How to take pictures with your mobile phone at night?

When you try to take beautiful night photos with your mobile phone, are you familiar with this situation, but will eventually get blurred photos? If so, when you decide to shoot again, I will share with you some tips on how to get photography skills on the iPhone.

First, you can take good photos of night scenes by using iPhone camera software that manually sets third-party application standards. But it still doesn't have all the functions needed for high-quality shooting in the dark.

Therefore, if you want to get high-quality photos at night, first of all, you need to download a third-party camera application that supports manual settings to iPhone.

You can find the best option in the App Store, which is Camera+2 of LateNiteSoft SL. The main advantage of this application is that it allows you to set exposure parameters manually. With it, you will have the opportunity to shoot night scenes with a large aperture or a slow shutter.

Another advantage of Camera+2 is that you can observe how the changing exposure settings affect the image in real time on the smartphone screen.

In other words, if you choose a larger aperture, you will find that the image on the display becomes brighter. This function will provide excellent help for you to find the best night shooting settings.

Second, the iPhone settings of night photos Camera+2 have many settings suitable for various types of photography. But in this tutorial, I will discuss the settings you need to take pictures at night.

First, you need to set ISO to avoid grainy photos. The best choice for night photography is from ISO 400 to ISO800. They are sensitive enough to shoot at night with little noise.

Try not to set a value higher than the recommended value. Otherwise, your photos will look rough and attractive.

As for the shutter speed, hand-held shooting can start from the value of1120 seconds to 1/60 seconds. This length of editing is suitable for shooting in a well-lit place, otherwise you will get too dark photos.

If you want to shoot scenery or architecture, you can choose a shutter speed greater than 1/60 seconds, but in this case, it will be difficult without a tripod.

To access exposure settings, click the+icon next to the camera shutter button in the application. Click to enter a menu, where you can find the settings of shutter speed, ISO and white balance.

Third, how to stabilize the iPhone with a tripod to prevent camera vibration and blurred photos. You will use a long enough shutter speed, so be sure to ensure the stability of your smartphone. Otherwise, you will get blurred images and unnecessary light stripes, which may damage your photos.

So, what shutter speed tripod should I use? Usually you need a shutter speed lower than 1/60 seconds. Under such exposure, the blur caused by object motion began to become obvious.

If you decide to take an exposure shot after a few seconds, please use the camera's self-timer. The fact is that at such a low shutter speed, any touch on the smartphone (even the light that presses the shutter button) may cause it to vibrate, which will lead to blurred images. By starting the selfie timer, you don't need to touch your smartphone after the camera shutter is opened.

The alternative to this method may be to use the wired headset of iPhone instead of the trigger wire of DSLR. In this case, you will press the button on the earphone without touching the smartphone, thus eliminating the possibility of vibration caused by touching you.

As for tripods, there are many. Which one to use depends entirely on your own preferences and financial ability. I will add myself, you can use any proof desktop tripod or gorilla. They are not only small, but also easy to customize.

If you want to take serious photos, please bring a full-size tripod, which can provide you with great flexibility.

Fourth, shoot in HDR to get more details of shadows and highlights. If you are not sure about the exposure setting you have chosen, please activate shooting mode in HDR. When shooting with standard exposure settings, it will capture glare and shadows that cannot be used.

In HDR mode, the smartphone will automatically take three images: underexposed, normal exposed and overexposed. Then, the application merges the three received images into one. Therefore, you will get a frame with better light and more details.

Since the camera of smart phone takes multiple photos at a time in HDR mode, it is best to take photos with a tripod. So that you can get the best results. After all, if you accidentally move the camera while shooting at least one HDR image, the final photo may be blurred.

Just because you plan to take photos with iPhone at night doesn't mean you should start taking photos when it is dark. Instead, you should use "blue time". At this time of the day, you will have enough scattered light to help you shoot.

And at this time, the sky is bright enough to make your photos brighter. Blue time is the length of time before sunrise and after sunset on the horizon. As a result, most of the sky turned sky blue with bright red, orange and purple stripes. After sunset on the horizon, you will have 10 to 30 minutes before the end of blue time.

Six, the use of artificial lighting is the most important in photography. Even the best night camera can't take color photos in the dark. So, if you want to shoot at night, please try to find a place with enough light.

Shooting at night in such a place has several advantages. First of all, you don't have to improve ISO, and you don't have to risk getting grainy images.

Secondly, you can use a shorter shutter speed. This means that you can take photos by hand without a tripod, and you don't have to worry about blurring them. This greatly simplifies and speeds up the shooting process. In order to get high-quality images, you don't need to install a tripod and spend time.

Third, at night, the light source produces wonderful contrast. The transition between light and darkness creates elegance and drama.

Next time, when you walk in the city in the evening or at night, please pay attention to the street lights. Look at the most spectacular places and take pictures. Remember, when you shoot at night, the light source is as important as the correct composition.

Seven, ask the model not to move when shooting. As I said above, slow shutter speed will lead to blurred photos. This usually happens when shooting by hand or when the model moves during shooting.

Using a tripod can eliminate the negative effects of hand-held shooting. However, if you take a portrait with a long exposure, what will you do?

The answer is self-evident-let the model freeze without shaking. Look at the selected shutter speed and tell your model how long it should remain stationary.

Use the long exposure effect to create more creative photos.

Now, you know how to expose and shoot night scenes for a long time, which makes your creative imagination crazy. Break all the above rules and skills, carry out experiments and be surprised by the results.

For example, you can put your iPhone on a tripod and take pictures of passing cars. Set the shutter speed to 5 seconds or longer, and all passing cars will become light tracks.

You can also hold your smartphone in your hand or put it on the selfie stick for sports shooting. In this case, any light source that enters the camera lens will be captured on the photo in the form of a straight line or a curve.

The only difference is that photos taken during travel or by hand are more confusing than those taken with a tripod.

Conclusion Night photography has its own difficulties. However, if you know how to overcome them, you will get good results. Remember, you need a tripod and a slow shutter to expose correctly.