We therefore purchased a backup portable iPhone charger using rechargable AA batteries. With all these apps and the likelihood that the iPhone will be in constant use during a shoot, the question of battery life worried us initially. Camera + (taking images and image editing - love the clarify tool)Ģ. The 2 best apps for iphone photography we feel are:ġ. We also use a couple of apps when using the iPhone as a camera for candid shoots or when the DSLR is not readily accessible. The above apps are those we use frequently in the field for our landscape shoots. Flashlight has been our saviour on many occasions. Yes, a dedicated headlamp would be better, but you'd be surprised how often this gets left behind. At $0.99 it's not going to break the bank.
It is really useful for seeing in the dark as you setup before dawn, or if you want to trek back to civilization after your 3 hour star trail shoot. However we like the functionality and brightness of Flashlight Pro, and the ease with which you can turn the light on and off.
GPS4CAM PRO
To upload the pictures on your mac or pc, use gps4cam desktop (free download on their website) which will automatically encrypt the GPS data into the exif details of your image (including RAW files)įlashlight Pro - There are many flashlights / torches available for the iPhone 4 and 4s, using the built in camera flash. Take a picture with your camera of this screen. At the end of your trip, press the ‘Export’ button, which will generate a QR code. Launch gps4cam and press the ‘Start a new trip’ button. The steps to geotagging with GPS4Cam are: We have tried many geotagging apps and we feel this is the easiest to use as there is no need to sync the camera to the phone. We won't go into the pros and cons of geotagging except to say that for us, there is little downside as we don't post photos of our home or family. This is the easiest to use and most efficient way of geotagging your photos in our opinion, if you don't own a camera with built in geotagging. Though it costs $4.99, for us it is priceless. In addition it gives information on Sun/Moon azimuth and elevation and much more.
It informs us of the sunrise / sunset times as well as the moonrise / moonset times anywhere in the world. It is the one we use most and is invaluable for landscape photography. We must credit landscape photographer Kah Kit Yoong for recommending this app. DOF Master is a $1.99 app which is useful in all forms of photography including macros and landscapes, and does the same thing as Bokeh. We use an app named "Bokeh" for this, but this is no longer available. Yes you can do the Maths in your head, but for most of us this app does it quicker and more reliably.ĭOF Master calculates depth of field and hyperfocal distance. LongTime allows accurate calculation of exposure time by metering first without the filter. However, with darker and denser filters, and especially the 10 stop or Big Stopper ND filters, the camera's meter becomes unreliable. With less dense filters such as 2 or 3 stop ND filters, the camera's built in light meter can still function accurately.
GPS4CAM FREE
LongTime is a free tool for those of us who use neutral density filters for capturing long time exposures. Long Time Exposure Calculator © 2010 Thomas Penn, HPR-Solutions We have no affiliation with any of these apps or their developers. We have culled and honed our selection of useful apps to those listed below. Pocket light meters which have a internal variability of more than a couple of stops are a case in point. Since 2007, we have used many iPhone photographic apps, and a lot are cumbersome to use, inaccurate or just simply a waste of time. They range from being free to over $100 per year, but how many are useful in the field, and which apps are actually beneficial to our craft and profession? 11/01/12For the Photographer and iPhone user, there are literally hundreds of Apps being marketed and targeted at us.
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