually coupons floating around. I have pretty much every Gorillapod in the product line (I use them for lights, mics, cameras, etc.) and they are all pretty nice:
http://joby.com/gorillapod/
I use a sliding track (Glidetrack) for smooth motion shots in video. They have an iPhone version available now called the Mobislyder ($130):
http://www.mobislyder.com/
I shot this video on my Glidetrack with an Olloclip, attached with a Glif tripod mount:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQZSC-d0oSc
As far as apps go, this is what I like to use...
Photo:
Camera+: My default photo app. Adds grid lines when you take a picture, lots of nice filters and cropping tools. Lets you set focus and exposure (Protip: spread two fingers on the camera screen and you'll get two red boxes - one for focus, one for exposure).
Straightener: Lets you straighten photos.
After Focus: Selective focus through software. Select what you want in focus, select the background, then tweak from there. Sort of a dSLR-ish effect.
PS Express: I use this primarily for the noise-reduction tool. The PerfectlyClr app is a close contender, but I like this better. Gives it an overly smooth look, but works great.
Simply B&W: My favorite black & white app. Does brightness & contrast, vignettes, and pretty nice film grain. Aside from doing great filmy b&w photos, I've saved a lot of so-so images by turning them into good monochrome pics.
CrossProcess: My favorite app for a bit of an old-school look. Sort of like Instagram, but more realistic imo.
Pro HDR: Not so much the cheesy HDR as much as well-exposed imaging. Really nice for cars & landscapes.
SlowShutter: Light trails etc.
PicFrame: Lets you do fun picture frames. Great with friends or kids, or multiple angles of cars or motorcycles.
Pano: Widescreen panoramas with auto-stitching and a nice ghosting feature for orienting each shot after the last.
SnapSeed: Probably the best filter/Photoshop-ish app on the iPhone. I use Camera+ 90% of the time, but if I'm in the mood to do a lot of tweaking to a photo, I'll use this instead.
Retouch: Lets you remove stuff from photos like Photoshop does. Nice for random people photobombing your pictures, bird poop on your car, etc.
Exif Remover: Deletes the metadata from your photos (i.e GPS location of your house, useful for when you upload photos online)
LensFlare: Really realistic & awesome-looking lens flares. You can go nuts and do Star Trek-esqe flares, or simple Xenon headlight flares. If you like messing with lighting effects, also check out LensLight from the sample company.
Filterstorm: Probably the best Photoshop app for iPhone. Has layers, curves, shadows/highlights, sharpening, IPTC editing, etc.
I have about a zillion more apps, but that's what I use on a regular basis. Mostly Camera+ and Straightener, really. Throw in Snapseed for more complex filters and Filterstorm for serious editing and you've got a pretty nice edit-anywhere camera.
Video:
Filmic Pro: Lets you control FPS, lock exposure & focus, etc.
SloPro: Slow motion (and sped-up motion) up to 1,000fps via software rendering (60FPS native)
iMovie: I'm not a big fan of video editing on the iPhone, but for quick stuff I still like iMovie as my favorite editor.
Movie Looks: Simple color grading app. You can make clips look like the Transformers, Matrix, black & white, etc.
VideoFX Live: Make movies with weird effects like pencil or warp. You can create your own mixed effects, too. Fun with kids.
Action Movie: Ridiculously fun pre-made effects. 2-packs are a dollar, there's 4 or 5 available now (plus some free ones). I spend way too much time at lunch making funny videos with my co-workers.
Cinemagram: Basically a gif maker, for doing stuff where only one parts of the picture is moving. Like you in the mirror moving, but at the sink not moving. Fun to play with.
Here's a great website for iPhone photography stuff:
http://www.iphoneography.com/
How about you?
Facebook
Twitter