Written by Liz Jarocki from Woodmen Valley Chapel
Using the native app on the iPhone (you just can’t beat the speed of flicking it open while the phone is locked) I support my arms with my elbows tucked into my sides. I try to shoot with the phone chest height tilting my head down to see the viewfinder. I try to avoid hold the phone higher than shoulder level because I can block what I’m doing in the screen display with my body and I find holding the phone steady before/after taking a photo ensures a better photo. If there is anything in front of me that I want to crop out, I angle the phone upward rather than raising my arms.
Once I’m set with my arms tucked in, I put my finger on the screen to bring up the focus square. I usually try to move the focus box over text on the worship screens or a person on stage. Then I swipe my finger down twice. This will underexposed my shot by two stops. Often I will do this more than once before taking the photo. Then I try to slow my breathing and take a few shots refocusing and underexposing the image each time.
I open the photo in Google’s Snapseed and then adjust the brightness, contrast, saturation and warmth as needed. Here’s a screen shot of my edits on this image.
Here’s the difference from the photo taken live on top and the photo with edits on the bottom.
Snapseed Tune Image Settings
Gallery of Photos
