Improve Your Photos Through Settings
Some newer iPads contain an Auto HDR or Smart HDR setting that you select to automatically take every photo with this feature. This setting tells the iPhone or iPad to snap multiple photos and merge them to create a high dynamic range (HDR) photograph. Turn Auto HDR or Smart HDR (depending on your iOS version) on or off in Settings > Camera. In older iPads, there isn’t an automatic setting for HDR. Instead, you manually turn on HDR in the Camera app when you want to use it.
Edit Photos With the Camera App
The Camera app has built-in filters that can bring out the best in an image. After snapping a photo, a small thumbnail of the picture appears to the right or below the large circular snap button, depending on if the iPad is in landscape or portrait mode. Tap this thumbnail to view the photo full-screen, then tap the Edit button in the upper-right corner. Use the editing tools to make changes and enhance a photo. Depending on your iPad model, these tools all appear on the right side of the image or are split to appear on both sides of the image.
The Magic Wand analyzes a photo and adjusts lighting and color contrast. The Crop tool removes unwanted portions of a photo and can be used to rotate the image. The Filters tools apply filters to a photo that change the brightness, saturation, and color contrast, which can have a dramatic effect on your photo. You can add third-party filters through the App Store. The Dial tool gives you manual control over lighting and color.
When you finish making changes, tap Done to save the image.
Use Live Photos to Improve Your Photography
Live Photos are small video clips the phone captures when you take a photograph on a newer iPhone or iPad. Along with creating moving pictures, you can choose a main photograph from the video to fix defects like an awkward facial expression, a blink of the eyes, or a just-missed shot. Here’s how to choose a new image from a Live Photo:
Buy an External Lens
An external lens can do more than adjust the camera settings. It can increase magnification and take specialty shots such as wide-angle. A lens also boosts functionality on an older device by improving the camera without the extra cost of a new smartphone or tablet. A good source for camera peripherals for iPad and iPhone is iOgrapher. This company makes lenses that work with a specially designed case that supports different interchangeable lenses to get the perfect shot. You can use the same lenses for both iPad and iPhone as long as both devices have an iOgrapher case.
