iPhone picture advise (1 Viewer)

[Kam]

Hey all,

Any advice or tips for taking pr0n pictures of chips/sets with an iPhone?

I have an iPhone 14 Pro, so it’s got a decent camera for a phone, I’m not a a photographer by any stretch and don’t have a fancy camera, but enjoy playing and taking pics more so for family stuff.

I think one of the few pics I’ve taken that get close to showing at least on PCF the colors is this pic below, but I sat the chips on a cabinet by a window with bright sunlight - which isn’t really practical most of the time:

Can be a bit frustrating with how many bloody shadows there are from different lights in the house, so basically hold the chip up to a light bulb, but not ideal for sets. Most of the time, it’s a picture at night in artificial light. Just received these gorgeous Tigers, but the yellow looks washed out vs how bright it is in person.

I was playing around with the iPhone pre-made filters, and there is a ‘Vivid’ option that I think brightens up the chip so the yellow looks more like it does in person, but other colors are affected as well:

I don’t necessarily want to artificially change the colors so it looks fake or brighter than reality (I despise the false instagram social media type filters), but what I take and upload doesn’t look like what I see in person. Not sure if it’s because pictures are compressed as well when I upload, definitely a lower resolution.

Anyways, open to feedback / tips with my current iPhone limitation. I spent all my money on Tigers, so no funds or intent to get a DSLR/ lighting set up etc.

Cheers
Kam

 

[Taghkanic]

One issue (as I understand it) is that pictures uploaded to PCF may get compressed or otherwise processed, with image quality getting bumped down in unpredictable ways.

If you take high-res, well-balanced photos, you may want to embed them in your posts via image calls to a service like IMGUR or the like to preserve resolution.

It’s a PITA so I only have done that when maintaining quality was super-important.

 

[ekricket]

You can get light kits for under $10 anywhere. Basic, but workable for our needs. Most come with a fancy remote as well so you can mount your phone in the light and take pics.

Little remote is great for taking hands free pics. Put your phone in your shirt pocket camera out and you can snap whatever you are looking at.

 

[RocAFella1]

Do whatever @JeepologyOffroad does

 

[Kam]

Do whatever @JeepologyOffroad does

I didn’t think of that… here. I definitely took this picture with my iPhone >.>

 

[Colquhoun]

The fastest, easiest way to get good lighting is to photograph outside on a sunny day, but set up in the shade. The ambient light is usually good enough to get a nice balanced exposure. If you need to shoot with a background, a curved cloth or large sheet of paper can act as a nice seamless backdrop.
This was on my back patio just after the sun had moved over the edge of the house, in slight shade:

And before anyone asks, I no longer have these Binion’s chips (but wish I did!)

 

[Okku]

These were all taken with an IPhone on portrait mode with sunlight coming through my living room windows. Not direct light, but just off to the side.

Natural light truly is the best!