How to Take Great Shots on iPhone 11 - NYC Single Mom Take Great Photos on iPhone 11

If you are like me, you take all your photos on your iPhone, well I am excited to tell you that Apple has stepped up their photo game with the iPhone 11. I have been playing around with for days now and have jotted some tips to help you take better photos.

Take extraordinary images with Portrait mode

Portrait mode on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max delivers the ultimate portrait experience, producing images of your subject with a beautifully blurred background.

You can capture classic portrait framing with the Telephoto camera, or zoom out to capture group portraits with the Wide camera.
You can also add Portrait Lighting to your photos in editing including Natural Light, Studio Light, Contour Light, Stage Light Mono or Stage Light. My personal favorite is contour light.
Experience all-new High-Key Light Mono. Try making sure your subject is at least four feet away from their background for the best image.

Capture great photos in low light with Night mode

Finally, Apple makes taking pictures at night and low light to my liking. Night mode automatically comes on in low-light environments. The yellow Night mode icon indicates you are shooting in Night mode (it took me a couple of times but I definitely look for the yellow night mode icon when I take night photos.)

It also determines capture time based on the scene and displays this time in the Night mode icon. You can tap on the Night mode icon and adjust the slider to Max to extend the capture time.

For longer exposures, you can try propping up your iPhone or using a tripod for a longer capture time at the darkest time of night. (I haven’t tested out the tripod but that is on my list of things to do since I do like taking photos with my tripod.)

Additional Tips to Remember

Don’t forget about Burst mode. Burst mode is perfect for when you go to sporting events or shows at say Disney World and want to take a photo. No way you will get the perfect shot with one photo op but with Burst mode, you can take multiple photos at once so that you have a range of photos to choose from. And sometimes if I am taking a group photo I use it because, during a posed photo, there is always the one person not looking or has their eyes closed. Burst mode gives you so many photos to choose from. I love it.

Disclosure: NYC Single Mom was not compensated for this post. Opinions are 100% my own.