Scott Kelby: Using Your iPhone As Your Second Camera for Travel Photography |

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Scott Kelby will change how you, as a photographer, think of your iPhone's camera. Yes, you can use your mobile phone as your second camera while travelling, and still come out with awesome photos!
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0:00 Benefits of Using a Smartphone
5:06 Change How You Think
11:11 20 Tips for Better iPhone Photos
44:03 Final Thoughts
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@BandH Жыл бұрын

Have you ever used your smartphone for travel photography? Comment below with your tips!

@Emlt 8 ай бұрын

I use a leica Q2 most of the time. But I missed the telephoto until I bought my iPhone 15pro max.

@fwfeo 7 ай бұрын

Of course! It’s flat, small and fits in your pocket. Light and easy to carry anywhere. The image quality has come a long way and quick access to the camera and actually taking it along is the most important thing.

@matusmisik_photography 6 ай бұрын

0:06 0:06

@chesternaire242 2 ай бұрын

I'm actually surprised to say I knew all of these tips, but I had to discover them for myself and wish this talk existed sooner. The only other tip I would add, is that you can hold/lock focus and exposure anywhere by holding down your finger for a couple seconds. If you don' the phone camera automatically resets focus and exposure after every photo.

@philipmoriau599 Ай бұрын

Insta360 flow

@ginitaprofitt4065 6 ай бұрын

BEST EVER iPhone photography class. Scott is the Real Deal and he is an exceptional person. I used to work for him and can’t say enough good things about him.

@vermontmike9800 Жыл бұрын

Scott, you can shoot in wide format without being in video mode. Just switch the camera aspect ratios to 16:9

@artfartzy Жыл бұрын

Exactly, bit strange if he didnt know that.

@AlexanderStore Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking! Except why then do we have the ability to zoom in on 16:9 youtube videos? A quick duckduckGo search told me the screen is actually slightly under 20:9 and not 16:9 on the new iphone PRO’s.

@artfartzy Жыл бұрын

@@AlexanderStore If you zoom in on a 16:9 youtube video to make it fill the whole screen, you are gonna lose part of the image at the top and buttom, so thats not good.

@deba0011 Жыл бұрын

Whenever you change the aspect ratio from 3:4 on a phone, you are cropping in and losing information towards the edge of the frame. Try it out. The best is to shoot 3:4 so you capture as much as possible and then crop to your desired aspect later.

@artfartzy Жыл бұрын

@@deba0011 exactly, I only use 16:9 if it's a photo I know I want in that aspect ratio, maybe to use as wallpaper on my computer or things like that.

@robertcrumley007 Жыл бұрын

Here's another travel shooting hack for iPhone. When in the Photo mode, press/hold red shutter button on screen and you will shoot video without switching out of Photo mode. Good for quick clips without switching modes.

@LarryFasnacht Жыл бұрын

The burst mode is killer. So it will take 999 photos. I use it for things I know are going to happen but I just don’t know when. Like lightning, I know where it’s going to happen, so I just start a burst and as soon as the lightning happens, I stop. That way it’s easy for me to find the photos in the series that I want to save. When I go into editing the series, the keepers are always right at the end. I can save the one or two good ones and delete the other 998 super quickly.

@robertcrumley007 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the top 5 videos I have ever seen on KZfaq!! I thought I knew my iPhone and it’s camera, but 15 of your 20 tips were a revelation to me, and I am grateful to you for making this video. I already use my phone for travel video clips and travel light for photography (LUMIX GM5/12-60mm + polarizer), but my iPhone just became my #2 without adding any weight! Thanks again!

@BruceBidinoff Жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. I remember your tutorials when I was a regular “patient” of yours, many years ago. You’re still right up there with the times.

@ValieNion Жыл бұрын

So many great tips and things I didn't know! But I got to say, I have an iPhone 12 mini and when you're doing macro, don't be afraid to use the 2x! Yes, for far away stuff it sucks, but for really really close ups, it lets you get things much bigger on the frame and doesn't absolutely ruin quality! (Only up to 2x though)

@saezrosario2730 Жыл бұрын

Theres usually a free one that has more settings and I find it very useful and it’s awesome it’s called slow shutter” for long exposure photos to use the shutter if you use the wired AirPods headphone volume works too as remote control for the shutter 18:59

@scottr303 Жыл бұрын

Two years ago while in Hawaii I fell on a hike and broke my Sony RX 100 V, then my A6500 had issues which left me with my Pixel 3A phone. Some of my best pictures came from that phone! Always have a plan "B" or in my case a plan "C" or "3A". And yes, pictures taken on the phone are right there for posting.

@johnburgess1547 Жыл бұрын

Still learning what the 14Pro Max can do. Incredible 48Mp camera. Thanks for a few tips that I didn't know about. As always entertaining

@billfortney7028 Жыл бұрын

I used to always carry a back-up body, but in 53 years as a pro, I’ve never had my primary body go down, now that I’m more casual I’m happy to let the iPhone be a back-up for one day!

@SamKnutson Жыл бұрын

I thought I knew how to use my iPhone camera. This was a great video and got me thinking to look at my iPhone much closer to the way I look at my Sony mirrorless and so many things I didn't know. Thanks Scott!

@sandraknight1793 Жыл бұрын

I just watched Scott’s video in using the iPhone. I am an instant follower! More, more.

@billfortney7028 Жыл бұрын

You always have been, still are one of the very best instructors in photography!

@BobLeedom 3 ай бұрын

Supplemental tip: When taking a photo of food (or more often, a document on my desk that I need a record of), I often find that the shadow of my camera messes up the shot. My solution is to select 2x zoom and move further away (i.e., hold the phone higher), and position the iPhone so that the food/document is in the corner of the shot, out of the way of the shadow. Then I crop the result back to the closeup I wanted in the first place.

@AlphaWitcher 11 ай бұрын

in such beautiful places, any camera can take great photos. even android are much better now. but something about real camera photos are really mesmerizing, they feel like true art.

@tonymurphy9112 Жыл бұрын

Scott, quick tip with regards to GPS - go to pictures, view any picture and swipe up - GPS data embedded (You may have to tun on in settings?)

@jayluber5971 4 ай бұрын

This is the best, most helpful, useful, appreciated video I've seen in ages!!!!! Thank you!!!

@mathew2786 Жыл бұрын

You have a point re view outside the frame. It happens to me several times or when I ask someone to take me picture, they miss the composition of the shots. Thanks for raising this point.

@AnandaGarden Жыл бұрын

Informative and entertaining - new love for the phone cameras.

@richardwagner282 Жыл бұрын

On a side note, I would highly recommend a good iPhone Case with Sliding Camera Cover to protect the camera lens when not in use. I have one and eases my mind about not damaging the camera lens when stored in my pocket.

@raylander6329 Жыл бұрын

Wow, wow, wow a lot of exceptional stuff in this video; thank you for it. Learned a lot. Watched it twice

@markabbott638 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous, fabulous presentation! Thank you so much.

@SteveMcClanahan Жыл бұрын

I was in the audience in Monterey but glad I re-watched the video to pick up some of the finer points that I missed the first time. Thanks for a great lecture. BTW, I was on the "Good boat" with Scott ;-)

@BandH Жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed #OPTICWest !

@robhamilton8993 Жыл бұрын

Scott, we’ve been on several of your Worldwide Photo Walks and loved them. I was wondering if you have ever thought about doing an iPhone camera Worldwide Photo Walk sometime using only the iPhone Camera?

@dillonwatson8671 Жыл бұрын

What an informative and fun presentation. I will be buying the book.

@cheitzig 3 ай бұрын

Just wanted to let you know that I smiled at the Mr. Mom reference😂. Great video. TY!

@michaellee2652 Жыл бұрын

Great video Scott! It's funny that all I have used for several years now is my iPhone and RICHO GR III. Recently I don't even use the GR III. I found that if it is too bright outside you are unable to see the screen on the back. Since there is no VF it's like shooting blind. However, I can always see the screen on the phone. Now I have the new iPhone 14 PRO and WOW!! Took some really good shots on my recent trip to Thailand this New Years. Unfortunately I did not have RAW turned on, but at any rate you are still going to get high res images off of it. I can also use upscale now with Luminar NEO to add pixels. Then bring into Lightroom for final post. Happy New Years! Cheers!

@grapesx2 Жыл бұрын

I have continual problems with being able to see the screen outside on my iPhone 14 pro…I have adjusted all the settings (with Apple people in the store) to try to keep it bright but even in overcast lighting it can be difficult to see what I’m shooting or where I’m going (if using maps)…I had similar problems with the 13…What is your experience? It sounds like it’s not an issue for you…I’d love to know your tips!

@betomendoza601 Жыл бұрын

great video, I immediately got on amazon and ordered the book

@jimforbes9119 Жыл бұрын

Hey Scott - - - We can only shoot Pro Max at 48 MP at 1x zoom! Any other zoom level reverts the resolution to 12 MP!

@artfartzy Жыл бұрын

I use the exposure +/- button instead most times instead of the sun/slider up and down.

@johnbroman7134 Жыл бұрын

Loved it! Thanks

@jameskirsch6425 4 ай бұрын

That was astonishingly useful as well as entertaining. Thank you thank you!

@lgisaac 2 ай бұрын

I am learning so many things. So simple some of these tips, But so GR8!

@antonoat 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant video, thanks Scott👏👍😀

@ema_runs 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Scott! Good to know these😁

@ericerickson6537 Жыл бұрын

Great video thanks for sharing

@skymitch89 10 ай бұрын

16:20 - Because you don't want to do that all the time. When using the shutter button while recording, it simply saves a jpg image that is at the resolution of what the video is being recorded.

@Dulcilady Жыл бұрын

Great tips. I use my watch with my iPhone 12 pro max when I’m videoing events. You can see what’s in the shot. The only other camera I use is a Nikon underwater camera and that hasn’t been for a very long time.

@shs1592 8 ай бұрын

Awesome Scott! I now can challenge my photo shooting with the ease of my "pocket" camera ... great presentation ....

@philtomajko4397 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Took my 5d Mkiv and two L lenses on trip to Switzerland and Amsterdam. In some cases I couldn’t tell the difference between the iPhone pro 13 max and the canon. Still love my 16-35 and 24-105 lenses. But they are heavy to carry around on mountain hikes.

@byshagi Жыл бұрын

definitely needs to think this way more

@sandrapearson728 Жыл бұрын

Thank you SO much I only have an 11pro currently but these tips will still make a huge difference. The volume button as a shutter is a complete game changer ❤

@idogr-back 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Scott! I learned a lot :)

@stevecrawford3551 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. 😀🥳

@paulhennessey51 Жыл бұрын

Great video. BTW I believe you can use the volume buttons on wired apple earbuds as a remote shutter release, which avoids touching the camera at all on important tripod shots, and allows you to avoid having to set a shutter delay. I’ve also found that iPhone shots can be up scaled and edited really nicely using topaz editing software…gigapixel, sharpen, denoise, and Photo AI.

@BandH Жыл бұрын

Great tips! Thanks for watching!

@garyherman9955 Жыл бұрын

If you have an apple watch you can use it not only for shutter release but as a secondary viewfinder. I use it for low angle shots when I don't want to get down in the mud.

@user-eo1dv5gn6z 7 ай бұрын

He can also just use his Apple Watch

@RotorheadCFI Жыл бұрын

Wasn’t expecting the Mr. Mom movie reference. Nicely done.

@greggkurtz33 8 ай бұрын

Love the video dude, new iPhone user! Video gave me faith in the iPhone camera.llol thx dude!

@lindachubbs1790 11 ай бұрын

SCOTT KELBY...Mind Blown! Thank you!!!❤

@BandH 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@tonymurphy9112 Жыл бұрын

Scott, I don't recall you talking about aspect ratio, 16:9 from standard ratio 4:3

@bluejay3945 10 ай бұрын

A mistake I made is that I assumed the 48 megapixel on the 14pro applied across all cameras. It apparently lowers to 12 megapixels if u switch to any of the telephoto lens or wide angle

@chesternaire242 2 ай бұрын

The only thing is that the 48mp on the phone does not equate to a 48mp on a DSLR. If you look at the pixel size of the images it would equate to about ~5-6mp on a DSLR. It doesn't really matter unless you are a pro or printing large, but there is a distinction.

@davidsherman3462 Жыл бұрын

Great video however I can't find the Lightoom Camera for my iphone 14 peo max. Any suggestions? thanks

@kieulannguyen1193 29 күн бұрын

Wonderful video. I learned so much. Thanks for offering this training.❤

@BandH 26 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@david-markthomlinson7928 Жыл бұрын

Can I use these tips for my Android phone I have a Honour Magic4 Pro. Which incidentally has full manual mode, without the need for LR. Even thou I'm not an iPhone user, I found it very informative. Thanks

@amdesidik305 3 ай бұрын

Fascinating.I love it

@TravelFanatical Жыл бұрын

Great tips Scott, I learned a few things that will really help in my travel photography, I especially like the LR tip at the end for going into manual mode.

@lynettejwhite 8 ай бұрын

7 months later and lots of KZfaqrs are raving about the new Blackmagic Camera app for manual mode. Have you tried it?

@TravelFanatical 8 ай бұрын

@@lynettejwhite Thanks for the heads on the app, I'll check it out.

@tinkerbellstwin 19 күн бұрын

Such a great video thank you for this!

@BandH 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@DonybrookandBray 28 күн бұрын

Scott, Briliant! Thanks

@aliia6703 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@jayse1195 Жыл бұрын

Superb!!

@GavinDavidson Жыл бұрын

Excellent tips. It’s opened my eyes to what my phone can do. 😊

@BandH Жыл бұрын

That's great! Glad you learned something new.

@BlakeBowden Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video!

@jeremyschirmer9032 8 ай бұрын

I've only been using my Iphone for travel photography for about 4 yeas now since I went superlight and only have a 40 liter backpack. Thought I knew everything but for some reason it never dawned on me to use video and take a still for wider shots. Thank you so much for the tip.

@BandH 8 ай бұрын

Glad you know these tips for future trips now! Thanks for watching.

@LeahyPhoto Жыл бұрын

In the camera tap Photos, change the aspect ratio to 16:9 Preserve this ratio in Settings by going to Camera/ Preserve Settings/Creative Control.

@Amritbhangal Жыл бұрын

Hi Scott what do you think of canon EOs T6?

@florameng521 Жыл бұрын

That place at 7:55 is Guilin in Guangxi Province

@TwoWheelsLangley 4 ай бұрын

Great presentation.

@Donkeys_Dad_Adam 4 ай бұрын

Love the Cheap trick shirt!

@SiHorrocks 5 ай бұрын

to shoot "wide" photos you can just change the photo ratio to 16x9, you don't need to switch to video mode

@carolinevandyk3382 Жыл бұрын

This is great - so helpful. Need to buy a new phone ; ) Can you give some advice about printing from phone shots?

@BandH Жыл бұрын

it is a little tough to print phone photos because of the megapixel count. But it is doable. It's recommended to not go bigger than 8x10 prints.

@jenbear8652 3 ай бұрын

I have an iPhone 8s, so my quality isn’t as good- especially in low lighting, BUT I literally fill my phone (and can’t text or anything until I delete stuff off my phone 😛). So my actual camera is my “backup” camera for when my phone will no longer take more photos. I’m currently working on a system/schedule to get photos off the phone onto my computer (they have to be renamed & organized or I won’t do it)

@emjel-yi9eg Жыл бұрын

Scott - really great video. But something I need to ask. When you talk about using the volume button as the shutter button, the image you show on screen with camera in horizontal mode has the regular white button on the right with the volume buttons just above it on top, which looks perfect. But on my iPhone 13, if I hold my phone in the horizontal position, the regular white button is on the right, whilst the volume buttons are over on the left at the bottom. Is there something unique about the 14 model? Thanks.

@lynettejwhite 8 ай бұрын

I think the slides were mockups. I notice a few odd things about them too.

@treyxhouston 9 ай бұрын

excellent!

@vermontmike9800 Жыл бұрын

Another thing. The 2x “lens” is not optical. It’s merely a digital crop of the 1x lens.

@sheripruett6370 9 ай бұрын

To know that they have added the default RAW to be OFF in iPhone just blew me away! I changed my setting forever!!!! How did I not know this?

@DavidTpitCabrera Жыл бұрын

So good

@user-eo1dv5gn6z 7 ай бұрын

Video mode isn't wider. It just crops it differently.

@pascaljoanne Жыл бұрын

i wish you touched on the NIGHT MODE photography

@criticaltinker 7 ай бұрын

I'm actually considering leaving my Sony A7RV home for our trip to ASIA next summer and bring only iPhone 15 Pro Max and DJI Mini4 Pro

@1clancym Жыл бұрын

Can you recommend an Android ? Samsung perhaps. Older one also? Thx Mike

@JeffRevell 9 ай бұрын

Just a little security reminder for anyone wanting to use the GPS feature that Scott talks about in tip 11. If you have GPS turned on for your photos, it will tag all your photos with GPS data, which is good for a scouting trip but maybe not so much for all of your Instagram or Facebook photos. This GPS info is embedded into the camera's metadata so if you are taking pictures around your home and posting them online, you may not want people to get this exact location because, you know, people can be creepy. So if you want to turn off the GPS tagging when you get back from vacation, go to your Settings - Privacy & Security - Location Services - Camera and then choose how you want to handle the GPS tagging information. I have mine set to "Never" as a general rule and then change it to "While Using the App" when I want to record the location.

@lynettejwhite 8 ай бұрын

I'd also like to add in the Location Services settings for the camera app you can choose to enable/disable 'precise location' which as you'd expect changes the GPS coordinates recorded from exact position to the suburb level. Also when you view photos if you click on the ellipse menu you can 'adjust location', if you wish to make it less precise before sharing.

@richieyyz 5 ай бұрын

some folks are just to paranoid

@MikeLikesChannel 5 ай бұрын

The vast majority of social media sites strip out the GPS info, author’s name, etc from EXIF. Flickr is a notable exception, so are other photo-oriented sites. As far as Facebook, Reddit, Insta, TikTok, Twitter… it’s not sharing your lat/long. The engineers there thought of that.

@anonymousonez Жыл бұрын

1.5 aperture isn't fast at all considering the small sensor size. It's deceptive marketing. Still, nice tips, thank you.

@user-vi5lq8zq5d 5 ай бұрын

After a bursting, the photos come as a group. How would I change it into individual photos?

@Inkling777 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the post. There's only one major downside to photography with an iPhone, the 'dropping my iPhone' problem he mentions. Holding an iPhone to take a picture is like holding a tea-cup saucer. Almost any digital camera is easier to hold and aim. B&H should develop an iPhone case that's as handy to use as the typical digital camera.

@Generic321 9 ай бұрын

FYI @35:50 in iOS 17 (2023) and later this is now called the level toggle in the camera settings and the grid no longer needs to be on.

@kbkesq 3 ай бұрын

23:30 great tip swipe left

@Bakynsailmawnai Жыл бұрын

I'm late to this video, but do you think my phone Redmi Note 10 Pro is good for photography? It has 64MP samsung isocell gw3 sensor, 8MP ultra wide, 5MP macro, 2MP depth sensor and 16MP selfie camera

@ashokgiri1983 Жыл бұрын

M still using I phone se 2016 model

@SLNason Жыл бұрын

Great video -What is Apple pro Raw?

@BandH Жыл бұрын

Apple pro RAW is a type of RAW video file

@SavageVoyageur 7 ай бұрын

Just picked up a iPhone 15 pro max phone. Wow it takes great pictures.

@Fontsman Жыл бұрын

Pics look fine on screen, but large prints are soft. Drop the thing enough times as the form factor sucks. I can post to Instagram from my Mac but the images on Instagram are again relatively low res. You can't beat physics. True high res prints need a quality sensor and glass. You can have all the convenience, but I get no sense of achievement with a smartphone.

@Albert-qy3ze Жыл бұрын

I like the idea of pocket tripod. Where can I get the one that folds and twists? Is it durable? I found one at Amazon which only gets one star rating as it breaks down easily.

@BandH Жыл бұрын

we do have a lot of good options, take a look here: bhpho.to/3GL0btp if you have any questions reach out to one of our experts, email sales@bhphoto.com

@monicab28 Жыл бұрын

You can also use the wired earbuds to shoot the picture!

@jameseaton905 Жыл бұрын

you can also use camera app on an Apple Watch to shoot

@davebassP5 9 ай бұрын

Why no mention that the phone will also map the images on a map automatically and you don’t need Lr? That seems a strange thing to leave out considering it’s about travelling.

@davewyman 9 ай бұрын

Great video. Even Longer app is somewhat of a ripoff, though, unless you buy the pro version. You can’t get super-long shutter speeds, as per Scott, unless you fork over 24.99 more, AFTER you get the basic version.

@jimforbes9119 Жыл бұрын

Apple Watch also can be used as a shutter button

@movinondownthetrail 7 ай бұрын

Mr Mom. Great movie!

@kzuk9237 Жыл бұрын

shoot wider #2 -- changing the phone from still to video changes the ratio but it does not made the lens wider or capture more of the scene, it just fills the screen because the ratio has changed. Live mode and long exposure - beware, changing that setting to long exposure in the Live Photo gives you a cropped in final result. Something to know if you use that feature. However, it is also significant as Scott said, the Live Photos are not RAW and in fact seem to show a lot of softness when changing the Live Photo to a long exposure. The result is softer, mushy looking colors too because of the photos from the live clips being combined. I’d like to see if anyone is actually getting good results with this “feature”, I shoot a lot of long exposure with my Fuji or Canon and I do not see iPhone coming anywhere close to the quality of a DSLR anyway, but especially not long exposure.

@victorcarmelo8606 Жыл бұрын

Agree, been using Spectre for long exposures, much better but be careful if you don’t have steady hands, jam your hand against something to get a clean shot.

@user-qc6kq4bf2r Жыл бұрын

And use the Moment lens)))

@kerusso3568 Жыл бұрын

@@victorcarmelo8606 how is the spectre app? I went and looked. Are they still supporting it? It looks like the last update was for the 13