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Like most cameras, the iPhone Camera app can automatically set shutter, aperture and ISO to capture detail in a subject’s shadows, midtones and highlights.

Most iPhones have an HDR mode that snaps three consecutive exposures which are automatically merged into a single shot that displays detail throughout the entire tonal range. You can also manually set an exposure by tapping on the sky to capture detail in the brighter areas and then fine-tune the exposure by dragging the sun icon downwards.

Despite your best efforts to sort these issues, a scene may still be over- or underexposed in certain areas and will require a bit of editing. We’ll look at how to tackle problem tones in the Fix Exposure Issues walkthrough on p26.

The human eye sees true colours in a range of different lighting scenarios. However, to a digital camera daylight

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