The iPhone Photography Book

Keeping Your Shots from Being Too Dark/Too Bright

The amount of light in a photo is called the “exposure” and a “proper exposure” is one where the light looks normal and balanced. A photo that is too dark is called “underexposed” and one that’s too bright is called “overexposed.” Well, when it comes to shooting with your iPhone, it always tries to make a properly exposed image, and it’s pretty darn good at it, but it’s not always right (or it may be right on the money, but for artistic purposes, you want the scene dark and moody, or really bright and cheery). Luckily, you can override what the camera thought was the proper exposure and make it ...