Apple launched Macro mode with the release of the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max. Macro mode is now available in Apple’s iPhone Pro and Pro Max. iPhone Macro mode is a new camera function available only on Pro models that delivers the incredibly detailed realm of close-up macro photography to iPhones for the first time. 

You can shoot photos or videos of subjects as close as 2cm away from your iPhone’s macro mode. iPhone’s macro photography offers accurate focus, rich detail, and no blurring. So you can now photograph flowers, insects, or pretty much anything small.

iPhone macro photography is the desired fantasy for all the photographers out there. This fascinating feature shows how amazingly you can capture little things with your iPhone. Every day we ignore all these beautiful creatures of nature but now we can capture them with iPhone macro photography.

Things You Need

·         iPhone 13 Pro or iPhone 13 Pro Max

·         Attachable lens

·         Tripod

Things you need to concern

When you’re exploring around with Macro mode, you will find that your iPhone 13 Pro automatically switches to the new mode when it detects an object within 14cm of the lens. When switching from a wide-angle to an ultra-wide-angle lens, the viewfinder may jitter, which may be rather startling and distracting.

ü  Settings

Open the Camera app. Make sure Photo mode is selected in the camera mode menu. Swipe to Video mode instead if you’re filming the video.

It’s been suggested that you can ease the macro process by manually starting in Ultra Wide mode. Instead of letting the camera figure everything out on its own, you can force it to start with Ultra Wide. You can try it by setting up your shot, then touching the.5 button just above and to the left of the camera button in the Camera with Photo selected. As a result, the iPhone 13 Pro is equipped with an Ultra-Wide lens. For the video, the procedure is nearly identical.

ü  Light

Early morning or late afternoon is best for macro photography. Your macro subject will appear too dark and blurry if you don’t use proper lighting. Direct sunlight is not fruitful in iPhone macro photography because the photo may come out so bright and addled in direct sunlight. 

If you use too much direct illumination, the subject will become blown out, and you’ll lose all of the fine detail. Instead, aim for a perfect balance of light and dark in the form of indirect sunshine.

As an example, if you try to capture a beautiful rose in a bright environment, just take it to a shady area and capture it. It looks perfect. 

ü  Perfect Place

The perfect place for macro photography on iPhone is beautiful nature. You will find blooming flowers, colorful insects, and much more in nature. Every day we ignore amazing creatures in our busy damned schedule. 

Such as your backyard or even front yard, garden, on the sidewalk, riverside, and other places that are blessed with beautiful nature. 

How to take a macro shot

·         Take a macro shot of flowers

The first thing you have to do is to search for your subject. Find a beautiful flower and a shady area and then focus on it. As an example, you want to capture a lavender flower. So, tap on the iPhone screen until it is focused on the lavender. Once you focus perfectly, you can take a shot. 

Take more than 5/6 shots to get the perfect one. Be aware of shaking the camera. Sometimes, your camera may shake or the environment may be windy. Block the wind from its direction. It will stop the flower from shaking. 

If you have shaky hands, just fix them with the support of walls or ground or you can even use a tripod. You need to keep patience to take a perfect macro shot on your iPhone.

·         Take a macro shot for insects

Who doesn’t want to capture a colorful butterfly or a jumping spider? There is no huge difference between capturing a flower and insects but there exists some. It creates a problem because insects always keep moving away from you. Especially when they see the lens as you take the camera closer to them. 

So, if you want to be an expert in insect macro photography, try a simple rule. Creep up slowly and be quick to get close, focus and capture. Try to understand insect psychology. If it doesn’t move, it has permitted you to capture it. But if it keeps moving, do not bother it may harm you.

·         Do not get too close

It’s not necessary to get your phone so near to the object that it blurs. If you get too close to your subject, you won’t be able to focus effectively. Because your iPhone’s lens has a fixed focal length of 29mm, you can only approach so close to an object before it blurs. If this is your first time photographing macros, it may take some trial and error to determine the ideal distance for a close-but-not-blurry shot.

·         Avoid messy backgrounds

When you shoot macro, you’re focusing on a primary subject that’s close to you, which means the background will be a little too blurry. As a result, even if the background is blurred, crowded backgrounds with multiple colors may still attract the focus away from the subject you’re photographing.

·         Use AE/AF lock

You can use AE/AF lock for a clear shot. When you come near that 2-inch mark, the iPhone 6 will try to snap its attention back from your macro photograph to whatever else is in the frame, especially if there are other items in the background. 

To avoid this, tap and hold on to your focus point until you see “AE/AF Lock” appear; your iPhone will remain locked to your macro subject’s focus point until you tap the screen again.

·         Add Lens

The iPhone can capture some pretty good macro photographs on its own, but you can improve them by using a similar lens system. An extra lens allows you to photograph at 7x, 14x, and 21x magnifications and even includes a focusing hood to ensure that your shots are framed correctly and come out crystal clear.

Conclusion

Every day, we overlook all of nature’s lovely creatures, but now we can picture them with iPhone macro photography. Macro photography allows you to look at the world from a different angle. 

iPhone macro photography is particularly intriguing because your phone is so little, you can get close to objects that would be difficult to picture with a DSLR. For all photographers out there, iPhone macro photography is a fantasy. This remarkable feature demonstrates how well your iPhone can record small details.