Use Your iPhone Like A Professional Photographer (Full Camera Guide)

iPhone photography has come a long way. This video breaks down the secrets of using the iPhone camera to its full potential. You don't need the iPhone 14 pro or the iPhone 13 pro. The principles taught here are what's important.

MY PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO GEAR

Who am I:
I’m Chris, a photographer based in Chicago. I teach creative business and photography through YouTube, my newsletter, and courses. When I’m not teaching, I run a production company called Pieta Productions. My YouTube channel is here for two reasons: to teach you how to start a creative business and photography.

This video is NOT sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something I’ll receive a small commission at no extra charge to you.

[ReWriteYourMind]

I often skip through this kind of tutorials but this time I watched all of the video because you don’t add a lot of fluff and speak on a very nice level that’s easy to follow. Thank you for this.

[itsxstarz]

I went from a 7+ to a 14 pro last year was messing with photos didn’t realize how much they added over the years I was soooo lost so I appreciate the video

[Sonin-ey]

Expose for the highlights, not for the shadows.
That's what I learned today. Thanks!

[Daboriam]

I’m currently 50ft up in a tree with my iPhone 11 with no safety cautions and sunset almost gone and phone at 8 percent watching this

[Redwater_media]

It's ridiculous how far phone camera quality has come in recent years.

[kimcarroll]

Thank you! I was a pro photographer for 19 years. Heading to Switzerland, Austria, Azores, NYC... for a month this summer. I don't want to carry around 20+ lbs on my back especially while hiking in the Alps. Just changed up all the settings in my phone and that's all I'm taking. Well, maybe my drone too... :) I know I'll always have my phone with me no matter what. Your video has been an amazing help! Although I had to pause and rewind a million times as you flew through the settings Yes, I'm old. LOL Huge help! Thank you for saving my back!

[guest]

this tutorial would probably be in my top 3 for any subject and im just learning about this now. you did an amazing job here and deserve more subs

[zaredt]

This video is so helpful! Thank you! Recently I upgraded from iPhone XS to 13 Pro and I didn't understand why my low light photos on XS looked better than 13 Pro. The problem is in processing. Newest phones are overexposing bringing shadows too much and XS also makes photos more contrasty, so that now I use photographic style to return that contrast back.

[bigdumbanimaltravels]

Awesome video, no BS chatter. Very direct information and examples. Love it. Thank you.

[FellipeRodrigues]

Great informative video. Straight to the point. I didn’t realize there was an option to save all the previous settings. Thank you!

[ayyotrav]

Your editing style helps with you being able to use a phone over your Sony. You fade your blacks a lot and not much contrast. So you’re not needing as much dynamic range. I LOVE my 14 Pro as a sidekick but it could never replace the photos I get on my Sony. Maybe someday!

[Sushi-sama]

Thank you for the awesome video!
I just upgraded from 12 pro max to 15 pro max and am a bit overwhelmed by all the choices. And thanks for setting real expectations such as taking practices while many YouTubers often say “this will change your life” type of exaggerated things.
You got a new subscriber now.

[iPheonix]

Just can't thank you enough for introducing the basics so much in such short time and for the preset. its just pure class! thanks man

[valariejohnson]

Hi Chris! I have ZERO photography experience and I am SO GRATEFUL to have found this video! You make it so simple and easy to follow along and I really appreciate you showing where and how to change settings on the phone. Thank you!

[collinsal]

Nothing beats the feeling of actually holding a camera, putting your eye up to the view finder & framing that shot! Phons have really come a long way tho and it is incredible what they are capable of now

[soufihasbi]

Hey Chris, I like your storyline and how you capture the audience. There are thousands of the same videos, but yours is the simplest and easy to grasp. Keep up the excellent work and I can't wait for advanced photography tips from you.

Immediately subscribed to your channel! 🤣

[ibrahimkharal]

Just what I was looking for; straight to the tips, accompanied by sufficient photography information. Cheers

[WildBillTurkey]

WOW!! THANK YOU, Chris! Two nights ago I was packing for an early morning drive to a photo-op car show (Luftgekült) when I decided to finally learn to make better use of the camera features on my phone. In this single lesson, my skills grew exponentially. The biggest shift by far was learning to expose for the lights and use Lightroom to bring back up some detail in the shadows. I'd heard of Lightroom, but your simple incorporation of it into this massively beneficial trick changed my photographs on that next day at the car show. Exotic antique cars under tents in a pretty outdoor setting? Expose for the attractive backgrounds and trust that there will be detail in the shadows under the tents that Lightroom can bring back as much or as little as I like. I say again: WOW!!

[EllieMcDonald-sq]

Just stumbled across this video for whatever reason I’ve no idea. But I’m glad I did! I made some slight adjustments using what you spoke about. On photos I had already taken and they look spot on! I didn’t even know about the RAW setting. Needless to say that’s now switched on! Thank you

[joevans]

Love seeing Fred again in my favorite tutorial videos 😍