'Today at Apple' Session Explores How to Shoot and Edit 'Otherworldly' Photos in Night Mode on iPhone

[MacRumors]

A new "Today at Apple" session shared on YouTube today explores how to shoot and edit "otherworldly" photos in Night mode on an iPhone with the help of photographer Maria Lax and Landon, a Creative at Apple Grand Central in New York City.

Apple says its free "Today at Apple" sessions are meant to inspire hands-on creativity in photography, art, design, video, coding, music, and more using Apple products and accessories like the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Pencil. Initially hosted exclusively at Apple Stores, the sessions started to be offered online during the pandemic, and Apple also started uploading sessions to YouTube earlier this month.

This is the second "Today at Apple" session uploaded to YouTube, with the first exploring how to draw yourself as a "Peanuts" character in the Pages app using an iPad and Apple Pencil, with the help of "The Snoopy Show" storyboard artist Krista Porter.

Article Link: 'Today at Apple' Session Explores How to Shoot and Edit 'Otherworldly' Photos in Night Mode on iPhone

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

That’s good stuff. It’s crazy to see what iPhone camera is capable off.

 

[GlassFingers]

Wow really cool. Would be nice if they mentioned where to easily buy little strips of colored plastic… but anyway, great ideas and video. 🙌

 

[Chrjy]

That guy's not over the top is he?! ?

 

[I@beck]

Thanks for sharing. Definitely pick up some knowledge here. Will try to have some red filter for night mode.

 

[svish]

Good video. Interesting ways to capture photos. iPhone cameras are very good

 

[Will do good]

Some people are so clever and talented. Learn something new today.

 

[xfusejc]

I didn't know I could set the night mode exposure length. I thought the 1 or 2 seconds of exposure were automatic and you could only play with it if it was on a stand or tripod.

Learned something new today.

 

[Khedron]

Wow really cool. Would be nice if they mentioned where to easily buy little strips of colored plastic… but anyway, great ideas and video. ?

Try your local arts and crafts or stationary store

 

[jntdroid]

Am I the only one not seeing much here? I mean, that photographer clearly has a good eye, but that's her eye... that's not the phone or the effects or anything along those lines. She's simply talented at seeing and framing a good shot.

That said, I'm about as zero-talent as it gets in this area, so maybe I'm just not appreciating certain aspects of this enough...

 

[Liam555]

Am I the only one not seeing much here? I mean, that photographer clearly has a good eye, but that's her eye... that's not the phone or the effects or anything along those lines. She's simply talented at seeing and framing a good shot.

That said, I'm about as zero-talent as it gets in this area, so maybe I'm just not appreciating certain aspects of this enough...

As a photographer, I agree with you. Personally, it's not my type of photography. I much prefer capturing what's actually there rather than adding film and other effects to create abstract lighting in the scene. I think the night photography on iPhones is great though. They just don't explain that much about that in this video.

 

[dk001]

Decent. More Advertisement than teaching imo.
For those wanting some more basic iphone photography "how to" I have found these in YouTube are pretty good and you can play follow along. https://www.youtube.com/user/iPhonePS

 

[Crowbot]

Maria Lax and Landon, a Creative at Apple Grand Central in New York City

Pardon me, but I never heard the title "Creative" before. What exactly is that?

 

[Mousse]

I see mostly post processing. I was hoping for creative techniques to capturing with minimal PP. I'm hate doing post processing (because I suck at it?). Well, I should have expected that when you have little control of depth of field. Most of my photo trickery involves DoF and using filters (ND and Polarizing are my 2 goto filters).

 

[Villarrealadrian]

Great video!

 

[Bodycalming]

Am I the only one not seeing much here? I mean, that photographer clearly has a good eye, but that's her eye... that's not the phone or the effects or anything along those lines. She's simply talented at seeing and framing a good shot.

That said, I'm about as zero-talent as it gets in this area, so maybe I'm just not appreciating certain aspects of this enough...

Don't put yourself down, make no mistake we all have a talent we just need to go and find it! With this we have been shown the possibilities not the 'How To', so get out there, tug it, twist it, let your unknown (Until now) talent blossom.

 

[wwworks]

Inspirational, and fun video. Kind of opens a new way of thinking and aligns especially nicely to night photography. Takeaway - be playful, but no lipstick on the camera lens.

 

[ArPe]

When phones can shoot the moon at night with amazing exposure and detail then the real next level really begins but I think that is also when Canon and Nikon poop themselves.

 

[coolman124]

Night mode is the reason why when I upgrade from my 7+ I'm getting an 11 instead of the Xr

 

[Mousse]

When phones can shoot the moon at night with amazing exposure and detail then the real next level really begins but I think that is also when Canon and Nikon poop themselves.

If you want to shoot the moon, you'll need a telescope (consumer telescopes offers poor image quality, IMO) or a long reach lense. I've got a 500mm lense on a APS-C sensor and the moon shot is still too small for me (only 1/6 of the frame). I'll need at least a 1500mm lense with my APS-C sensor.

Talking about taking a good moon shot with a phone is laughable right now, especially if you're after anything print worthy.

 

[JohnnyApple$eed]

Thanks for sharing. Definitely pick up some knowledge here. Will try to have some red filter for night mode.

You can get a full gel swatch from quite a few places, but here is a link from Adorma for under $10. If you're a dealer (I'm am), then these are free from your rep at Rosco. Lee filters is another company too.

Rosco Roscolux Swatch Book,Small Sampler of Filter

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www.adorama.com

 

[mr.bee]

That guy's not over the top is he?! ?

I constantly need to lower my expectations of Macrumors' commenters

 

[ValerioParisMitritsakis]

Wow really cool. Would be nice if they mentioned where to easily buy little strips of colored plastic… but anyway, great ideas and video. ?

Mainly stationery stores. Here in Cyprus they are combined with Bookstores.

 

[return2sendai]

I got as far as “Thank you for connecting with me today” and reached for my Canon (camera, not weapon).