These days, carrying around a bulky DSLR is more for the professional who gets paid the big bucks and needs the best of the best picture quality. But for the average person and any photographer or adventurer who wants a quick and easy way to snap photos, the built-in camera on the iPhone can suffice—especially when paired with an attachable camera lens.

With that in mind, there are plenty of common iPhoneography mistakes that many people make, yourself possibly included. Luckily these mistakes are easy to fix and can take your iPhone photos to the next level, rivaling even DSLR-shot pictures.

Mistake One: Forgetting About the Camera Settings

While it's super simple to pull your iPhone out of your pocket and snap a picture, there are some pretty advanced features and settings in the default camera app. From the ISO to the exposure and white balance of the image, you can adjust quite a bit. And, especially when paired with a quality lens, these settings can help bring your phone photos up to the professional level.

The thing is, many people don’t know these settings exist and the vast majority who do are too afraid to mess with them for fear of screwing up the photo. Don’t be scared and start experimenting with these adjustments and you’ll notice the difference in your photos.

Mistake Two: Relying on Digital Zoom

With a simple pinch or pull, you can zoom in or out on your subject quickly and easily. But what if we told you that you’re not technically zooming in, but rather “cropping in”? As with many smartphone cameras, the lens utilizes digital zoom to get the job done, but it can only do so much. Zooming in too much can lead to pixilated, lower-quality pictures. To fix this, you can simply get closer to your subject, or you can pick up an iPhone camera lens that will provide your built-in lens with some extra magnification power, all without lessening the quality of the photos.

Mistake Three: Forgetting About Composition

While iPhone cameras work great as quick ways to snap a photo, when you look back on the picture, you might wish that you had taken a few seconds more to plan how the shot would work. For example, employing the Rule of Thirds is incredibly simple, yet so few iPhoneographers take the time to do it. Simply turn on the grid lines in the phone settings and then position the subject of your image off center according to the grid lines. This simple little trick will instantly elevate your photos and make them more professional.

Mistake Four: Relying Too Heavily on Editing

It really is impressive that photo editing tools that were once only available on desktop computers are now right in the Photos app on the iPhone. They can be a great way to do small touch-ups after the image is taken, but you should never rely on them solely. Take the time to think the photo through while you're capturing it instead of crossing your fingers that editing will take care of any mistakes afterward. This way, your photography skills will sharpen, and the images will look more natural and less filtered and edited in the end.

Mistake Five: Not Using the Right Accessories

Finally, you need to understand the limitations of your phone’s hardware. It’s true that with every new iPhone the cameras get better, but if you want to compete with DSLRs, you need an attachable phone camera lens that will maximize the effectiveness of your device. There are plenty of different options available, and with a simple snap, you can capture higher quality macro, wide angle, and zoom shots with ease.

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Thanks to technology, adventurers no longer have to carry a bulky, heavy, and complex DSLR or film-based camera along anymore. Over the last few years, the iPhone has easily replaced more expensive cameras and outranks them for convenience. When traveling, it is incredibly easier to whip out a smartphone and take photos, whether on a safari in Africa or floating the canals of Venice. However, there are always ways to better photography skills, even with a camera as basic as the most recent iPhone. Here are five ways to improve photographs while traveling with an iPhone:

1) Tripod: Using a tripod can increase opportunities for interesting shots and beautiful time lapses. Making sure that the iPhone is stable and given a view of a weathered landscape or busy traffic area, set a time-lapse for at least three or four minutes. This can capture the movement or life that a photo could not embody otherwise. Note: time-lapses do not record sound.

2) Lighting: Unlike older versions of the iPhone, updated iPhones easily capture portraits and landscapes in low-light. New sensors and faster aperture mean that the iPhone automatically photographs better in low light. Editing photos can also increase or change the exposure of a photo. Make sure never to delete photos that may seem “too dark” at a glance - editing can be the effect that brings out the desired image. 

3) Focus: Different focal lengths can change the theme of any photo. Wide angles give a better sense of environment or setting and macro lenses enhance the details. An iPhone camera lens attachment takes photos to a different level, competing in quality with DSLRs quality. 

4) iCloud: once the adventurous day is over and everyone has returned to the hotel or AirBnB, it’s time to select favorite photos and upload them to iCloud. Losing photos, whether it’s because of phone damage, a lost phone, or stolen phone, is devastating. Be diligent about uploading photos on a regular schedule while traveling. 

5) Editing: find a photo editing application that fits the needs of the photo. Always try adjusting the exposure, contrast, and saturation of any photo, even the ones that seem perfect without editing. Keep the original photo and edited photo as separate files, there is always the chance that the original will need to be edited again. 

Hitcase provides top-quality iPhone camera lenses to take photos to the next level. Compact and easy to attach, Hitcase iPhone camera lenses capture crisp and clear images that survive the wettest and highest-impact adventures. 

About Hitcase

Hitcase offers a selection of durable iPhone cases and iPhone camera lens options that allow users to take stunning pictures wherever they are in the world. The company’s innovative, top- quality products help get people ready for adventure.

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The world is a great big beautiful place. And by adding an iPhone camera lens to their phones, people can capture their experiences and adventures within it better.

iPhones and smart phones have opened up our lives in amazing ways (and yes, this includes all those goofy kid and pet videos). People can tuck them away and carry them just about anywhere—beaches, mountains, jungles, you name it. And when they get there, they can snap a picture or shoot a quick video to remember the occasion. Attachable camera lenses and cases protect phones and enhance the quality of images and videos.

Some Phone Camera Lens Basics

Basically, a camera lens is like an eyeball. On a regular camera, it focuses and guides the light that hits the film and allows an image to form.

A iPhone camera or a standalone digital camera works differently than a film camera. Obviously, it does not use film to capture images. Instead, light travels through the iPhone camera lens and hits an image sensor chip, which breaks the image down to millions of tiny pixels.

By itself, almost any phone camera will have some disadvantages to most standalone film or digital cameras. For one thing, the lens built into the phone itself needs to be relatively small or it would not fit. And because the lens is so small, it cannot see as much or have as many moving parts.

This is where an attachable iPhone camera lens can come in handy. In a way, it acts like a telescope or glasses for the iPhone’s built-in lens—it lets someone see more and see it in greater detail.

Protecting the iPhone and Camera Lens

Camera lenses are not much good if they get cracked, scratched or otherwise damaged. The best iPhone camera lenses are designed to be waterproof and dust-proof, allowing people to take them more places.

At the same time, an iPhone camera lens will not be worth much if someone’s iPhone is broken. This is why an iPhone case is a smart investment.

Hitcase can provide iPhone owners with a top-quality iPhone camera lens and case. Its outstanding TrueLUX lenses allow people to capture stunning imagery and withstand shocks and water.

About Hitcase

Hitcase offers a selection of durable iPhone cases and iPhone camera lens options that allow users to take stunning pictures wherever they are in the world. The company’s innovative, top-quality products help get people ready for adventure.

For more information, visit Hitcase.com

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