Here’s a 60 second iPhone photo tip for your Fourth of July fireworks photos.

Use burst mode.

It’s not at all obvious how to do a photo burst. Here are the steps. 

open the camera
slide the white shutter button to the left
hold it there for the whole firework interval
later on, open up your burst and scroll through all of the photos in the burst (use the slider at the bottom of your screen).
put a check mark next to your favorites
hit done
you can then choose between keeping your favorites and deleting the rest of the photos in the burst or keeping the entire burst.
bonus: open up your top photo from the selection and make some minor edits. I love to boost the contrast and increase the sharpening.

you did it!

I’ve got 5 other top tips in my blog post on how to take the best iPhone fireworks photos this Fourth of July. 

Please share your photos with me on Instagram. I’d love to see what you create!

PS burst mode is also great for taking action shots of...

Want to give your firework photos a GLOW-UP this year? Here are a few tips for much better iPhone photography results.

1. Use a tripod
This is always the recommendation and, quite frankly, I rarely use one. But they do make a big difference in the clarity of your low light iPhone photography. When it's dark out, every breath you take (cue the Sting soundtrack) definitely affect the clarity of your photos. Things get blurry fast when there's no sunshine. Selfie sticks usually have an option for transforming into a stand-alone tripod. And you can also improvise by propping your phone up against a water bottle. If you aren't using a tripod, just be sure to hold as still as possible. The slightest shakes will show up in your photos. 

2. Be intentionally blurry
Some of us (i.e. ME) love some artistic blur (hence why I don't stress over the tripod all that much), so there are fun slow shutter 3rd party apps that you can use to intentionally (and artistically)...

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This week, in The Life Feast, I have an incredible special guest, one I've waited months to share with you who will be talking with us about how she found herself through photography. 

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What did you used to love to do before adulting consumed every minute of everyday? 

Did you love to paint?
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Has it been a few years since you asked yourself what you used to love to do? And decades since you've actually given yourself permission to be you?

It is time to color outside the lines of motherhood or midlife. Reclaim your identity AND your creativity. Get out of your inbox and into your life. It's time to feast. 

Are you ready to feast on life?  
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